Apple tops phone chart; Nokia, Samsung step up HELSINKI - The world’s two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest rivals to the iPhone as Apple became the top profit generator in the handset industry.
Twitters links to LinkedIn SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter linked to LinkedIn, letting people share updates and tweets between the hot microblogging service and the career-oriented online social networking website.
Online activists hijack Facebook groups SAN FRANCISCO - Activists claimed on Tuesday to have seized control of nearly 300 Facebook community groups in a self-proclaimed effort to expose how vulnerable online reputations are to tampering.
Google consulting with DOJ on books deal Google Inc and a group representing authors and publishers said they are in talks with the U.S. government over modifications to a controversial electronic books licensing deal and they plan to file an amended version of the plan with the court on Friday.
Google buys mobile ad firm for $750 million SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc said on Monday that it was acquiring of AdMob, one of the largest mobile advertising networks, for $750 million, widening its bet that cell phone advertising could become the Internet’s next-big money maker.
LinkedIn and Twitter link up LinkedIn and Twitter have linked up. Starting immediately, users of LinkedIn and Twitter can cross-file to each other’s services, by checking a box on either Twitter or LinkedIn.
Aussie student creates pop icon iPhone worm SYDNEY- An Australian student has created what is thought to be the world’s first iPhone worm, which replaces the popular device’s wallpaper with a picture of 1980s pop icon Rick Astley.
iPhone disappoints in China launch The official launch of Apple's iPhone in China has been disappointing at best for mobile operator China Unicom, with the grey market still booming and competitors offering worthy alternatives, experts say.
Sony offers `Cloudy' early to people with its TVs In a bid to sell living room electronics and spur buzz for "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs," Sony Corp. is offering the movie for free to U.S. buyers of its Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players starting Monday.
New pathway for DNA damage from nano-particles PARIS – Scientists reported that nano-particles used in medical applications can indirectly damage DNA inside cells by transmitting signals through a protective barrier of human tissue.