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Facebook acts against online predators
San Francisco - Social networking hub Facebook announced a string of new safety measures Thursday and said it would join rival MySpace on the Internet Safety Task Force. The world's second-largest social site said it had reached agreement with every ...
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2008-05-09 ] Category : [
Internet (Technology) ]
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TorrentSpy slapped with 110 million dollar fine
Los Angeles - File-sharing site TorrentSpy has been ordered to pay 110 million dollars in damages to the Motion Picture Association of America for copyright infringement. TorrentSpy did not host the copyrighted materials but just provided links to th...
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2008-05-08 ] Category : [
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Grand Theft Auto IV smashes Halo sales record
New York - Controversial video game Grand Theft Auto IV has smashed the sales record set last year by the shoot-em-up game Halo, with first week sales of over 500 million dollars, its publisher said Wednesday. The interactive game, which casts player...
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2008-05-07 ] Category : [
Games (Technology) ]
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World's longest bridge to link Qatar and Bahrain
Paris - French construction company Vinci has been chosen to build what will be the world's longest bridge, a span of 40 kilometres that will link Bahrain and Qatar, the French weekly Le Point reported Wednesday on its website. The contract, which is...
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2008-05-07 ] Category : [
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Webby Awards announce Oscars of the internet
San Francisco - Fake newscaster Stephen Colbert was named Webby Person of the Year Tuesday in the annual Webby Awards that are often touted as the Oscars of the Internet. Colbert's portrayal of a pompous right wing news anchor has made his Comedy Ce...
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2008-05-06 ] Category : [
Internet (Technology) ]
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Kovalainen must pass medical ahead of Turkish GP
Istanbul - McLaren-Mercedes driver Heikki Kovalainen must pass a medical check on Thursday to determine whether he is fit to race again at the Turkish Formula One Grand Prix after a crash in Spain last month. Team officials confirmed on Tuesday that ...
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2008-05-06 ] Category : [
Space (Technology) ]
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