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New York, Mar 20 (ANI): A new study has found that rabid Internet users update their Facebook or Twitter while they are at dinner, in the middle of having sex, and even after they have gone to bed for the night.
A survey of 1,000 Internet users, conducted by consumer electronics site Retrevo.com, found 48 percent [...]

Sydney, Sept 16 (ANI): Hackers are using Patrick Swayze’s death to push off spurious anti-virus software to Internet users and infect their computers with viruses.

The 57-year-old Swayze died of pancreatic cancer on Monday.

Many bogus websites claiming to provide information on the death of the Dirty Dancing star have mushroomed up.

Computer [...]

New Delhi, Sept. 1 (ANI): A Beijing resident has come up with an unusual way of selling off an apartment.

The 26-year-old man is looking for some 1,500 Internet users to invest in an apartment, and the owner will be chosen on the basis of a lucky draw, reports the China Daily.

Each of [...]

London, Aug 25 (ANI): Searching for Jessica Biel on the Internet could prove to be extremely risky for your computer, as she has been named America’s “Most Dangerous Celebrity In Cyberspace” by Internet researchers.

Computer protection company McAfee looked at popular search engines such [...]

SAN FRANCISCO: Security researchers warned Thursday of the increasing levels of viruses and spam using Jackson’s name to snare unsuspecting users.
One e-mail carries the subject line “Remembering Michael Jackson” was circulating with a worm in tow. The e-mail has a zip file attached that infects victims if downloaded.
“The e-mail, which claims to come from sarah@michaeljackson.com, [...]

Indian army servicemen have been advised by the Army command not to post their service details on Facebook and other social networking sites.
Some social networking sites like Facebook that have gained popularity recently allow users to upload their details for online viewing by friends and relatives.
The Indian Army is the largest wing of the [...]

Demi Moore Bush picture somehow became the top search item on the Web the last two days. A Demi Moore Bush picture might make one believe at first that Demi Moore met with President Bush somehow. But there is a cruder meaning to a Demi Moore Bush picture, of course. In this case, the idea [...]

In an online video ad for Unilever’s Axe deodorant body spray, a guy is cornered in a shower by a gaggle of women. The steamy ad, called “Fever” and aimed at men on social networking sites, including Facebook and MySpace, had 1 million views in April. Some 10,000 viewers liked the spot so much that [...]

Yahoo introduced on Thursday to India its Buzz social news site, which identifies the top news stories and blog posts based on user votes and search patterns.
India is the first market outside the U.S. to get Buzz. Over 60 percent of Internet users in the country are younger than 25 years old, and there is [...]

Kolkata, May 22 (ANI): In order to tackle cyber crime, the Kolkata police joined hands with the Public Relations Society of India, Kolkata Chapter and Calcutta Telephones and organised a workshop here to spread awareness about cyber security.

Cyber crime still remains a vague phenomenon [...]

London, Apr 24 (ANI): Fans of Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle are registering unofficial domain names in an effort to cash in on her new-found popularity.

Internet users in the UK, France, Germany and Spain have created dozens of website addresses that feature [...]

New Delhi, Apr 17 (ANI/Business Wire India): Internet Search Engine Sagoon,(www.sagoon.com), today announced the launch of special dedicated site “India Election 09″- for the India General Election – available in English and Hindi.

In India, as estimated 55 million populations are moving onto the Internet and out of 55 million Internet users, 35 million are of [...]

London, Apr.15 (ANI): Britain’s failure to protect its citizens from secret surveillance on the Internet is to be investigated by the European Commission.

According to The Independent, the move will fuel claims that Britain is sliding towards a Big Brother state and could end with the Government being forced to defend its policy on internet privacy [...]

Beijing, April 13 (Xinhua) China published Monday its first-ever action plan on human rights, pledging to further protect and improve the country’s human rights conditions.
The National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010), issued by the State Council, or Cabinet, highlighted various human rights goals that would be implemented in less than two years.
‘The realisation [...]

CHICAGO: The FBI and “The Oprah Winfrey Show” say Internet users should beware of an e-mail scam that promises attendance at the popular talk
show in exchange for the purchase of a plane ticket.
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center said this week that a circulating e-mail was advertising the “Oprah Millionaire
Contest Show,” which asks recipients for [...]

Melbourne, April 2 (ANI): A new study has offered employees the best excuse to check out their Facebook or Orkut accounts during work hours: turning to social networking sites or general Internet surfing for breaks leads to better office productivity.

According to Dr Brent Coker, from Melbourne University, staff members who surf the web for leisure, [...]

Melbourne, Mar 19 (ANI): ‘123456′ is the most common password used by people on the Internet.

Obscenities, names of fast cars and even ncc1701 – the ship number for Star Trek’s Starship Enterprise, have made it to the list of top 500 worst passwords of all time.

Compiled by Whatsmypass.com, the list features passwords most commonly used [...]

London, Mar 15 (ANI): World Wide Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee has opened up about an experience when he fell victim to online fraudsters while trying to buy a gift over the Internet.

Sir Tim said that he bought a Christmas present from an online shop but it [...]

Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): George Clooney and Megan Fox are two such celebrities with whom most Internet users would like to party, according to a new online poll.

The ‘Transformers’ star and beloved bachelor Clooney have topped a new men’s lifestyle poll by Asylum.com.

The male and female [...]

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Shanghai has come out as the top city in China where most of the online shopping is done.

As per the report, conducted by the iResearch Consulting Company, in 2008, the city is said to have spent 16.5 billion yuan, with the yearly spending online being [...]