Tag: Rupert Murdoch
Introducing the News. Corp tablet, Amplify, aimed at schools
See that tablet above? That's the Amplify, built by the News Corporation-owned company of the same name, an educational unit of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. A 10-inch Android tablet, it's been designed with public school classrooms in mind, aimed at…
Rupert Murdoch attacks Google, claiming they profit from piracy
Media mogul and News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch has taken to his recently-opened Twitter account to attack search-giants Google, accusing them of enabling internet pirates and profiting in the process. In a tirade that also pulled in Barrack Obama, the…
Rupert Murdoch joins Twitter, is branded a "w*nker"
Rupert Murdoch, the powerful and often controversial head of media powerhouse News Corporation, has joined Twitter. The ageing media baron has managed to rack up a whopping 80,000 followers in the short time since joining the micro-blogging service on…
The Sun website readers personal info released on the web after hack
The Sun website has yet again fallen foul to a hacking attack, which may have lead to the release of thousands of users' sensitive information being released online. The attack has been attributed to a hacker known as Batteye, who…
Hacking the hackers: LulzSec strike at News International
LulzSec, the computer hacking collective thought to have disbanded after hitting a string of high profile targets including Sony, have returned to strike at News International in protest towards the recent phone hacking scandal. Targetting The Sun newspaper's website, the…
News Corp withdraw bid for BSkyB
In the light of the recent hacking scandal that has rocked News Corporation to the core, Rupert Murdoch's media empire has decided to withdraw its bid for BSkyB, a monopolising move that seemed almost certain to be green-lit just a…
Activision Blizzard boss Kotick looking to buy Myspace?
Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick is said to be part of an investor consortium in talks with News Corporation about buying a controlling stake in the ailing MySpace social network. The New York Post (itself owned by News Corp.) is…
Six potential buyers somehow found for MySpace
The knackered social platform MySpace is up for sale – and owner News Corp has somehow managed to round up six potential bidders. Rupert Murdoch's company paid $580 million for MySpace in 2005, when it was at the peak…
Pub fights Murdoch over Premier League broadcast rights, may have bagged cheaper Sky TV for us all
We always love a story about an underdog taking on the big mega-corporations, but they're especially sweet if their actions may well serve to save us all a few quid in the long-run. As is the case of Karen Murphy…
The Daily iPad News App: Why You Should Care and Why You Should Be Afraid Too
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation yesterday launched The Daily iPad news app, a massive new venture reportedly costing $13 million dollars to develop. A premium-cost news service, it's the first to employ Apple's newly-introduced iTunes subscription system. "The iPad demands…