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Nokia plans 3,500 more job cuts

The Finnish handset manufacturer is to close down a Romanian factory plus location and commerce operations in Germany and... Read more

29 September, 2011 by David Meyer

US file-sharing bill faces speedy vote

...fast-track a bill that could give the government wide powers to close down websites accused of file-sharing Read more

30 September, 2010 by Greg Sandoval

Google Drive: Latest player in the great internet paradox

With Google poised to join the expanding remote storage market, the number of ways to informally distribute content is increasing. At the same time, rights holders are intent on clamping down on content sharing Read more

24 April, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

The prank that backfired: a tale for April 1

On April 1, the online world becomes even less reliable and more shadowy than normal. Most online japes are either not... Read more

1 April, 2012

Sony Tablet S and Tablet P

Sony's two tablets, the S and the P, have both been around for a while now. Both are quite different takes on the... Read more

20 March, 2012

Twitter to censor posts by country

...s rather like the start of the internet, when Compuserve had to close down whole news groups if they breached Bavarian law, even if they... Read more

27 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Cloud services in retreat after MegaUpload strike

...a string of rival file-sharing and "cyberlocker" sites to restrict or close down their services. This includes FileSonic, FileServe, FileJungle, UploadBox, UploadStation, X7.to... Read more

24 January, 2012

Google silences Buzz and kills off Code Search

...catch on. Wave was killed off in August 2010. Google will also close down the micro-blogging service Jaiku, Horowitz said on Friday. Google already... Read more

17 October, 2011

Police: We're not watching you on social media

...free and open internet, and we are not seeking additional powers to close down social-media networks," the Home Office's minister of state, Baroness... Read more

7 September, 2011 by Jack Clark

Government climbs down on social-network blocking

...block their services. "The government did not seek any additional powers to close down social-media networks," a Home Office spokesman said, according to reports... Read more

25 August, 2011

Book review: Barefoot Into Cyberspace

...general today's radical hackers. Instead, many own the businesses trying to close down the internet to incomers. There's a not-so secret about... Read more

28 July, 2011

5 Tips for using Google+

...emails may be vital if Google decides to close your account or close down Google+ the way it closed Google Lively, Wave, Google Labs and... Read more

22 July, 2011

Java security holes need fixing immediately

...already installed it where necessary. The only catch is that it may close down all your browser sessions even if you tell it not to... Read more

8 June, 2011
CamCamX 1.805

CamCamX 1.805

...time you use Photo Booth, DotMatrix or Comic Life. No need to close down one up and start up another - it's like installing an... Read more

8 April, 2011
Solar tech start-ups ready glowing future

Solar tech start-ups ready glowing future

...face of intense price competition from silicon solar panels, Solyndra had to close down its first manufacturing plant. The company also scratched its plans to... Read more

30 December, 2010 by Martin LaMonica

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