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| Mon. |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple discloses US data requests Apple is the latest tech firm to publish details of data requests from the US authorities
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| Fri. |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Facebook reveals US data requests Facebook received 9,000-10,000 requests for user data from US government entities in the second half of 2012
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New Zealand |
Google beams internet from balloons
Google is launching balloons into near space to provide internet access to buildings below on the ground
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San Francisco Bay Area |
Yahoo patents 'social-influence' ads Yahoo has published a patent detailing how ad charges could be based on a viewer's 'social influence'
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| Jun. 12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Facebook adds support for hashtags Facebook is adding support for hashtags to help its members keep track of popular topics being discussed on the social network
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| Jun. 11 |
Microsoft |
Tech firms urge security transparency 
| Google, Facebook and Microsoft have asked the government to allow them to disclose the security requests they receive for handing over user data | |
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| Jun. 10 |
Japan |
PS4 set to be cheaper than Xbox One Sony is set to sell the PlayStation 4 for a cheaper price than Microsoft's rival Xbox One
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San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple reveals iOS 7 design revamp Apple has unveiled a flatter look for the user interface of its smart device operating system - the first to be overseen by its design chief...
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| Jun. 5 |
India |
Amazon launches online site in India
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| Jun. 4 |
US Georgia |
iPhones attacked via bogus charger
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| May. 30 |
Microsoft |
Start button returns to Windows 8
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| May. 24 |
Geneva |
Online appeal unearths web page from 1991
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European Union |
Faltering Facebook phone is delayed
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| May.20 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Tumblr 'will boost Yahoo revenue'
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U.S. Senate |
Apple 'among US's big tax avoiders'
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| May.19 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn'
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| May.16 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
NASA buys into 'quantum' computer
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| May.14 |
Germany |
Google told to tidy up auto-complete
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| Apr.30 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple taps markets for record $17bn
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| Apr.24 |
Brazil |
Judge orders Facebook memorial page removed |
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| Apr.23 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple reports rare fall in profits |
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| Apr.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google launches tool to determine data use after death |
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Global |
Bitcoin panic selling halves its value |
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| Apr.10 |
Global |
Global PC sales tumble, data shows |
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| Apr.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia may block Skype, Viber |
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| Mar.27 |
Global |
'Biggest ever attack' slows internet |
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| Mar.14 |
Manhattan |
Eye-tracking Samsung Galaxy unveiled |
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| Mar.6 |
European Union |
EU fines Microsoft over web browser |
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| Feb.28 |
Chicago |
Groupon founder fired as shares dive |
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| Feb.27 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple boss laments share price fall |
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| Feb.22 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple patent hints at smart watch |
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| Feb.20 |
New York |
Sony announces PlayStation 4 console |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
New Google Glass features unveiled |
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| Feb.15 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Facebook 'targeted by hackers' |
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| Feb.5 |
Texas |
Dell to be bought back by founder
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| Jan.12 |
New York |
Web activist Aaron Swartz dies
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| Dec.28 |
Beijing |
China tightens rules on internet
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| Dec.5 |
Guatemala |
John McAfee arrested in Guatemala
Map of Guatemala City Guatemala John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee, has been arrested in Guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally
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| Nov.29 |
Syria |
Internet shuts down in Syria
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| Oct.18 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Error sees Google stock suspended |
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| Sep.23 |
China |
Foxconn shuts plant after brawl
Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology, a major supplier for Apple, has shut a plant in northern China, after a fight broke out among workers injuring...
