Berichten tagged facebook
Pakistan restores access to Twitter after brief blockade
21 May
ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan restored access to Twitter after briefly blocking the microblog over “blasphemous” posts about a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H). The website was blocked Sunday by the telecoms authority on the orders of the IT ministry amid accusations it refused to remove messages about the Facebook contest.
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Het laden ...Pakistan lifts ban on twitter
20 May
Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove material considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country s top telecommunications officials. The material was promoting a competition on Facebook to post images of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, said Mohammad Yaseen, chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication’s Authority.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Three anti-NATO protesters face terrorism charges
19 May
CHICAGO: Three anti-NATO protesters arrested in a late-night raid days before start of the 60-nation summit have been charged with terrorism for possession of explosive devices, police and their attorney said on Saturday.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Facebook: from Harvard dorm to Wall Street
18 May
— 2004 — JANUARY: Mark Zuckerberg, a 19-year-old Harvard computer whiz, begins working out of his dormitory room on an online network. A month later, he launches "thefacebook" with classmates Chris Hughes, Eduardo Saverin and Dustin Moskovitz. MAY: Zuckerberg moves to Silicon Valley, decides not to return to Harvard for the fall semester.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Facebook boosts number of IPO shares by 25%
16 May
NEW YORK: Facebook on Wednesday boosted by 25 percent the number of shares for sale at its stock market debut, amid signs of strong investor demand for its initial public offering this week. The move by the Internet giant comes one day after it filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission raising its IPO share price from a range of $28 to $35, to between $34 to $38 per share. Facebook’s IPO is likely to take place on Friday.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Asia helps drive Facebook’s 1-billion goal
16 May
As Facebook nears saturation levels in some Western countries, Asian users are helping drive the social-networking leader s march on the 1-billion-user milestone and beyond.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...How internet detectives find out where you live
13 May
BRUSSELS: An explosion of people checking into social networks is being exploited by mobile application makers and private detectives, who say they can use people’s online chatter and photos to track them and find out where they live. In March, Appel (AAPL.O) stopped downloads of a “stalker” mobile application that told men where women around them were “hanging out”, using only publicly available information from social networks. But other readily available apps can do the same and more, say online investigators who use them
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Nasdaq Aims to Keep Facebook IPO From Going BATS
12 May
Nasdaq's not taking any chances with the Facebook IPO, running a dummy test this afternoon to test its systems.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...BF3 vanilla experience dead with power hungry admins
11 May
How are you enjoying your Battlefield 3 experience at the moment?
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Xbox 360 web browser may force Sony to make PS3 improvements
11 May
PS3 users have been crying out for a fully functional and easy to use web browser for years, but unfortunately Sony hasn’t delivered. The web browser remains pretty shocking and sadly, the browser on the PS Vita isn’t exactly amazing either. For some reason, Sony has really struggled in this department.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Confusion as Avengers Battle for Earth not on PS3
11 May
If you have already watched the brilliant Avengers movie that is now showing around the globe, you were probably wondering – where is the usual video game to join the movie? Well, perhaps a little later than expected, it is Ubisoft that has now come out, and announced Avengers: Battle for Earth for a 2012 release – but not for the PS3 and PC. You may be surprised about this, but it looks like this Avengers game will only be coming to the Xbox 360 and Wii U systems
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...THQ trolling over Brock Lesnar in WWE 13
10 May
Brock Lesnar is currently bringing the pain in WWE at the moment, but his participation in WWE 13 may be under threat. If you have been tuning in to the show, you’ll know Brock Lesnar has ‘apparently’ quit, and THQ has decided to play on this by questioning if he’ll be included in the next addition of the popular game or not.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Face-Off, surprising new free MW3 DLC impresses
10 May
To say that Modern Warfare 3 players on Xbox 360 get treated a little better than those on PS3 and PC is an understatement.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Microsoft patent realizes Xbox 720 controller dreams
10 May
While Nintendo were first to ‘raise the game’ so to speak in terms of unveiling next generation hardware, a recent patent filed by Microsoft could be an indication that great things are on the way to future Xbox ’720′ console owners. Innovative is certainly going to be the key word for consumers as they look for brand new features in hardware and software that haven’t been seen yet
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Indonesia Islamists threaten to stop Lady Gaga show
09 May
JAKARTA: A hardline Islamic group warned Wednesday it would not let Lady Gaga set foot in Indonesia, challenging an army of fans awaiting a concert in the nation with the world’s largest Muslim population. The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) vowed to mobilise 30,000 demonstrators to protest the US artist’s June 3 performance in Jakarta and to intercept her at the airport.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Sony live stream of E3 2012 press conference going global
09 May
We’ve already told you that Sony will be holding their E3 2012 press conference on June 4th , but now we have some further good news. The company has announced that they will be providing a live stream of their keynote over the internet, ensuring that every PlayStation lover across the globe can tune in to the action. If you really enjoy your live gaming events, there is no worse feeling that having to deal with a major announcement via a live blog.
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