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COPA Child-Protection Act Is Struck Down
Submitted Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 01:48 AM
pcmag.com -- The decade-long battle over the Children Online Protection Act (COPA) took another turn this week when an appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that found COPA to be unconstitutional. See the complete story here.
Apple notes continued MobileMe service outage
Submitted Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 01:48 AM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
macworld.com -- Apple has posted a tech note to its Web site acknowledging a continued outage for users of its MobileMe service. It’s the latest problem to plague the service since it was launched last week. See the complete story here.
San Francisco Hack: Where Was the Oversight?
Submitted Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 01:47 AM
internetnews.com -- If the City of San Francisco were a public corporation and allowed a blunder on par with the recent Terry Childs case, it might find itself facing federal investigation and Mayor Gavin Newsom might be fighting to stay out of jail, experts said. See the complete story here.
Japanese team developing palm-held 3D display
Submitted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 05:24 PM
physorg.com -- Researchers in Japan are developing a gadget that could enable people to hold a three-dimensional image of someone in the palm of their hand. See the complete story here.
Printer dots raise privacy concerns
Submitted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 05:23 PM
usatoday.com -- The affordability and growing popularity of color laser printers is raising concerns among civil liberties advocates that your privacy may not be worth the paper you're printing on. See the complete story here.
Wait to Buy! HDTVs About To Get Even Cheaper
Submitted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 05:22 PM
Mitsubishi company information - ( Mitsubishi News )
Sharp company information - ( Sharp News )
Panasonic company information - ( Panasonic News )
Samsung company information - ( Samsung News )
gizmodo.com -- Wait on buying your TV. Fresh off a round of price-cuts barely two months old, Mitsubishi, Sharp, Panasonic and Samsung will drop prices on their sets by as much as $400 in the coming weeks. See the complete story here.
Symantec says security software needs speed
Submitted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 04:55 PM
Symantec company information - ( Symantec News )
computerworld.com -- Symantec Corp. released beta versions of its flagship Windows software today, citing significant improvements in performance. See the complete story here.
Update Turns iPhone Into an Apple TV Remote
Submitted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 04:54 PM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
blog.wired.com -- Few (if any) saw this coming, but the iPhone 2.0 software update improved not just the iPhone, but also a second, less popular Apple device: Apple TV. See the complete story here.
Apple's iPhone Configuration Utility Disappoints
Submitted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 04:54 PM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
eweek.com -- Apple delivered on its promise of a configuration tool for iPhones, but leaves security, application delivery and device visibility by the wayside. See the complete story here.
Apple Sues Mac Clone Maker Psystar
Submitted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 04:53 PM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
nytimes.com -- Apple Inc. has sued Psystar Corp., the computer maker that in April started selling Intel-based systems with Mac OS X pre-installed, for copyright and software licensing violations, according to court records and a Florida attorney. See the complete story here.
Confirmed: Twitter buys Summize
Submitted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 04:42 PM
blogs.zdnet.com -- As was rumored last week, Twitter has acquired Summize, best known for its Twitter search engine and whose broader mission “is to search & discover the topics and attitudes expressed within online conversations.” The terms of the deal remain undisclosed. See the complete story here.
Google, Viacom Reach Deal Over YouTube Visitor Data
Submitted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 04:39 PM
Google company information - ( Google News )
online.wsj.com -- Google Inc. and Viacom Inc. have agreed to allow Google to anonymize YouTube visitor data before complying with a judge's order to deliver the data to Viacom as part of a broader copyright lawsuit. See the complete story here.
S.F. officials locked out of computer network
Submitted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 04:37 PM
sfgate.com -- A disgruntled city computer engineer has virtually commandeered San Francisco's new multimillion-dollar computer network, altering it to deny access to top administrators even as he sits in jail on $5 million bail, authorities said Monday. See the complete story here.
Death of the Internet Foretold
Submitted Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 02:44 PM
blog.trendmicro.com -- Rumors about the Internet as we know it dying by 2012 have been circulating for some time now, so it’s not really that surprising when the TrendLabs Content Security team was alerted that a Trojan is taking advantage of this conspiracy theory in order to trick users into running it. See the complete story here.
Vista Compatibility Center up and running
Submitted Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 02:41 PM
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
news.cnet.com -- I've certainly given them a hard time about it, so it's only fair to point out that as of Friday morning, Microsoft's Vista Compatibility Center Web site is now live. See the complete story here.
'World's oldest blogger' dies in Australia at 108
Submitted Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 02:40 PM
news.yahoo.com -- An Australian woman described as the world's oldest Internet blogger has died at the age of 108 after posting a final message about singing "a happy song" in her nursing home. See the complete story here.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 to stream Netflix movies
Submitted Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 02:39 PM
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
news.yahoo.com -- Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal with Netflix. See the complete story here.
Apple Posts Mac OS X Update for MobileMe 1.1
Submitted Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 12:42 PM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
pcworld.com -- If you've already transitioned from .Mac to MobileMe, please be aware that Apple has distributed a Mac OS X Update for MobileMe 1.1. It's available for installation through the Software Update system preference. See the complete story here.
MIT opens new 'window' on solar energy
Submitted Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 12:39 PM
web.mit.edu -- Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun's energy that could allow just that. See the complete story here.
Amazon invests in Engine Yard's cloud computing
Submitted Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 12:38 PM
news.cnet.com -- Software company Engine Yard said Monday that it has closed on a $15 million Series B round of financing from New Enterprise Associates and Amazon.com. Its previous investor Benchmark Capital also participated in the round. See the complete story here.
Teen virtual world Gaia Online raises $11 million
Submitted Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 12:37 PM
news.cnet.com -- Gaia Online, a virtual world targeted at teens, on Monday said it has raised $11 million in a series C round of financing from Institutional Venture Partners. See the complete story here.
Nintendo draws first blood at E3
Submitted Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 12:36 PM
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
tgdaily.com -- E3 has always been the venue of dueling press conferences and announcements and Nintendo has drawn first blood. While reporters were waiting to enter the Microsoft press conference, Nintendo announced that it will be releasing an accessory for their Wiimote controller that will enhance its tracking and sensitivity. See the complete story here.
Apple pushes 1 million iPhone 3Gs, 10 million iPhone Apps
Submitted Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 12:35 PM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
arstechnica.com -- Apple announced this morning that it had sold 1 million 3G iPhones over the weekend since the device's launch on Friday. The device launched in 21 countries (France, one of the original 22 countries, is sitting this one out until July 17) to long lines that lasted throughout the weekend, making this the most successful device launch yet—at least in terms of sales. This was all despite significant problems over the weekend, including unresponsive iTunes activation servers, supply issues, and up-and-down MobileMe service. See the complete story here.
How the "Apple Tax" Boosts Prices on iPod & iPhone Accessories
Submitted Thursday, July 10, 2008 @ 10:39 AM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
popularmechanics.com -- Last year, when Apple introduced the original iPhone and the latest generation of iPods, another new product came out of Cupertino, Calif., but this one received little fanfare. It was a proprietary authentication chip. The chip works like a silicon key that unlocks streaming video functionality on iPhones and iPods and generally authorizes the devices to work with approved accessories. The advent of the “auth chip” made it impossible for any third-party company to produce iPod-compatible gadgets without dealing first with Apple—the only company selling the chip. Previous-generation iPods could output video over a generic $2 iPod video cable, but new phones and iPods require officially licensed Apple cables—and these can cost up to $50. See the complete story here.
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