Spotify seeks to expand free streaming to mobile devices
21/02/2013 16:50
Spotify wants to boost the amount of free music it offers to smartphone users in the UK, in a move likely to fuel a sharp rise in on-the-go streaming. At the moment, only Spotify subscribers who pay £9.99 a month can play tracks on mobiles and tablet computers after a free 30-day trial.
The...
Some Victims of Online Hacking Edge Into the Light
21/02/2013 16:33
SAN FRANCISCO — Hackers have hit thousands of American corporations in the last few years, but few companies ever publicly admit it. Most treat online attacks as a dirty secret best kept from customers, shareholders and competitors, lest the disclosure sink their stock price and tarnish them as...
Iceland wants to ban Internet porn
19/02/2013 11:05
(CNN) Iceland is working on banning Internet pornography, calling explicit online images a threat to children.
'"There is a strong consensus building in Iceland," Halla Gunnarsdottir, an adviser to the nation's Interior Minister, told England's Daily Mail. "We have so many experts, from...
Why it's really possible to fall in love online
19/02/2013 10:58
(CNN) Jon's plane taxied to a gate at Los Angeles International Airport, and although he had been flying for 30 hours on a journey from South Asia to California, his heart pounded at the prospect of wrapping Katie, his fiancé-to-be, in a bear hug. In a week and half, Jon would put his grandmother's...
Dronestagram uses social media to highlight drone strikes
19/02/2013 10:52
(CNN) The use of drones to carry out military strikes is controversial, to say the least. U.S. lawmakers and international leaders continue to examine the legality of the unmanned attacks and whether their role in curbing terrorism outweighs the risk of unintended casualties. But British artist...
Facebook highlights privacy protection for minors on Graph Search
19/02/2013 10:45
(CNN) As Facebook continues the slow rollout of a tool to let users search out others by using common interests or other personal information, the site emphasized Thursday that minors will get special privacy protections.
Graph Search capitalizes on Facebook's massive bank of data about its users,...
Police: Man raped woman he met on Christian dating website
19/02/2013 10:39
(CNN) A California man is accused of raping a woman he met on a Christian dating website -- and police fear there may be other victims.
Sean Banks, 37, met the victim on the matchmaking website Christianmingle.com, where he went by the user name "Raritiy," La Mesa Police said in a statement.
Banks...
Police: Naked scammers seduce, blackmail men on Web
19/02/2013 10:33
(CNN) Who would have thought that getting naked and naughty with a stranger online could have negative consequences? It turns out that in addition to the potential for walk-ins by significant others and soul-crushing lack of self-respect in the morning, would-be Internet Lotharios now have to worry...
Facebook hacked, says no user data compromised
19/02/2013 10:25
(CNN) -- Facebook says it was recently hacked, though it says no data about its more than a billion users was compromised. The company described the "sophisticated attack" in a blog post on Friday, saying it took place in January when a small number of employees visited a compromised website that...
Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca have ended their relationship after dating for a decade. "It is with much consideration and a heavy heart that we are announcing that after 10 years of a loving relationship, the decision was made to move on without each other," the couple said in a statement released...
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