INTERNET SPACE - INDO DAILY

Russian pleads guilty in banking virus case

Jan 28, 2014 (AFP)

A Russian national accused of creating a virus that infected some 1.4 million computers to steal bank account data pleaded guilty Tuesday to US criminal charges...

Prescription wearers to get Google Glass

Jan 28, 2014 (AFP)

Google's Internet-connected eyewear Glass is coming to people who need prescriptions to correct their vision. New spectacles from Google's design team will be c...

China's Baidu paints New Year travel map from mobiles

Jan 28, 2014 (AFP)

Pale blue, fibre-optic-like lines linking dots in an outline of China emerging from darkness -- technology giant Baidu has launched an astronomical chart-style ...

Samsung, Google sign patent-sharing deal

Jan 27, 2014 (AFP)

Samsung said Monday it had signed a long-term cross-licence deal with Google in a move to help the South Korean technology firm stave off potential patent dispu...

Geeks the stars as Apple 'Mac' turns 30

Jan 26, 2014 (AFP)

Geeks who brought the Macintosh computer to life became Silicon Valley rock stars on Saturday, with people asking for autographs or photos while celebrating the...

Toy story: old favourites fight rise of the tablet

Jan 26, 2014 (AFP)

The big players in the traditional toy market have come out fighting in Britain as little fingers are increasingly occupied by iPad-type devices at playtime. Pr...

US fires back at Apple bid to thwart e-book monitor

Jan 25, 2014 (AFP)

US prosecutors on Friday fired back at Apple's bid to derail a court-ordered monitor in its e-book price-fixing case. Apple is out of line asking for an emergen...

Apple mulling move into mobile payments: report

Jan 25, 2014 (AFP)

Apple is considering launching a mobile-payments service for its iPhone and iPad, which would compete with major players such as PayPal, The Wall Street Journal...

Is Apple, late to the phablet party, rushing to catch up?

Jan 25, 2014 (UPI)

Phablet. Odd word, that. A mashup of smartphone and tablet, it's one of those construct words that pop up when technology moves too fast for the language and cr...

Staying cool in the nanoelectric universe by getting hot

Jan 24, 2014 (SPX)

As smartphones, tablets and other gadgets become smaller and more sophisticated, the heat they generate while in use increases. This is a growing problem becaus...

China Internet breakdown blamed on Web address hijacking

Jan 23, 2014 (AFP)

A firm specializing in censorship-evading technology on Wednesday blamed a massive breakdown of China's Internet on website address "hijacking" tools used by au...

Peekaboo... I see through!

Jan 23, 2014 (SPX)

Picture the Louvre pyramid: the iconic glass pyramid that serves as main entrance and skylight to the landmark museum. The pyramid is illuminated at night, crea...

'Mac' turns 30 in changing computer world

Jan 23, 2014 (AFP)

Decades before changing the world with iPhones and iPads, Apple transformed home computing with the Macintosh. The friendly desktop machine referred to as the "...

Icahn says he has $3bn in Apple stock

Jan 22, 2014 (AFP)

Activist investor Carl Icahn said Wednesday he has invested some $3 billion in Apple, and claimed the tech giant is "doing a disservice to shareholders" by not ...

S. Korea to spend $1.5 bn on 5G 'movie-in-a-second' service

Jan 22, 2014 (AFP)

South Korea, already one of the most wired countries on earth, Wednesday announced a 1.6 trillion won ($1.5 billion) plan to roll out a next-generation 5G wirel...

Facebook could fade out like a disease: researchers

Jan 22, 2014 (AFP)

Facebook is like an infectious disease, experiencing a spike before its decline, according to US researchers who claim the social network will lose 80 percent o...

Netflix shares surge as membership numbers climb

Jan 22, 2014 (AFP)

Netflix shares jumped Wednesday after the streaming television and film service reported strong earnings and a surge in membership. Shares of California-based N...

Icahn takes eBay stake, seeks PayPal spinoff

Jan 22, 2014 (AFP)

EBay said Wednesday that activist investor Carl Icahn had taken a stake in the online retailer and was seeking a spinoff of its PayPal financial payments unit. ...

2 arrested used stolen cards from Target breach

Jan 21, 2014 (AFP)

Two people arrested by authorities in Texas were using stolen credit cards which came from the massive Target data breach, officials said. Two Mexicans arrested...

Yahoo big on desktops as world goes mobile

Jan 21, 2014 (AFP)

Yahoo was the most popular online venue visited from US desktop computers in December as modern lives increasingly revolve around using mobile devices to connec...