Academics: If an app doesn't go viral, there's no point in making it
In written evidence to a UK Parliamentary committee, the UK's top computer scientists and academics claim mobile applications are not strong sources for money-making.
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Google's "Zerg rush" Easter egg game eats up search results
The battle of the Zergs is on, as Google installs a new Easter egg to waste millions of global productivity hours. Kill the rogue letters and stop them destroying your search results!
UK's anti-piracy law delayed: 'Three-strike' warnings on hold
Provisions in the UK's anti-piracy law to cut off repeat copyright infringers and file-sharers from the Web have been delayed again, this time until 2014.
Intel to appeal EU antitrust fine
Intel will appeal a European Commission fine against the company in 2009, for breaching antitrust and competition laws for blocking AMD sales and harming the rival chipmaker.
Why you can't post London Olympics photos, videos online
Taking a photo of your favourite athlete at this year's Olympics could land you in trouble. But Olympic organisers said that enforcing social media rules is impossible.
If you have something to hide from the government, don't use Google Drive
Just as with Dropbox, SkyDrive, or any other cloud service provider, if you have something to hide from the government, don't put it in the cloud. Here's why.
Google unzips homepage for inventive doodle
Google's Doodle for the day turns the front page of the search engine into a rather fun zipper, in honour of the man who invented the more-difficult-than-thought device.
Netflix's European dilemma: Stick it out, expand, or go home?
Netflix takes another profit bullet for the UK and Ireland, as its international expansion does better than expected, but still lost money. Should it stay or should it go?
Did the U.S. 'blackmail' the EU over passenger data: No deal, no entry?
If the EU did not pass a controversial data sharing deal with the U.S. government, it may have meant non-visa holders may have been turned away from the land of the free.
Aviva mistakenly sacks 1,300 employees by email
UK insurance giant Aviva mistakenly sacks 1,300 of its employees in a rogue email. The email was only meant to go to one employee. Wait, people are still being sacked by email?
UK regulator to probe Sky News over email hacking
British news agency Sky News is to be investigated by the UK's communications regulator after it admitted to hacking into two email accounts to generate a story.
YouTube faces massive music royalty bill in German copyright case
YouTube could face a massive royalties bill after a court case went against the video-sharing site. The ruling also ruled that YouTube alone is responsible for its users' submissions.
Apple wants to turn '3G' into '4G' to solve iPad 3 speed disputes
If you thought Apple had yet to go off the deep end, think again. In a bid to protect itself from legal troubles in Australia, the iPad maker is trying to define '3G' speeds as '4G' speeds.
EU--U.S. passenger data deal a "severe blow to civil liberties"
The EU--U.S. Passenger Name Records Agreement has been passed, despite the agreement's rapporteur recommending that it should not be passed. Another blow to civil liberties.
Web inventor slams UK monitoring plans as 'destruction of human rights'
Tim Berners-Lee, the Web inventor, has come out with a scathing attack on the UK's 'draconian' plans to monitor in real-time UK web and email traffic, and Skype and phone calls.
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