Facebook pulls uprising page

Facebook has removed a page calling for a new Palestinian uprising against Israel, after more than 350 000 people signed up, reveals the BBC.

The page, which appeared on the social networking site, was called Third Palestinian Intifada after two previous uprisings against Israeli occupation.

It was removed for featuring calls for violence, a company spokesman said. Israel had raised concerns about the page. Facebook has helped spread calls for protests in Arab states.

Firefox 4 continues to be hugely popular with Web users, notching up over 16 million downloads in Europe and 41 million globally just nine days after release, according to V3.co.uk.

Data from research firm Net Applications shows Firefox 4 now has a 3.64% user share, compared to 1.79% for Internet Explorer 9.

Mozilla released the Firefox 4 update for the Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms on 22 March.

Nokia is suing Apple in the US for allegedly infringing patents in its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers, the Finnish company said yesterday, reports the Associated Press.

The complaint, filed with the US International Trade Commission, is the latest in a string of lawsuits by Nokia and comes as the world's largest handset maker struggles to keep up with smartphone rivals such as Apple.

Apple and Nokia have been locked in a long-running legal battle over patent claims, with each side accusing the other of infringing on patents that cover features such as swiping gestures on touch-screens and the built-in “app store” for downloading updated programs.

Beating Apple and Google to the punch, Amazon unveiled a service yesterday that allows users to store their digital music online and play it on a computer or an Android device, states AFP.

With Cloud Drive and Cloud Player, users can upload digital music, photos, videos and documents to Amazon servers, and access the files through Web browsers or phones and tablet computers running Google's Android software.

Music bought from Amazon.com, Apple's iTunes, or from a personal collection is held in a digital “music locker” on the Internet and can be accessed from computers running Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari or Chrome Web browsers.