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| Sep.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5
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| Aug.24 |
South Korea |
Samsung to fight court ruling for Apple
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San Francisco Bay Area |
Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn
Map of San Jose CA California A US jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit
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| Jul.16 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Yahoo names Google exec as new boss
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| Jul.1 |
China |
Apple 'settles China iPad case' |
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| May.22 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Concerns grow over Facebook deal |
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| May.18 |
New York |
Facebook in stock debut rollercoaster |
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New York |
Facebook share trading debut 
Founder Mark Zuckerberg opened the day's trading on the Nasdaq. He appeared via video link from a celebration at the social network's headquarters
| Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38
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| May.17 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Facebook shares valued at $100bn |
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| May.16 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Facebook to sell 25% more shares |
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| May.13 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Yahoo CEO Thompson quits his post
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| Apr.4 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Yahoo to cut 14% of its workforce |
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| Mar.15 |
Japan |
Long lines as iPad goes on sale in Japan |
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| Mar.1 |
European Union |
Google change 'breaches EU law' |
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| Feb.1 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Facebook confirms plans to go public
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| Jan.23 |
Canada |
Blackberry-maker CEOs step down
Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has said its co-chief executives Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down in a shake-up
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| Jan.22 |
New Zealand |
Megaupload boss seeks bail in NZ |
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| Jan.18 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Sites go dark in US law protest
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| Jan.17 |
Global |
Sites protest US anti-piracy move
Wikipedia has taken its English-language site offline as part of protests against proposed anti-piracy laws in the US
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| Jan.13 |
Beijing |
Scuffles halt China iPhone sales |
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| Oct.18 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple full-year profits rise 85% |
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| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies 
| Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56. Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. Jobs introduced the colourful iMac computer, th... | |
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| Sep.28 |
Seattle |
Amazon unveils Kindle Fire tablet |
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| Aug.24 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Steve Jobs quits as Apple chief
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| May.10 |
Microsoft |
Microsoft buys phone firm Skype |
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| Apr.26 |
Japan |
Sony: Hacker stole PlayStation users' info |
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| Feb.6 |
Cairo |
Missing Google exec to be released |
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| Jan.20 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Schmidt to step down as Google CEO |
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| Jul.29 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google search working again in China |
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| Mar.22 |
China |
Google stops censoring search in China Google has stopped censoring its search results in China, ignoring warnings by the country's authorities
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| Jan.16 |
Berlin |
Germany issues Explorer warning |
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| Jan.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google reports China-based attack| Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December. Google has decided it is no longer willing to consider censorship of its sit... | |
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| Nov.20 |
Geneva |
Large Hadron Collider restarts |
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| Jul.29 |
Microsoft |
Microsoft and Yahoo seal web deal |
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| Jul.23 |
South Africa |
Cable - big promises for African Internet |
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| May.13 |
European Union |
EC fines computer chipmaker Intel $1.4B |
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| Apr.17 |
Sweden |
Court jails Pirate Bay founders
A court has jailed four men behind TPB, the world's most high-profile file-sharing website, in a landmark case
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| Mar.25 |
China |
YouTube blocked in China |
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| Feb.13 |
Microsoft |
Microsoft bounty for worm creator |
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| Jan.6 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple to end music restrictions |
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| Nov.17 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Jerry Yang to quit as Yahoo boss |
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| Oct.28 |
Los Angeles |
Microsoft delivers pre-beta Windows 7 |
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| Sep.1 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google unveils free browser Chrome |
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| Jul.17 |
European Union |
EU hits Intel with fresh charges |
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| Jun.9 |
Kenya |
Safaricom soars on debut |
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| May.3 |
Microsoft |
Microsoft walks away from Yahoo |
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| May.2 |
Cuba |
Home computer ban lifted |
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| May.1 |
Italy |
Income details posted on web |
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| Apr.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google and Yahoo to share web ads |
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| Mar.6 |
Washington |
Pentagon bans Google map-makers |
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| Feb.27 |
European Union |
EU fines Microsoft record $1.4bn |
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| Feb.24 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan 'sparks YouTube outage' |
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| Feb.6 |
Morocco |
Facebook fraudster 'stole prince's ID' |
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| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
Third undersea Internet cable cut A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
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Microsoft |
Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo
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| Nov.13 |
China |
Yahoo settles dissidents suit |
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| Sep.28 |
Myanmar |
Internet cut as violence continues |
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| Jun.18 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Yahoo boss steps down from post |
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| Jan.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple's 'magical' iPhone unveiled
Users will be able to download music and videos with the phone, demonstrated by CEO Steve Jobs at the Macworld Expo
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| Dec.27 |
Taiwan |
Quake knocks Asia back to pre-Internet |
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| Oct.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn |
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| Jul.21 |
Microsoft |
Zune challenge beckons for iPod |
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| Feb.1 |
U.S. Congress |
Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing' |
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| Nov.16 |
Tunisia |
Deal averts Internet showdown
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| Jun.27 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
File-sharing suffers major defeat
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| Nov.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Mozilla Firefox browser launched |
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| Aug.21 |
USA |
SoBig.F breaks virus speed records |
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| Apr.28 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple launches online music service |
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| Jan.29 |
New York |
AOL TW Posts Loss of Nearly $100 Billion |
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| Nov.2 |
Washington |
Microsoft reaches anti-trust deal |
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| Oct.25 |
Microsoft |
Windows XP hits the streets |
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| Oct.23 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
iPod: New digital music player |
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| Nov.15 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
World News Atlas started
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| May.4 |
USA |
'I love you' virus disrupts computers Virus contained in e-mail messages is thought to be the fastest-moving and most widespread virus ever seen
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| Apr.4 |
Washington |
Microsoft loses antitrust suit
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| Mar.10 |
USA |
Nasdaq reached 5048 Nasdaq's all-time high. Beginning of the end of the Internet stock boom
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| Feb.7 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Yahoo, eBay crippled by hackers |
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| Jan.24 |
USA |
AOL planned to purchase Time Warner |
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| Jan.1 |
USA |
Y2K bug fails to bite| A flaw in computer program that caused processing to operate incorrectly on and after January 1, 2000. The Year 2000 problem caused concern that critical industries and government functions would cease operating at midnight, January 1.... | |