Skype recently announced a new monthly service plan called “Unlimited”. The service hopes to bring on different opportunities for mobile users and change style of communications.
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UK nears US in cyber-crime, ahead of Nigeria, Romania
The UK is listed second in a report on global cyber-crime statistics, behind the US and ahead of cyber-crime “hotspots” Nigeria and Romania. The 2007 Internet Crime Report was released recently by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).
Apple iTunes replaces Wal-Mart
Five years after its launch, Apple Computer’s iTunes downloadable music service in February passed Wal-Mart to become the No. 1 music seller in the United States, according to figures released April 3 by NPD Group, a market research firm.
Virgin and Google join to take us on Mars
Virgin Group and Google Inc. today announced the launch of Virgle Inc., a joint venture aimed at establishment of a a permanent human settlement on Mars. Although, this announcement comes on April Fool’s day and is too good to be true, who knows. When Google Guys are involved, it could even be a possible. Interested? They are inviting you…
Blu Ray’s won, but India to be unaffected
The battle between HD-DVD (high definition), backed by Toshiba, and Sony’s Blu Ray disc format that ended in February in favour of the latter is unlikely to have any short-term impact on the Indian market.
No More Support for Netscape Navigator
Support for one of the earliest popular web browsers, Netscape Navigator, has been discontinued. The browser, now owned by AOL, was once used by 90% of internet users, however the sharp decrease in usage to around 0.06% has lead to all support from AOL to be stopped.