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Category: Web
Amazon shells out $4.6M for .buy domain
Google has lost in all the 3 bids of .buy, .tech and .vip to Amazon, Dot Tech and Minds+Machines respectively!
News Corp: Google is a ‘platform for piracy’ & ‘spread of malicious networks’
Google, claiming the accusation to be “absolutely wrong,” said: Phew what a scorcher! Murdoch accuses Google of eating his hamster.
Steam, other Valve services down
The Steam platform and all the other services provided by Valve are currently down except the SteamDB database – an outage that isn’t preplanned and one that hasn’t been explained either. Valve…
Tim Berners-Lee: Internet has grown huge to include over 1 billion websites
Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the World Wide Web: Recently passed a billion websites by their count.
Wikileaks releases FinFisher’s weaponized malware to help developers build defences
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Editor in Chief: FinFisher continues to operate brazenly from Germany selling weaponised surveillance malware to some of the most abusive regimes in the world. The Merkel government pretends to be concerned about privacy, but its actions speak otherwise.
Google Maps Engine renamed as My Maps; adds new features
The app has also received some new features to give users a better experience and is available for download from Google Play Store.
eBay to refund fee credits to sellers affected by Sunday outage
eBay: We know how much it matters to your livelihood that eBay functions properly and that lately our performance hasn’t met your expectations. We apologise for this, and we’re taking steps to make sure that we exceed your expectations going forward.
Germany wants Google to cough up search algorithm secrets
Germany is urging Google to disclose details on how its search engine rankings really work. Germany’s Justice Minister Heiko Maas in an interview with the Financial Times said Google had to become…
Flipboard adds support for full-screen video adverts
As part of the testing program, Flipboard readers will notice video ads appearing as they swipe through the app content starting Monday.
Google: YouTube will soon allow offline video playback in India
Google today announced YouTube users in India will now be able to download videos and watch them offline anywhere, any time, even when they don’t have access to data connectivity. YouTube executive…
Google Voice is now integrated with Hangouts
Google: Starting today you can make voice calls from Hangouts on Android, iOS and the web. It’s free to call other Hangouts users, it’s free to call numbers in the U.S. and Canada, and the international rates are really low. So keeping in touch is easier and more affordable than ever.
Facebook experiments with new self-destructing post feature for iOS app
The feature allows 1 hour, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 2 days, or up to 7 days to schedule the posts for self-destruction.
Twitter testing ‘Buy’ button
The feature is tested with a limited number of US users and a bunch of advertising partners including singer Rihanna, the non-profit organization Red fighting AIDS, etc.
BBC advises Australia to turn strict against online pirates
BBC: ISPs should warn any alleged copyright infringers through a graduated notification system that what they are doing is illegal and, at the same time, educate them about the law.