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 New Smaller LIFEBOOK T580 Is The Gateway to Fujitsu's Tablet Line UpSlate-beating LIFEBOOK tablet PC combines touch screen mobility with the convenience of a keyboard - - Munich - Fujitsu today introduces a new smaller fully featured tablet PC, the LIFEBOOK T580, measu... [WebWire Consumer electronics]  Facebook faces campaign to switch to renewable energy Social networking site under fire over intention to run giant new data centre mainly on coal-powered electricity
Social networking website Facebook is coming under unprecedented pressure from its users to switch to renewable energy. In one of the web's fastest-growing environmental campaigns, (...) [The Guardian] Advert watchdog gets online power The Advertising Standards Authority is given the power to regulate ads and marketing claims on websites and services like Facebook. [BBC News] Advert watchdog gets online power The Advertising Standards Authority is given the power to regulate ads and marketing claims on websites and services like Facebook. [BBC] Dell hawks its new modular data center Dell has been relatively quiet about its modular data-center products, but on Tuesday it showed off a new design it has started selling to large "hyperscale" customers, which include big Internet firms like Microsoft and Facebook. [Network World] NYTimes.com connects with Facebook We're not tracking every site that adds logins using Facebook or Twitter but when the site is a few months away from putting up a paywall - and it's one of the top news sites - it's worth a little attention. New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT) execs have insisted for months that social media and (...) [The Guardian] Google scoops up its 5th company this month Google has made its fifth acquisition since the start of August, this time scooping up SocialDeck, a company that develops games that people can play against friends using iPhones, BlackBerry devices, or via Facebook on a PC. [ComputerWorld] Google buys Angstro Google has acquired Angstro, a startup that sorts news and information across social networks like Facebook, a spokesman for the leading web search provider said on Sunday. [Business standard] BooksOnBoard Reveals the Hottest eBooks and Audio Books of the Week BooksOnBoard announces this week's bestselling eBooks and authors. - - 1. Map of Bones – James Rollins - 2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson - 3. The Pillars of the Earth – Ken Follett - 4.... [WebWire Consumer electronics] Google, Facebook and Apple among 11 companies targeted in patent lawsuit Company headed by ex-Microsoft founder Paul Allen claims patents relating to e-commerce and search held by Interval Licensing have been infringed
Eleven major companies including Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Apple have been accused of infringing patents belonging to a company linked to Paul (...) [The Guardian] Watch out for 'Likejacking' on Facebook As Facebook moved past Orkut to become the most visited social media site, with close to 20.9 million visitors from India last month, it also bagged the title of being the breeding ground of online spammers and e-frauds. [Business standard] Microsoft co-founder's company sues Silicon Valley giants A company linked to Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen is suing 11 major corporations, including Apple, Google and Facebook, accusing them of infringing on technology patents. [Business standard] Facebook is trying to trademark 'Face' Facebook, which has gone after sites with the word "book" in their names, is also trying to trademark the word "face," according to court documents. [CNN Money] Facebook sues start-up for using 'book' in name Facebook is suing start-up site Teachbook.com for using the word "book" in its name, according to court documents. [CNN Money] 'Anti-Facebook' Diaspora eyes launch date An open alternative to Facebook will be launched on the 15 September, the developers of the Diaspora project say. [BBC News] |
