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PayPal ties up with Chinese partner: report (AFP)

An online eBay page is seen in this file photo. PayPal, the online payment platform of US e-commerce giant eBay, will tie up with a Chinese partner, UnionPay, to allow consumers in China to buy from overseas merchants, according to a report.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - PayPal, the online payment platform of US e-commerce giant eBay, will tie up with a Chinese partner to allow consumers in China to buy from overseas merchants, according to a report.



March 18, 2010 12:49 AM

Apple's Ban on Screen Protectors Makes (Some) Sense (PC World)
PC World - Apple is reportedly removing iPhone, iPod, and MacBook screen protectors from its online and retail stores, just a couple of weeks before the iPad hits the stand.
March 17, 2010 11:30 PM

Twitter Hit by Site Outage (PC World)
PC World - Users of popular micro-blogging service Twitter have been unable to access the site since just after 3am GMT Wednesday (11pm EDT/8pm PDT Tuesday).
March 17, 2010 10:50 PM

FTC Member Rips into Google's Privacy Efforts (PC World)
PC World - Several major U.S. Internet companies, including Google and Facebook, need to "step up" and better protect consumer privacy or face tougher penalties from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a commissioner said Wednesday.
March 17, 2010 10:50 PM

Child Porn, Drugs Lead Internet Content Complaints in Japan (PC World)
PC World - Complaints to a Japanese Internet watchdog regarding illegal content almost doubled in 2009, led by a surge in reports related to child pornography and illegal drugs.
March 17, 2010 10:10 PM

Report: Google TV Is Coming to Your Living Room (PC World)
PC World - Google is working with Intel, Sony, and other partners to develop Google TV, a service aimed at putting the Internet search giant's Web offerings in people's living rooms, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
March 17, 2010 10:00 PM

Google working with Intel, Sony on TV project: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc is working with Intel Corp and Sony Corp to develop a new class of Internet-enabled televisions and set top boxes, according to a media report.
March 17, 2010 8:52 PM

New password-stealing virus targets Facebook (Reuters)
Reuters - Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook's estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information.
March 17, 2010 8:08 PM

Google, Intel, Sony team up on Google TV: NY Times (AFP)

A customer is pictured watching a recent TV broadcast at an electronics' store. Google and Intel have teamed up with Sony to develop a platform called Google TV to bring the Internet to a new generation of televisions and set-top boxes, according to The New York Times report.(AFP/File/Park Ji-Hwan)AFP - Google and Intel have teamed up with Sony to develop a platform called Google TV to bring the Internet to a new generation of televisions and set-top boxes, The New York Times said.



March 17, 2010 7:47 PM

Viacom-YouTube secrets to be exposed in lawsuit (AP)

YouTube said Wednesday that 24 hours worth of video are being uploaded to the video-sharing site every minute.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)AP - A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to release documents that will expose their secrets and other confidential information.



March 17, 2010 7:08 PM