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Venezuelas Chavez Im pro-Internet
Reuters
(22 March 12:45) |
| Reuters - President Hugo Chavez denied on Sunday that he planned to censor or limit the Internet in Venezuela, saying on the contrary Web use had shot up more than nine fold during his decad... |
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LA band tries to cash in with free monthly album
AP
(21 March 11:20) |
| AP - In an instrument-filled garage almost every day for the past year, musician John Wood has tried to find a new way to make a living. |
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Michigan State urges community to woo Google
AP
(21 March 10:10) |
| AP - Add Michigan State University and the surrounding area to the cast of thousands of communities competing for Google's experimental, high-speed broadband network. |
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Chinas Xinjiang restores access to email websites
AFP
(21 March 06:25) |
| AFP - Authorities in China's Xinjiang have restored access to email services and 32 Internet sites that were blocked after ethnic unrest broke out in the region in July, state media reported... |
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Red Steel 2 videogame an homage to spaghetti westerns
AFP
(21 March 08:39) |
| AFP - A "Red Steel 2" sword and gunplay videogame hitting the market on Tuesday pays tribute to the nameless hero carved into film legend by director Sergio Leone. |
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Bad BitDefender Update Clobbers Windows PCs
PC World
(21 March 05:00) |
| PC World - Users of the BitDefender antivirus software started flooding the company's support forums Saturday, apparently after a faulty antivirus update caused 64-bit Windows machines to st... |
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Novell rejects $2 billion Elliott Associates offer
Reuters
(21 March 04:39) |
| Reuters - Novell Inc spurned a $2 billion takeover offer from investment fund Elliott Associates on Saturday, calling the bid inadequate and saying it undervalued the business software make... |
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Google Reconsiders Privacy Practices
PC World
(21 March 03:26) |
| PC World - Google isn't exactly known for its respect for privacy, but a recent blog post shows the search giant may be attempting to turn a new leaf on what has been called an "irresponsibl... |
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Facebook News Readers More Loyal Than Googlers
NewsFactor
(21 March 03:04) |
| NewsFactor - First, Facebook dethroned Google as the most trafficked web site in the United States, and now the social networking community has proven to have an extremely loyal following am... |
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The Macalope Weekly Familiar territory
Macworldcom
(20 March 07:30) |
| Macworld.com - The iPad is now available for purchase and iPad sales figures are available for loose speculation! Microsoft phone fans find themselves in familiar territory and what’s t... |
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iPad Killer May be Palms Last Hope
PC World
(20 March 06:59) |
| PC World - The Apple iPad has captured the imagination--and a fair share of the news headlines for the past few months. Palm has been in the headlines as well, but for entirely different rea... |
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Obama to Iranians We want brighter future for you
AP
(20 March 06:40) |
| AP - President Barack Obama told Iranians in an online video message that the U.S. wants more educational and cultural exchanges, and lamented that Tehran's leaders have "turned their backs"... |
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Obama reaches out to Iranian civilians
AFP
(20 March 02:03) |
| AFP - President Barack Obama Saturday subtly shifted US rhetoric on Iran, pledging to ensure Iranians could access the Internet without fear of censorship, and blaming Tehran for isolating i... |
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Obama appeals to Iranian people in Internet video
AP
(20 March 10:29) |
| AP - In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Barack Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students... |
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Music biz insiders say Sony-Jackson deal makes sense
Reuters
(20 March 06:09) |
| Reuters - The magnitude of Sony Music Entertainment's landmark recording contract with the estate of Michael Jackson raises an inevitable question: Is it a smart deal for the label? |
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Ellen Web site give gay teen $30000 in prom flap
Reuters
(20 March 03:51) |
| Reuters - Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and an inspirational Web site on Friday gave $30,000 toward the college education of a teenage lesbian whose high school prom was canceled when she a... |
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Ex-MySQL Chief Marten Mickos Lands New CEO Job
PC World
(20 March 03:30) |
| PC World - Marten Mickos, the longtime CEO of MySQL who eventually sold the open-source database company to Sun Microsystems for US$1 billion, has taken a new job as CEO of Eucalyptus System... |
