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Now access Facebook in eight Indian languages from mobile phones

by Admin on April 4, 2012

Social networking website Facebook today announced a facility for its users to access the site in eight Indian languages from mobile phones. This will be rolled out in phases over the next few weeks, … Related Stories Indian American student among wounded in US shooting Himachal road project incomplete after 33 years 10-year-old's RTI on 'Father of the Nation' title for Gandhi Top Maoist's …

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Tech firms' data gathering worries most Californians, poll finds

by Admin on April 2, 2012

Trust is low even for the most widely used Internet and smartphone companies, such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Apple. California's high-tech firms make the world's most popular smartphones, social networks and search engines, but there's one asset they're struggling to build: trust.

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Tech Beat: Internet romances not so different

by Admin on March 24, 2012

As one who works in online learning, I often get forwarded emails from colleagues alerting me to the dangers that might arise from using Facebook, Twitter, or other social networks.

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FreeFi Public Internet Access Network Named "Best WiFi Network" in the United States for Tech Travelers

by Admin on February 22, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– – According to a recent poll published in PC World, unsolicited public conversations among Twitter and Facebook users found Oakland International Airport's free and fast public Internet …

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Today in Tech: How Facebook is using you

by Admin on February 7, 2012

How Facebook and other Internet services like Google track your online interests and behaviors and oher tech news.

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Today in Tech: Why 2012 will be huge for Internet IPOs

by on December 31, 2011

With both Facebook and Yelp poised to go public next year, 2012 is shaping up to the biggest IPO year since before the dot-com bubble burst.

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High-tech heckling

by Admin on November 20, 2011

A Gov. Christie interview, simulcast online last week from Facebook headquarters in California, afforded the opportunity to take a glance at the Republican superstar’s Facebook wall.

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The next big tech revolution? The global brain

by Admin on September 26, 2011

Tech guru Yuri Milner was an early investor in Facebook and Zynga. So people should pay heed when he predicts the creation of a worldwide intelligence

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Home of the Free and Land of Slow Internet

by on September 21, 2011

You would think the home of Twitter, Facebook, Google and a host of other leading tech companies would be home to the world’s fastest Internet.

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Tech tycoon sees future in Internet ads

by on August 13, 2011

Barta says people are more likely to post questions on Facebook than use Google to find answers. The past decade has been a boon for Internet advertising and business, and at just 26 years old, Jan Barta is a veteran of the industry.

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Our Web freedom at the mercy of tech giants

by Admin on August 1, 2011

Wael Ghonim, Google executive by day, secret Facebook activist by night, famously declared right after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down in February: “If you want to liberate a society just give them the Internet.”

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Tech Ticker: Jobvite gets $15 million

by on May 18, 2011

Jobvite, a Burlingame startup that offers employment recruiting via Facebook and other social networks, has gained $15 million in venture capital funding.

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Video feature: Otherwise engaged – my life without a mobile, Twitter, Facebook and more

by Admin on May 7, 2011

Mobile phones, Facebook, Hotmail, Twitter and MySpace. We have become increasingly reliant on new age communcation. So what would life be like without access to any of them? Sara McCorquodale entered the technological black hole for five days to find out.

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Tech Support Goes Social

by on April 7, 2011

Online communities such as Facebook and Twitter are becoming major support hubs for tech companies. Such top tech brands as AT&T, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft are assisting their customers via social media in addition to–and in concert with–traditional support channels such as online chat and phone support.

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Facebook Merges Mobile Sites for All Phones

by on April 3, 2011

Facebook is revamping the mobile interface of the site, as the social network announced 250 million people use the site via their mobile phones. Instead of having several versions of the site for touchscreen phones, and non-touchscreen phones, Facebook will implement one single mobile site that adapts features available to users depending on the phone they use.

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