China satisfied with Google search engine tweaks

China is satisfied that U.S. Internet giant Google is complying with Chinese laws after it tweaked the way it directs users to an unfiltered search page, a senior official has said.

Via Reuters

Police crack down on computer support phone scam

Nineteen websites which were used to perpetrate a phone scam offering "computer support" that defrauded people across the English-speaking world have been closed down by police. In the scam, teams at Indian call centres rang computer users claiming to be from tech support. The computer users were then told there were problems with their PC, which could be fixed.

Via The Guardian

RIM to survive mobile enterprise onslaught

Research In Motion remains a "very compelling" option for enterprise mobile apps developers, but the BlackBerry maker should brace itself for growing competition from rivals Apple and Google, according to an analyst. Claudio Castelli, Ovum's senior analyst for enterprise in Asia-Pacific, noted that while developer interest will remain for the BlackBerry platform, enterprises are finding it easier to adopt a multi-device policy for its employees and this is opening up the market for other players.

Via ZDNet

Blog shut down over terrorist material posted on site

A web hosting company has said it shut down a blogging platform that was home to over 70,000 bloggers because a "link to terrorist material" and an al-Qaeda "hit list" was posted to the site. BurstNet said Blogetery.com also posted "bomb-making instructions".

Via BBC News

Amazon sells more Kindle books than hardbacks

Amazon has announced a significant tipping point in e-book sales, with Kindle books now outselling hardback books on Amazon.com. Amazon has sold 143 Kindle books for every 100 hardbacks sold online over the last three months.

Via Techradar

Laughter's secrets: No funny business

"What are you laughing at?" Ignoring any aggressive intent, the answer is obvious: I am laughing because something you said amused me. Right? Wrong. According to a classic study of laughter by Robert Provine of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and his colleagues, laughter is an unexpectedly serious business.

Via New Scientist