News Stories - Apr 2009

Sales sky high as people buy Tamiflu online

People worldwide have flooded health websites such as NHS Direct looking to buy Tamiflu online. Since the outbreak from Swine Flu in Mexico City, health websites and online pharmaceuticals have been inundated with requests for the drug Tamiflu

Firms build contingency plans for flu pandemic

Major tech companies including Microsoft, IBM, Sony and Dell plan for Swine Flu epidemic with contingency plans. Employees are being urged not to travel for work in Central America unless absolutely necessary.

Wolfram Alpha set to launch in May

Stephen Wolfram, the creator of Wolfram Alpha says his new search engine will be "a paradigm for the web". The web tool that is being described as "as important as Google", was shown off to the public for the first time.

First person dies from Swine Flu in US

A two-year-old child has become the first person to die from swine flu in the United States. The young boy had travelled from Mexico to Houston, for treatment but later died in hospital

Zillow launches Zillow iPhone App

Zillow.com the online real estate service have launches Zillow iPhone App. Zillow is the first iPhone App created by Zillow.com and it aims to help users find real estate information on location while looking for new homes.

Swine Flu outbreak is cause for concern says Obama

President Barrack Obama announces that swine flu outbreak is a "cause for concern and requires a heightened state of alert," but it is not a "cause for alarm."

UK police ask communication firms to monitor users

UK communications companies are being asked to track all internet traffic between people as part of a modernisation in UK police surveillance procedures. The UK Home Secretary has ditched plans for a database but wants all details to be held..

Swine Flu causes WHO to declare international public heath emergency

The global pandemic of Swine flu arrives in New York with over 200 students showing mild signs of the flu. Following from the initial wide spread infections in Mexico, the flu has already spread to San Diego, California, Texas and New York.

Facebook users vote for more control over data

Facebook users have voted to back changes for more control over the data and content they post on Facebook. Early results from the pole suggests that at least 75% of users who voted were in favour of the new terms.

Yahoo Geocities Unavailable End of 2009

Yahoo releases statement confirming that its free web hosting platform, Geocities, will be closed down at the end of 2009. Geocities dates back to the dotcom boom of the late 1990's when Yahoo bought Geocities for around $3.75bn

Google launches Toolbar Lab with My Location

With the recent releases for Google Timeline and Google Similar Images, Google have now launched yet another new Labs area. This time around, they're focusing on the Google toolbar by introducing some new and exciting map features

Botnet Infects Government PCs from UK and US

Over 2 million global PCs have now been infected by botnet. These include machines both inside and outside of the UK and US governments. The malicious hackers, reportedly from the Ukraine..

Google Launches New Similar Images and News Timeline Lab Apps

Google releases two major apps in their Google Lab area - Similar Images and Google News Timeline. Similar Images is a smart little app that compares and analyzes an images structure to help you search for similar images..

UK falls into deflation for first time in 50 years

The RPI (Retail Price Index) confirmed that the UK shifted into a period of deflation last month. This is the first time that RPI inflation has turned negative for over 50 years.

Oprah Winfrey Joins Twitter as Site Takes a Huge Hit

Twitter founder Evan Williams denies that Oprah Winfrey was responsible for slowing the site down to a halt last Friday after publicly announcing that she has joined the site. After sending her first Tweet last Friday, Oprah now has over 500,000..

Stephen Hawking Now Very Ill in Hospital

Stephen Hawking, the British theoretical physicist is very ill in hospital after being taken by ambulance to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, England

Apple Showcase New iPhone OS 3 Features

Apple shows off the blueprint for iPhone OS 3.0 - the exciting new version of the world’s most superior mobile platform. Supplementing its ground-breaking new features, Apple presented members of the iPhone Developer Program..

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