KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Medical student Ahmed Widaa was content to support Sudan’s ruling party from the sidelines for years, until the uprisings in Tunisia and neighboring Egypt made him worry that Sudan could be next. Original post by timothy
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc will build a high-speed Internet network in Kansas City, Kansas, the first site selected by the company’s project to spur development of a new generation of Web applications. Original post by timothy
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Search giant Google Inc has settled with U.S. regulators investigating privacy problems that cropped up in its botched roll-out of social network Buzz, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday. Original post by timothy
LONDON (Reuters) – American electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc said on Wednesday it is suing the BBC’s hit motoring show Top Gear for allegedly faking a race between its electric sports car and a petrol-driven Lotus Elise. Original post by timothy
According to Bloomberg, Microsoft is working on a Windows Phone update that will bring mobile payments to its fledgling smartphone operating system. Citing two anonymous sources, the publications writes that the company “plans to include mobile-payment technology in new versions of its operating system for smartphones as part of an effort to narrow Google Inc.’s lead in handset [...]
LONDON (Reuters) – American electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc said on Wednesday it is suing the BBC’s hit motoring show Top Gear for allegedly faking a race between its electric sports car and a petrol-driven Lotus Elise. Original post by timothy
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen has accused his former business partner Bill Gates of plotting to dilute Allen’s stake in the world’s largest software company before he left in 1983, and tried to buy his share of the company on the cheap. Original post by timothy
On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced it has reached a settlement with Google over its controversial Google Buzz social network. The FTC charged Google with using “deceptive tactics and [violating] its own privacy promises to consumers” when it launched Google Buzz — its Twitter-like social network — in 2010. The FTC’s proposed settlement [...]
TORONTO (Reuters) – Research In Motion has reached a deal with Intellectual Ventures that will give the BlackBerry maker access to more than 30,000 patents held by the intellectual property company. Original post by timothy
BANGALORE (Reuters) – Salesforce.com’s $326 million purchase of privately held Radian6 will allow the cloud-based software maker help its clients track customer trends on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Original post by timothy
