Virgin Media is the last of the top internet service provider in the UK to roll out network level porn filter to block inappropriate online content and pornography. Dubbed Web Safe the…
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Google integrates restaurant menus in its search
Google will now show users of its search engine full restaurant menus in the US – a move some believe is directly aimed at services like Urbanspoon and Yelp. “Next time you’re…
Tor Instant Messaging Bundle is an anonymous IM tool that hides chat from prying eyes
The Tor Foundation is busy building an instant messaging tool that will allow users to communicate in real time while also keep their chat hidden from prying eyes by using Tor’s anonymity…
Google adds “OK Google” voice search to Chrome beta
Google rolled out an updated beta version of its Chrome browser for Windows, Mac and Linux with “Ok Google” search functionality on top of a few new features and new apps/extension APIs…
GCHQ pulled in webcam images of Yahoo users
Britain’s domestic spying agency, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), has intercepted and stored webcam images from millions of Yahoo users, reports the Guardian. According to the secret documents revealed by Edward Snowden…
Google launches Oppia for interactive online education
Google debuts Oppia, an open source online platform for education that allows anybody to create interactive activities dubbed explorations and makes it easy for others to learn from. The activities or explorations,…
OpenBitTorrent, PublicBitTorrent down since days
Two of the largest BitTorrent trackers, OpenBitTorrent and PublicBitTorrent, are suffering from prolonged outage with both claiming that the downtime is deliberate and a result of ongoing maintenance that could go on…
OpenX unveils Native OlX – its mobile-first global real time bidding exchange
OpenX Technologies, the Ad tech giant, today unveiled Native O|X, the first global, real-time Bidding (RTB) exchange for mobiles at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. The new exchange will…
The Pirate Bay transforms to ‘Research Bay’ for a three day survey
The Pirate Bay has announced that it is teaming up with Sweden’s Lund University Internet Institute to research about the latest round of the largest file-sharing in history. The survey is aimed…
Facebook retires @facebook.com email address system quietly
Facebook has put a full stop to its own email system after being unsuccessful to attract users. This means that the email address system that gave all users a @facebook.com mailing account…
Researcher finds SQL injection vulnerability on Tesla website
A security researcher found an SQL injection vulnerability on Tesla’s website, which that when exploited gave unrestricted access to customer records as well as the administrative access to the entire site. Bitquark,…
Mt Gox’s twitter feed emptied
Mt Gox is probably going through the worst time in its history with falling Bitcoin prices, suspended withdrawal, angry customers, and on top of that an emptied twitter feed. Yes you read…
Bitcoin surges on Mt Gox withdrawal rumours
Bitcoin prices on Mt Gox went as high as $348.98 in intraday trading because of rumours that the troubled Japanese exchange was testing its withdrawal system and that users will be able…
Joaquin Almunia: No Gentlemen’s agreement with Google
The European Union has not entered so called ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ with Google, the European Commission’s competition chief said on Friday. Joaquin Almunia, while addressing an antitrust conference, defended the recent investigation settlement…
Internet censorship around the world
Right to information and open Internet are privileges that not every citizen of the world enjoy today. Depending on the region you live in, there will be some sort of censorship or…