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Australian women reject 'I love u' texts

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:32:33 GMT

Australian women may have embraced the digital era, but they prefer a face-to-face declaration of affection to an "I love u" text and find men addicted to their mobile phones a major turnoff.

Iran blocks email, restricts net access: reports

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:32:29 GMT

Iran has further restricted access to the Internet and blocked popular email services for the past few days, in a move a top lawmaker said could "cost the regime dearly," media reports said on Sunday.

Chile social network shatters shyness barrier

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:32:29 GMT

You're madly in love but you just can't work up the nerve to let him or her know? Chile's social network Huntcha is out to blast through that great wall of shyness and hook people up.

Love a click away in Indonesia's Twitter Republic

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:32:29 GMT

He was a geeky kid from Yogyakarta, she a glamorous city girl in Jakarta. In a country with one of the world's most vibrant social networking scenes they fell in love on Twitter.

Europeans protest controversial Internet pact

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:32:34 GMT

Tens of thousands of people marched in protests in more than a dozen European cities Saturday against a controversial anti-online piracy pact that critics say could curtail Internet freedom.

GPS court ruling leaves US phone tracking unclear

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:32:29 GMT

A US Supreme Court decision requiring a warrant to place a GPS device on the car of a criminal suspect leaves unresolved the bigger issue of police tracking using mobile phones, legal experts say.

Hacker group briefly knocks CIA website offline

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:32:29 GMT

The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was briefly inaccessible after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline.

Hacker group knocks CIA website offline

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:32:29 GMT

The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was inaccessible after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline.

Facebook 'defriend' murders rattle tiny US town

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:32:30 GMT

A feud which started on Facebook ended with the early-morning slaying of a young Tennessee couple, found shot in the head with their sobbing baby still clutched in her dead mother's arms, police said.

Google users warned of threat to smartphone wallets

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:32:29 GMT

Users of Google smartphone wallets were being warned on Friday that there is a way to crack pass codes intended to thwart thieves from going on illicit shopping sprees.

Anonymous knocks CIA website offline

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:32:29 GMT

The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was inaccessible on Friday after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline.

Video of US dad shooting daughter's laptop goes viral

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:32:29 GMT

A video of an angry American father pumping nine slugs from a handgun into his daughter's laptop has gone viral on YouTube and sparked an impassioned online debate over his parenting skills.

Expat French get Internet vote for first time

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:32:29 GMT

French citizens will for the first time this year be able to vote in a parliamentary election over the Internet, an experiment that could be extended to other elections if successful.

"Twisted Metal" gamers get shot at real gunplay

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:32:29 GMT

Fans of "Twisted Metal" will get to welcome a long-awaited sequel of the car-battle videogame with a real-world bang by blasting an ice cream truck to bits with a machine gun.

India probes Google over 'forex transactions'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:32:30 GMT

Indian authorities are probing whether online giant Google broke domestic foreign-exchange transactions rules while shifting funds abroad, the Press Trust of India reported on Friday.

Germany freezes signing of disputed Internet pact

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:32:29 GMT

Germany on Friday halted the signing of a controversial international accord billed as a way to beat online piracy that has sparked angry protests, saying it needed more time to consider it.

Lenovo net profit surges 54% in third quarter

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:32:31 GMT

Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. said its third-quarter net profit rose 54 percent from a year earlier, but warned a global hard disk drive shortage could impact future margins.

Sony's Hirai refuses to abandon dire TV business

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:32:31 GMT

Struggling Japanese entertainment giant Sony will not abandon its cash-bleeding television business, its incoming CEO says, but he acknowledges tough decisions lie ahead including over redundancies.

Russian daily accuses Putin group of cyber attack

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:30 GMT

Russia's Kommersant business daily said Friday it had asked the police to probe a Kremlin youth group for alleged involvement in repeated hack attacks on its website.

Malaysian police detain Saudi tweeter

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:33:30 GMT

Malaysian authorities Friday said they had detained a young Saudi journalist who fled his country after Twitter comments he made about the Prophet Mohammed triggered calls for his execution.

Japan scientist makes 'Avatar' robot

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:32:29 GMT

A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality.

Petitions protest Apple working conditions in China

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:32:29 GMT

Petitions denouncing working conditions at Chinese factories making Apple gadgets were delivered to the California firm's new Grand Central Station store.

FBI releases background check file on Steve Jobs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:32:29 GMT

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation released a 191-page file on Steve Jobs that paints an occasionally unflattering portrait of the late Apple founder.

LinkedIn profit climbs on doubled revenue

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:32:29 GMT

LinkedIn on Thursday saw its stock price surge after reporting that revenue doubled in the recently-ended quarter, pumping up profits at the career-oriented online social network.

Intel to pay $6.5 million, ending anti-trust suit

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:32:29 GMT

Intel said Thursday it has agreed to pay $6.5 million as part of an agreement ending an antitrust suit brought against the US computer chip giant by the New York state attorney general.