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Yahoo adds tweets to online news pages

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:38:30 GMT

Yahoo! on Thursday began spicing up its online news pages with real-time comments fired off at the globally popular messaging service Twitter.

Google Maps gets personalized updates

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:07:24 GMT

Google's mapping service, Google Maps, is getting a major overhaul with an increasingly personalized service featuring recommendations of places to visit based on your preferences, the company announced Wednesday at the first day of its developer conference Google I/O.

Now send money as attachment via Gmail

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:33:14 GMT

Sending and receiving money was never this easy. In a series of other announcements that Google made at its annual developer conference, it also announced a major addition to its emailing service, which is, users can now send money as an attachment.

YouTube launches paid channels promises more

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

YouTube on Thursday launched a pilot program of paid channels for its online video service, calling it part of an effort "that enables content creators to earn revenue for their creativity."

Review Pinterest update cleaner easier to manage

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:12:54 GMT

The popular link- and photo-sharing website has rolled out an update, one offering people simpler navigation and new ways to arrange their boards to fit their needs. Although the haphazard spirit of Pinterest remains, the site is much less overwhelming.

YouTube launches interactive trends map

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:12:31 GMT

If you want to know the most popular video clip in New York last night or whether the average teenager prefers the Simpsons or South Park, then YouTube Trends Map is the service for you.

Contextual search monitors where you go on the web

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:43:08 GMT

Where you are and what you're doing increasingly play key roles in how you search the Internet. So much so that your search may just conduct itself.

YouTube set to launch pay channels report

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:57:50 GMT

YouTube is set to announce within a few weeks a series of channels that will require payment, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.

Hotmail is dead as Outlookcom takes over

Sat, 04 May 2013 06:40:51 GMT

Microsoft's Hotmail, the free webmail service used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, was phased out Friday, as the US tech giant completed a rebranding to Outlook.com.

Weebly refreshes its website publishing tools

Fri, 03 May 2013 06:43:46 GMT

Weebly unveiled a refresh of its publishing suite, which allows people to simply drag and drop page elements like images and headlines onto a canvas to build a site.

YouTube says the battle with TV is already over

Thu, 02 May 2013 04:56:34 GMT

In a flashy presentation to advertisers Wednesday night, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt declined to forecast that Internet video will displace television watching.

First legal online poker site goes live in Nevada

Wed, 01 May 2013 06:16:46 GMT

Already home to the Las Vegas strip with its casinos and high-stakes games, Nevada on Tuesday became the first state where residents can legally play poker online for money.

Yahoo unveils new online shows

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:24:06 GMT

Yahoo! on Monday pulled back the curtain on a new line-up of online shows along with new ways it will pair advertising with content at its websites.

Rediffcom launches new redesigned website

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:40:08 GMT

Rediff.com India Limited, India's leading online provider of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services has released the latest version of its Rediff.com website, featuring a new and enhanced homepage sporting a tiled interface.

A web of innovations for Indians on Internet

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:50:02 GMT

The Indian mind is intelligent. It's another story the Microsofts and the Googles of the world have a substantial Indian population but on the other side there isn't a shortage of ideas cropping up from the Indian soil. Innovation in India is happening. You just need to be open and see.

Reddit suffers massive online attack

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:02:28 GMT

Social news and entertainment website Reddit has suffered a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

Review-Twitter-music-service-uncovers-the-unknown

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 05:14:17 GMT

Until now, my problem with social music services has been this: Following friends doesn't really turn up much music I actually want to hear. We didn't become friends because we share musical tastes, and too few of them are using the services I'm trying out.

Yahoo China to end email service media

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:03:19 GMT

Yahoo's China arm will shut down its email service later this year, state media reported on Friday, in a move illustrating the brand's diminishing profile in the country.

Yahoo adds 2 more applications to mobile arsenal

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:59:32 GMT

Yahoo is taking the next step in its effort to make some of its most popular services more appealing and accessible to the growing audience connecting to the Internet on smartphones and tablet computers.

YouTube-allows-video-streaming-on-iOS

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:23:31 GMT

The latest YouTube application update for iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad) is in keeping with the one for Android: users can now enjoy live and streamed videos on their smartphones and tablets.

New-site-creates-music-videos-from-Vine

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:56:25 GMT

A new website is creating music videos for new artists by stitching together the six-second video clips that appear on Twitter's video-sharing service Vine.

Now-edit-and-update-info-on-Google-Maps

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:09:05 GMT

Internet search engine Google has invited a new feature that would let people to contribute to its Map service.

Your-emails-are-in-safe-hands-after-you-re-gone

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:43:12 GMT

Finally Google has found a way by launching inactive account manager page that can be used as a "Digital Will". Google is asking people what they want to happen to their digital photos, documents and other virtual belongings after they die or become incapacitated.

Assange-launches-own-search-engine-that-rivals-Google

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:33:08 GMT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has unveiled the new search engine, which is a portal to an archive of 1.7 million US diplomatic cables.

Firefox-s-20th-version-patches-11-serious-flaws

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:35:57 GMT

Firefox, in its 20th version, has patched 11 potentially catastrophic security flaws, while introducing a few privacy and convenience features for the average user.