News: Internet
Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011
The New Delicious Introduces Stacks
A revamped Delicious.com introduces Stacks, a new way to group and share links. But not all users are happy with the redesign.
FireFox 7.0 Released by Mozilla
The developers on the Mozilla Firefox project have been hard at work. Following the release of Firefox 6 last month, Mozilla have released Firefox 7.0 with claims for a smoother and richer web experience.
Monday, 26 Sep 2011
PayPal Processed US$3650 Per Second in Q2 2011
Paypal, which is now generating billions of dollars in revenue for eBay, has reported that it processed US$3650 in Total Payment Volume per second in Q2 2011.
Friday, 23 Sep 2011
Temasek Holdings Own Small Part of Alibaba, Valued at US$32 Billion
Singapore's own Temasek Holdings will join prominent technology investors like Silver Lake, DST and Chinese firm Yunfeng in a transaction to invest in China's biggest e-commerce website, Alibaba.com.
Thursday, 22 Sep 2011
South Korea is Number One in Terms of Global Internet Speed
Besides being known for kimchi and soppy TV drama serials, South Korea's newest claim to fame is being ranked number one in terms of global internet speed.
Facebook Music Feature Revealed?
In the midst of an intensive layout overhaul, a Facebook employee accidentally reveals a feature of Facebook Music service via Twitter.
Adobe Enables 3D Web-Based Games With Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR 3
Adobe's Flash Player is about to receive a major overhaul with the release of Flash 11 early next month. It will feature Stage 3D and AIR 3, allowing delivery of 2D and 3D games to a plethora of connected devices.
Monday, 19 Sep 2011
Microsoft's IIS is Losing Ground and its Market Share Slides to 1997 Levels
Microsoft's IIS is still the second most popular web server; however, according to Netcraft, its market share has been on the decline since late 2008.
Twitter Loses Two of its Earliest Investors
Two of Twitter's earliest investors have left the company's board of directors, the latest change to the fast-growing social media company's leadership.
Friday, 16 Sep 2011
Google Propellor: Social and News Reader
Google's latest product offering may be a social and news reader, similar to Flipboard and Zite. It's said to be available for iOS as well as Android.