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Smartphones not enough for carriers at CTIA
Reuters
(20 March 03:16) |
| Reuters - Smartphones may be one of the hottest areas in technology with big names like Apple and Google tussling for share, but investors are questioning the growth prospects for mobile car... |
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YouTube creators cashed in big on sale to Google documents
AFP
(20 March 03:14) |
| AFP - YouTube's creators walked away with hundreds of millions of dollars after the startup was bought by Google in 2006, according to documents released in a copyright brawl between Viacom ... |
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Browser Choice Boosts Downloads of Opera 105
NewsFactor
(20 March 03:08) |
| NewsFactor - In the wake of the browser choice screen in Europe, Opera Software is reporting a dramatic uptick in browser downloads. The company said more than half the European downloads of... |
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Special Guests Android Updates and the iPad on PCWorld Podcast 69
PC World
(20 March 02:30) |
| PC World - This week on the podcast, Wired's Dylan Tweney and Brian X. Chen visit the PCWorld podcast studio for some verbal jousting over Google's Android operating system and Apple's iPad. |
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Basketball Facebook and Gossip Are Malware Targets
NewsFactor
(20 March 02:25) |
| NewsFactor - Cybercriminals have been busy this week running scams that target Facebook users, college basketball fans, and celebrity gossip watchers. Security experts are warning about rece... |
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Beware Malware Attacks Facebook B-Ball and Gossip Sites
NewsFactor
(20 March 02:25) |
| NewsFactor - Cybercriminals have been busy this week running scams that target Facebook users, college basketball fans, and celebrity gossip watchers. Security experts are warning about rece... |
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Beware Malware Attacks Facebook B-Ball Gossip Sites
NewsFactor
(20 March 02:25) |
| NewsFactor - Cybercriminals have been busy this week running scams that target Facebook users, college basketball fans, and celebrity gossip watchers. Security experts are warning about rece... |
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Microsoft pulls Bing app from non-US App Stores
Macworldcom
(20 March 02:00) |
| Macworld.com - The iPhone app for Bing, Microsoft's search engine, has been pulled from all international App Stores, according to Neowin.net. However, it remains available for U.S. custo... |
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Apple Files Patent for Mobile Social Networking
NewsFactor
(20 March 01:57) |
| NewsFactor - Apple is tapping into the social arena with plans to launch a social-networking application. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent & Trade ... |
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Airtel says it will bring iPhone 3GS to India
Macworldcom
(20 March 01:44) |
| Macworld.com - On Friday, Bharti Airtel announced in a concisely worded press release that it had struck a deal with Apple to bring the latest version of Apple's smartphone to India â€Â... |
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Will iPad Sales Beat the iPhone Who Cares
PC World
(20 March 01:34) |
| PC World - Conflicting reports have surfaced for the last week about how well Apple's still-unreleased iPad is selling, how well it will sell, and whether it'll make more of a dent in the ma... |
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Microsoft Eases Windows XP Mode Requirements
NewsFactor
(20 March 01:15) |
| NewsFactor - Microsoft released a software update Thursday that eliminates some of the hardware requirements for running Windows XP Mode on Windows 7 PCs. The goal is to make it far easier f... |
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The Great Nintendo DS School Invasion
PC World
(19 March 11:54) |
| PC World - Could Nintendo's Mario and Luigi be headed for blackboards and pop-top desks after decades battling bob-ombs, chain chomps, hammer bros, and koopa troopas? Mario creator and Ninte... |
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Ncomputings Chip Brings Windows Applications to TVs
PC World
(19 March 11:50) |
| PC World - Ncomputing on Friday announced a chip that could turn devices like TVs or set-top boxes into virtual desktops through which users can run Windows applications or access the Intern... |
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New venture from Facebook co-founder to promote charity
AFP
(19 March 11:35) |
| AFP - Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, who left the booming social network to work on the online arm of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, is launching a startup to promote charitable ef... |
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Need an iPad case Take your pick
Macworldcom
(19 March 11:15) |
| Macworld.com - So you've pre-ordered your iPad, or there'll be one with your name on it at the local Apple Store. You've combed apple.com/ipad more times than you can count, trying to hunt d... |
