Monday, November 29, 2010

Gov't targets Web sites selling counterfeit goods (AP)

Gov't targets Web sites selling counterfeit goods (AP)


Gov't targets Web sites selling counterfeit goods (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:54 PM PST

AP - On one of the year's busiest Internet shopping days, federal law enforcement announced a crackdown that blocked 82 domain names of far-flung commercial websites to keep them from peddling counterfeit merchandise and illegal copies of music and software.

Web delivery firm says Comcast taking toll on data (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 05:15 PM PST

AP - Level 3 Communications Inc., an Internet backbone company that supports Netflix Inc.'s increasingly popular movie streaming service, complained Monday that cable giant Comcast Corp. is charging it an unfair fee for the right to send data to its subscribers.

Watch out, PC: The tablet cometh (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:45 PM PST

Ben Patterson - Tablets like the iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Tab are the gotta-have gadgets of the year, no doubt â€" but could they eventually replace the PC as your platform of choice? Make no mistake: PCs are still big business, with consumers …

Rumor control: No, you can’t see who’s viewed your Facebook profile (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:24 PM PST

Ben Patterson - Ever wanted to know who's been keeping tabs on your Facebook profile? Bad news â€" you can't, and any Facebook app that promises otherwise is lying to you, as tens of thousands of scammed users are finding out. The whole …

Analysts more cautious on PC sales outlook (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:15 PM PST

Customer Han Ziwen holds up his iPads at an Apple flagship store in Beijing, September 17, 2010. REUTERS/Petar KujundzicReuters - Market researchers are scaling back forecasts for global sales of personal computers, blaming an uncertain economic outlook in some markets and competition from tablet devices such as Apple Inc's iPad.


Under the Gavel: Nokia vs. Apple vs. Motorola (Macworld)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:00 PM PST

Macworld - You can hardly be held accountableâ€"in a court of law, anywayâ€"if you’ve lost track of the various pieces of pending litigation involving Apple and intellectual property. Fortunately, our crack legal team* here at Under the Gavel lives to keep you updated on the ins-and-outs of the justice system. (I’m serious. If they don’t keep you updated, kaput.)

FCC mulls broadcast airwaves for wireless use (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 09:02 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. telecommunications regulators will vote on proposals to free up more airwaves for commercial wireless use on Tuesday in a meeting that could be overshadowed if plans to act on contentious Internet traffic rules are circulated.

Bush praises Obama during Facebook broadcast (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 06:10 PM PST

AP - Former President George W. Bush has pledged not to publicly criticize his successor, Barack Obama, but he did offer some praise Monday during a live broadcast on Facebook to promote his new book.

Teen idol Justin Bieber says he plans to go to university (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:10 PM PST

Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber, seen here performing on November 21, said Monday he plans to go to university, even after selling millions of albums by the age of just 16 after being discovered on YouTube.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevork Djansezian)AFP - Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber said Monday he plans to go to university, even after selling millions of albums by the age of just 16 after being discovered on YouTube.


OpenTable Now Shows You Where You Can Dine Tonight (Mashable)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 01:59 PM PST

Mashable - The OpenTable website has long remained a sparse entity for booking restaurant reservations, but now it's experimenting with a completely overhauled metro home page for each city it serves.

Black Friday was good; Cyber Monday could set a new record (Appolicious)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 05:21 PM PST

Appolicious - There were more people out buying, and they were spending more freely over the Black Friday weekend. Some 212 million people went shopping over the weekend, up from 195 million last year. And they spent $45 billion, up from just over $41 billion spent last year, according to the National Retail Federation.

Third-party Tool Opens WP7 to Unapproved Apps (PC World)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:00 PM PST

PC World - Three developers have released software that allows Windows Phone 7 users to "sideload" applications onto their phones, giving access to applications that have not been approved by Microsoft.

Ticketmaster Unfazed by Odd Band Names (PC World)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:20 PM PST

PC World - If you can't quite spell Hannah Montana or Boyz II Men you're not alone. But Ticketmaster found it doesn't pay to be too strict about spelling and modified its search engine to accommodate creative alternatives. Managers of enterprise and website search services could do well to follow Ticketmaster's lead.

Iran blames Israel after nuclear scientist killed (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 06:47 PM PST

Damage to a car is seen following the detonation of a planted bomb in this still image taken from video in Tehran November 29, 2010. Two car bomb blasts killed one Iranian nuclear scientist and wounded another in Tehran on Monday, Iran's al Alam Arabic language television reported. REUTERS/Alalam via Reuters TVAP - Iran's president accused Israel and the West of being behind a pair of daring bomb attacks that killed one nuclear scientist and wounded another in their cars on the streets of Tehran on Monday. He also admitted for the first time that a computer worm had affected centrifuges in Iran's uranium enrichment program.


Google Earth 6: Here's What's New (Mashable)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:46 AM PST

Mashable - Google has announced the release of Google Earth 6. The latest version is available today for Windows, OS X and Linux. The update includes:

Bush bashes WikiLeaks as he pushes memoir online (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 06:32 PM PST

Former US president George W. Bush has bashed WikiLeaks during a chat streamed on Facebook as part of a promotion tour for his recently-published memoir: AFP - Former US president George W. Bush has bashed WikiLeaks in a wide-ranging chat streamed live online at Facebook as part of a promotion tour for his memoir "Decision Points."


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