For complete list of INQUIRER.net RSS Feed visit http://services.inquirer.net/rss/rss.php http://services.inquirer.net/rss/brk_tech.xml 2008-07-25T17:05:07+08:00 text/html http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20080725-150586/Hackers-get-hold-of-critical-Internet-flaw SAN FRANCISCO -- Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet. text/html http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20080725-150579/Google-launches-rival-to-Wikipedia SAN FRANCISCO -- Google has launched its own version of communally constructed online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which consistently ranks among the most visited websites in the world. text/html http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20080725-150576/Microsoft-shakes-up-online-division-deepens-Facebook-ties SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft is shaking up management of its online division and strengthening its tie to Facebook in the aftermath of a failed bid to buy Yahoo to bolster its lagging Internet business. text/html http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20080725-150575/Egypt-jails-Facebook-activists CAIRO -- Police have arrested 26 Internet activists in the port of Alexandria, and 14 of them were jailed for more than two weeks for "threatening national security," a security official said on Thursday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080724-150472/British-clampdown-on-illegal-downloads LONDON -- Britain's biggest Internet providers have signed an agreement with the country's recording industry to clamp down on illegal downloading, in a move announced by the government Thursday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080724-150454/US-elections-wont-affect-BPO-industry-execs-say PASAY CITY, Philippines -- The upcoming US elections will not have much impact on the call center industry although it may be wise for local operators to look at other markets. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080724-150446/Digital-revolution-could-be-Olympics-salvation LONDON--For the Olympic movement, the digital revolution is armed with a double-edged sword -- it has lured the younger generation away from sport but could open up the Olympic experience to a far wider audience. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080724-150429/Black-prop-blog-up-vs-new-NEDA-chief MANILA, Philippines -- He has not even taken his seat as director general of the National Economic Development Authority, and a fake blog purportedly written by former Senator Ralph Recto is now up. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080724-150383/Call-centers-now-employ-200000-workers--CCAP MANILA, Philippines -- The call center industry now employs no less than 200,000 workers and continues to grow by 30 percent every year, according to an official tally by industry group Call Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP). text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080724-150382/Solon-wants-English-exams-for-teachers-to-help-BPO-industry PASAY CITY, Philippines -- Senator Francis Pangilinan is recommending English proficiency exams for teachers to help cope with the demands of the call center industry. Pangilinan cited a recent SWS survey saying the country's English proficiency has recovered in the last two years. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080724-150378/Private-social-network-Facebook-to-go-Web-wide SAN FRANCISCO--The leader of a youth movement that swept the world this past year by encouraging web users to share bits of their lives with selected friends, spoke on Wednesday of spreading his service across the Web, even while apologizing for past excesses. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080724-150363/Spains-Telecinco-wins-lawsuit-against-YouTube MADRID -- Spanish private television channel Telecinco said Wednesday it had won a lawsuit it filed against YouTube accusing the world's top video-sharing site of violating its intellectual property rights.