Facebook and Google have both been forced to remove content following a court directive in India. The two companies have removed material from their Indian domains that was considered offensive to Hindus, Muslims and Christians, a…
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Facebook and Google forced to remove content deemed offensive in India
February 6th, 2012 
Tom Warren Redbox and Verizon’s on-demand video streaming service is set to launch in the second half of 2012
February 6th, 2012 Phone Arena Settings their eyes on launching the on-demand video streaming service in the second half of the year, the undisclosed name of the new service is being pegged to use Big Red’s on-demand and download system. However, it’s uncertain right now as to e…
Verizon and Redbox to bring physical and streaming video service in 2012
February 6th, 2012 Anthony Domanico 
Verizon and Redbox have announced this morning that they plan on bringing a Netflix competitor to market in 2012 via a joint venture between the two companies. Verizon will be the majority shareholder in the joint venture with a 65% ownership stake to Redbox’s 35%.
The service would provide both physical media [...]
Google adheres to censorship in India
February 6th, 2012 Élyse Betters The world’s largest democracy is asking Google and 20 other companies to respect a law passed last year and bar offensive material online after a private petitioner decided to sue them over potentially insulting images to Hindus, Christians and Muslims. Google, YouTube and Blogspot removed some content from India-based websites Monday to adhere to a [...]
BlackBerry Messenger cancelled for iPhone, Android?
February 6th, 2012 Phone Arena RIM’s BlackBerry Messanger was key to the platform’s success in the past, and is still one of the best things about BlackBerries. That’s why news about it coming to iOS and Android…
Rdio launches new Android app with awesome looks, lock screen controls
February 6th, 2012 Phone Arena Rdio is one of the most popular music streaming services stateside along with apps like Spotify and Pandora, but up until now it lacked the fine polish of its Android app…
As Q4 2011 profits drop 26 percent, HTC blames fierce competition from Samsung, Apple
February 6th, 2012 Christian Zibreg In line with the previous unaudited earnings release, Taiwanese handset maker HTC just posted fourth-quarter results. The big news: A substantial 26 percent drop in profits on sales of NT$101.42 billion ($3.5 billion), which is a 2.5-percent decline versus the year-ago quarter. The stock also tanked 5 percent in Asian trading. Following in Samsung’s footsteps, HTC did [...]
Nokia’s camera guru debunks the myth about a Lumia 910 with 12MP camera, creates another one
February 6th, 2012 Phone Arena Answering a fan request to comment on such a Lumia, Damian Dinning tweeted “nope, doesn’t exist”, but confirmed that the Lumia 900 has the same 8.7MP camera sensor in it that is found in the Nokia N9 and the Nokia 800, with all the bells and whistles…
Engadget Giveaway: win a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, courtesy of MHL!
February 6th, 2012 Brad Molen We’re well aware that you may be suffering from contest withdrawls, with our Holiday Blues-Buster far in our rear-view mirror. Fortunately we’re bringing the opportunity to you in a big way, as the Engadget Giveaway is now becoming a regular series! E…
Google wants people to ‘Solve for X’ with new conference [video]
February 6th, 2012 Dan Graziano Google unveiled its new “Solve for X” website early Monday morning, and it looks as if the Mountain View-based company is planning a TED-like think tank to encourage problem solving and teamwork. “Solve for X is a place where the curious can go to hear and discuss radical technology ideas for solving global problems,” reads the Solve for X website. “Radical in the sense that the solutions could help billions of people. Radical in the sense that the audaciousness of the proposals makes them sound like science fiction. And radical in the sense that there is some real technology breakthrough on the horizon to give us all hope that these ideas could really be brought to life.” One of Google X’s chief scientists, Richard DeVaul,
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