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Facebook apps create 182,000 jobsThe ecosystem of applications built for Facebook has created at least 182,000 jobs and contributes billions of dollars in wages and benefits to the US economy, according to a study. The study by the University of Maryland's Robert H Smith School of Business said using "more aggressive estimates" the Facebook "App Economy" has created a total of 235,644 jobs.&nbsp..

Google under scrutiny over search dominance Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt will take center stage at a Senate hearing Wednesday into whether the Internet giant is abusing its dominant position in online search. The Mountain.. Cisco Introduces Virtual Networking for Microsoft Hyper-V Cisco Systems has worked a deal with Microsoft to provide data center virtualization packages that will control Microsoft Windows Server 8 virtual environments on the Hyper-V hypervisor.The virtualiza.. Online gamers crack AIDS enzyme puzzle Online gamers have achieved a feat beyond the realm of Second Life or Dungeons and Dragons: they have deciphered the structure of an enzyme of an AIDS-like virus that had thwarted scientists for a dec.. Pakistan threatens to block Google Pakistan has threatened to blockGoogle as its administrator was not helping the country's premier investigating agency in nabbing people involved in cyber crime. Interior Minister Rehman Ma.. HP Cutting 500 Jobs at webOS Division‎ (Updated) The layoffs have begun at Hewlett-Packard’s Palm division. The company, which announced plans to shutter its webOS hardware business back in August is sacking hundreds of employees as a .. Facebook To Launch Read, Listened, Watched, And Want Buttons The cat is out of the bag that Facebook is going to launch something big at its developer conference f8 this week. We've heard about the social music services that could be debuting in a few days, but.. An Indian village goes online, Yeah literally!! How many of you have minimized a chat window when your boss is standing just behind you? Well atleast I’ve done it quite a lot of times. The sarpanch of the village Budania, Randheer Singh might.. Planning Commission, Census 2011 and India Post using social media to understand people‘s pulse better Even as the Centre is drawing up guidelines to encourage government bodies to use social media, a handful of entities are showing how they can use Facebook, Twitter and more to connect with citizens b.. Japan govt websites hit by cyberattacks: Report Websites of some Japanese government agencies were hit by cyberattacks over the weekend, temporarily blocking access to them, Kyodo news agency reported Monday, citing national police. The .. Opera Buys Top Mobile App Store Handster In a strategic maneuver to become a mobile services company, Opera Software has acquired mobile application platform Handster, the leading independent app store for Android applications. “.. Android Ice Cream Sandwich Pegged for October by manufacturer It appears that the people behind the long-silent Notion Ink group have come back from the dead to note that they’d not only be adding Ice Cream Sandwich to their Android tablet “Adam&rdqu.. Google adds Visa, Amex, Discover cards to Wallet Google's Wallet is getting thicker, with the addition of Visa, American Express and Discover to the search company's payment system, which aims to make cellphones the credit cards of tomorro.. MTV partners BlogAdda to allow bloggers be a part of MTV Hero Roadies 9 auditions 2011 MTV has partnered BlogAdda, a community of Indian bloggers, to allow bloggers be a part of live action at MTV Hero Roadies 9 auditions this year. Selected bloggers will have special access to enter th..