Twitter, the popular Internet micro-blogging service, said it is fending off a cyber attack that prevented people from accessing its website for several hours on Thursday.
Twitter and Facebook, two of the Web's hottest hangouts, suffered service problems on Thursday, raising speculation that they had come under a pre-planned coordinated attack by hackers.
Twitter Inc., the fast-growing microblogging service, was inaccessible Thursday morning, struck by a denial-of-service attack, the company said on its status blog. Meanwhile, Facebook's site has been sluggish and unresponsive on Thursday.
People concerned about their careers should be extra careful about what they post on the Internet during a recession, career counselors say.
Twitter is down because of a denial-of-service attack and Facebook's been sluggish and unresponsive on Thursday.
No. 1 U.S. cable operator Comcast Corp lost more video subscribers than expected in the second quarter amid the weak economy and stiff competition from phone and satellite companies, but profit beat forecasts due to better cost controls and tax gains.
Avago Technologies Ltd shares immediately jumped 10.1 percent in their trading debut on Thursday, following the chipmaker's initial public offering.
Comcast Corp , the No. 1 U.S. cable operator, reported higher quarterly profit on Thursday due to improved cost controls and a tax gain, but lost basic video subscribers amid the weak economy and competition from phone and satellite operators.
Will Wright, the creator behind top-selling videogame The Sims, is eyeing life outside the virtual world.
Imagine waving your cell phone and being admitted through the turnstile of a subway station, or ordering and paying for a gift without once having to open your wallet or enter a credit-card number.
Lenovo , the world's No. 4 PC brand, relied on Chinese government-backed demand boost to cut quarterly losses and was wary on its outlook, underlying the fragility of its recovery.
British cable operator Virgin Media pushed its customers to spend record amounts on its combined broadband, TV and phone offers in the second quarter and said on Thursday growth prospects remained strong.
The world's No. 4 PC brand, Lenovo , reported a smaller-than-expected first-quarter loss on Thursday, thanks to China's massive stimulus package and further boosting hopes of a rebound.
Cisco Systems Inc Chief Executive John Chambers said business conditions were improving for the world's largest network equipment manufacturer but it was too soon to call a recovery, dragging its shares down 3 percent.
Britain's recession-hit consumers would rather cut back on eating out and holidays than give up their broadband, mobile phone and pay-TV services, according to a new report from media regulator Ofcom.
Cisco Systems Inc Chief Executive John Chambers said it was too soon to call a recovery and forecast another drop in quarterly revenue, sending its shares 3 percent lower.
Microsoft will begin its public roll-out of Windows 7's final code Thursday when it posts the official release to manufacturing (RTM) build of the OS on its for-pay developer and IT professional sites.
Cisco Systems Inc Chief Executive John Chambers said it was too soon to call a recovery and forecast another drop in quarterly revenue, sending its shares 3 percent lower.
Cisco Systems Inc reported an 18 percent fall in quarterly revenue as customers held back spending on network equipment, but the decline was mostly in line with Wall Street forecasts and its profit was better than expected.
Cisco Systems Inc reported an 18 percent fall in quarterly revenue as customers held back spending on network equipment, but the decline was mostly in line with Wall Street forecasts and its profit was better than expected.
-- Linda Stern is a freelance writer. Any opinions in the column are hers. You can follow Linda Stern's financial notes on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/lindastern --
Imagine waving your cell phone and being admitted through the turnstile of a subway station, or ordering and paying for a gift without once having to open your wallet or enter a credit-card number.
Electronic Arts Inc shares slid nearly 7 percent on Wednesday after the game publisher's strong quarterly results failed to quell concerns about the industry's health and the company's game slate.
Is it time to move your financial life online? A crowded field of new and established websites promises to give you all the record-keeping and budgeting advice you'll ever need -- for free.
The number of mobile users continues to rise in France with 91.8 percent of residents subscribing to wireless services as of end-June, up from 88.1 percent a year ago, the telecoms regulator said on Wednesday.
Sony Corp will begin selling this month the cheapest digital book reader for the United States, heating up the competition with Amazon.com Inc in the small but fast-growing market for electronic readers
Google on Wednesday took another step in its Web video strategy by announcing it will acquire On2 Technologies, a creator of high-quality video compression technology in order to boost its YouTube site.
The U.S. Marine Corps banned use of social web sites such as Twitter, MySpace and Facebook on its networks, citing security risks, while the Pentagon also said it will consider implementing similar bans.
The office of Lithuania's newly elected President Dalia Grybauskaite has a problem with someone else's virtual reality.
Sony Corp will begin selling this month the cheapest digital book reader for the United States, heating up the competition with Amazon.com Inc in the small but fast-growing market for electronic readers.
