Internet Economy on Course to Hit $4.2tr by 2016
World leaders are currently congregating in Davos, Switzerland, for the 2012 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, as they try to find ways to kick-start the global economy. Two studies released…
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Google Ireland Hit With €450 Parking Fine
On the same day we reported that Google Earth was getting a bit of a facelift, news emerged that the Internet giant had been summoned to appear in an Irish…
Rockstart Accelerator Unveils Amazon CTO and Other Mentors
Startups taking part in the Amsterdam-based Rockstart Accelerator will be able to draw on the experience of Amazon’s CTO, Werner Vogels among others. Rockstart has revealed the visiting advisors and mentors…
The EU Signs Controversial ACTA Treaty
22 European Union states, and the EU itself, have today signed the controversial ACTA treaty, which critics say could lead to severe restrictions on freedom and civil liberties online. As Wired…
Bratislava: Set to Be a Top Startup City?
Silicon Valley is today not necessarily the best place to start a business. It is really hard to recruit and retain good engineers because you are competing with companies such…
Nokia's Q4: $1.4 Billion Loss, Sales Down 21% on Year
Nokia has published its fourth quarter financial results, delivering the first overview of its smartphone sales since the company released its first Windows Phone handsets as a result of its…
Rhapsody Acquires Napster to Launch in UK and Germany
Online music subscription company Rhapsody today announced it had completed the acquisition of Napster International, paving the way for the company to formally enter the UK and Germany. Rhapsody, which…
Daily Mail: World's Most Popular Newspaper Site
The Daily Mail’s website MailOnline is now the most popular newspaper website in the world, Buzzfeed reports. Referring to data from comScore, Buzzfeed Politics notes that the UK tabloid’s website…
UK2's New VPN is a Notch Above the Average
UK2, probably best known for its Web hosting and domain registration services has now released a Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution that anyone can install on their Windows, Mac OS…
FireHost Launches European Cloud Hosting Service
Cloud hosting company FireHost has announced the expansion of its operations into Europe, with news that its hosting services are now available at data centres in London and Amsterdam. Founded…
Catalan Pirate Party Protests Against Megaupload Shutdown
The Pirate Party’s Catalan branch (PP-Cat) is launching a collective civil action in Spain against the FBI with regard to Megaupload shutdown, the organization announced yesterday. The action already branched…
Facebook is Worth £2.2bn to the UK Economy
A new Deloitte study has analyzed the impact of Facebook Pages used by businesses, and it suggests that the social network has supported 35,200 jobs and contributed £2.2bn to the…
French Startup Files Anti-Trust Complaint Against Google
Google can’t seem to catch a break these days. Its latest major feature, social search, has made its way into the FTC antitrust probe the company is facing, and we’re still…
Tumblr to Improve Content Discovery This Year
Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp admits that one area the blogging network hasn’t performed well enough at thus far is content discovery – and you can expect to see…
Apple's MobileMe Could Have Had a Dropbox-Style Feature
Apple’s MobileMe could have had a Dropbox-style feature built into the OS X Finder, but it was nixed by internal Apple politics, according to Dropbox founder and CEO Drew Houston….
