Monday, December 31, 2012

[Technology] Huawei linked to plan to sell restricted equipment to Iran

Huawei linked to plan to sell restricted equipment to Iran
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/31/257929.html
A major partner of the Chinese telecommunications gear maker offered to sell $1.7 million worth of embargoed HP computer equipment to Iran, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.

Facebook works to fix confirmed privacy flaw with New Year's message service
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2255206/Facebook-forced-drop-New-Years-Eve-service-privacy-flaw-let-ANYONE-read-messages.html
Social network Facebook has confirmed that there is a privacy flaw with its New Year's messaging service called the Midnight Delivery feature.

Zynga shutters 11 of its social video games
http://www.slashgear.com/zynga-shutters-11-of-its-social-video-games-31262566/
Zynga has instituted its cost-reduction plan that the company talked about back in November. The cost-reduction plan involved shutting down some of the company's video games, or at least accepting no new players in others ahead of shutdown in the coming ...

FourSquare To Display Users' Full Name And Share More Data With Local Venues
http://www.rttnews.com/2030259/foursquare-to-display-users-full-name-and-share-more-data-with-local-venues.aspx?type=tech
FourSquare, location-based social networking website, which made its three-billionth check-in and added 15 million more users to its network in 2012, has announced a fresh set of changes.

Pakistan Lifts And Reinstates Ban On YouTube
http://www.rttnews.com/2030247/pakistan-lifts-and-reinstates-ban-on-youtube.aspx?type=gag
Pakistan lifted a ban on YouTube and reinstated it after three minutes, right after it realized that an Anti-Islam video, "Innocence of Muslims", was still available on the Google-owned video sharing service.

Manufacturer Vega Recalls More Than 30000 Motorcycle Helmets
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/12/31/manufacturer-vega-recalls-more-than-30000-motorcycle-helmets/
Vega Helmet Corp. is recalling certain XTS model motorcycle helmets in L, XL and XXL sizes because they may not provide adequate impact protection based on federal safety standards.

No comments:

Post a Comment