XML Science & Technology NewsBritish Cabinet Warns of Possible Internet Outages During Summer Olympics (Mashable)published Tue, Feb 07 2012 18:05 GMT
Mashable - The British Cabinet Office has warned businesses in England that the country may not be able to fully accommodate a surge in Internet use during the 2012 Olympics in London this summer.
Businesses have been told that Internet providers may be forced to ration access to the web during certain times of day and service may fall out altogether at other times.
Summary Box: Chairman, 3 others out at Yahoo boardpublished Tue, Feb 07 2012 17:44 GMT
GONE: Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down. THE IMPETUS: Many frustrated shareholders blame them for not fixing the problems dragging down the Internet company's revenue and stock price. The shake-up comes shortly after Yahoo got a new CEO and co-founder Jerry Yang left the board.
A look at tech companies with IPOs this yearpublished Tue, Feb 07 2012 17:40 GMT
Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock this year are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their businesses vary widely.
Jive reports bigger 4Q loss, higher revenuepublished Tue, Feb 07 2012 17:40 GMT
Jive Software Inc., which makes Facebook-style social networks for businesses, reported a wider fourth-quarter net loss on Tuesday, weighed by higher expenses even as its revenue grew sharply.
Path iPhone app shown to be uploading iOS address books to its servers (Appolicious)published Tue, Feb 07 2012 17:13 GMT
Appolicious - One of the most popular social networking apps available for iOS and Android devices is in a bit of hot water.
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Eleven states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday over its delays in tightening air quality standards involving soot.
Green Blog: In the Little Ice Age, Lessons for Todaypublished Tue, Jan 31 2012 10:31 GMT
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