EU issues urgent call to 21 states on satellite network
The European Commission on Thursday ordered 21 EU states to get their act together and meet a deadline to install a pan-European mobile satellite network under its broadband-for-all drive.
View ArticleBusinesses fall prey to cyberthieves' cunning
Among the growing ranks of consumers, business owners and others being lured by the convenience of online banking are legions of cybercrooks who have found the technology a convenient way to steal from...
View ArticleMalaysia, Singapore to slash telecom roaming fees
Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to slash roaming charges for voice calls and text messaging over the next two years in a landmark accord, regulators said Wednesday.
View ArticleFacebook 'planking' craze under fire in Australia
An Internet craze known as "planking" has come under fire from authorities in Australia after the arrest of a man for sprawling on a police car.
View ArticlePhilippines launches suit in reef plunder
The Philippines on Friday began legal action against traders accused of plundering corals and marine turtles in a case that officials said may have destroyed large tracts of precious reefs.
View ArticleChina's launch of key high-speed railway imminent
China's much-anticipated high-speed railway linking Beijing and Shanghai is set to open this month, the government said Monday, shrugging off safety concerns after a recent corruption scandal.
View ArticlePutting a new spin on computing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists at the University of Arizona have achieved a breakthrough toward the development of a new breed of computing devices that can process data using less power.
View ArticleChina denies safety lax on high-speed rail link
A top Chinese railway official tried Monday to ease safety concerns over a major high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai, just three days ahead of the much-anticipated formal launch.
View ArticleResearchers image graphene electron clouds, revealing how folds can harm...
A research team led by University at Buffalo chemists has used synchrotron light sources to observe the electron clouds on the surface of graphene, producing a series of images that reveal how folds...
View ArticleTech exec pleads guilty to insider trading
A technology company executive pleaded guilty to providing confidential information on Apple and other companies, as part of a massive insider-trading probe.
View ArticleNew version of Apple iPhone lost in bar, again: CNET
Technology news website CNET reported that a new version of Apple's coveted iPhone went astray in a bar in a replay of an embarrassing loss that took place last year.
View ArticlePolice help Apple hunt for missing iPhone prototype
San Francisco police have assisted Apple in the search for a prototype of the latest iPhone that went astray in a bar in a repeat of an embarrassing loss that took place last year.
View ArticleShuttered SAP subsidiary charged in Oracle theft
(AP) -- A week after a big win against Oracle, German software maker SAP AG has been dealt a new blow in a theft case involving a now-defunct subsidiary.
View ArticleSAP to pay $20M to settle criminal charges
(AP) -- Business software maker SAP AG on Wednesday said it agreed to pay $20 million to settle criminal charges from the U.S. Department of Justice against a now-defunct subsidiary, TomorrowNow.
View ArticleFeds: Full Tilt Poker site was Ponzi scheme
(AP) -- An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the U.S. in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was "not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme,"...
View ArticleNinjaVideo founder pleads to copyright charges
A founder of the NinjaVideo website that offered downloads of current movies and television shows pleaded guilty Friday to criminal copyright violations, officials said.
View ArticleFederal probe of eBay may turn on quest for rival's 'secret sauce'
With eBay Inc. and Craigslist entrenched in a scorching legal feud last year, a Delaware judge observed that eBay's "curious" decision to partner with the San Francisco online classified ad power back...
View ArticleAdobe to cut 750 jobs, trims 4Q profit outlook
(AP) -- Software maker Adobe says it is laying off 750 workers to better align the company around what it calls digital media and marketing opportunities.
View ArticleFacebook settles with FTC over deception charges
Facebook is settling with the Federal Trade Commission over charges it deceived consumers with its privacy settings to get people to share more personal information than they originally agreed to.
View ArticleS. Korea tightens monitoring of social media
South Korea has tightened monitoring of popular social networking sites to curb illicit content including an upsurge in North Korean propaganda, officials said Thursday.
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