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Google Rejects EU Request to Postpone Privacy Policy Consolidation
A European regulatory organization on data protection asked Google to postpone its scheduled privacy policy consolidation that was set to take effect on March 1, 2012. Jacob Kohnstamm, Chairman of the Article 29 Working
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Apple Becomes 3rd Largest Mobile Phone Vendor
Apple must be the only mobile phone vendor who is celebrating the demise of feature phones. As the market is favoring smartphones, Apple’s iPhone sales pushed the company into third place among all mobile
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Media Outlets Call for Apple Boycott after Foxconn Investigation
Several media outlets want a boycott of all Apple products after reports surfaced of mistreatment of workers at its manufacturing chain in China. The New York Times posted a series of articles last week
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Twitter Announces Filter System
Twitter announced that it would implement system that would filter tweets on a country-by-country basis. According to CEO Dick Costolo, this would not be a way to proactively censor contents on the micro-blogging platform.
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BlackBerry Cloud Services Integrates into Office 365
RIM announced that its BlackBerry Business Cloud Services have gone live on Microsoft’s Office 365 after it underwent three months of beta testing. Users can download the software that would allow them to sync
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New Google Policy Doesn’t Replace Government and Enterprise Contracts
Google said that its new unified privacy policy will have no effect on government and enterprise contracts. It maintained that individual contracts supersede the company’s general policy. Google’s Amit Singh said that enterprise customers
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Amazon Seller Bribes Customers for Five Star Reviews
VIP Deals is an Amazon merchant that sells the Vipertek black leather case folio for the Kindle Fire. It was reported that it sent out a letter to customers who purchased its product, stating
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Twitter Implements Selective Censorship
Twitter announced last Thursday that it would implement a new method to selectively censor tweets that violate laws in various countries. It was done in fear that these countries would block Twitter if it
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Macworld 2012 adds iWorld to the Title
Apple announced that Macworld 2012 would be called Macworld iWorld. Paul Kent, event general manager, said that it would not just be a trade show but also a lifestyle event. They want to move
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Motorola Files Lawsuit against Apple for iCloud and iPhone 4S
Motorola filed a new lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida that claims Apple has infringed on six patents with its iPhone 4S and iCloud. This is the
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Netherlands Court Rules in Favor of Samsung
A Netherlands court ruled against Apple in its bid to ban the sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. Apple said that the design of the Samsung’s tablet is copied from the iPad. This
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Tablet and E-Book Reader Ownership Doubles during 2011 Holiday
Tablet computers and e-book readers have doubled their ownership in the United States between mid-December and early January. This is according to the latest research data published by the Pew Internet and American Life
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FileSonic Removes Ability to Share Files
FileSonic is the second online storage service that has disabled file sharing between users. The move was done after MegaUpload was shut down following the arrest of its founder last week due to copyright
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Motorola Challenges Apple in the Classrooms
Apple just announced that the iBook 2 will have an interactive textbook function. But it would have some competition because Motorola is also keen on placing Android tablets in the classrooms. The initiative was
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Facebook Launches Actions Feature
Facebook launched its Actions feature that allows more user updates on the social networking site. It gives a new channel for its social gaming partners to post updates on users’ Timelines. Actions lets Facebook’s
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Internet Companies Fight against Old Media over Piracy Bills
Old Media lobbied to get an online antipiracy bill approved by the US Congress. Among those that took part in the campaign are the United States Chamber of Commerce, the Recording Industry Association of
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Facebook Rumored to Launch Open Graph Actions
During the F8 Conference last September, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the social network would offer a frictionless experience across the internet through apps. There are speculations that he would rollout the service
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Polaroid Launches SC1630 Android Camera
During the CES 2012, companies unveiled new digital cameras that ran on Android platform. One of these companies is Polaroid and its SC1630 Smart Camera. It looks like an Android smartphone than digital camera.
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SOPA Legislators Unfazed by Facebook Opposition
Representative Lamar Smith from Texas is not scared about Facebook’s one billion users that he could agitate by pushing Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA. Smith vowed that he would go ahead with SOPA
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Amazon Launches Tools for Creating Books
Amazon announced that it has released tools for making books using web technologies, such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). Kindle Format 8 utilizes HTML5 and CSS3 that allows publishers
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