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US Judge Fines Cyber-Squatters Over 33 Million
In the largest cybersquatting judgment ever, a federal court in the Northern District of California has awarded Verizon $33.15 million (£22.5 million) from an Internet dom... More »

Google Denies Seeking Privileged Network Access
Google has reaffirmed its commitment to net neutrality, following reports last week that it had been seeking preferential treatment from broadband providers to generate ... More »

Companies Warm To .tel Domain
Well-known brands are flocking to snap up .tel top level domains, according to registry operator Telnic. The company said that it has already received thousands of... More »

AWS Offers Online Database Service For Free
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has opened its online database service for public beta testing and said a certain level of usage will be free, at least for now. Amazon SimpleDB, a Web s... More »

Skills Drive Launched To Make IT Cool
A campaign to persuade more young people to enter the IT industry was launched today with a particular focus on getting more girls to consider a career in the sector. The BigAmbit... More »

Google's Conference Focuses on Africa's Technological Development
Google is underwriting a conference in Silicon Valley on October 10, also known as BarCamp Africa, which centers on Africa's IT advancement. The event is anticipated to deli... More »

Facebook drops $11bn in value
US court papers have told us what we already know Facebook is not worth $15bn. Papers released today confirm the social networking site to be worth $3.5bn. Microsoft who valued th... More »

Hosted Microsoft Exchange, hassle free email
Have we finally heard the end of "sorry my emails down"?, most business users have finally moved away from POP mailboxes but find themselves now chained to the company m... More »




