SOPA protests in numbers: Wikipedia hails blackout “a success”
Wikipedia’s 24 hour blackout to protest new anti-piracy bill in the US has been hailed a success by its founders.
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China: Micro-blogging craze pushes web audience over half billion mark
The number of internet users in China has surged past half a billion and online citizenship continues to grow fast, according to latest figures.
Wikipedia joins 1 hour shutdown protest to combat US anti-piracy bill
Wikipedia has become the latest site to announce its plan to go offline Wednesday in protest of the controversial US Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA.)
Virgin Media to double broadband speed by 2013
Virgin Media has announced it will double the speed and bandwidth allowance of its broadband service for more than four million customers by mid-2013.
File-sharing religion ‘Kopimism’ now officially recognised in Sweden
A ‘church’ whose central tenet is the right to file-share has been formally recognised by the Swedish government, with its founder hoping the process will be given religious protection.
File-sharing religion 'Kopimism' now officially recognised in Sweden
A ‘church’ whose central tenet is the right to file-share has been formally recognised by the Swedish government, with its founder hoping the process will be given religious protection.
Firms urged to make decision on .brand domains
Afilias, the domain name registry operations company behind .info, .mobi, and 14 other Top Level Domain (TLDs), is urging brands to ensure they fully understand what the new “dot Brand” Web extensions mean for their business.
India demands Facebook and Google to censor content
India has demanded that Internet sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Google to screen and remove offensive content about religious figures and political leaders as soon as they learn about it.
UK Govt to put £50bn of contracts online
The UK’s Cabinet Office is to put a potential £50bn worth of Government contracts online, with the aim of encouraging more British firms to bid for lucrative public sector contracts.
$40 Akash tablet gets commercial launch in India
Akash, the low cost Indian tablet is set for a commercial launch, following its Government-subsidised launch in October.