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Virginity for sale

January 27, 2010 By 1 Comment
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[ad#GAVideo] Her ad was listed under the heading "Virginity for sale," notes the Telegraph. The unnamed teen reportedly said she was offering her body "to the highest bidder" in order to pay for her education. [ad#GAtext] The startling story was pursued by a reporter at The Sunday Life, who investigated the claims and found the girl was serious about the transaction. In order to stop her, the paper dispatched a journalist who posed as an interested bidder and placed a bid. According to the Belfast Telegraph, after being contacted by the reporter, the girl responded quickly via text with descriptions, including her bra size, and asked for details about the transaction. Her text messages to the reporter, who posed as a wealthy businessman, included [ad#GAtext] Online auctions such as this one have taken place before. About one year ago, 22-year-old Natalie Dylan decided to auction off her virginity, receiving offers of up to $3.7 million. The Telegraph names at least … [Read more...]

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Google Toolbar Tracks

January 27, 2010 By 3 Comments
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[ad#GAtext] A bug in Google Toolbar has resulted in the search giant receiving information about users' Web surfing in violation of the product's privacy policy, according to an anti-spyware and privacy researcher. In a report, Ben Edelman, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, shows that under certain circumstances the Google Toolbar (versions 6.3 and above) tracks the browser habits of Internet Explorer 8 users who have activated the toolbar's "enhanced features" even when the toolbar is turned off or disabled. Google confirmed the bug and said that only a tiny number of toolbar users are impacted. A spokesperson for the company said a fix for the toolbar would be pushed out Tuesday and the software would automatically update. Google declined to say how many toolbar users use IE8 and would only estimate the number of all its toolbar users as "hundreds of millions". The Google Toolbar version 6.3 was introduced in September 2009, according to Google. What Should … [Read more...]

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Google Opens a Mobile Phone Web Store

January 6, 2010 By 4 Comments
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Google unveiled the Nexus One, with the most advanced mobile software version of its Android platform 2.1.; The novelty is that users will buy it on the Internet by 529 dollars (368 euros) and choose which company they want to provide the service. For now it will be available in the U.S. with T-Mobile, which will sell for $ 179 (124 euros) with a two-year contract, or Verizon, which has yet to announce prices. The following countries to sell the Nexus One will be Britain, Singapore and Hong Kong. Throughout the year, Google plans to extend it to other countries, although, Andy Rubin, head of the Android platform, suggested it as a possibility with still no timetable. Nexus One Store Web Meets Phone   The phone, which HTC manufactures, has the most advanced processor, Snapdragon Qaulcomm 1 GHz (the same as the Toshiba G01), has a touch screen 3.7-inch AMOLED, trackball (ball, as in the Blackberry) that lights of different colors depending on the alarm … [Read more...]

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