http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/1928-technology.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/1928-technology.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2089856-google-challenger-vietnam-redirecting-queries.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal liability for sending surfers to sites containing criticism of the ruling party. The move Th... Fri, 17 May 2013 03:32:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2089856-google-challenger-vietnam-redirecting-queries.html 2013-05-17T03:32:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090622-uk-court-jails-4-lulzsec-hackers-cyberattacks.html LONDON (AP) — Four young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday. The hackers, who were affiliated with the group Lulz Security, had all pleaded guilty to hacking charges. Prosecutors say they also targeted the we... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:34:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090622-uk-court-jails-4-lulzsec-hackers-cyberattacks.html 2013-05-16T16:34:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2090046-lawmakers-accuse-google-dishonesty-taxes.html LONDON (AP) — U.K. lawmakers subjected search giant Google to blistering criticism Thursday, accusing the U.S. Internet company of playing games with Britain's tax rules to avoid paying what it owed. In his second appearance before Parliament in roughly six months, Google Vice President Matt Brittin tried to defend his company's complex corporate structur... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2090046-lawmakers-accuse-google-dishonesty-taxes.html 2013-05-16T16:04:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2086816-syria-rebels-regime-troops-fight-aleppo-prison.html BEIRUT (AP) — Rebel fighters battled regime troops inside the walls of the sprawling central prison compound in Syria's largest city Wednesday, hours after blowing open the gate with twin car bombs in an attempted jailbreak, activists said. The orchestrated assault began at dawn, but by nightfall, the rebels had not dislodged regime forces or freed some 4... Wed, 15 May 2013 22:52:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2086816-syria-rebels-regime-troops-fight-aleppo-prison.html 2013-05-15T22:52:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2087338-eu-china-dumping-mobile-network-equipment.html BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior EU official says China may be illegally dumping and subsidizing the import into Europe of mobile telephone networks and their essential elements. But Competition Commissioner Karel De Gucht says an official investigation, while approved by the European Commission, won't be launched now as officials seek an amicable resolution. Wed... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:41:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2087338-eu-china-dumping-mobile-network-equipment.html 2013-05-15T14:41:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2084298-nokia-unveils-metallic-smartphone-stock-tumbles.html HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia Corp. on Tuesday unveiled its first Lumia smartphone with a metal cover, low-light camera features and new social network apps. But the new model failed to impress investors, who sent the company's stock down more than 5 percent. The features on the Lumia 925 — slimmer and lighter that the flagship Lumia 920 — will be soon available ... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:24:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2084298-nokia-unveils-metallic-smartphone-stock-tumbles.html 2013-05-14T16:24:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2083834-german-court-orders-changes-to-google-search-hints.html BERLIN (AP) — Google Inc. must respect requests to remove autocomplete entries from its search bar in Germany if they are defamatory, a German court ruled Tuesday. The Federal Court of Justice upheld a complaint from an unidentified company selling nutritional supplements and its founder, identified only as "R.S." The plaintiffs claimed that when their na... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:23:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2083834-german-court-orders-changes-to-google-search-hints.html 2013-05-14T13:23:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2082656-govt-obtains-wide-ap-phone-records-probe.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news. The records obtained by the Justice Department listed outgoing calls for the wo... Tue, 14 May 2013 02:55:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2082656-govt-obtains-wide-ap-phone-records-probe.html 2013-05-14T02:55:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2083124-british-pm-visits-boston-to-discuss-marathon-bombs.html BOSTON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday to offer his condolences and discuss lessons that can be learned from the deadly Boston Marathon bombing. The meeting followed a White House visit in which Cameron held a press conference with President Barack Obama. Cameron was greeted by Patrick on the... Tue, 14 May 2013 00:17:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2083124-british-pm-visits-boston-to-discuss-marathon-bombs.html 2013-05-14T00:17:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2081720-france-mulls-culture-tax-smartphones.html PARIS (AP) — The French government is considering creating a new tax on smartphones and tablets in a bid to raise millions to support the creation of digital