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Article | 13/01/2011 Microsoft to release WebMatrix dev software
Microsoft plans to launch an application on Thursday for quickly ramping up websites and lightweight Web applications, called WebMatrix.
Article | 13/01/2011 Websites object to digital piracy label
Owners of three websites said to be involved in digital piracy in a new paper have objected to the label, saying they provide legitimate and legal ser...
Article | 12/01/2011 MySpace slashes nearly half of staff
MySpace is laying off 500 employees, or about 47 per cent of its global staff, as part of a restructuring by the once-leading, now struggling social-n...
Article | 12/01/2011 Piracy sites draw huge traffic: Paper
Forty-three websites identified by brand-protection firm MarkMonitor as digital piracy sites generate 53 billion visits per year, according to a new p...
Article | 11/01/2011 MySpace to cut staff in half
MySpace will reportedly lay off more than half of its employees on Tuesday as the website scales back its social networking ambitions.
Article | 10/01/2011 Tablets, Internet-linked smart sensors to star at Computex
Computex, the world’s second-largest computer show, will grow in scale this year with tablet PCs and new object-locator Internet technology as the hea...
Article | 11/01/2011 Facebook makes new profiles mandatory
Whether you like Facebook's new profile feature or not, you're going to have to use it from now on.
Article | 10/01/2011 Myspace China makes staff cuts, CEO leaves
Myspace's China office cut about 30 employees last month and saw its CEO depart, a sign that the U.S.-based social networking service may be pulling b...
Article | 8/01/2011 Google enhances e-mail security in Apps
Google has taken a step to stop legitimate e-mail messages sent by its Apps customers from getting caught in spam filters.
Article | 8/01/2011 Oracle kicks off global cloud computing road show
Oracle is conducting a cloud computing road show that will hit roughly 80 cities around the world, according to its website.
Article | 7/01/2011 BitTorrent to put its stamp on Taiwanese electronics
BitTorrent will work with a Taiwanese research institute to develop a certification scheme for local consumer electronics makers who want to put its f...
Article | 7/01/2011 Hacked iTunes accounts continue to sell in China
The sale of iTunes accounts that have reportedly been hacked has yet to be stopped by Apple or the Chinese e-commerce site hosting the sellers.
Article | 9/01/2011 3DTV makers hope for a better 2011
The "Avatar effect" that was supposed to make 3D TV so popular last year failed to materialize, but manufacturers, ever optimistic, say a wider select...
Article | 7/01/2011 Amazon Web Services improves support offerings
Amazon Web Services on Thursday rolled out two premium support tiers and announced a 50 per cent price cut on existing premium plans, heightening comp...
Article | 7/01/2011 Skype buys Qik mobile video streaming service
Skype has acquired Qik, the mobile-to-mobile video streaming service, as part of an effort to expand its voice and video calling service beyond PCs an...