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Judiciary Committee asks Facebook, Google to cooperate in privacy settings probe

In a letter sent to Facebook and Google Inc. on Friday, the House of Judiciary Committee has asked both the companies to provide their full cooperation in the ongoing investigations into their websites privacy settings, which off late been the cause of concern for users.

Facebook unveils new tools amid privacy concerns

Mired in controversy, Facebook is busy trying to allay the growing privacy concerns that have run the social networking site into rough weather. In yet another move to ally users’ insecurities, Facebook has now announced new privacy tools.

Twitter fixes bug that allowed users to force others to follow them

Popular social networking and micro-blogging site Twitter on Monday announced via a web posting that it has fixed a bug that permitted users to force other users to follow them.

MW2 Stimulus Package to release on PS3, PC next month

If you are tired of the Xbox Live owners flaunting the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package, here is good news. Their exclusivity is short-lived.

Consumers report iPad problems amid strong sales

The Apple’s iPad is up for sale and as anticipated, the tablet computer has registered strong sales in the opening weekend. With early estimates between 600,000 and 700,000, it seems that Apple fans were eagerly waiting to lay their hands on the iPad slate.

Sharp shows a 3-D touchscreen for mobile devices

In a press conference on Friday in Tokyo, Japanese Electronics maker Sharp Corp. officially showed a 3-inch 3-D/2-D touch display screen for mobile devices.

Sony disables ‘Other OS’ support; PS3 owners disappointed

In what can be termed as bad news for PlayStation (PS) 3 owners, Sony is disabling support for other operating systems on its game consoles.

Nintendo launches DSi XL; gamers unimpressed

With a hope to mimic the staggering sales of DSi XL game console in Japan, Nintendo has launched the device in the North America Sunday.

Suspect in Obama’s Twitter account hack arrested

The French police on Tuesday arrested an unemployed 25-year-old Frenchman suspected of hacking into the Twitter account of the U.S. President Barack Obama.

Google to release global browser based plug-in for Analytics

Google Inc. announced on its official blog posting that soon it will be releasing a “global browser based plug-in” for its Google Analytics service in order to provide users with an option to avoid being counted when they log-in on a Web site.

Facebook has more loyal news reader than Google News

Adding yet another feather to its cap, Facebook has triumphed over Google, as the social networking site has more loyal news readers.

Google acquires DocVerse

In its bid to be the best, Google Inc. announced on Friday that it has acquired start-up DocVerse, a group editing tool for Microsoft Office files.