The Internet run out of IP addresses and IPv6 is the future of the Internet! The Internet Society (ISOC) Lebanon marked the global IPv6 launch day on June 6, 2012, a press release said Wednesday.
Thousands of Internet services such as Google, Facebook and YouTube switched to IPv6 permanently. ISOC Lebanon gathered businesses and technical leaders together in one event to create awareness and push further the implementation of IPv6 in Lebanon across businesses and public sector.
Facebook is letting app developers charge subscription fees, in addition to existing one-time payments, for games and other applications on its site.
Facebook Inc. said on its developer blog Tuesday that the subscription feature will be available in July. The changes open up a new revenue stream for developers as well as for Facebook, which takes a 30 percent cut from all payments on its site.

Until I started watching videos on Samsung's new Galaxy S III phone, I never thought of the iPhone's display as small.
The Galaxy's screen measures 4.8 inches diagonally, compared with 3.5 inches for the iPhone. That translates to a display area that's nearly twice the size. Yet the Galaxy is thinner and lighter.

World War II bunkers built to protect Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and Italy's royal family in the heart of Rome can be explored by the public through a new website launched on Tuesday.
The website www.bunkerdiroma.it locates each bunker on the map, gives a description of the shelter and includes links to video footages or images of the structure.

Panasonic's first Android-based computer tablet designed for tough environments such as battlefields was unveiled Tuesday at a major regional telecom fair in Singapore.
It was the first time the "Panasonic Toughpad A1" was showcased in Asia, where company officials said there is a huge demand for such a rugged device.

Facebook is bringing one of its long-term vendors, facial-recognition technology company Face.com, in-house.
The Israeli company's technology helps people tag photos on the Web by figuring out who is in the pictures.

Microsoft's decision to make its own tablet computer is a sign of frustration with its longtime hardware partners and a big bet on the technology giant's future, according to analysts.
Microsoft's empire was believed be at stake in a gamble that it can dethrone Apple's iPad in the tablet market, and weather backlash from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that license its software.

In a decrepit building in the wild woodlands of Siberia, young designers work on an online video game that will soon hit the global market.
They work for Alawar Entertainment -- a Russian company headquartered in the Siberian town of Akademgorodok, a leafy place created in Soviet times outside Siberia's main urban center of Novosibirsk to nurture academics.

Cleartag, a leading Digital agency in the Middle East has sponsored & developed the interactive digital platforms of the British week organized at ABC from June 12 to June 17, 2012, a press release said Monday.
The aim was to create engaging and very simple ways enabling visitors to learn, live & experience the British lifestyle in an interactive digital way!

Political commentary remains a prime target as governments increase the number of requests for Google to remove material from the reach of Internet users.
The Internet giant on Sunday released its fifth semi-annual Transparency Report providing insights into requests by countries around the world to "take down" content from search results or Google venues such as YouTube.
