South Korean authorities on Wednesday halved the daily limit on text messages sent out by mobile phones as part of a campaign against spam, officials said.
Australia, Canada approve Yahoo!-Microsoft dealAustralian and Canadian competition authorities have approved the Internet search and advertising partnership between Yahoo! and Microsoft, the companies said Tuesday.
Facebook changes stock structure but 'no plans to go public'Hot social networking site Facebook said Tuesday it has introduced a dual-class stock structure but has no plans to go public for the moment.
US senators urge EC to expedite Oracle-Sun probeA bipartisan group of US senators urged the European Commission on Tuesday to expedite its investigation into the proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems by US business software giant Oracle.
Canadian Internet firms to rat out child porn websitesCanadian Internet service providers will be required to report online child pornography to police under proposed legislation the government unveiled Tuesday.
Twitter age gets mixed reception in sportsMichelle Wie's glee at her first LPGA triumph and Lance Armstrong's ride-along calls show how Twitter brings fans closer to their sports heroes, but athlete tweeting is proving to have its pitfalls.
Adconion acquires assets of online video site JoostAdconion Media Group announced Tuesday it has acquired the assets of Joost, an online video portal from the founders of Skype that failed to live up to its pre-launch buzz.
EU parliament backs greater rights for telecoms, Internet usersThe European parliament approved Tuesday a major overhaul of EU telecoms law aimed at boosting the rights of European mobile phone and Internet users and protection against access restrictions.
EU ends Qualcomm 3G probe after rivals back downEU competition regulators ended antitrust action against Qualcomm on Tuesday after rivals withdrew complaints that the US microchip company had abused its dominant power in 3G markets.
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Indian cricketer Dravid heaps misery on Sri LankaRahul Dravid scored his 28th century as India reached a strong 535-4 at lunch on the second day of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.
Australian swimmer Jones eyes London GamesAustralian swimming champion Leisel Jones said on Wednesday she could continue to train and become the nation's first swimmer to compete at four Olympics.
Pavlik to defend middleweight title against EspinoKelly Pavlik will defend his World Boxing Council middleweight title against fellow American Miguel Espino on December 19 before a host of hometown supporters, according to promoters.
Wizards win after death of owner PollinAbe Pollin, whose 45 years directing the Washington Wizards made him the NBA's longest-tenured club owner, died at age 85, hours before his team won a tribute triumph in an arena he built.
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Emily Blunt had stutter Emily Blunt has confessed she had a stutter when she was growing up but she managed to overcome the speech impediment through her acting.
Robert Pattinson's pop plan Robert Pattinson wants to pursue a music career after he has finished filming the 'Twilight' movies.
Lady Gaga mad for men Lady Gaga has revealed she is more attracted to men than women, despite being bisexual.
Miley Cyrus to get Trace tattoo Miley Cyrus' brother Trace can't wait until she turns 18 so they can get matching tattoos.
Liverpool's miserable season continued as they were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage despite a 1-0 victory over Debrecen at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium.
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