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пятница, 27 июня 2008 г.

MySpace releases APIs to connect to its social networking service

MySpace releases APIs to connect to its social networking service
Social networking giant MySpace has announced the release of their APIs.
These APIs would enable third party developers to connect to the user account details on the service.
The company has also made available related documentation in addition to specifications and a video tutorial.
The company said that [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7911-myspace-api

суббота, 21 июня 2008 г.

zh-cn.facebook.com: Facebook launches Chinese edition

zh-cn.facebook.com: Facebook launches Chinese edition
Social networking service Facebook has apparently launched their Chinese language edition.
Chinese users of the service are being forwarded to this new destination which uses simplified version of Chinese language.
The company has also made another version available for the users of traditional Chinese which is more popular in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Facebook [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7864-facebook-china

пятница, 20 июня 2008 г.

LinkedIn worth USD 1 billion?

LinkedIn worth USD 1 billion?
Bain Capital Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners have announced an investment in the social networking service LinkedIn.
They are paying close to around $53 million for a 5 percent stake in the company which is used by professionals and businessmen.
This puts the value of the company at an [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7856-linkedin-2

воскресенье, 15 июня 2008 г.

MySpace revamping to improve image, enhance popularity

MySpace revamping to improve image, enhance popularity
News Corp. owned social-networking service MySpace has announced that they are now revamping the site to improve its image and boost popularity.
MySpace is often used as a perfect example of how not to develop a web service. This is despite the fact that it remains the most popular social [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7835-myspace

суббота, 7 июня 2008 г.

Verizon Wireless providing RemoSync to customers

Verizon Wireless providing RemoSync to customers
US based mobile service provider Verizon has announced that they are now providing a corporate e-mail application for simpler mobile devices.
Smartphones already have the capabilities to connect to corporate servers to send and receive emails.
The company is using RemoSync technology which is developed by Remoba.
This technology enables users of [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7785-remosync

понедельник, 2 июня 2008 г.

Facebook in privacy related issues in Canada

Facebook in privacy related issues in Canada
Canada’s federal privacy commissioner has revealed that they are now looking into the Facebook social networking platform for potential privacy related violations.
The complaint was filed by a group of students at the University of Ottawa who said that the service has committed 22 violations of the law.
One of the [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7741-facebook-canada

пятница, 23 мая 2008 г.

Singapore bans porn websites to make a symbolic statement

Singapore bans porn websites to make a symbolic statement
Singapore’s Media Development Authority has revealed that they have blocked access to two online pornographic websites.
They did not reveal the name of the services through market sources say that YouPorn and RedTube have been blocked in the country.
MDA official Jason Hoong said in a statement on this [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7704-youporn-redtube

четверг, 22 мая 2008 г.

eBay sellers can no longer leave negative feedback for buyers

eBay sellers can no longer leave negative feedback for buyers
Online retailing service eBay has finally implemented the changes they had announced sometime ago.
Starting today, eBay sellers are no longer allowed to leave negative or neutral feedback on customers.
While this is good news for buyers on the service as bad sellers would not be able to [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7691-ebay-sellers

четверг, 15 мая 2008 г.

Comcast acquiring Plaxo

Comcast acquiring Plaxo
Comcast has announced that they are now acquiring contact management company Plaxo.
They would now integrate their services into their own products to help customers synchronize their address books and connect socially online.
The company added that the acquisition would help them add social networking abilities on their Comcast.net, Fancast.com and Fandango.com Web Services.
Sam [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7654-plaxo

вторник, 13 мая 2008 г.

NBC announces Digital Health Network

NBC announces Digital Health Network
NBC Universal has announced their latest online project named Digital Health Network.
Digital Health Network would be a group on online destinations which would distribute health-focused videos.
The content would be produced by the network itself.
It would include Healthline Networks and RightHealth in addition to YourTotalHealth.com which is part of iVillage [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7638-digital-health-network

пятница, 9 мая 2008 г.

Intel gets a license to operate WiMax network in Sweden

Intel gets a license to operate WiMax network in Sweden
Microprocessor industry giant Intel has now become one of the first winners of a license to operate a WiMax network in Sweden.
The company paid around $26 million for a 15-year license.
Intel is one of the biggest promoters of the WiMax technology. The company is expected [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7604-intel-sweden-wimax

четверг, 8 мая 2008 г.

Cablevision Systems to develop their own wireless broadband network

Cablevision Systems to develop their own wireless broadband network
Cablevision Systems has announced that they are now planning to invest $350 million to build a wireless broadband network.
This network would be used to serve their customers in the New York area. This network is expected to be up and running in the next two years.
The company [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7603-cablevision-systems-2

среда, 30 апреля 2008 г.

MySpace Karaoke launched

MySpace Karaoke to be launched today
Social networking service MySpace is set to launch a new feature named MySpace Karaoke today.
This new service would be largely powered by kSolo technology which was acquired by Fox Interactive around two years ago.
Both MySpace and Fox Interactive are part of News Corp.
MySpace co-founder and President Tom Anderson spoke about [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7554-myspace-karaoke

среда, 23 апреля 2008 г.

HP Upline Hosted Storage Service faces uptime issues

HP’s Upline Hosted Storage Service faces uptime issues
HP recently launched a new service which provides unlimited storage space for a fee for users to store their data online.
This service named HP Upline was designed to protect user’s data “whether your hardware fails, your computer is lost or catastrophe strikes.”
However, the company seems to be facing [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7508-hp-upline

понедельник, 14 апреля 2008 г.

Associated Press launches Online Video Network

Online Video Network: Associated Press now providing a video syndication platform
Associated Press is collaborating with software giant Microsoft to launch a new online video syndication platform for web publishers.
The company would let content providers to syndicate online video to other sites across the Web.
The revenues generated from advertising would be shared between the three parties.
This [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7446-online-video-network

суббота, 12 апреля 2008 г.

Sun announces Project Caroline internet services

Sun announces Project Caroline internet services
Sun has announced their latest research project codenamed Project Caroline aimed to provide internet services.
The company said that this platform is based on the platform-as-a-service model. It would provide a hosted platform for Internet services.
John McClain, a Sun senior staff engineer working on Project Caroline added in a statement: “In [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7439-project-caroline

среда, 9 апреля 2008 г.

MySpace Latino expanding to offer local communities

MySpace Latino expanding to offer local communities
Social networking industry giant MySpace has announced that there are now expanding their services for the users in Latin America.
The service is now adding eight bilingual communities focused on Latino celebrities including bands, celebrities and sport stars.
Victor Kong, the Miami-based managing director for MySpace Latino spoke about these new [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7419-myspace-latino