Technology - Reuters Internet Report

View:

  • Australia websites hacked over porn filter plan

    Reuters – Tue Feb 9, 9:20 pm ET  

    CANBERRA (Reuters) - Computer hackers disabled several Australian government websites Wednesday in coordinated attacks protesting against a planned internet filter aimed at pornography. Full Story »

  • Global mobile broadband spending seen up to $72 billion

    Reuters – 1 hr 16 mins ago  

    FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Mobile operators worldwide are seen investing up to $72 billion in wireless broadband technologies this year to accommodate surging demand, according to telecoms industry body GSMA. Full Story »

  • Norway's Opera to introduce browser for iPhone

    Reuters – 2 hrs 36 mins ago  

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Browser firm Opera Software will introduce next week a version of its Mini browser for Apple's iPhone, the Norwegian firm said on Wednesday. Full Story »

  • Google says very hard to operate in China

    Reuters – Tue Feb 9, 4:53 pm ET  
    Google co-founder Sergey Brin participates in a panel discussion... Reuters

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc co-founder Sergey Brin said on Tuesday it has become "very hard to operate" in China, but he is optimistic that the Internet company can continue to "open up information for everyone everywhere, free of political censorship." Full Story »

  • Google Gmail tweak challenges Facebook, Twitter

    Reuters – Tue Feb 9, 9:05 pm ET  

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc is tapping its huge network of Gmail users and Web surfers to create a Buzz that it hopes will help it catch up with online social networking leaders Facebook and Twitter. Full Story »

  • Iran's resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse Web game

    Reuters – Tue Feb 9, 3:04 am ET  
    Student supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi hold... Reuters

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now comes in emails. Full Story »

  • Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader to hit stores

    Reuters – Mon Feb 8, 9:08 am ET  
    A Barnes and Noble book store is shown here in Encinitas May... Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc said on Monday that its Nook electronic reader would be available in most of its physical stores as of Wednesday, ahead of Valentine's Day, ending weeks of delays. Full Story »

  • China plans online gambling crackdown

    Reuters – Mon Feb 8, 9:34 pm ET  

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to crack down on the online gambling industry, including the banks and websites that support it, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement posted on its website. Full Story »

  • Internet prompts the publishing itch in over-60s

    Reuters – Mon Feb 8, 10:15 am ET  

    LONDON (Reuters) - The Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development, according to a survey. Full Story »

  • NetEase suspends new user registration for hit game

    Reuters – Mon Feb 8, 1:38 am ET  

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's third-largest online game operator NetEase.com said it has suspended new user registration for World of Warcraft (WoW) in China and will reapply for a license to operate the expansion pack of Activision Blizzard's hit game. Full Story »

Pagination

Technology Slideshows

More Technology Slideshows »

Subscribe

Add headlines to your personalized My Yahoo! page (About My Yahoo! and RSS)

More News Feeds »

Sunnyvale News

Change Location
More Sunnyvale News »