All articles by Tineka Smith
Oracle buys social media platform Involver
Oracle acquires Involver in an effort to extend its social platform
EU citizens afraid to do business transactions over the web
A survey commissioned by the European Commission reveals that nearly 75% of Europeans believe the threat of cybercrime is increasing.
UK IT directors wary of cloud computing: study
Nearly a quarter of UK IT directors say that have no plans to implement IT systems to the cloud with many citing security concerns.
Facebook App Centre begins global roll out
The social network has started rolling out its App Centre to several countries.
Twitter upgrades search functionality, adds spellcheck
Twitter gets adds autocomplete and spelling correction to its search experience.
Facebook closes Face.com APIs, shutsdown KLIK app
Facebook is shutting down Face.com’s open API to developers as well as Face.com’s KLIK mobile facial recognition app.
Facebook and Yahoo settle patent dispute by forming alliance
Facebook and Yahoo announced they have settled all patent disputes between the two companies along with entering into an advertising partnership.
Wi-Fi now available at 40 London Underground stations
Virgin extends services following initial success
Home Secretary remains silent as O’Dwyer petition receives 220,000 signatures
Wikipedia founder’s petition against Richard O’Dwyer’s extradition to the U.S. for creating the website TVShack.net, has gained 220,000 signatures but government officials remain silent.
Pinterest breaks into Japanese market
Japanese e-commerce giant, Rakuten, makes move to bring the popular social site to Japan.