cultural content inside France. The proposal, handed to President Francois Hollande Monday, outlines a 1 percent tax on the sale of Internet-compatible devices, targeting companies such as Google, Ap... Mon, 13 May 2013 13:51:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2081720-france-mulls-culture-tax-smartphones.html 2013-05-13T13:51:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2081700-uk-retailers-relax-rules-gm-poultry-feed.html LONDON (AP) — Three major British grocery chains have ended their bans on providing genetically modified feed to chickens. Sainsbury's, the Co-operative Group and Marks & Spencer cited short supplies of non-GM feed as the reason for the change. A Co-operative Group statement released Monday said it is no longer "feasible" to insist on non-GM feed. ... Mon, 13 May 2013 13:39:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2081700-uk-retailers-relax-rules-gm-poultry-feed.html 2013-05-13T13:39:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2078980-world-grapples-with-rise-cyber-crime.html LONDON (AP) — International law enforcement agencies say the recent $45 million dollar ATM heist is just one of many scams they're fighting in an unprecedented wave of sophisticated cyberattacks. Old-school robberies by masked criminals are being eclipsed by stealth multimillion dollar cybercrime operations which are catching companies and investigators b... Sat, 11 May 2013 15:57:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2078980-world-grapples-with-rise-cyber-crime.html 2013-05-11T15:57:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2075058-feds-nyc-hackers-stole-45m-atm-card-breach.html NEW YORK (AP) — A worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday — and outmoded U.S. card technology may be partly to blame. Seven people are under arrest in the U.S. in connection with the cas... Fri, 10 May 2013 02:40:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2075058-feds-nyc-hackers-stole-45m-atm-card-breach.html 2013-05-10T02:40:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2074170-uk-budget-airline-to-test-ash-cloud-detector.html LONDON (AP) — A U.K. budget airline will create an artificial volcanic ash cloud over Europe this summer to test ash detection technology. The experiment aims to avoid the kind of chaos that paralyzed air traffic during eruptions three years ago. Thursday's announcement was made by easyJet, which acquired a ton of ash collected in Iceland by scientists in... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:26:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2074170-uk-budget-airline-to-test-ash-cloud-detector.html 2013-05-09T18:26:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2074140-kerry-hopes-russia-wont-sell-missiles-to-syria.html ROME (AP) — ROME (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a "destabilizing" factor for Israel's security. Kerry said the U.S. has expressed concerns about what such defensive systems in Syria would mean for Israel's security. He wouldn't address what the missiles migh... Thu, 09 May 2013 17:13:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2074140-kerry-hopes-russia-wont-sell-missiles-to-syria.html 2013-05-09T17:13:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2070416-t-mobile-us-sells-500000-iphones-month.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — T-Mobile US Inc., the last of the major U.S. carriers to start carrying iPhones, is selling them at a brisk pace, it reported Wednesday. T-Mobile US, the No. 4 U.S. carrier, said it has sold half a million iPhones since it started on April 12. That puts its sales at roughly the same rate as Sprint Nextel Corp., the No. 3 carrier,... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:52:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2070416-t-mobile-us-sells-500000-iphones-month.html 2013-05-08T15:52:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2071406-dutch-govt-website-attacked-suspect-extradited.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government said Wednesday its main website is being hacked, and also confirmed that a man suspected of participating in another major cyberattack on Swiss-British anti-spam watchdog group Spamhaus has been extradited from Spain to the Netherlands. The suspect, Sven Kamphuis, was arrested in Barcelona last month and extradited Mo... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:13:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2071406-dutch-govt-website-attacked-suspect-extradited.html 2013-05-08T15:13:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2068980-special-effects-master-ray-harryhausen-dies-92.html LONDON (AP) — When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his desire as an adult, thrilling audiences with skeletons in a sword fight, a gigantic octopus destroying the Golden Gate Bridge, and a six-armed dancing goddess. On Tuesday, Harryhausen died at London... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:57:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2068980-special-effects-master-ray-harryhausen-dies-92.html 2013-05-07T21:57:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2066198-adidas-asia-laborers-send-complaints-via-text.html BERLIN (AP) — German sports gear maker Adidas said Monday it is encouraging workers in factories of some of its Asian suppliers to anonymously share possible grievances directly with the company via text message. The new hotline service will help bridge the communication gap between management and workers, enabling employees to "simply send an SMS when th... