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AVG, the popular Internet and mobile security firm announced that the firm will be releasing a major update to their AVG Family Safety for Apple's iOS and for Windows Phone.

The price for Facebook Share recently went down and closed at around US$26.90. The low share price was attributed to the problems and delay that the social networking site encountered.

Ever since the Internet has grown leaps and bounds, the emergence of spam has always been its main problem. Now that social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are expanding as well, these social networking sites are also the latest victims of a new type of spam which is called "social spam".

It happened to Twitter before, now accounts and passwords of LinkedIn, Lastfm and eHarmony are hacked and leaked on the Internet. Thus, users are advised to change and use strong passwords to protect their accounts.

Mobile computing will bring about the anticipated decline and even demise of social media giant Facebook, which according to a new report could follow the way of Yahoo over the next five years.

Google has rolled out a new feature on its search site, which the Internet giant said will provide technical guidelines for error returns normally encountered by searches originating from China.

RIP Facebook is now trending on Twitter shout outs from Australia. The earliest tweet with the phrase seemed to have been posted on May 23, but others only became active in tweeting the phrase today.

More Internet speed and room will be required in the near future as network specialist Cisco issued a forecast this week that says net traffic will grow four-fold over the next four years, coming from its present levels that already paint a breakneck expansion pace for the World Wide Web.

There are now new rumors speculating that Facebook would now push through with their own Facebook Smartphone. This is not the first time that these types of rumor has been released as there are already previous speculations stating the details about a new Facebook smartphone.

YouTube emerged this week as the winner in a four-year legal tussle that attempted to paint the Google subsidiary as a willing party on internet practices that border on unfair competition.

The United Nations is reportedly preparing a cyber security alert that warns nations on the high security risks attributed to the recently detected computer malware 'Flame' even as some IT experts downplays the virus' actual capability.

China's largest and widest microblogging service, Sina Weibo recently introduced new rules and regulations for their users in order to prevent online rumors and other content that are considered as inappropriate by Internet censors.

The latest NAB Online Retail Index released on Tuesday showed that in the year to April demand for products such as household appliances and electronic device dipped 5 per cent. However, for the same period, housewives online spending grew by 20 per cent.

Optus will soon retire a portion of its network services and hand-over some of its existing client-base to NBN Co in exchange for a deal with the federal government that could leave the telco $800 million richer.

Advertisers take notice. Views of online advertisements have been gradually migrating on mobile devices as shown by a new report issued on Thursday by Internet advertising firm Millennial Media.

Facebook Inc, the California based world's largest social networking site rang the bell on NASDAQ on 18th May, 2012. What started off as a simple algorithm in a dorm in Harvard is now publicly listed at $38 per share to raise $18.4 billion.

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A lot of Australians update everything in a 140 characters or less since the inception of social networking site, Twitter.

Microsoft is all set to deploy a re-engineered Windows system on its new Windows 8, which replaces the highly successful Windows 7.

The Coalition has downplayed reports that its likely win in next year's general elections would lead to a federal government that is not tax-friendly with tech titans maintaining local operations in Australia.

Arguably, Apple tops the list as one of the leading global companies, with its products desired by millions around the world, and a new study not only affirmed that stature but also crowned the American firm as the most valuable brand over the past 12 months.

The news of Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg getting married with his long-time girlfriend, Priscilla Chan is all over the news. Aside from the fact that Zuckerberg got married, the timing is also controversial as Mark Zuckerberg wed after Facebook's IPO.

Avid Diablo gamers experienced a lot of problems with the latest game due to the demand.

U.S. auto giant General Motors (GM) reportedly plans to halt its advertising presence on popular social media site Facebook, a move that the carmaker said was part of an ongoing review on its marketing approach and expenditures.

Facebook has generated enough market excitement that experts said its public offering debut would easily attract total buys that would kick up the company's value at around $100 billion.

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has decided to junk his American passport, believing that his U.S. citizenship would prove impractical as he stays most of the time in Asia, where he has long-secured residency status.

Almost naturally, most men would have a taste of porn back in their younger days but a new study has suggested that no thanks to the accessibility of pornographic materials via the internet, exposure to graphic contents now come at a surprisingly early age.

Your Facebook account will soon be like your iOS and Android phones as it will launch its App Center in the coming weeks.

Facebook, the largest social networking site in the world recently announced that they will be launching their own app store. This is the company's latest strategy in profiting from the large population registered in Facebook.