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Etude offers sheet music piano instruction
Macworldcom
(19 March 10:57) |
| Macworld.com - For the aspiring musician without the paycheck to take lessons, computers have really opened up the traditional teaching field. Sure, programs like Garage Band’s Learn t... |
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iPad Pre-Orders Reported in Hundreds of Thousands
NewsFactor
(19 March 10:55) |
| NewsFactor - With Apple's iPad scheduled to go on sale on April 3, a new report indicates there may be strong pre-order demand. This could mean the iPad is on the verge of being a breakthrou... |
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IBM Adds DB2 to Lotus Foundations SMB Package
PC World
(19 March 10:30) |
| PC World - Just a few weeks after Microsoft pulled the plug on its Windows Essential Business Server (EBS), IBM has beefed up its own pre-integrated package for small and medium-sized busine... |
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Apple Files Mobile Social Networking Patent Request
PC World
(19 March 10:10) |
| PC World - A recently disclosed patent request suggests Apple may be working on a mobile social networking application that would presumably let iPhone users form ad-hoc groups based on thei... |
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Bharti to sell iPhone 3GS in India
AFP
(19 March 09:26) |
| AFP - India's top mobile phone company said on Friday it has reached a deal with Apple Inc. to sell the iPhone 3GS in India. |
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Judge Site must delay copying of broker reports
AP
(19 March 09:25) |
| AP - Settling a copyright dispute closely watched in the financial news industry, a judge on Thursday ordered a Web site to delay disseminating the stock recommendations of financial service... |
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Malware Infected Memory Cards of 3000 Vodafone Mobiles
PC World
(19 March 09:00) |
| PC World - Malware-tainted memory cards may have ended up on as many as 3,000 HTC Magic phones, a greater number than first suspected, Vodafone said Friday. |
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Net produces new generation of China activists
AP
(19 March 08:45) |
| AP - Lin Xiuying believes her daughter bled to death after being gang-raped two years ago by a group of thugs that had ties to the police in their southern Chinese town. |
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Viacom vs Googles YouTube Whats in it For You
PC World
(19 March 08:32) |
| PC World - As the dirty details are exposed in Viacom's lawsuit against Google's YouTube, public statements from YouTube's lawyer try to make the case sound more consequential for users than... |
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Palms survival questioned
Reuters
(19 March 08:31) |
| Reuters - Shares of mobile phone maker Palm tumbled on Friday on questions over its ability to survive in a tough market dominated by Apple, Google and Research in Motion. |
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BugMe brings sticky notes to your home screen
Macworldcom
(19 March 07:45) |
| Macworld.com - Electric Pocket, the maker of apps such as MailTones and PhoneFace, has brought its note-taking application BugMe to the iPhone. Already available for the Android and BlackBer... |
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Google May Leave China By April 10 Report Says
PC World
(19 March 07:07) |
| PC World - Google may make good on its threat to pull out of China and leave the Communist country by April 10, according to a Chinese language newspaper report. Citing anonymous sources, S... |
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Windows Phone 7 Mirrors iPhone with Missing Features
PC World
(19 March 06:54) |
| PC World - As more details emerge regarding the upcoming Windows Phone 7 series, it seems to be defined more by the features and functions it lacks than the ones it delivers. Microsoft did t... |
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Nintendo aims to get consoles in schools
AP
(19 March 05:29) |
| AP - Could Nintendo's Mario be swapping power blocks for the chalkboard? |
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Microsoft Adobe confident there is room for Silverlight Flash
InfoWorld
(19 March 05:10) |
| InfoWorld - The HTML5 specification could be a game-changer in the rich Internet application realm, but representatives of Microsoft and Adobe Systems, both of which have proprietary plug-in... |
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Pramati Aims to Integrate Social Networking and Business
PC World
(19 March 05:10) |
| PC World - Indian product design and software company Pramati Technologies has developed a social networking environment that is integrated with enterprise applications such as enterprise re... |
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Microsoft May Allow USB Storage for Xbox 360
PC Magazine
(19 March 03:32) |
| PC Magazine - Microsoft appears to be prepared to support third-party USB storage for saving and loading game data, according to a report. |
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