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US wants privacy in new cyber security system
(AP)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:31:14 GMT
AP - The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.
Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
(AP)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:08:55 GMT
AP - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.
Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking
(AP)
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:43:36 GMT
AP - Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed.
PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China
(AP)
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:08:24 GMT
AP - Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.
Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings
(AP)
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:14:15 GMT
AP - Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site.
Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary
(AP)
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:27:20 GMT
AP - When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go a totally innovative idea back in 1979.
US government Internet traffic to be screened: report
(AFP)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:44:28 GMT
AFP - The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security Agency to screen Internet traffic between government agencies and the private sector, the Washington Post reported Friday.
Teen Releases First Jailbreak App for iPhone 3GS
(NewsFactor)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:34:49 GMT
NewsFactor - The first jailbreak application for Apple's new iPhone 3GS has been made available just two weeks after the iPhone debuted. George Hotz, a 19-year-old Google employee originally from New Jersey, created the application.
Bluetooth "Big Brother" tracks festival-goers
(Reuters)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:38:12 GMT
Reuters - Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices.
Paisley: 'Hard to ignore' serious themes on new CD
(AP)
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:01:31 GMT
AP - As much as he enjoys singing about the double lives of computer geeks ("Online") and amorous country boys ("Ticks"), Brad Paisley says there's too much going on in the world to be too lighthearted on his new album, "American Saturday Night."
"Asteroids" lands at Universal
(Reuters)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:13:20 GMT
Reuters - Universal Pictures has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids."
China Testing Mac Version of Green Dam Web Filter
(NewsFactor)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:21:38 GMT
NewsFactor - Despite the delay in China's requirement to install Green Dam Web-filtering software on all new PCs, the controversy is not dead. PC makers are including the software with new PCs even though the July 1 deadline has been postponed indefinitely.
PC makers offer China Internet filter
(AFP)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:31:24 GMT
AFP - Several PC makers said Friday they were voluntarily including China's controversial Internet filter software in new shipments despite Beijing's decision to postpone making it mandatory.
SAP Benchmarking Program Begins Tracking First KPIs
(PC World)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:10:11 GMT
PC World - SAP users have begun measuring the performance of key aspects of their ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems as part of a benchmarking process agreed to with user groups. In April, SAP agreed to delay an increase in the cost of its Enterprise Support service, and to make future increases conditional on meeting certain targets for performance and customer satisfaction.
You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz
(InfoWorld)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT
InfoWorld - You win some; you lose some. This week China decided its Web censorship filtering software was not quite ready for prime time, while U.S. courts sentenced phone hackers and file swappers to some crime time.
Firefox 3.5 Can Still Learn From Its Competition
(PC World)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:45:00 GMT
PC World - While Mozilla lights a fire under competing browsers with support of emerging Web standards with Firefox 3.5, it can still improve its performance, reliability, and usability.
Ngmoco releases Rolando 2 for iPhone, iPod touch
(Macworld.com)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:35:00 GMT
Macworld.com - Ngmoco has announced the release of Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid, a new game for the iPhone and iPod touch priced at $10.
