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Google attackers posed as 'friends'
Friday 29 January 2010
According to a report published earlier this week, the perpetrators of the recent cyber attacks that emanated from China had sent messages to key staff at Google, Adobe and other US firms on social networks, pretending to be friends.
Bill Gates gets tweeting and blogging
Wednesday 27 January 2010
He may be the world's richest man but when it comes to social media, now he's just like the rest of us. Bill Gates, co-founder of US software giant Microsoft and dedicated philanthropist, opened a Twitter account on Saturday and then launched his own website – theGatesNotes.com – to keep the world informed of the work he and his wife, Melinda, are undertaking for their charitable foundation.
Insiders at Google China may have helped with attacks
Wednesday 20 January 2010
According to reports from Reuters on Monday, Internet giant Google is investigating whether some employees in its China office were implicated in the attacks against it and other US companies in mid-December.
Microsoft admits IE was used in Google attacks
Tuesday 19 January 2010
US software giant Microsoft has admitted that its Internet Explorer browser was used in the recent attacks on Google's networks that originated in China. In a blog post on Thursday last week, Microsoft conceded that a vulnerability in IE was used to allow hackers to run programmes remotely on infected computers.
Google issues ultimatum to Chinese government
Wednesday 13 January 2010
A number of recent attacks on Google and its users – specifically, those in China and western nations who support human rights activists – combined with the Chinese government's new resolve to limit information on the Internet seems to have convinced Google to pull out of China.
More than 1,000 forced redundancies at AOL
Wednesday 13 January 2010
Internet company AOL has announced that it is implementing involuntary redundancy for over 1,000 employees and shutting many of its European offices. The dramatic news comes after AOL's voluntary redundancy scheme – announced in November and which aimed to cut a third of its worldwide workforce – fell far short of its target.
Google launches Nexus One to rival iPhone
Thursday 07 January 2010
At a launch event on Tuesday at its HQ in Mountain View, California, search giant Google unveiled its first ever piece of hardware: the Nexus One smartphone . Google wants this sleek, touchscreen device to steal market share from Apple's iPhone, RIM's BlackBerry and Nokia.
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