China bans 60,000 porn websites
BEIJING: More than 60,000 pornographic websites have been shut in China following a massive crackdown, authorities said. Nearly 1.785 million…
Beware, before you tweet
LONDON: What's a tweet, between friends? The law says sometimes it's a threat. One man thought he was just bantering…
Microsoft Kinect: Who says it’s just for gaming
When Oliver Kreylos, a computer scientist, heard about the capabilities of Microsoft's new Kinect gaming device , he couldn't wait…
Stuxnet virus can hit industries worldwide
WASHINGTON: A malicious computer attack that appears to target Iran's nuclear plants can be modified to wreak havoc on industrial…
“Microsoft will not be divided”
SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer and Chairman Bill Gates, responding to a request to consider breaking up…
Congrats, Self-Righteous Internet Mob. You Killed a Magazine.
If you are one of many who has spread the Twitter flames, signed an online petition or joined a Facebook…
‘Supercomputer to go sugar cube-sized in few years’
LONDON: IBM scientists have said that a pioneering research effort could shrink the world's most powerful supercomputer processors to the…
Yahoo: Report of 20% layoffs ‘misleading’
SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo Inc called a media report it was planning to cut one-fifth of its workforce "misleading and inaccurate",…
Indian IT is key to US: Wipro
NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama's visit has highlighted that there is an increasing realisation in America about Indian IT…
Google Maps error causes international conflict
NEW YORK: Costa Rica stepped up pressure on international mediators to engage in its territory dispute with Nicaragua, after Google…
