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Twitter directors launch new online sharing sites

Ev Williams and Biz Stone have launched two new websites in what they hope will prompt an "evolutionary leap" in online sharing.

The search giant was ordered in December 2010 to delete the private information hoovered up by its Street View cars from open Wi-Fi networks.

Google faces new Street View data controversy

Google faces a fresh privacy blunder after it admitted it had not deleted all the private data, including emails and passwords, it secretly collected.

Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages.

Apple unleashes Mountain Lion

Apple has released the latest version of its Mac operating system, dubbed OS X Mountain Lion.

Microsoft’s acquisition of Yammer has stepped up the software giant’s battle with Google for the future of technology in the workplace.

Microsoft buys Yammer for $1.2-billion

Microsoft’s acquisition of Yammer has stepped up the software giant’s battle with Google for the future of technology in the workplace.

Old fox no longer ‘fit to rule’

Old fox no longer ‘fit to rule’

The head of a global media empire Rupert Murdoch has been singled out for fierce criticism by parliamentarians in Britain.

From Fukushima to Charlie Sheen — the Twitter hashtags that dominated 2011

From Fukushima to Charlie Sheen — the Twitter hashtags that dominated 2011

Twitter has revealed its top hashtags of 2011, showing what the world’s tweeters had on their mind.

#Egypt leads Twitter’s top hashtags of 2011

#Egypt leads Twitter’s top hashtags of 2011

From Charlie Sheen to the Arab Spring, Twitter has revealed the most talked about #hashtag topics for 2011, with events in Egypt leading the pack.

Facebook takes on location-sharing market with Gowalla

Facebook takes on location-sharing market with Gowalla

Facebook has confirmed it is stepping up its assault on the potentially lucrative location-sharing market with the acquisition of Gowalla.

Facebook games firm Zynga to raise $1bn from IPO

Producer of <i>Farmville</i> and <i>Mafia Wars</i> will become third-largest US gaming firm at $7-billion market cap if it succeeds.

Groupon in fake watch scandal

Groupon has admitted it inadvertently sold fake Tissot watches through its Chinese joint venture.

China hits back over US claims of satellite hacking

An American security commission has been accused of ulterior motives in claiming that US satellites were targeted by Chinese hackers.

Damage control: Mea culpa

Damage control: Mea culpa, says glum BlackBerry maker

Research In Motion’s UK boss has admitted the company was too slow to update customers during the massive disruption to its network last week.

Google+ public launch takes battle to Facebook and Twitter

Search engine firm’s latest foray into social networking already has 20-million users and one billion items shared.

Google+ launch: Search giant closes 10 products

The "fall spring clean" follows a pledge by Larry Page to rid the company of inefficiencies after he took over as chief executive in April.

Wall Street Journal faces backlash over WikiLeaks rival

The <i>Wall Street Journal</i> is facing a backlash from web security and privacy experts over its WikiLeaks-inspired whistleblowers’ site, SafeHouse.

YouTube to launch movie rental service

Under the premium movie-on-demand service, film lovers will be able to stream new releases for as little as $2.

iPad 2: Thinner, lighter and faster

Apple remains ahead of the pack with the iPad 2, which offers faster web browsing, better graphics – and a really clever cover.

Google demotes ‘low-quality’ websites in search overhaul

Change will affect about 12% of Google search queries in the US in move designed to tackle so-called "content farms".

Egypt is al-Jazeera’s promised land

Egypt is al-Jazeera’s promised land

al-Jazeera English has new-found global popularity, a further sign that the West may be losing its grip on international news.

Anonymous claims to have Stuxnet access

The "hacktivist" group Anonymous claims to have access to the computer virus reportedly developed as a joint Israeli-US cyber attack against Iran.