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Hitwise: Facebook Became The Most Visited Site In Brazil Over The Weekend, Giving Edge To Its Rival Orkut

According to data from Experian Hitwise, Facebook was the site with the largest share of visits across the Internet in Brazil last weekend, with 10.86%...

Brazilian City Names Street ‘Steve Jobs Avenue’

In order to pay tribute to the great Apple’s co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, Brazil’s Jundiai city council named one of its street as “Steve Jobs Avenue”. Brazilian blog MacMagazine.br has published the official documents confirming the move, which were signed by Mayor Michael Haddad on March 27. Steve Jobs Avenue includes Goiás Avenue Road and the Anhanguera...

Radio Tags In Uniforms To Detect If Kids Are In School Or Not

Editor’s Note: Guest Author Pratibha is a technology enthusiast interested in analysing and reporting about different technologies. The Brazilian...

Cisco Will Invest Over $570 Million In Brazil

The networking giant Cisco has announced its plans to invest US$574 million (R$1 billion) in Brazil. The company will be opening a Cisco center of innovation in Rio de Janeiro, a venture capital fund for Brazil-focused ICT and digital startups, the expansion of the local manufacturing program it started in 2011, and partnerships with local companies. Cisco wishes to continue...

Foxconn Chairman Pledges To Increase Salary In China, Plans To Invest In Hainan

With the recent news that we reported that workers at Apple’s Foxconn manufacturing unit aren’t happy with the reduced working hours, news is making...

After France, Now Brazil Questions Google’s New Privacy Policy

Google already rolled out its single and giant privacy policy but seems like there is no rest it is going to get – first French Data Protection Authority...

Telefónica Planning To Bid For LTE Frequencies In Brazil And Chile

Editor’s Note: Guest Author Sachin Mishra is in the process of finishing his Computer Science engineering, and having a wide interest in the field of Web Designing and Development. Telefónica, a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider is looking out to bid for LTE in Europe and Latin America. The Company’s CTO Enrique Blanco announced that the company...

Brazil AGU Filed Lawsuit Against Twitter Over Closing Of Accounts That Warn Of Traffic Controls

According to Agency O Globo, the Attorney General of the Union (AGU) has filed a lawsuit in Federal Court of Goiás, a preliminary injunction to block suspension and Twitter profiles that warn drivers about the location and timing of traffic blitzes conducted in the state. The request was made by the attorney of the Union of Goiás (PU / GO), a unit of AGU in the state...

Hacker Group ‘Anonymous’ Strikes Back, Shut Down CBS Website, Targeting Brazil Websites Now

With the takedown of Megaupload last week by the feds, Hacker Group Anonymous continues it strikes with shutting down CBS website for approximately 20...