Disney goes mobile in Japan
Disney Japan presented its lineup of mobiles to the press on Tuesday and confirmed the launch of its Disney Mobile service on March 1. Source: Variety
Internet's young turks rally for big blogs Crunchies awards
Techno-superstars that brought the world Facebook, Digg, Twitter and other hot websites are among the Internet celebrities honored by big-time bloggers with first-ever 'Crunchies' awards. Source: AFP
Apple plunges as outlook disappoints
Shares in Apple fell more than 12 per cent in after-hours trading on Tuesday as jittery investors took fright at the company's second-quarter forecast, which fell short of most Wall Street expectations. Source: FT
Netvibes grows up
Netvibes, with today's release of the latest version of its personalized start page service, Ginger, thinks it finally sees a way to revenue. Source: GigaOM
Teachers struggling to identify plagiarism
More than half the respondents in a survey of UK teachers said they thought plagiarism from the Internet is a problem. Source: CNet.co.uk
Deloitte report calls for online ads watershed
The online advertising industry should consider a TV-style watershed ban to restrict the marketing of products including alcohol on the internet, according to a report. Source: Guardian.co.uk
Investment rush for free mobile calls gadget
The US internet networking group Cisco has joined the growing buzz around a home networking technology called "femtocells" with an investment in a Cambridge-based company, ip.access. Source: Guardian.co.uk
Google and Publicis share ad know-how
Google Inc. and Publicis Groupe SA said that they are working together on using technology to improve advertising. Source: Wall Street Journal
BBC3 focuses on social networking in makeover
The youth channel that last year survived calls for it to be culled yesterday unveiled a makeover yesterday and promised to become 'Britain's most ambitious multi-platform network'. Source: Guardian.co.uk
Reuters streams breakfast show from Davos World Economic Forum
Davis coverage will include Reuters breakfast TV programme and Sir Martin Sorrell equipped as a 'mobile journalist'. Source: Guardian.co.uk
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