SKorea police raid Google over Street View service
By 2010-08-10T15:01:20ZSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean police investigators raided Google's Seoul offices on Tuesday on suspicion the Internet search company was illegally gathering personal information for its street mapping service.... hosted.ap.org |
Where are you? A rundown of Facebook's Places
By BARBARA ORTUTAY 2010-08-25T18:09:11ZNEW YORK (AP) -- Services based on your location, such as Foursquare, are popular in the tech-centric bubbles of Silicon Valley and New York City. But for many people, these services remain odd - and potentially creepy - tools on your smart phone to let friends or even strangers know you just showed up to a restaurant, gym or the corner deli.... hosted.ap.org |
Hack attack hits home for AP writer
By CHRISTY LEMIRE 2010-09-08T20:53:53ZLOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Twitterverse is full of far more mysterious forces than indecipherable trending topics and Lady Gaga.... hosted.ap.org |
SAfrican students study math via cell phone
By MIA SNYMAN 2010-09-23T11:51:40ZJOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A South African think tank said Thursday they have lined up volunteers to tutor on a popular mobile phone platform after a nationwide teachers' strike left students unprepared for final exams.... hosted.ap.org |
UK police force publishes all incidents to Twitter
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER 2010-10-14T16:05:56ZLONDON (AP) -- From stolen cars to suspicious smells, one of Britain's biggest police forces is tweeting every incident it deals with over a 24 hour-period to prove a point.... hosted.ap.org |