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:47:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2066198-adidas-asia-laborers-send-complaints-via-text.html 2013-05-06T17:47:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2066298-eu-motorola-violated-antitrust-rules.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission said Monday that Motorola Mobility may have abused its dominant market position by denying Apple the right to use technology essential for mobile phones. It is a violation of European Union antitrust rules for a patent holder to deny use to technologically essential patents to companies willing to pay a fair and rea... Mon, 06 May 2013 16:31:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2066298-eu-motorola-violated-antitrust-rules.html 2013-05-06T16:31:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2061522-solar-plane-lands-ariz-1st-leg-major-trip.html PHOENIX (AP) — A solar-powered airplane landed in Phoenix early Saturday morning after flight from California that included several hours in the air after sundown. The Solar Impulse set down about 12:30 a.m. at Sky Harbor Airport after flying, completing the first leg of a planned cross-country trip that its co-pilot described as a "milestone" in aviation... Sat, 04 May 2013 08:04:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2061522-solar-plane-lands-ariz-1st-leg-major-trip.html 2013-05-04T08:04:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2061320-app-amputees-program-their-bionic-hands.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, he's got an app instead. Koger this week demonstrated the i-limb ultra revolution, a prosthetic developed by the British firm Touch Bionics. Using a stylus and an iPhone, Koger can choose any of 24 grip patterns that... Fri, 03 May 2013 18:50:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2061320-app-amputees-program-their-bionic-hands.html 2013-05-03T18:50:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2060710-platini-all-german-final-proof-dominance.html LILLE, France (AP) — UEFA president Michel Platini is distinctly underwhelmed by Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund reaching the Champions League final and does not see it as a sign of a power shift toward Germany in European football. Bayern dismantled Barcelona 7-0 for the biggest aggregate winning margin in a Champions League semifinal, and Dortmund t... Fri, 03 May 2013 13:33:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2060710-platini-all-german-final-proof-dominance.html 2013-05-03T13:33:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2060630-brookss-ex-bodyguard-charged-uk-hacking-probe.html LONDON (AP) — A man who provided protection for the former chief executive of News International has been charged in relation to Britain's wide-ranging phone-hacking investigation, British authorities said Friday. Scotland Yard said David Johnson, 47, allegedly conspired with Rebekah Brooks and five others in July 2011 to conceal computers and other items... Fri, 03 May 2013 11:38:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2060630-brookss-ex-bodyguard-charged-uk-hacking-probe.html 2013-05-03T11:38:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2060408-china-emerging-force-drone-warfare.html BEIJING (AP) — Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway deep in the hills of Myanmar. The attack didn't happen — the man was later captured and brought to China for trial — but the fact that authorities were conside... Fri, 03 May 2013 08:05:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2060408-china-emerging-force-drone-warfare.html 2013-05-03T08:05:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2058824-un-report-wants-moratorium-killer-robots.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. report says. The report for the U.N. Human Rights Commission posted online this week deals with legal and philosophical issues involved in giving robots lethal powers over humans, echoing cou... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:34:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2058824-un-report-wants-moratorium-killer-robots.html 2013-05-02T19:34:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2058120-police-politicians-push-surveillance-boston.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police and politicians across the U.S. are pointing to the surveillance video that was used to help identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as a reason to get more electronic eyes on their streets. Efforts include trying to gain police access to cameras used to monitor traffic, expanding surveillance networks in some major cities ... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:12:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2058120-police-politicians-push-surveillance-boston.html 2013-05-02T19:12:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2058398-dutch-ponder-police-to-hack.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government has unveiled the draft of a law that would give police investigating online crimes the right to hack into computers in the Netherlands or abroad and install spyware or destroy files. Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten said Thursday that such actions would carried out only after the approval of a judge. The bill would also... Thu, 02 May 2013 13:50:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2058398-dutch-ponder-police-to-hack.html 2013-05-02T13:50:41Z