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MySpace Lays Off Two-Thirds of International Workforce

MySpace Lays Off Two-Thirds of International Workforce

Social networking giant MySpace has announced its latest belt-tightening moves in an effort to make the company more nimble and improve its bottom line: MySpace will be reducing its international staff by about two thirds—from 450 people to just 150—and plans to close at least four of its offices outside the United States.

According to the company, about half of MySpace’s user base comes from outside the United States. The move comes not even a week after MySpace announced it was cutting 420 positions, or about a third of its total workforce. After the latest round of cuts, MySpace will have about 700 employees.

Google Tallies 2008 Top Searches

Google Tallies 2008 Top Searches

Internet search giant Google has released its 2008 End-of-Year Zeitgeist, noting what was hot worldwide in Internet searches for the year. Unlike search engines like AOL and Yahoo who base their end-of-year summaries mostly on the frequency of terms—hence allowing Britney Spears to rule the search engine listings for years on end—Google bases its Zeitgeist both on frequency and on the novelty of terms. In other words, 2008’s zeitgeist is more about what users searched for in 2008 that they were not searching for in 2007. Google claims their method is more indicative of the “spirit of the times”…and it definitely produces some different results.

Microsoft Targets Auction Pirates

Microsoft Targets Auction Pirates

Microsoft has filed 63 separate lawsuits against online auction sellers who have been offering fake “Blue Edition” versions of its Windows XP operating system. The company says the breadth of its legal action serves as an indicator of how widespread and globally-interconnected the software piracy business has become—in one case, the company alleges software counterfeiters in New Zealand obtained fake software in China and sold unwary customers in six countries.

Lich King Sells 2.8 Mln Copies On Day One

If the streets seems remarkably clear of pedestrian traffic and loiterers the last few days, we may have found the reason:. Blizzard Entertainment reports that World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich Kin sold more than 2.8 million copies during its first 24 hours of availability, making it the fastest-selling PC game to date.

Many of those sales were fulfillments of pre-orders stemming from months of anticipatory hype surrounding the title, but also owes to the game’s simultaneous launch in North America, Europea, Russia, Chile, and Argentina, with additional international releases following closely on their heels. More than 15,000 retailers in the U.S. opened their doors at midnight to let players get their copies; Blizzard employees were onhand at several locations.

PayPal Expands Global Service

PayPal Expands Global Service

Folks who thought eBay’s online payment service PayPal was already pretty ubiquitous might be in for a little shock: the service is expanding its global reach by rolling out fully localized sites in Mexico, Singapore, and Hong Kong, as well as adding nine new languages to its primary Web site, including Danish, NOrwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, and Bahasa Indonesian.

The additions bring the number of localized PayPal sites to 18, and make PayPal accessible to about 120 million more potential users. Users will be able to send and receive payments using their local currencies, as well as conduct transactions with PayPal’s existing 65 million account holders.

Clothing Syncs Up with Mobile Lifestyles

Clothing Syncs Up with Mobile Lifestyles

Mobile electronics technology might be a game-changing thing for modern culture—after all, it’s turned vast portions of the population into people who mutter seemingly to themselves on street corners and any other locations, else walk zombie-like through the world immersed in their own portable media universe. Hurray for progress! But all those mobile gizmos and media players suffer from a few drawbacks: first, they aren’t necessarily the easiest devices to use while you’re driving, working, carrying groceries, or running errands. Second, they have an annoying tendency to run out of juice just when you need them most. How many times have your friends and colleagues complained they missed out on something important because their cell phone battery died?

Apple Recalls iPhone 3G USB Chargers

Apple Recalls iPhone 3G USB Chargers

Apple has announced an exchange program for the ultra-compact USB power adapters that have been sold with the popular iPhone 3G in several countries. Although Apple has received no reports of injuries from the adapters, the company says the power adapter’s metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet under certain conditions, creating a risk of electric shock.

The adapters have been sold with every iPhone 3G in the U.S., Japan, Canada, Mexico, Columbia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru; the adapters were also sold as a separate accessory in those countries, along with Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, and Argentina. The problem does not affect power adapters sold with the original iPhone, or to iPhone 3G units sold in other countries.

WOW Lich King Expansion Due November 13

WOW Lich King Expansion Due November 13

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that the Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack for its popular World of Warcraft massively online multiplayer role-playing game will land at North American retailers November 13. Folks in other markets won’t have to wait very long to get their hands on the game, though: Europe, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Russia are also scheduled to get the expansion pack the 13th, with Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand getting it November 14th, with Korea, Hong Kon, Macau, and Taiwan getting the game November 18.

America Movil Takes iPhone to Latin America

America Movil Takes iPhone to Latin America

In another market expansion for the Apple iPhone, América Móvil has announced (PDF) it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to its Latin American markets later in 2008. Like Vodafone’s announcement earlier this week that it would be bringing the iPhone to a swath of new European markets, the release contains no other information, including the financial terms of the deal or whether America Movil will have an exclusive lock on the iPhone in those markets.

América Móvil is controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Sim, and claims almost 160 million subscribers in 16 countries, including Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Columbia, and Mexico.

Dell Expands Chinese Retail Presence

Dell Expands Chinese Retail Presence

Computer maker Dell is expanding its retail efforts in overseas markets, announcing today that it has made a deal to sell notebook and desktop computers through China’s second-largest electronics retailer, Suning. At the same time, leading Chinese electronics retailer Gome will be doubling the number of locations that offer Dell gear. The deals will make Dell computing products available in many of China’s major urban areas through Hontu stores, as well as PC retailer stores like Wuxing, Meicheng, Heng Chang, and Heyong.

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