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Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Weekly Newsletter for January 1-3, 2011

Now, Palin claims her record-setting 'refudiate' gaffe was only a typo

WASHINGTON - In July, Sarah Palin hit the headlines when she compared herself to William Shakespeare, the literary giant who also created words, after coining a word ‘refudiate’ on Twitter. However, the former Alaska Governor claimed on a recent episode of her reality show ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’ that the word was just a simple typing error, ... Read more >>.

Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Weekly Newsletter for December 20-27, 2010

Bank Of America Denies Services To Wikileaks, New DDOS Wave incoming?

The Bank of America has announced today that it will stop handling payments for Wikileaks. This news comes in the wake of the incident after major get ways like Master Card, Pay Pal and Visa denied services to the site and subsequently faced a torrent of DDOS attacks. In a statement the Bank said That his .... Source article  : Bank Of America Denies Services To Wikileaks, New DDOS Wave incoming?.

Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Weekly Newsletter for December 13-20, 2010

Facebook's decision to guard 'illegal contents' spurs debate over free speech on internet

WASHINGTON - The step taken by social networking site Facebook to establish a “hate and harassment team” as part of a virtual police squad charged with taking down content that is illegal or violates Facebook’s terms of service, has spurred debate over freedom of speech on the Internet. The Facebook’s move came into sharp focus ... Read more : Facebook’s decision to guard ‘illegal contents’ spurs debate over free speech on internet.

Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Weekly Newsletter for December 6-13, 2010

Conman posing as Prince Harry steals from Diana charity

LONDON - A conman posing as Prince Harry on social media website Facebook has diverted donations from a charity the prince had created in memory of his late mother Princess Diana. The identity theft has cost the prince thousands of pounds intended to help African orphans, reports the Daily Star. The fraudster is understood to have tricked ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Conman posing as Prince Harry steals from Diana charity.

Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Weekly Newsletter for December 1-6, 2010

UK Government puts up aircraft carrier HMS Invincible for sale

LONDON - The British Government has put the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible up for sale on the Disposal Service Authority website, the government equivalent of eBay. The carrier has completed 32 years of service and was scrapped in the defence cuts. According to defence ministry sources, its sale could fetch two million pounds. The 17,000 ton ship was .... Source  : Gaea News Network.