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Google tightens security in Android app store (Reuters)
Reuters – Google Inc has been quietly policing its online store for months now in an acknowledgement of malware’s growing threat to its increasingly popular Android mobile software.. Read the rest at yahoo.com ...
Senate passes insider trading ban (AP)
AP – Sagging approval ratings brought Democrats and Republicans together Thursday, as the Senate passed a bill to explicitly prevent members of Congress, their top aides and administration officials from using non-public information for insider trading. New disclosure requirements will...
Facebook filing lifts Zynga, other recent IPOs (AP)
AP – Facebook’s long-awaited IPO filing lifted the stocks of many Internet companies, including recent laggards Zynga and Groupon. But analysts said the halo effect may fade, because some companies basking in Facebook’s glow just aren’t as financially sound as...
AOL’s Huff Post to launch live streaming network (AP)
AP – AOL and the Huffington Post are launching a live video network that aims to combine broadcast news with social media. . Read the rest at yahoo.com ...
U.S. shuts 16 sports piracy websites pre-Super Bowl (Reuters)
Reuters – Three days before Super Bowl XLVI, U.S. prosecutors said they seized 16 websites that illegally streamed live sports and pay-per-view events over the Internet, and charged a Michigan man with running nine of those websites.. Read the rest...
Update for Google Docs app adds offline support, amps up tablet features (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Google has done an admirable job of providing web apps that lots of people use every day. Gmail is firmly ensconced as a leader in web-based email, Google Reader provides easy RSS feed access, and Google Docs allows...
Amazon makes India debut with Junglee.com (AP)
AP – Amazon.com is coming to India, with the Thursday launch of Junglee.com, a watered-down version of its global shopping portal.. Read the rest at yahoo.com ...
Analysis: Facebook’s daunting Asian challenge (Reuters)
Reuters – Facebook aims to connect all two billion Internet users. So far it has captured 845 million of them. Of the rest, nearly 60 percent live in Asia and hooking them is going to be a daunting challenge.. Read...
Key Internet operator VeriSign hit by hackers (Reuters)
Reuters – VeriSign Inc, the company in charge of delivering people safely to more than half the world’s websites, has been hacked repeatedly by outsiders who stole undisclosed information from the leading Internet infrastructure company.. Read the rest at yahoo.com ...
Amazon launches online shopping service in India (Reuters)
Reuters – The world’s largest online retailer Amazon.com Inc entered India on Thursday with the launch of its shopping website junglee.com, in a major boost to the country’s fast-growing e-commerce market.. Read the rest at yahoo.com ...