NEWS OFF THE WEB

The new Hotmail gives Gmail a run for its money

New Off The Web Hotmail is old. Really old. When Hotmail launched in the summer of 1996 as the first free e-mail system available to everyone, Bill Clinton was running for re-election, the economy was booming, and Lady Gaga, known to her classmates as Stefani Germanotta, had just turned 10.

Read the full article at: Slate

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Filed: 2010-05-26 09:40:30 by sTEPHEN

Internet approaches addressing limit

New Off The Web In less than 18 months there will be no more big blocks of net addresses to give out, estimates suggest. Predictions name 9 September 2011 as the date on which the last of those tranches is released for net firms and others to use...

Read the full article at: BBC

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Filed: 2010-05-12 09:06:08 by Stephen

Germany warns against use of Firefox browser

New Off The Web "The German government has warned its citizenry against the use of the Firefox browser due to security issues..."

Read the full article at: BBC

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Filed: 2010-03-23 10:55:34 by Stephen

MySpace overhaul to rekindle growth

New Off The Web "With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year..."

Read the full article at: Stuff/Reuters

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Filed: 2010-03-11 09:15:06 by Stephen