Pirate Bay block effectiveness short-lived, data suggests
A drop in file-sharing following a court ordered block of the Pirate Bay was short-lived, data seen by the BBC suggests. A major UK internet...
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China’s Lenovo inches closer to a global tech title
(Reuters) – Lenovo Group Ltd is on track to overtake Hewlett-Packard Co as the world’s biggest PC maker by sales as soon as this year,...
FBI ‘probes’ ZTE trade deals with Iran
The FBI is investigating Chinese telecoms equipment-maker ZTE over allegations it sold banned US computer gear to Iran, according to a report. An investigation by...
Google CEO Page recovering, was in office this week
(Reuters) – Google Inc CEO Larry Page, absent from the Internet company’s biggest public events for weeks, is recovering from an unspecified ailment that caused...
Analysis: Is Twitter building ad business at expense of innovation?
(Reuters) – Is Twitter a technology platform, a media company — or both? With Twitter’s recent moves pointing toward “media company,” there is a growing...
Hackers claim to steal 450,000 Yahoo accounts
(Reuters) – A previously unknown hacker group has posted online the details of 450,000 user accounts and passwords it claims to have taken from a...
Social networks scan for sexual predators, with uneven results
(Reuters) – On March 9 of this year, a piece of Facebook software spotted something suspicious. A man in his early thirties was chatting about...
Analysis: Tech Inc’s invincible aura fades
(Reuters) – Hopes are evaporating that top technology companies will offer a safe harbor this year from the economic storms swirling across Europe, Asia and...
Thousands face internet loss as FBI shuts off servers
More than 300,000 people, including many in the US and UK, could lose internet access later as the FBI shuts off servers used by cyber...
HTC profit lags forecasts, faces challenges in third quarter
(Reuters) – Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp (2498.TW) saw profit more than halve in the second quarter after European sales disappointed and phones destined for...