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Trainspotting's Welsh gets Twitter 'Filthy' for Cannes Sat, May 18, 2013Twitter and Irvine Welsh, the iconic "Trainspotting" author, are undeniably made for each other. More »
Financial Times Hacked By 'Syria Group' Sat, May 18, 2013The website and Twitter account of the Financial Times have been hacked, apparently by activists who support the Syrian government. More »
Amazon kills "Zombieland" TV project, backs "Alpha House" Sat, May 18, 2013By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc decided not to turn pilot project "Zombieland" into a full TV series, but is going ahead with "Alpha More »
- Syria government supporters hack Financial Times Fri, May 17, 2013
By Jim Finkle and Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular More »
- UK-Odd Summary Fri, May 17, 2013
Canadian astronaut wrestles with gravity after spaceflight CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Back on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris More »
- Canadian astronaut wrestles with gravity after spaceflight Fri, May 17, 2013
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Back on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris Hadfield is getting a rough re-introduction to More »
New Nexus 7 leaked in Google+ Hangouts video? Fri, May 17, 2013It may seem highly suspicious, but an eagle-eyed Twitter member spotted what could be the new version of the Nexus 7 in the official Google+ Hangouts promo video. More »
Sick Sharapova withdraws from Italian Open Fri, May 17, 2013ROME (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova withdrew from the Italian Open before her quarter-final with Italy's Sara Errani on Friday because of "physical problems", More »
Facebook, Twitter apps come to Glass, Google's wearable computer Thu, May 16, 2013By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Social networking services Facebook Inc and Twitter are coming to Google Glass, the wearable computer made by the More »
PBS says rapper Diddy will not appear on 'Downton Abbey' Thu, May 16, 2013LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Music mogul and rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs will not be appearing in British period TV drama "Downton Abbey," U.S. broadcaster PBS said on More »
Downton Abbey: Sean 'Diddy' Combs In Role Claim Thu, May 16, 2013Sean 'Diddy' Combs will not be in Downton Abbey, despite official Twitter page messages saying he would be a series regular. More »
Yahoo! adds tweets to online news pages Thu, May 16, 2013Yahoo! on Thursday began spicing up its online news pages with real-time comments fired off at the globally popular messaging service Twitter. More »
- Politician sues for defamation in high-profile Twitter case Thu, May 16, 2013
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A retired British politician sued the wife of the House of Commons Speaker for defamation on Thursday, accusing her of More »
Diddy's Downton mystery solved Thu, May 16, 2013P Diddy has sparked a Twitter frenzy after he claimed he'd be appearing in Downton Abbey. More »
Bahrain court jails six for insulting king on Twitter Wed, May 15, 2013DUBAI (Reuters) - A Bahraini court jailed six people for a year on Wednesday for insulting King Hamad bin Issa al Khalifa in messages on the microblogging site More »
LulzSec hackers "at cutting edge" of cyber crime, court told Wed, May 15, 2013By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Four British hackers who took part in 2011 cyber-attacks on targets ranging from the CIA to Sony were audacious, arrogant men More »
- Syria's Internet back after eight-hour blackout Wed, May 15, 2013
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's Internet started working again on Wednesday evening, a U.S. web tracking firm said, and residents reported phone lines were back up after More »
- Syria suffers communications blackout Wed, May 15, 2013
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Internet connections between Syria and the rest of the world were down, a U.S. web tracking firm said on Wednesday, and phone lines into Damascus More »
Canadian ISS astronaut returns to Earth a star Tue, May 14, 2013Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield on Tuesday returned to Earth along with two other astronauts after a half-year mission to the International Space Station that saw More »
- Tanzania releases UAE, Saudi citizens held over church bombing Mon, May 13, 2013
DUBAI (Reuters) - Tanzania released three Emiratis and one Saudi held in connection with the bombing of a church earlier this month, officials from the United Arab More »
Blatter 'appalled' by racism at Milan-Roma game Mon, May 13, 2013(Reuters) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter was "appalled" by racist jeering directed at AC Milan's Mario Balotelli during their Serie A match against AS Roma, he said More »
Twitter Boss Quits UK Role Post TweetDeck Mon, May 13, 2013The American boss of Twitter has resigned as director of its UK arm, two days after the business regulator struck off its other British firm for failure to file More »
Tool aims at Twitter gender balance Mon, May 13, 2013A new web tool allows Twitter users to calculate the proportion of male and female comments they choose to "retweet". More »
Real defender Varane to have surgery on knee injury Sun, May 12, 2013MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane will have surgery on his right knee and will be out of action for four to six weeks, Spanish media reported More »
West Ham manager Allardyce signs new two-year deal Sun, May 12, 2013LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce has signed a new two-year contract at the Premier League side, the east London club's co-owner David Gold More »
Rooney slams Twitter account claims Fri, May 10, 2013Wayne Rooney has hit back at claims he removed the name Manchester United from his Twitter homepage as part of an attempt to force a transfer from the Premier More »
Twitter eyes big business in Brazil's World Cup, Olympics Fri, May 10, 2013By Esteban Israel SAO PAULO (Reuters) - While Brazil struggles to finish its stadiums in time for the 2014 World Cup, Twitter is already working to cash in on what More »
Help! I’ve been hacked: My Twitter nightmare Fri, May 10, 2013In the 21st century, social networking has becoming more important to the daily lives of Briton's than breakfast in the morning - and with over 10million active More »
Washington State system hacked, data of thousands at risk Fri, May 10, 2013By Elaine Porterfield SEATTLE (Reuters) - The website for the Washington State court system has been hacked and up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and a million More »
Hamilton brings jet-setting pet to the races Thu, May 9, 2013BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton brought his bulldog Roscoe to the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix on Thursday but kept the jet-setting pet away from the More »
Ferguson sparks six million tweets Thu, May 9, 2013Sir Alex Ferguson was mentioned some six million times on Twitter in the 24 hours after he confirmed his resignation as manager of Manchester United, the More »
- "Stepford Wives" film director Bryan Forbes dies aged 86 Thu, May 9, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - British film director Bryan Forbes, whose work included the 1970s psychological thriller "The Stepford Wives" and "International Velvet", has More »
Jeanne Cooper, star of CBS' 'The Young and the Restless,' dies at 84 Wed, May 8, 2013LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actress Jeanne Cooper, who starred on the daytime television soap opera "The Young and the Restless" for four decades, died on More »
- News conference set on potential Cleveland abduction charges Wed, May 8, 2013
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Authorities will hold a news conference at 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday to discuss potential charges in the case of three Cleveland women More »
Sir Alex Ferguson top Twitter trend Wed, May 8, 2013Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to retire as Manchester United manager resulted in 1.4 million mentions of the story within the first hour on Twitter, the More »
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