Tagged: Americas

Deleted photos live on in Facebook servers
Deleted Facebook photos may still live on in the social network for months after being deleted by users, thanks to a glitch in Facebook's legacy system.

Apple warns appayola-using app-makers
Apple warns app-makers that using appayola services will result in the revocation of their developer account.

Study finds Twitter hard to resist

A new study claims using Twitter and checking email may be harder to resist for some than cigarettes and alcohol.

Facebook finally files IPO
Facebook seeks to raise $5 billion in its initial public offering filed this week.

Pinterest catches up to social networks with referral traffic
Pinterest is the fastest growing referral site on the net, eclipsing the likes of YouTube, LinkedIn and Google+, according to new stats released by Shareaholic.

Sony names gaming chief Kazuo Hirai CEO
Sony taps gaming executive Kazuo Hirai to replace Sir Howard Stringer as new chief executive.

Angry Birds boss doesn't see Piracy as a bad thing
Rovio boss Mikael Hed says music industry can use piracy to attract fans.

Apple overtakes HP as biggest PC-maker
Apple beats out HP as the largest vendor of PCs in the world, thanks to its Q4 iPad sales.

Facebook IPO filing looming on the horizon
The Wall Street Journal is reporting social networking giant Facebook is preparing to make an IPO filing as early as this week. facebook-

Major tech companies join forces to stop phishing
Some of the world's biggest tech companies and financial institutions have announced a broad new alliance to combat email phishing.