Ban on Skype services unfortunate, says, Skype CEO
Submitted by Sadik Al Rumaithi on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 21:35
Josh Silverman, the Chief Executive of the United Arab Emirates has expressed disappointment over UAE's move to block its services in the country which is turning as a hub of global business and commercial activities.
Google for resolving all issues with China
Submitted by Maninder Singh on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 20:12
Google Chief Executive, Eric Schmidt is optimistic of some positive outcome of its ongoing talks with Chinese authorities regarding firm's future in the country. Mr. Schmidt, while speaking at a conference, confirmed active negotiations with the China over censorship issue.
Orange and T-Mobile Merger Approved, Cut of 20,000 Jobs
Submitted by Kadir bin Rashid on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 12:40
The proposed merger of Orange and T-Mobile in the UK has been approved to create Britain’s biggest mobile phone operator, but number of jobs are at risk.
Around two thousand jobs are at risk because the companies are likely to cut £3.5 billion in expenses from their merged business.
British consumer groups reacted furiously to the European Commission's decision to approve the merger.
Reports that Windows Mobile will not be upgradable remain unconfirmed
Submitted by Akilah Amiri on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 08:37
Though there have been reports galore that the smartphones running Windows Mobile 6. X ‘will not be upgradable’ to Microsoft’s February 15-unveiled new operating system Windows Phone 7 Series, the company itself has thus far refrained from officially confirming the reports.
Pew report: Internet is the third main source of news for Americans
Submitted by Akilah Amiri on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 08:34
According to the findings of a recent survey by Pew Internet & American Life Project and the Project for Excellence in Journalism, the Internet has become the third main source of news for the Americans; nearly 60 percent of whom access news from both online and offline sources.
Four fraudulent online ticket brokers indicted on 43 counts
Submitted by Akilah Amiri on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 08:32
Federal prosecutors Monday disclosed that the four accused ticket brokers - Kenneth Lowson; Kristofer Kirsch; Faisal Nahdi, all from Los Angeles; and Joel Stevenson from Alameda, California – have been indicted on 43 counts of fraud, conspiracy, and computer hacking charges.
Sony fixes PS3 software glitch that prevented users from accessing PSN
Submitted by Kadir bin Rashid on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 08:27
In a Tuesday statement, Sony Corp. has said that the 8001050F software glitch, which recently affected the users of non-Slim PlayStation 3 consoles worldwide, has been fixed. The error had prevented the PS3 users’ from accessing the PlayStation Network for over 24 hours.
