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Web revolution awaits Google chief in Myanmar
Mar 21, 2013 00:07 EDT
For years Myanmar's paranoid junta blocked websites such as Gmail and YouTube. However, when Google chairman Eric Schmidt visits this week, he will find a small but flourishing Internet community.
YouTube passes billion user mark
Mar 21, 2013 00:00 EDT
More than a billion people use YouTube each month, it says, with viewing on smartphones helping drive growth.
YouTube passes billion user mark
Mar 20, 2013 23:23 EDT
More than a billion people use YouTube each month, it says, with viewing on smartphones helping drive growth.
Simon Cowell debuts YouTube talent hunt
Mar 20, 2013 22:54 EDT
Pop mogul Simon Cowell launched an innovative online talent contest Wednesday, inviting wannabee stars from around the world to post clips of their skills on YouTube.
Web revolution awaits Google chief in Myanmar
Mar 20, 2013 22:33 EDT
For years Myanmar's paranoid junta blocked websites such as Gmail and YouTube. However, when Google chairman Eric Schmidt visits this week, he will find a small but flourishing Internet community.
French workers waste an hour a day on surfing: study
Mar 20, 2013 17:07 EDT
French workers spend nearly one hour a day at the office surfing the Internet for non-professional uses, with Facebook and YouTube their favourite sites, according to a study published Wednesday.
'Sting' video raises pressure on Malaysian state boss
Mar 20, 2013 12:07 EDT
Corruption watchdog Transparency International called Wednesday on the powerful boss of a Malaysian state to step aside after a video purportedly linking him to abuse of power went viral online.
Oxford students protest Harlem Shake sacking
Mar 20, 2013 09:16 EDT
Oxford University students have lodged a protest about the "hugely unjust" sacking of a librarian who failed to stop about 30 students performing the Harlem Shake in a college library.
Call for 'Harlem Shake' librarian to be reinstated
Mar 19, 2013 23:34 EDT
Students at Oxford University's St Hilda's College are demanding that officials reverse their decision to sack a librarian after about 30 undergraduates filmed themselves doing the Harlem Shake.
Yahoo! mulling major stake in video website Dailymotion
Mar 19, 2013 22:25 EDT
The Wall Street Journal reported that Yahoo! may take a controlling interest in France-based online video-sharing website Dailymotion.
LeBron comes home with Heat on historic streak
Mar 19, 2013 14:56 EDT
LeBron James is coming back to his home region to play against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the NBA team he spurned to join the Miami Heat, with his new teammates on a historic win streak.
'Obamamania' engulfs Jerusalem on eve of visit
Mar 19, 2013 13:38 EDT
Jerusalem was decked out with US flags and bunting as the Holy City geared up to roll out the red carpet for Wednesday's historic visit by US President Barack Obama.
N. Korea video shows Washington under attack
Mar 19, 2013 04:39 EDT
North Korea has produced another video showing the United States under attack, this time with the White House and the US Capitol literally in the crosshairs.
Chechen strongman admits loudspeaker taunt to referee
Mar 18, 2013 11:23 EDT
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Monday admitted to taking control of the public address system during a home match played by his local football team, Terek Grozny, to shout: "The referee is corrupt. You jerk!"
Omar Souleyman sings for his troubled Syria at SXSW
Mar 16, 2013 17:38 EDT
Syria's Omar Souleyman arrived literally at the 11th hour at South by Southwest (SXSW) for a benefit concert in the wee hours of Saturday for victims of the conflict in his homeland.
Top Syrian general defects to Jordan
Mar 16, 2013 17:14 EDT
The Syrian army's logistics chief, General Mohammed Khalluf, has defected, activists said on Saturday in a YouTube video posted on the Internet.
Russian dashcams digital guardian angels for drivers
Mar 16, 2013 14:22 EDT
When a bright meteor streaked across the sky over the Russian Urals last month, it was the film footage captured by hundreds of in-car cameras and hastily uploaded to YouTube by dumbfounded drivers that allowed the world to share the event.
Google chairman Eric Schmidt to visit Myanmar
Mar 16, 2013 03:00 EDT
Google chairman Eric Schmidt will visit Myanmar next week, highlighting increasing Internet freedom in the former pariah state just weeks after a controversial trip to communist North Korea.
Song creation app from Down Under wows SXSW crowd
Mar 15, 2013 11:47 EDT
Two brothers from Australia pulled big crowds at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival with a novel app that lets anyone create a song just by crooning into a smartphone.
Singer urges pope to reform in hip hop rhymes
Mar 14, 2013 12:40 EDT
An Italian hip hop artist has released a song entitled "Letter to the Pope" urging the Catholic world's new leader to reform the Church, allow people to divorce, accept gays and put an end to abuses.
