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Former Groupon Inc sales representatives sued by that company after leaving for Google Inc have filed a countersuit, claiming their former employer is pursuing sham litigation to keep them from joining rivals.

Demi Moore is the victim of a death hoax that began trending on Twitter late Friday, with the topic RIP Demi Moore fueling speculations that the actress has died. But the Twitter rumor is not true, as there has been no official report that the recently hospitalized actress has died.

Feb. 1 is change your password day, and you should change your passwords regularly just like changing a lock after a roommate moves out. If you've ever told someone what one of your passwords was, that's a good one to go ahead and change. Of course, if you've ever been a victim of cyber-crime, you already do this, but here's some tips on how and why to change your passwords.

Facebook plans to file documents as early as Wednesday for a highly anticipated IPO that will value the world's largest social network at between $75 billion and $100 billion, the Wall Street Journal cited unidentified sources as saying on Friday.

A Twitter blackout aimed at protesting censorship on the social media site is sweeping the web as its proponents urge users to go dark Saturday using the hash tag #TwitterBlackout.

Facebook could file papers for an initial public offering, or, IPO, as early as Wednesday. Estimates of its valuation are in the range of $75 billion to $100 billion. Morgan Stanley may be lead underwriter.

Twitter's announcement to censor tweets in countries that violate speech laws incited outcry on the Internet, but there are ways to get around the new regulations.

Facebook and the state of Washington sued a company on Thursday they accused of a practice called clickjacking that fools users of the world's top social network into visiting advertising sites, divulging personal information and spreading the scam to friends.

Twitter announced Thursday that it would begin restricting Tweets in specific countries, renewing questions about how the social media platform will handle issues of free speech as it rapidly expands its global user base.

Xbox Live gaming platform, compatible only with the Windows devices, is expected to be launched on iOS and Android devices soon. Rumors are rife that Microsoft is all set to break the Windows 7 barrier and reach its huge fan base by branching out to other operating systems.

Facebook and the state of Washington sued a company on Thursday they accused of a practice called clickjacking that fools users of the world's top social network into visiting advertising sites, divulging personal information and spreading the scam to friends.

Twitter announced Thursday that it would begin censoring Tweets in certain countries, marking a policy shift for the social media platform that helped propel the popular uprisings.

Symantec security software was hacked back in 2006, and now the anti-virus software maker says it didn't even know the source code for pcAnywhere, a remote access program, was even gone. Symantec knew there was a breach alright, but until a hacker called Yama Tough posted online in January he had the code, the company was unaware of the theft.

Twitter, the social network many have lauded as the launching pad for several protests around the world, has just changed its privacy policy. Twitter made the announcement the company's official blog: We give ourselves the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country - while keeping it available in the rest of the world, said the post. We have also built in a way to communicate transparently to users when content is withheld, and why.

Security software maker McAfee rejected a claim that several large corporate customers had recently switched over to using products from rival Symantec Corp.

Judges said they relied on attorneys, court staff and other jurors to catch improper social media use in the jury box.

Shares of entertainment provider Netflix surged nearly 26 percent after the company reported subscribers are returning after separate miscues last year.

What started as simple game for smartphones and tablets turned into a huge sensation. And now the megahit Angry Birds will be making its way onto Facebook.

Netflix Inc won back Wall Street's affections on Thursday after adding more U.S. subscribers than expected in the fourth quarter, a rebound that prompted analyst upgrades and the company's biggest one-day stock jump in two years.

Internet search engine giant Google has announced that they plan to unify almost 60 services (such as Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Docs, Google+, Google Search, Google Maps, etc) to provide a simpler and more intuitive Google experience under one privacy policy. Chrome browser, Google Books and Google Wallet are excluded from the unified services.

It is now possible to install Siri on iPad 2.