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Analysis: More than just Great Firewall awaits Facebook in China (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:37:34 +0000

Reuters - When it comes to China, Facebook should consider itself forewarned. Cracking the world's biggest internet population might seem an obvious ambition for the social networking giant as it trumpets its global growth before a $5 billion initial public offering, but the chances it will succeed look slim.

Yahoo chairman exits, review drags on (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:23:46 +0000

Reuters - Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors will step down as the struggling company ploughs ahead with an internal overhaul, including discussions on dealing with its stakes in China's Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan.

Chairman, 3 others out in Yahoo board shake-up (AP)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:54:11 +0000

AP - Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders who blame them for contributing to the follies that have dragged down the Internet company's revenue and stock price.

IMDB “Jane Doe” case gets a court date (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:35:08 +0000

Reuters - Junie Hoang, the actress suing the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) for revealing her age, will see her day -- and perhaps two days -- in court next year.

Amazon, Viacom close to Web video deal (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:51:02 +0000

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is about to announce a Web video deal with Viacom Inc in what sources said was one of the last steps in a plan to launch a standalone subscription service to compete with Netflix Inc.

Summary Box: Jobs flow from mobile, Facebook apps (AP)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:50:06 +0000

AP - CAREER OPPORTUNITY: All those apps being made for smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network are helping the U.S. economy lower its unemployment rate. A study released Tuesday by the technology trade group TechNet estimates apps are responsible for creating about 466,000 U.S. jobs since 2007.

Google Chrome comes to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices (Appolicious)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:01:00 +0000

Appolicious - Google’s entry into the desktop web browser market, Chrome, has rocketed in popularity since its release back in 2008, but it has never quite made the logical leap to Google’s Android operating system – until now, that is.

Looking for work? There may be an app for that (AP)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:52:22 +0000

AP - Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps — the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network.

Outfit7’s Talking Tom Cat app breaks 100 million downloads, gets new partnership (Appolicious)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:23:00 +0000

Appolicious - We usually hear that the most popular apps in Apple’s iTunes App Store are games. But an exception to that rule is Talking Tom Cat, an app from Outfit7 that has racked up 100 million downloads on iOS and Google’s Android.

The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store (AP)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:52:41 +0000

AP - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Feb. 6, 2012:

Anfield cat becomes Internet hit (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:43:16 +0000

Reuters - A cat that invaded the famous Anfield turf for three minutes during Liverpool's 0-0 Premier League draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Monday has become an internet celebrity.

Online gaming firm 888’s full-year revenue up 26 percent (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:37:42 +0000

Reuters - British online gaming company 888 Holdings saw its full-year revenue grow 26 percent as the number of customers gambling on its websites grew, and the company said strong current trading continues into the first quarter.

Demi Moore attending celebrity-friendly rehab (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:50:55 +0000

Reuters - Two weeks after her hospitalization after a reported night of partying, Demi Moore has been placed in celebrity-friendly rehab facility Cirque Lodge in Utah -- and she has some noteworthy company in the form of Charlie Sheen's ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, Radar Online reports.

Kindle-wielding Amazon dips toes into physical world (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:41:43 +0000

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is dipping its toes into the physical world as the largest online retailer offers more products in stores that may benefit from hands-on interaction with shoppers.

Verizon-Redbox deal adds to online video choices (AP)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:04:44 +0000

AP - A new Internet streaming venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks adds to a crowded field of online video-viewing services dominated by Netflix.

Love gone wrong? Go digital to get over an ex (AP)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:06:34 +0000

AP - You thought you found your one true love online, but now you've been dumped by text or defriended on Facebook without a peep of explanation. Hours of bad TV in your bathrobe haven't helped. Your friends are tired of your whining.

Internet Cupids often miss their mark: researchers (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:57:43 +0000

Reuters - Combing dating websites for that perfect love match can be very frustrating, and a group of U.S. psychology professors released a report on Monday explaining why there is no substitute for meeting face-to-face.

Cyberplex unit to pay $4.8 million to Yahoo for poor traffic (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:31:32 +0000

Reuters - Cyberplex Inc said its debt-laden unit Tsavo Media is required to pay Yahoo Inc $4.8 million for what the U.S. search company called "low quality traffic" from ads on Tsavo-run websites last year.

Internet giants pull content after warning in India courts (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:44:59 +0000

Reuters - Internet giants Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive warning them of a crackdown "like China" if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.

Apple bounces big-name fake apps from App Store (Appolicious)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:21:00 +0000

Appolicious - Not long ago, a game called Temple Jump reached the top of the paid apps list in the iTunes App Store. There was only one problem: the app was a fake, meant to trick iOS device owners looking for the popular Temple Run game.

Fresh iPhone Apps for Feb. 6: Vanity Fair Hollywood, Game Your Video, Tank Battalion Blitz, Order Up!! To Go (Appolicious)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:37:00 +0000

Appolicious - It’s almost time for this year’s Academy Awards, so get primed up for your Oscar ballot with Vanity Fair Hollywood, an app full of information about the nominees so you can make informed picks. After you’re done thinking about the best in Hollywood, you can make videos of your own with effects app Game your Video. In games, we’ve got Tank Battalion Blitz, a top-down tank battling game that includes offline and online multiplayer play. After that, there’s Order Up!! To Go, a time-management restaurant game that uses gesture controls for your cooking.

Google, Facebook remove content on India’s order (AP)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:34:37 +0000

AP - Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy, media reported Monday.

Singapore’s Artivision says in tie-up with Intel (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:03:54 +0000

Reuters - Artivision Technologies Ltd, a Singapore firm that specializes in online video advertising, said on Sunday its technology may be incorporated into a software kit being developed by Intel Corp.

Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call (AP)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:04:08 +0000

AP - Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.

Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany (AP)

Yahoo! News: Internet News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:28:56 +0000

AP - Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.