StumbleUpon’s founders buy service back from eBaySAN FRANCISCO - Two founders of Web content recommendation service StumbleUpon said Monday they bought the company back from online auction house eBay Inc., just two years after eBay purchased the startup for $75 million.
Twitter tormented by nettlesome computer programSAN FRANCISCO - An obnoxious computer program that barged into Twitter Inc.’s mishmash of Internet chatter served as another reminder of the challenges facing the rapidly growing service.
Search engine urged to run freeDUBAI — The Doha Centre for Media Freedom, a Qatar-based non-governmental organisation, on Sunday called on the popular internet search engine company Google to reject a request from Dubai Police to ban approximately 500 terms.
Fake news e-mails often spell troubleBONN - Hackers have started trying to hit people where they live by distributing e-mails with fake news of local atrocities in the hope of getting people to open a link and expose their computer to danger.
Skype founders said to be eyeing eBay companySAN FRANCISCO - The founders of Web telephone service Skype, currently owned by eBay Inc, are interested in bidding for the company they sold some four years ago, according to a media report.
Conficker worm active: expertsWASHINGTON – The Conficker worm, believed to have burrowed into millions of computers around the world, has sent an encrypted data message to infected machines, according to a security firm.
Nintendo not planning price cuts for hit machinesTOKYO – Nintendo has weathered the global recession because of the popularity of its game machines and won’t be resorting to price cuts to boost sales, the company’s president said on Thursday.
Are you a twit if you don’t want to Twitter?CHICAGO - Eily Toyama gave in after friends pestered her to join Facebook. But she used her cat’s name instead of her own so she could avoid networking requests from people she didn’t really want to connect to.
Yahoo’s plan: create community from isolated sitesSAN FRANCISCO - Like nearly 200 million other people around the world, Yahoo Inc co-founder David Filo has a Facebook account.
Salesforce offers customers free mobile serviceLONDON - Business software maker Salesforce.com on Tuesday launched a slimmed-down version of its customer-management services that existing customers will be able to access for free using high-end mobile phones.