Google’s youtube has added another feature into youtube which includes xtranomal movie maker, goanminate and stupeflix video maker. If you're not familiar, GoAnimate and Xtranormal Movie Maker allow users to make animated videos with...
Scientists may soon be able to identify potential criminals using developments in brain research on children as young as six months, an expert has claimed. Psychologist Dr Adrian Raine said recognising problems in a child's limbic...
You'll never believe who turned him in: his first wife - because the two were still married. Here's a tip we never thought we'd have to share: If you're already married, don't post pictures of your new wife on Facebook.An already-married...
It's Google versus China -- again. Google is accusing the Chinese government of blocking Gmail in the communist nation. The search giant said China is making it difficult for users there to access the web-based e-mail service. Google is...
France's data privacy regulator has fined Google €100,000 ($141,670 USD) for gathering data from private Wi-Fi networks while collecting imagery for Google Street View. Google Street View has been controversial from the start; Many people...
The New York Times will start charging people for unlimited access to its website and mobile services this month, ending the free usage that online readers of the third-largest U.S. newspaper have enjoyed for most of the past 15 years.The...
China shut down more than 130,000 illegal Internet cafes in the country over a six year period, as part of crackdown to control the market, according to a new Chinese government report.Internet cafes in China are highly regulated by the...
us politicians embrace the internet to connect with voters American voters are going online more than ever to engage in politics, and their elected representatives are seeking to meet them there -- with mixed...
An Australian academic Friday praised the increasing use of social media during disasters, saying there had been a "beautiful display of humanity" on Facebook during recent catastrophes. Communications expert Gwyneth Howell...
The New York Times will begin to charge people to access some of its digital content as it makes another stab at getting readers to pay for digital news. New York Times Co's namesake newspaper said on Thursday it will begin...
A Chrysler contractor who posted an obscene tweet on the Chrysler brand's official account says he's sorry his four-letter flub has cost his firm the account and him his job. Scott Bartosiewicz's Twitter posting from last...
How many times have you heard a Guitar Hero-hater declare “It’s just not the same you know? For real musicians, it’s just so fake.” And now that Guitar Hero has had its fun and exited the market, a new contender is here to fill its shoes...
The good news is that the 3G-less Xoom will be available from March 27 and will cost $599, a price match to the equivalent iPad 2. The bad news is that Motorola still hasn't fixed some of the issues with the Xoom, and the 3G version still costs more than the equivalent iPad.The Wi-Fi only Xoom comes with 32GB of on-board storage...
A man accused of violating the online privacy of women by making public their intimate photos was portrayed Thursday by his lawyer as a naive, bored young person who had a drinking problem and didn't recognize the public embarrassment he was causing.Defense attorney Monica Lynch said her client George Bronk was immature, unemployed...
he "Android vs. iPhone" battle doesn't make a whole lot of sense when you think about it. "Android" isn't something you can buy in a store; it's a part that corporations like HTC use to make smartphones and tablets.Where the comparison's relevant is in deciding what to buy, when you go into the store. For all their customizations, like...
The HTC Thunderbolt, the first smartphone equipped with 4G LTE available through Verizon Wireless, will go on sale on Thursday, March 17 for the price of $199 with the signing of a two-year contract. Off-contract Thunderbolts will cost $669.99, according to online mobile phone retailer Wirefly.Based on Google’s Android...
he founder of Internet anonymity haven 4chan thinks Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is mistaken when it comes to online identities.Remaining unknown online frees people to blaze ahead with creative endeavors they might otherwise shy away from for fear of being embarrassed, Christopher "moot" Poole said at the South By Southwest...
EBay Inc said it would allow sellers on its auction site to offer as many as 50 items per month without charging them a listing fee starting next month as it seeks to draw more business to its mature marketplaces unit.The new pricing, which kicks in on April 19, follows similar initiatives in 2010 designed to attract new sellers...
In Google's promotional video showcasing the improvements headed to Blogger over the course of 2011, the company asks: "Have You Looked at Blogger Lately?" Chances are the answer is "no."the top 10 most-visited Web sites -- leagues ahead of competitors WordPress, Tumblr, and the like -- the Blogger interface has...
First Google made over its algorithm to deal with content farms. Now, the search engine giant is experimenting with another way to help you personalize your search results. This time, the aim is to help you block sites you don't want to see -- for whatever reason."You've probably had the experience where you've clicked a result...
Google has awarded nearly $9 million in bonuses and another $50 million in equity to four top executives of the Internet giant, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.Patrick Pichette, Google's chief financial officer, received a $2.7 million bonus and $15 million in equity while chief business officer...
Japanese giant Sony has appointed Kazuo Hirai, the head of its PlayStation game business, to a new key position in a move seen as the first step in anointing him successor to CEO Howard Stringer.Hirai is a longtime executive with the firm who played a major role in developing Sony's PlayStation business in the 1990s and is credited...
The Sony executive credited with turning the PlayStation into a money-maker, Kazuo Hirai, is in the lead to take over from Howard Stringer after he retires, the Sony chairman said Thursday. But Stringer noted that the race is not over yet."The PlayStation group has gone from being a money loser three or four years ago to being...