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No Facebook, But Zynga's CityVille Invades China

Zynga Inc., the largest developer of games on Facebook, will offer a version of "CityVille" in China, the world's biggest Internet market.The free online game, named "Zynga City", will be offered through an alliance with Chinese internet service provider Tencent Holdings Ltd. The game will be launched in open beta on Tencent's Pengyou network in the next few days. The game will be later accessible on QZone, China's main social games platform. Tencent had about 101 mil...

Why Aussies Have Embraced The Group-Buying Craze

Group buying in Australia is relatively new, being only introduced in 2010 but, it has become the fastest growing sector in the online retail market. In its initial year group buying websites in Australia have already generated 63 million dollars in sales, according to a study in telsyte.com.

NBN: More Competition Drives Internet Service Prices Lower

Consumers are given better access to lower-priced internet service, according to Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy citing one of the key benefits of the National Broadband Network (NBN) network.
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CFO: Google Gears Up For Long-Term Growth

Larry Page’s recent tinkering on Google’s in-place structures were meant to reposition the internet giant and keep its competitive posture despite the enormous success that the company has achieved in so short a time.

Battlefield 3 vs. CoD: Modern Warfare 3: Activision Goes to Court

Now with Activision ready for another record-breaking installment of the CoD franchise, the game publisher has filed a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum last week to stop Scottsdale, Arizona-based Domains by Proxy, Inc., the current operator of the ModernWarfare3.com, from further using the site.

16 Arrested as FBI Cracks Down on 'Anonymous' Hacking Group

The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday that it had arrested 16 individuals across the country allegedly responsible for cyber attacks on PayPal's website and connected with the prankster and "hacktivist" group Anonymous.

Google+ Could Steal Users Who Don't 'Like' Facebook

Although Facebook is the most popular site in America, consumers "don't like" the social networking site, according to the 2010 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Business Report, produced in partnership with ForeSee Results. Facebook scored 64 on the ACSI's 100-point scale, which puts its satisfaction even lower than IRS e-filers.

Anonymous hacking group launches own social network

Google didn't really know what it unleashed when it banned Anonymous form its social network site Google+. The group has announced that it would be launching its own social networking site, called "AnonPlus" after Google+ banned Anonymous or 'yourannonnews' from the site.

Microsoft Leaks New Search/Social Networking Service

It appears that Microsoft is planning a foray into the social networking scene with a new project called "Tulalip". The experimental project was revealed after Fusible.com spotted a teaser on socl.com, a domain owned by Microsoft.

HTC Sensation & Samsung Galaxy S II: A Little Late as New iPhone, Nokia N9 and BlackBerry Bold Poised for Release?

Telstra's new offerings in Australia this month include devices known as the Android superphones: HTC Corp.'s HTC Sensation, dubbed as the ultimate media smartphone, and Samsung's Galaxy S II, tagged as Australia's fastest smartphone. With perennial market leaders Nokia, Apple and Research in Motion failing to launch any major offerings this year, devices running on Google's Android operating system this year. For one, Samsung has sold 3 million units of the Galaxy S II within 5...

Google+ Skyrockets to 10 Million Users; Google Revenues Beat Estimates

Google Inc. told analysts that its new social networking service now has 10 million users, just two weeks into its soft release. Although top social network Facebook has more than 750 million users worldwide, the figures still represent overwhelming growth, given that Google+ is still in its beta and trial version and is in invite-only mode.

Windows XP retired: 200 MLN PCs on XP to lose support

Microsoft Corp. announced at its Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles, California, that it is retiring its Windows XP operating system and the support for the operating system will end in three years.Kicking off the four-day WPC 2011 event, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said 640,000 partners have made Windows 7 the fastest-selling operating system in history and indicated that with future versions in development, partners can be confident in their bets on Windows for phones, PCs, server...

Fixed-line broadband under threat in Asia-Pacific

DSL may still have the lead in fixed-line broadband subscribers but that lead won't last. According to a report from the industry analyst firm Ovum, FTTH and FTTB will surpass DSL's market lead in the Asia Pacific region by 2014.

YouTube Gets a Makeover with 'Cosmic Panda'

Youtube's getting a makeover and it is cosmic. With all the new designs Google's rolling out for its sites the search engine giant is now waving its styling wand over YouTube

The Great Facebook Challenge - It's Big Business

The Winklevoss Twins are set to continue their endless legal fight with Facebook. Why do you think they persist with court action after court action? Because Facebook has only just got started and they know that.

Google Sued over Street View as Patent Woes Continue

Google Inc. is facing more patent litigation as it has increased its dominance in the industry, and could spend billions to buy patents or defend itself against litigation. The Palo Alto, California-based company owner of the world's most popular search engine, the most used operating system platform (Android) for smartphones, and potentially a social network (Google+) that could rival Facebook.

TV, social media fail to make Casey Anthony pay for "perfect crime"

The 36-day trial of Casey Anthony, accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008, brought minute-to-minute updates to people's smartphones and computers. For many people following Twitter and the massive media coverage, Casey should have been given the death penalty. The seven-woman, five-man jury in Orange County, Florida, after deliberating for just a day, gave her a "not guilty" verdict, sparking outrage from across the globe.

Digital boom: 15m Australians now online!

Internet subscribers in Australia grew by 17 percent in 2010 while the average amount of data downloaded rose by a further 29 per cent over the same period, according to research released today by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Today's Tech Talk and Rumours: Apple, Facebook, Zynga, Hacks

Hackers hit FoxNews.com's Twitter account to send fake messages that U.S. President Barack Obama had been shot dead at a restaurant in Iowa. Nokia Oyj has cut its smartphone prices in Europe by as much as 15 percent to boost sales. Zynga, maker of "FarmVille," "CityVille" and other games played on Facebook, is aiming to raise $1 billion in an initial public offering.

A good plot to next Social Network movie: Google+?

The Social Network, a film about Mark Zuckerberg's founding of Facebook and the resulting lawsuits, was a worldwide box-office hit last year. With Facebook's 700 million active users and other and the coming of its most serious rival yet, Google+, social networking sites are generating massive traffic. Another movie about a social network would certainly generate interest from audiences around the globe.

Google disables Realtime Search and Twitter partnership as well?

Users who want Google's Realtime Search will have to look elsewhere for the feature because the search engine has apparently disabled it for good. On July 2nd Google's access to Twitter's special firehose expired and it will no longer be available on the search engine.

Pascal Swirl has gone viral

"Going on a diet? Have a Pascal Swirl" is just among the many random pages in forums and Facebook that have sprung up like mushrooms.

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