Stories about: eBay

+

PayPal to open platform to third-party developers 09/07/2009 04:22:00

PayPal will soon open up its platform to third-party developers, allowing them to build applications with a range of money transfer options.
+

Online attack hits US government Web sites 08/07/2009 11:08:00

A botnet comprised of about 50,000 infected computers has been waging a war against U.S. government Web sites and causing headaches for businesses in the U.S. and South Korea.
+

Ask.com bets on semantic search, targeting special audiences 03/07/2009 04:31:00

In the past eight months, Ask.com has unfurled a set of changes to its search engine that the IAC unit calls a success, although its share of U.S. search queries has actually shrunk during that time period.
+

Nokia's N97 launches in Australia with Ovi Store 01/07/2009 12:17:00

Nokia Australia today launched the N97 smartphone, the first mobile phone in the company's line-up to come preloaded with its Ovi application store.
+

CDT: New privacy law getting closer 01/07/2009 07:58:00

Comprehensive legislation to protect consumers' privacy is closer to becoming a reality in the U.S. Congress than it's been in several years, officials with the Center for Democracy and Technology said Tuesday.
+

EC criticized for failing to push online services in the EU 01/07/2009 07:16:00

A lack of political vision and weak internal coordination at the European Commission have prevented Europe from reaping the rewards of advances in online services, according to EdiMA, a trade group representing the biggest names in Internet technologies.
+

What to look for in Firefox 3.5 01/07/2009 05:44:00

Mozilla today released Firefox 3.5, which you can download from Mozilla's Web site. Firefox 3.5 boasts a number of significant changes--ranging from new ways to work with the browser features to under-the-hood improvements that Mozilla developers say will make the browser more than twice as fast as Firefox 3. Here are some of the new features you'll find in Firefox 3.5.
+

Will a legal Pirate Bay thrive? (Hint: no) 01/07/2009 00:02:00

The Pirate Bay, a torrent site that has attracted millions of users by offering a wealth of (often illegal) content, is now at a turning point. With a $3.8 million fine dangling around the neck of the owners and a fresh $7.8 million acquisition by Global Gaming Factory X, announced this morning, the site is about to embrace a legal business model. How well will this work?
+

Kodak EasyShare M340 digital camera 23/06/2009 11:10:00

The Kodak EasyShare M340 is a 10.2-megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera equipped with a 3x optical zoom lens (and a 5x digital zoom).
+

Fraudsters try to scam security expert on eBay 23/06/2009 03:23:00

When security expert Bruce Schneier tried to sell a used laptop on eBay, he thought it would be easy. Instead, a sale was aborted twice -- first by a scammer using a hacked eBay account and then by a buyer who tried to trick Schneier into sending her the laptop after she cancelled payment.
+

Layoffs are increasing demand for tech freelancers 22/06/2009 14:11:00

Demand for contract tech workers, whether they call themselves freelancers or consultants, is increasing, but the trend isn't a green shoot -- a signal of an economic recovery. It may be more an act of desperation by companies struggling to keep up with work in the face of staff cutbacks.