Reuters reports that an official Chinese newspaper labeled Google as a “political tool vilifying the Chinese government,” and sent a warning that the serious allegations against China could hurt the…
The NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories is coming up with technology that automatically generates animated sign language in order to expand sign language in news broadcasts. The automatic sign…
TechWeb reports that according to informed sources, Sina Weibo is “actively preparing” to release its microblogging platform in English to go directly head on against Twitter in about 2-3 months. Earlier…
It’s well known that technology and the emergence of social media has radically changed the music industry with people no longer buying albums and revenues for record labels and bands…
This will likely be the last The Week in iOS Development episode before version 5.0 of iOS, Apple’s biggest update since the release of the mobile operating system. Apple’s World…
Over the past few months the idea of mobile payments has suddenly taken off. With the introduction of NFC into at least one production phone (with the iPhone rumored to…
Americans are using Internet and TV together more and more, according to a recent study. The same “second screen” phenomenon is happening in Latin America: TV viewers live-comment the shows…
We called last year for Google to add more people to it’s algorithms and that is exactly what it has done this week by providing publishers with the ability to add…
Anonymous has been hard at work. After hacking into Iran’s government servers and getting away with over 10,000 email messages, they have launched yet another attack, this time targeting Middle…
Researchers at North Carolina State University have revealed a new Android malware called DroidKungFu, which has started to circulate which is able to avoid detection by most mobile anti-virus software,…
A fun new event is coming to the UK tech scene -Activate is a one day event for web developers and designers to get some time with other peeps in…
UK-based startup Unbound is aiming to democratize the publishing process by enabling readers to have a say in what does and doesn’t get published. The process allows readers make an…
If figures collated by AppShopper are to be believed, Apple’s App Store passed 400,000 active apps in early June, achieving the milestone in just under three years from when the marketplace was…
In recent months, technology news has been dominated by reports of numerous hacking attempts, subsequent break-ins and embarrassment of companies that have seen customer information stolen and their reputations tarnished. Gawker found…
It’s a concern that probably sits at the back of most people’s minds. However, the thought of life without mobile phones is just too depressing to consider. I’ll just come…
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer currency with no centralized authority, that provides some level of anonymity to its users. Those behind it claim that it has the potential to change the way…
The tech scene in China is unlike anything around the world — what’s surprising is that despite its uniqueness, it’s a model that is proven to work. Chinese entrepreneurs, despite…
We thought we had seen every type of app and interactive billboard campaign under the sun until we came across this brilliant one from Mcdonald’s that the company ran in…
As everyday mobile data use increasingly becomes the norm, it can be a real wrench to go abroad and suddenly find yourself without access to email, apps and the Web….
Yesterday saw Internet access withdrawn across Syria as the government looked to quell widespread protests in the country. In the past few hours, Google’s Transparency Report tool shows that access…
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