Copyright (c) 2011 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/technology/internet technology Internet News en-us Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:52:13 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/technology/internet http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110803/tc_afp/australiaeconomyinternet afp/20110803/australiaeconomyinternet AFP technology Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:52:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110803/tc_afp/australiaeconomyinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20110803/capt.photo_1312350711317-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=8cvUPbpyOJ6h.q4zFKw7cg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="File photo of an internet cafe in Sydney. The Internet now accounts for 3.6 percent of Australia's economic growth, rivalling the retail sector in value or worth about half the country's lucrative mining exports, a study reported Wednesday.(AFP/Illustration/Anoek de Groot)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Internet now accounts for 3.6 percent of Australia's economic growth, rivalling the retail sector in value or worth about half the country's lucrative mining exports, a study reported Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110803/tc_afp/australiaeconomyinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20110803/capt.photo_1312350711317-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=8cvUPbpyOJ6h.q4zFKw7cg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="File photo of an internet cafe in Sydney. The Internet now accounts for 3.6 percent of Australia's economic growth, rivalling the retail sector in value or worth about half the country's lucrative mining exports, a study reported Wednesday.(AFP/Illustration/Anoek de Groot)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110803/wr_nm/us_google nm/20110803/us_google Reuters technology Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:14:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110803/wr_nm/us_google"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20110802/capt.photo_1312334564342-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=70&q=85&sig=EQmN41IALoEqoZVFOVmq0g--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="While Google+ may be the fastest-growing social network ever, it remains to be seen, however, whether it can pose a serious threat to the social networking titan Facebook, which has more than 750 million members.(AFP/Leon Neal)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc's new social network has attracted 25 million users, making it the fastest website to reach that audience size, according to data released on Tuesday by comScore.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110803/wr_nm/us_google"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20110802/capt.photo_1312334564342-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=70&q=85&sig=EQmN41IALoEqoZVFOVmq0g--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="photo" title="While Google+ may be the fastest-growing social network ever, it remains to be seen, however, whether it can pose a serious threat to the social networking titan Facebook, which has more than 750 million members.(AFP/Leon Neal)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20110802/tc_mashable/gmail_phone_calling_now_cheaper_and_in_38_languages mashable/20110802/gmail_phone_calling_now_cheaper_and_in_38_languages Mashable technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:21:40 GMT Mashable - Google has expanded the scope of Gmail's phone calling feature, reducing the cost of international phone calls and making the feature available in 38 languages. The product, which is powered by Google Voice, will be rolling out across the world in the next few days. A green phone icon will appear in a user's Gmail account once the voice calling feature is available in his or her country. The search giant introduced voice calling in Gmail last August. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110802/tc_afp/canadaeconomymediamarketing afp/20110802/canadaeconomymediamarketing AFP technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:05:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110802/tc_afp/canadaeconomymediamarketing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20110802/capt.photo_1312326317743-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=_da_Ci2ZoP20lFsuL2eg_g--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Online advertising revenues have surpassed those of newspapers in Canada and are expected to grow further in the coming years, according to a study published Tuesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Online advertising revenues have surpassed those of newspapers in Canada and are expected to grow further in the coming years, according to a study published Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110802/tc_afp/canadaeconomymediamarketing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20110802/capt.photo_1312326317743-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=_da_Ci2ZoP20lFsuL2eg_g--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Online advertising revenues have surpassed those of newspapers in Canada and are expected to grow further in the coming years, according to a study published Tuesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110802/ap_on_hi_te/us_cbs_earns ap/20110802/us_cbs_earns AP technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:51:58 GMT AP - Those big checks that Netflix talks about sending to TV and movie studios for online rights are starting to be cashed on the other end. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110802/tc_nm/us_cavium nm/20110802/us_cavium Reuters technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:41:26 GMT Reuters - Chipmaker Cavium Inc posted a quarterly profit above market estimates, helped by strong growth in its broadband and consumer business, but forecast weaker-than-expected third-quarter revenue, sending its shares down 10 percent after hours. