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Twitter directors launch new online sharing sites
Ev Williams and Biz Stone have launched two new websites in what they hope will prompt an "evolutionary leap" in online sharing.
Google faces new Street View data controversy
Google faces a fresh privacy blunder after it admitted it had not deleted all the private data, including emails and passwords, it secretly collected.
Apple unleashes Mountain Lion
Apple has released the latest version of its Mac operating system, dubbed OS X Mountain Lion.
Microsoft buys Yammer for $1.2-billion
Microsoft’s acquisition of Yammer has stepped up the software giant’s battle with Google for the future of technology in the workplace.
Old fox no longer ‘fit to rule’
The head of a global media empire Rupert Murdoch has been singled out for fierce criticism by parliamentarians in Britain.
From Fukushima to Charlie Sheen — the Twitter hashtags that dominated 2011
Twitter has revealed its top hashtags of 2011, showing what the world’s tweeters had on their mind.
#Egypt leads Twitter’s top hashtags of 2011
From Charlie Sheen to the Arab Spring, Twitter has revealed the most talked about #hashtag topics for 2011, with events in Egypt leading the pack.
Facebook takes on location-sharing market with Gowalla
Facebook has confirmed it is stepping up its assault on the potentially lucrative location-sharing market with the acquisition of Gowalla.
Facebook games firm Zynga to raise $1bn from IPO
Producer of <i>Farmville</i> and <i>Mafia Wars</i> will become third-largest US gaming firm at $7-billion market cap if it succeeds.
Groupon in fake watch scandal
Groupon has admitted it inadvertently sold fake Tissot watches through its Chinese joint venture.
China hits back over US claims of satellite hacking
An American security commission has been accused of ulterior motives in claiming that US satellites were targeted by Chinese hackers.
Damage control: Mea culpa, says glum BlackBerry maker
Research In Motion’s UK boss has admitted the company was too slow to update customers during the massive disruption to its network last week.
Google+ public launch takes battle to Facebook and Twitter
Search engine firm’s latest foray into social networking already has 20-million users and one billion items shared.
Google+ launch: Search giant closes 10 products
The "fall spring clean" follows a pledge by Larry Page to rid the company of inefficiencies after he took over as chief executive in April.
Wall Street Journal faces backlash over WikiLeaks rival
The <i>Wall Street Journal</i> is facing a backlash from web security and privacy experts over its WikiLeaks-inspired whistleblowers’ site, SafeHouse.