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eBay goes shopping in Germany
AFP, Published on 21/12/2010
» US online auction giant eBay said Monday that it has agreed to buy brands4friends, Germany's largest online fashion shopping club, for 200 million dollars (150 million euros) in cash.
Twitter green light for courts in England and Wales
AFP, Published on 21/12/2010
» Twitter can be used in courtrooms in England and Wales, the top judge said in a landmark decision on Monday, following debate over the issue at previous hearings involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Pirate Bay financier takes case to Supreme Court
AFP, Published on 21/12/2010
» A key financier of the Swedish filesharing site, The Pirate Bay, appealed to the country's highest court on Monday to overturn his four-month prison sentence and fines to the music and movie industry, court documents showed.
US regulators to approve 'net neutrality' rules
AFP, Published on 21/12/2010
» US telecom regulators are poised to approve rules on Tuesday designed to ensure an open Internet.
Venezuela passes media, Internet-muzzling law
AFP, Published on 21/12/2010
» The Venezuelan parliament passed a law banning for the first time Internet content that promotes social unrest, challenges authority or condones crime, fueling outrage by the opposition.
1.5 million Windows 7 phones sold in six weeks
AFP, Published on 22/12/2010
» Microsoft released its first sales figures on Tuesday for new Windows Phone 7 smartphones, saying more than 1.5 million of the handsets were sold by manufacturers in the first six weeks.
No IPO for Hulu for now: report
AFP, Published on 22/12/2010
» US online video entertainment site Hulu has decided not to go public for now and may examine other financing options, The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday.
S.Koreans tweeting with N.Korea to be punished: officials
AFP, Published on 22/12/2010
» South Koreans trying to tweet with North Korea will be punished, Seoul officials have warned, as the communist state ratchets up an online propaganda drive via popular websites such as Twitter and YouTube.
China state newspaper launches search engine
AFP, Published on 22/12/2010
» The People's Daily, the mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party, this week officially launched its search engine service as the country's state media seek even greater influence on the Internet.
Japan telecom firm KDDI to start e-book distribution
AFP, Published on 22/12/2010
» Japan's number two telecom operator KDDI Corp. said Tuesday it would start electronic book distribution this week, offering an initial 20,000 titles for its e-reader.