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 - A single spelling mistake can cut online sales in half
 Poor spellings in shopping websites is costing Britain millions of pounds in lost revenue, experts have said.
- WikiLeaks files complaint over Visa, Mastercard
 WikiLeaks and the Icelandic IT company DataCell filed a formal complaint to the European Commission on Thursday, saying payment companies Visa Europe and MasterCard Inc violated EU antitrust laws by blocking donations.
- Press barons lose information monopoly in Twitter era
 Britain's celebrities might no longer have to worry about the News of the World hacking phones or rifling their bins, but the manner of the paper's demise shows controlling information is getting much more difficult.
- Internet is Pentagon's new 'operational domain'
 The US Defence Department unveiled a new strategy for protecting military computer networks from hackers on Thursday, designating cyberspace as an "operational domain" US forces will be trained to defend.
- ISRO to launch communication satellite GSAT-12
 India will launch a new communication satellite at 4:48 pm on Friday evening that will help doctors and teachers in cities diagnose and teach people in rural India via satellite link.
- Apple pays S Korean user compensation over iPhone tracking
 Apple Inc's Korean unit has paid compensation to a user of its popular iPhone after collecting location data without consent, lawyers and court officials said, the first payout by the company over these complaints.
- Google launches Photovine, a photo-sharing app
 Google has quietly launched a new photo sharing app for smartphones called Photovine. Rumours about the service have been doing the rounds for the last few weeks.
- Review: Samsung's Google Chromebook
 New laptops running Google's Chrome operating system offer a new approach in portable computing: Games, productivity tools and anything else you might need are handled by distant computers connected to the Internet.
- Social media: A double-edged sword in Syria
 Social media played a pivotal role in the ousting of Arab leaders in Egypt and Tunisia, but activists in an uprising in Syria fear Syria the government is keeping tabs on them by scanning websites such as Facebook and Twitter.
- Amazon tablet aims to widen e-commerce lead
 Amazon.com Inc will launch a tablet computer this year to extend its position as the world's largest Internet retailer, expand in mobile commerce and sell more digital goods, according to analysts and investors.
- Twitter gears up auto-ads for big clients
 Twitter is courting bigtime advertisers and will soon allow them to tailor, automate and publish ads in bulk directly onto the Internet microblogging service, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
- Mumbaikars join hands online to help each other
 Three bomb blasts struck Mumbai and resilient and resourceful citizens of the Maximum City logged online to extend a helping hand.
- Google Plus is about preserving leadership
 Google didn't build its new Plus service simply to have an online hangout like Facebook.
- Flying car gets cleared for take off
 You will need a sports pilots licence to drive the recently cleared flying car by Terrafugia.
- Facebook launches an app for every phone
 In an effort to further expand its reach Facebook has released an application that will run on over 2,500 Java enabled mobile phones.
- iHeartRadio: Pandora's got competition
 Radio station giant Clear Channel Communications Inc. is revamping its website and mobile products to imitate the personalized music offerings at Pandora, an online service that is growing in popularity.
- Facebook teams with Time Warner to fight bullies
 Facebook and Time Warner are ganging up on bullies to address a problem that torments millions of children and young adults.
- EA buying PopCap Games for up to $1.3 bn
 Electronic Arts Inc, the video game publisher, is buying PopCap Games in a deal worth up to $1.3 billion as it tries to ramp up its social and casual games portfolio and better compete with Zynga Inc.
- Apple files fresh patent complaint against HTC
 Apple Inc has filed a fresh complaint against Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp with a US trade panel over unspecified portable electronic devices and software, according to the panel's web site.
- Key Apple patent lawyer to leave
 Apple Inc's chief patent counsel will soon leave the company, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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