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D.Telekom to expand broadband into rural areas (Reuters)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:38:16 GMT
Reuters - Deutsche Telekom AG aims to offer DSL broadband connection to almost all of Germany's households by the end of the year with a particular focus on rural and remote areas.
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Bloomberg mistakenly publishes Steve Jobs obituary (CNET)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:24:00 GMT
CNET - An electronic gaffe at news outlet Bloomberg mistakenly sent an incomplete obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs over the wire on Wednesday afternoon, and a tipster promptly sent the soon-retracted file to gossip blog Gawker.
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Malaysia blocks anti-government news Web site (AP)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:02:34 GMT
AP - Malaysia has blocked access to a popular news Web site that often runs afoul of authorities for its sensational political reporting, sparking complaints Thursday that the government has reneged on its pledge to keep cyberspace uncensored.
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Product review: WARP your WAN for performance and reliability (InfoWorld)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT
InfoWorld - I've had a Comcast cable Internet connection for years. Last year I got a shiny new fiber connection from Mstar. But rather than uninstall the cable connection, I asked FatPipe Networks if they'd be willing to let me perform an extended test of the company's flagship route clustering product, WARP.
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Court dismisses video copyright case against Veoh (Reuters)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:01:08 GMT
A screenshot of Veoh.com, taken on August 28, 2008. (www.veoh.com/Reuters)Reuters - A U.S. judge has thrown out a copyright infringement case against Veoh Networks Inc, an Internet video start-up with high-profile Hollywood backers, ruling that video-sharing companies are not solely responsible for policing piracy that may take place on their sites.
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Microsoft's newest browser may block ads (AP)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:13:38 GMT
An undated screenshot of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8's InPrivate Blocking feature. (Microsoft Corporation/Handout/Reuters)AP - The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace.
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Mystery Chinese iPhone worker becomes Internet star (Reuters)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:41:06 GMT
Patrick Morse shows off his new Apple iPhone 3G after spending the night in line outside an Apple Store in Boston, Massachusetts July 11, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Reuters - A Chinese factory worker has become an Internet sensation after a picture of her smiling and flashing a peace sign to a co-worker testing an Apple iPhone stayed on the phone that was sold to a man in Britain.
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Man arrested for posting Guns N' Roses songs on Web (Reuters)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:15:37 GMT
Axel Rose of 'Guns N' Roses' sings at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, August 29, 2002. (Gary Hershorn/Reuters)Reuters - Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a man on suspicion of violating copyright laws for placing songs on the Internet from an unreleased album by rock band Guns N' Roses.
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Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N' Roses songs (AP)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:41:20 GMT
In this Sept. 11, 2006, file photo, Axl Rose is seen backstage at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, file)AP - A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000.
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Actors, advertisers extend commercials contract (AP)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:38:22 GMT
AP - Two actors unions and the U.S. advertising industry said Monday they agreed to extend a contract covering commercials on TV, radio, the Internet and other new media by six months through March.
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Judges consider whether FBI violated free speech (Reuters)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:12:59 GMT
Reuters - A panel of federal appeals court judges pushed a U.S. government lawyer on Wednesday to answer why FBI letters sent out to Internet service providers seeking information should remain secret.
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Researchers offer new way to avoid bogus Web sites (AP)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:16:51 GMT
AP - Intercepting Internet traffic, and spying on the communication between two computers, is a gold mine for hackers. Now Carnegie Mellon University researchers hope software they've built will make it harder for criminals to hit that jackpot.
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Firefox Plug-In Simplifies Interactions with Web Pages (NewsFactor)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:56:52 GMT
NewsFactor - Mozilla Labs has rolled out an experimental Firefox plug-in that promises to streamline the way Web surfers manage the mountains of information online. Called Ubiquity, the proof-of-concept prototype is an experiment with two parts -- it's both an interface and a development platform, notes the plug-in's developer, Aza Raskin.
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Microsoft releases beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8 (Reuters)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:12:33 GMT
An undated screenshot of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8's InPrivate Blocking feature. (Microsoft Corporation/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp released on Wednesday a second test version of Internet Explorer 8, delivering a feature-complete upgrade to the world's most widely used Web browser.
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Enterprises Likely To Turn Off IE8 'Porn Mode' (NewsFactor)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:04:48 GMT
NewsFactor - Anyone perusing porn sites at home will appreciate Microsoft's latest efforts at browser privacy, but it's not clear it will do much for the enterprise. Internet Explorer product manager Andrew Ziegler discussed the new privacy features of IE8, currently in its second beta, in an extensive blog post Monday. Users of the new software will be able to turn on Microsoft's InPrivate Browsing and Blocking features.
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Mystery 'iPhone Girl' generates Internet intrigue (AP)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:27:41 GMT
The entrance to the Apple store is shown on New York's Fifth Ave. Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Even as iPhone griping rages online, it's looking like Apple's reputation will come out unscathed. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Who is the "iPhone Girl"?
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Dead Sea Scrolls to go digital on Internet (Reuters)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:37:08 GMT
Fragments of the Dead Sea scrolls are placed under a camera during a demonstration at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem August 27, 2008. Scientists in Israel are taking digital photographs of thousands of fragments of the Dead Sea scrolls with the aim of making the 2,000-year-old documents available to the public and researchers on the Internet. (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)Reuters - Scientists in Israel are taking digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the 2,000-year-old documents available to the public and researchers on the Internet.
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Panda Releases 2009 Security Line (PC Magazine)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:00:57 GMT
PC Magazine - Panda Security on Wednesday released the 2009 editions of its line of security products: Panda Global Protection 2009, Panda Internet Security 2009, and Panda AntiVirus Pro 2009.
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Can JavaFX make a play for rich Internet apps? (InfoWorld)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT
InfoWorld - With its new JavaFX technology for rich Internet applications, Sun Microsystems hopes to leverage the strength of the Java development base and Java's ubiquitous presence on devices to make a strong run in a race it has entered very late -- and where Adobe Systems and Microsoft have a huge head start.
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Warner Makes Pitch for Tech Investment at DNC (PC Magazine)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:56:58 GMT
PC Magazine - Broadband policy made its way to the floor of the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night when former Virginia governor Mark Warner made a plea for increased investment in science and technology.
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