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20110802/tc_mashable/newt_gingrichs_twitter_followers_are_8_human_heres_how_that_compares_infographic mashable/20110802/newt_gingrichs_twitter_followers_are_8_human_heres_how_that_compares_infographic Mashable technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:59:24 GMT Mashable - When New York search company PeekYou happened to start crunching the numbers on GOP candidates' Twitter followers last month, they encountered a number so odd that they thought they must have done the math wrong. The startup uses an algorithm to determine how many of your followers are consumers, i.e. actual identifiable human beings, as opposed to spam accounts, business accounts and private accounts. (The company is so maniacal about making sure it has correctly identified spambots, it bought access to thousands of them on eBay.) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20110802/tc_nf/79613 nf/20110802/79613 NewsFactor technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:53:25 GMT NewsFactor - A new report from the Federal Communications Commission released Tuesday demonstrates that most of the nation's major broadband ISPs using wire-line technologies are providing service close to what they're advertising. While there are some differences between technologies, DSL, cable and fiber-to-the-home are all delivering quality service generally consistent with what they advertise, said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110802/ap_on_hi_te/us_nj_politician_nude_photos ap/20110802/us_nj_politician_nude_photos AP technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:33:06 GMT AP - A politician who emailed a woman nude photos of himself that were later posted on a GOP activist's website announced his resignation Tuesday and said he'll consider all legal options to have the pictures taken down. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110802/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_aol_personalized_ipad_magazine ap/20110802/us_tec_aol_personalized_ipad_magazine AP technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:56:12 GMT AP - Internet company AOL is trying to snatch a larger portion of the tablet computer audience by launching free iPad software that presents a customized, daily e-magazine that draws in content from all over the Web. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110802/ap_on_hi_te/us_google_daily_deals ap/20110802/us_google_daily_deals AP technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:30:54 GMT AP - Google Inc.'s latest deal aims to help people find the best daily deals on the Web. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_androidapps_com_articles8957_mobile_dating_app_use_surpasses_dating_website_use/42469252/SIG=132q9vhnv/*http://www.androidapps.com/tech/articles/8957-mobile-dating-app-use-surpasses-dating-website-use appolicious_rss/20110802/http___www_androidapps_com_articles8957_mobile_dating_app_use_surpasses_dating_website_use Appolicious technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:55:00 GMT Appolicious - Online dating has gained a lot of mainstream credibility in the last few years, with dating sites that protect user information and work on maintaining their legitimacy as a place where single people really can meet other compatible singles, and not just Internet creepers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110802/ap_on_hi_te/us_amazon_daily_deals ap/20110802/us_amazon_daily_deals AP technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:01:56 GMT AP - Online retailer Amazon.com is trying to become a bigger player in the mushrooming market for online deals with the launch of a website that offers large discounts on local goods and services. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110802/wr_nm/us_usa_broadband_speed nm/20110802/us_usa_broadband_speed Reuters technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:47:51 GMT Reuters - Broadband speeds on average are within 80 percent of what major Internet service providers advertise, a big improvement from two years ago, according to a government study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110802/tc_nm/us_livingsocial nm/20110802/us_livingsocial Reuters technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:12:46 GMT Reuters - LivingSocial agreed to buy South Korean online daily deal provider TicketMonster in a stock-swap to expand further into the Asian market, the companies said on Tuesday, without disclosing the value of the deal. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110802/ap_en_mu/us_itunes_top10 ap/20110802/us_itunes_top10 AP technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:43:34 GMT AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Aug. 1, 2011: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20110802/tc_zd/285737 zd/20110802/285737 PC Magazine technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:36:34 GMT PC Magazine - A California judge this week ordered the shutdown of Zediva, a company which "played back" DVDs by streaming them over the Internet. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110802/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_fcc_broadband_speeds ap/20110802/us_tec_techbit_fcc_broadband_speeds AP technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:36:28 GMT AP - The major providers of residential broadband services in the U.S. deliver Internet connections that are generally 80 percent to 90 percent of maximum advertised speeds, according to a government study released Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110802/ap_on_hi_te/us_airline_delays ap/20110802/us_airline_delays AP technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:34:52 GMT AP - American Airlines says an Internet outage shut down its reservation system at New York's Kennedy airport and delayed flights for about an hour. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20110802/tc_nf/79609 nf/20110802/79609 NewsFactor technology Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:17:59 GMT NewsFactor - The iCloud is live. The web site for Apple's new online storage and sync service has been opened to a limited number of developers, and the company has announced pricing for the service.