AOL to buy Bebo social network for $850 mln (Reuters)14.03.2008 02:00 - source: Yahoo tech Reuters - Time Warner Inc's AOL Internet division will buy social network Bebo for $850 million in cash, bolstering its consumer Web offerings even as the media conglomerate mulls splitting off the business. Read more… |
Harvard says hacker broke into system (AP)14.03.2008 02:00 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Harvard University is notifying thousands of graduate students and applicants that their personal information may have been exposed by a data breach. Read more… |
AOL to pay $850M for social network Bebo (AP)14.03.2008 02:00 - source: Yahoo tech AP - AOL stepped up its bid to boost traffic and advertising opportunities worldwide as the struggling Internet company agreed Thursday to pay $850 million for the online hangout Bebo and a foothold in the growing arena of social media. Read more… |
Nigerian patent suit still dogs OLPC (AP)14.03.2008 02:00 - source: Yahoo tech AP - A potential $20 million problem for the group behind the "$100 laptop" isn't going away easily. Read more… |
MSN chief leaves Microsoft (AP)14.03.2008 02:00 - source: Yahoo tech AP - The top executive at Microsoft Corp.'s MSN media network is leaving for Los Angeles advertising startup Spot Runner, the software maker said Thursday. Read more… |
Some viruses come pre-installed (AP)14.03.2008 02:00 - source: Yahoo tech AP - From iPods to navigation systems, some of today's hottest gadgets are landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory ?— pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, open doors for hackers and make computers spew spam. Read more… |
Vyke Mobile VoIP available via Nokia download store14.03.2008 02:00 - source: voip-news.co.uk 
Vyke Communications Plc has upgraded its Mobile VoIP service, through an agreement with Nokia. Vyke users now have access to Nokia’s ‘Download’ store in order to download Vyke’s mobile VoIP software. The store is located in the main menu of compatible Nokia mobile phones, and the service is initially available to customers in the UK, [...] Read more… |
Could Spitzer Scandal Take Skype Video Mainstream?15.03.2008 10:57 - source: Asterisk While Eliot Spitzer’s predilection for hookers (sorry, high priced call-girls) has made headlines worldwide, video over Skype may end up as a beneficiary. Marked as a first for national TV, CNN used Skype Video to conduct a live interview Monday.... Read more… |
Fonality Hits 2.6 Million trixbox Downloads and 5,000 PBXtra Deployments15.03.2008 10:57 - source: www.topix Fonality , the world ' s largest deployment of open source-based phone systems, today announced high growth in the company ' s commercial and open source business units. via Business Wire Read more… |
Vyke hits the Nokia Download store15.03.2008 10:57 - source: www.topix March 14, 2008 at 2:00 am Authored by Ewan Filed under Mobile Applications , VOIP Good news for the team at Vyke - their Mobile VoIP service is now availalbe in Nokia's Download store. via SMS Text News Read more… |
Massey University Turns to NET for Call Center Integration15.03.2008 10:57 - source: www.topix "All other so-called 'hybrid' solutions offered less interoperability and more management effort." Network Equipment Technologies , Inc., a global provider of multi-service network and voice exchange solutions for enterprise and government customers, announced today that it has deployed its VX Series ... via TMCnet Read more… |
Five9 Announces $12 Million Financing to Expand Growth15.03.2008 10:57 - source: www.topix Five9, Inc., a leader in on-demand call center solutions, today announced the completion of $12 million in equity funding from leading investors Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Partech International and Mosaic ... via Venture Capital Access Online Read more… |
Richard Gere cleared of obscenity15.03.2008 10:57 - source: BBC News India's Supreme Court says a legal case accusing actor Richard Gere of obscene behaviour was "frivolous". Read more… |
Manhunt 2 wins battle for release15.03.2008 10:57 - source: BBC News The ban on controversial video game Manhunt 2 in the UK is lifted and the game will now go on sale. Read more… |
Fresh banking fears knock shares15.03.2008 10:57 - source: BBC News US shares fall sharply on renewed fears about the impact of bad mortgage debt and the wider credit squeeze. Read more… |
Police begin to question Shannon15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News Police begin to question Shannon Matthews, who was found alive almost a month after going missing. Read more… |
Nepal agrees to China Everest ban15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News Nepal agrees to China's request to block access to Mt Everest, amid fears of a protest by Tibetan activists. Read more… |
Last case against Zardari dropped15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News A Pakistani court quashes the last corruption case against Asif Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto. Read more… |
Yemeni describes CIA secret jails15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News A Yemeni says he was held for nearly three years in secret CIA prisons and accuses the US of torture. Read more… |
Funeral Mass for Iraqi archbishop15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News Iraqi Christians attend the funeral of an archbishop whose body was found two weeks after his kidnap. Read more… |
Kosovo Serbs seize UN courthouse15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs take over a UN courthouse in the northern town of Mitrovica, officials say. Read more… |
EU agrees climate plan deadline15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News EU leaders agree to wrap up talks by the end of the year on an ambitious plan to fight climate change. Read more… |
China leaders confirmed in office15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News China's leader Hu Jintao is elected for another five-year term as president, after a near-unanimous vote. Read more… |
US House passes surveillance law15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News The House of Representatives in the US passes a wiretap law that President George Bush has vowed to veto. Read more… |
Bear Stearns gets emergency funds15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News US bank Bear Stearns gets emergency funding, raising fears that one of Wall Street's biggest names may collapse. Read more… |