Archives for the Month of April, 2008

Egypt police seize book published by jailed blogger

Egypt’s vice squad raided the offices of
a publisher and blogger, already detained for backing a general
strike last week, and took away copies of one of his
publications, his fiancee said on Tuesday.

India, BlackBerry to meet April 21 on security fears

The Indian government will hold its
next meeting with BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion next
week, a government official said on Tuesday, as the two sides
look for a way to meet India’s security concerns.

Motley Crue to release single on Rock Band game

In a nod to the ascendancy of video
games, rock ‘n’ roll bad boys Motley Crue will become the first
group to release a new single through Rock Band, the developer
of the wildly popular game said on Monday.

Muslim states slam Dutch at U.N. on Islamophobia, film

Muslim countries led by Iran and
Pakistan called on the Netherlands on Tuesday to combat what
they called rising Islamophobia and discrimination against
immigrants in Dutch society.

France to crack down on "pro-anorexia" websites

French politicians called on Tuesday for
stiff penalties of up to three years jail and heavy fines
against “pro-anorexia” websites and publications that encourage
girls and young women to starve themselves.

Tesco to launch digital download service

Tesco said on Tuesday it will open an
online shop next month selling music, films, games and
television programmes for iPods and other digital players.

Chinese demand Carrefour boycott for Tibet "support"

Chinese Internet users are calling on
consumers to boycott Carrefour, the French retail giant they
accuse of supporting pro-Tibetan independence groups seeking to
disrupt this year’s Beijing Olympics.

Nokia launches new phone with electronic wallet

Nokia, the world’s top cellphone
maker, said on Tuesday it would start selling a new handset,
the 6212 Classic, with integrated Near Field Communication
(NFC).

Google enlists video ID tools to combat child porn

Google Inc is enlisting the same
image-recognition technology the company uses to trace
copyright violations on its YouTube video site to fight online
child pornography, the company said on Monday.

Free Web Page Analyser and Quick Page Rank Indicator

Two new online SEO tools now available from tonetek: Free SEO Tools.
The Web Page Analyser will take one or more URLs and present various metrics including the page title,title length, metas, page content, keyword pairs, link analysis showing all of the links in a page, the link text (or image) along with their http header […]