It appears that Google is planning to offer a new service which will be very similar to Groupon model. Google said it was “communicating with small businesses to enlist their support and participation in a test of a prepaid offers/ vouchers program.” The company added that the Google Offers initiative “is part of an ongoing …
Twitter worm fakes anti-virus
A fast-moving Twitter worm is in circulation, using Google’s goo.gl redirection service to push unsuspecting users to a notorious scareware (fake anti-virus) malware campaign. At 8:45 a.m EST today, this Twitter search shows thousands of Twitter messages continuing to spread the worm. The malicious links go through a number of redirections which. The redirection chain may …
South Korea says Google Street View broke law
Cnet.com [2011-01-13] – Police in South Korea reportedly say Google broke the country’s law when its Street View service captured personal data from unsecure Wi-Fi networks. The Korean Police Department will now send the case to prosecutors, who will decide whether to formally charge the search giant, says the Associated Press. Google has been accused …
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IPv6 Day is coming
In 1977 Vint Cerf, the program manager for the ARPA Internet research project, chose a 32-bit address format for an experiment in packet network interconnection. At that time nobody could have predicted that the experiment would evolve into todays Internet connecting billions of people across the globe. For the past 33 years the 32-bit address …
New look of Google Translate for Android
Google has launched a new version of the Google Translate for Android yesterday (12/01/2011). The first version of Google Translate for Android was launched in January 2010. The conversational mode, a feature that everybody have been waiting for is available in English/Spanish mode only. Read more …
iPhone May Get Unlimited Data Plan at Verizon
PCWorld [2011-01-10] – You may be able to get an unlimited data plan with your Verizon-powered iPhone later this month, according to the latest rumors. Verizon is widely expected to announce on Tuesday that Apple’s iPhone 4 is coming to its network before the end of January. The company will also unveil an unlimited data plan …
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Andrew Stevens is a new IBM Australis boss
IBM Australia has a new boss, Andrew Stevens. He joined IBM in 2002 as a result of IBM merger with PwC consulting firm. Boreham, previous head of IBM Australis had been with IBM for 25 years.
SEO Optimization Tips for a Small Business
I thought that the following tips might be useful for a small business owner to realize that SEO optimization is a complex are of expertize and is better to hire a professional SEO firm to take care of it. Below a few tips the small business owner needs to know: Tip 1 – Research and …
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iPhone Alarm Bug
I hope not to many people had to setup alarm for the first two days of 2011. IT seems that that alarm software is “programmed” not ot go off on January 1st and 2nd. According to apple this problem should be fixed by itself by Monday, January 3. Based on NYTimes, “Yet on Monday morning …
iPad 2 Case Video
New video was discovered on YouTube that disclosed a bit more details on iPad2 form factor. the video shows IPad 2 case molding which shows how the next generation iPad might look like. The video suggests it might be a bit smaller, will have rounded edges and will have a flattened back.