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Chinese repression creates the world's first Twitter martyr
David Randall: China's paranoia about dissent has plumbed new, absurdist depths with the sentencing of a woman to a year in a labour camp for re-posting a Tweet from her fianc.
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Out of the groove: Digital age silences DJ turntable of choice
Saturday, 20 November 2010
Just weeks after Sony quietly pressed stop on the Walkman, its Japanese rival Panasonic has announced the end of another chapter of music history. It will no longer produce its Technics line of analogue turntables, including the pioneering 1200 series, originally a humble record player, that almost by accident sparked the birth of a musical and cultural movement.
Google to delete Street View personal data
Friday, 19 November 2010
The internet giant will introduce new guidance for its staff, the Information Commissioner said.
Chinese woman sent to labor camp for retweeting
Friday, 19 November 2010
China has sentenced a woman to a year in a labor camp for "disrupting social order" by retweeting a satirical message urging Chinese protesters to smash the Japan pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, an international rights group said.
US Air Force warns of Facebook security risk
Friday, 19 November 2010
The US Air Force is warning its troops to be careful when using Facebook and other popular networking sites because some new features could show the enemy exactly where US forces are located in war zones.
Harry Potter film is leaked online ahead of release
Thursday, 18 November 2010
It's a mystery as unfathomable as any phenomenon at Hogwarts. How did the first 36 minutes of the new Harry Potter film leak on to the internet?
Vaizey announces an internet 'fast lane'
Thursday, 18 November 2010
The Government plans to abandon one of the founding principles of the internet by letting service providers charge money for a "two-tier" service prioritising some websites.
iPhone app allows NHS patients to rate services
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
A former health minister has launched an iPhone application so patients can keep track of their NHS appointments and rate the services they use.
Microsoft sells 1m Kinects in 10 days
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Microsoft sold more than one million of its Kinect controller-free gaming systems within 10 days of the launch, which bodes well for the software giant's target of selling five million units by the end of the year.
Apple to sell Beatles music on iTunes
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
The Beatles are finally coming to the Internet.
Facebook sends Google a message of intent
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Stephen Foley: The social networking giant is mount a head-on challenge to Google, Hotmail and other services.
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