Wednesday, December 1, 2010

WikiLeaks website kicked off Amazon's servers (AP)

WikiLeaks website kicked off Amazon's servers (AP)

WikiLeaks website kicked off Amazon's servers (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:42 PM PST

A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colorado July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Rick WilkingAP - Amazon.com Inc. forced WikiLeaks to stop using the U.S. company's computers to distribute embarrassing State Department communications and other documents, WikiLeaks said Wednesday.

FTC proposes 'Do Not Track' tool for Web surfers (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:52 PM PST

AP - Federal regulators are proposing to create a "Do Not Track" tool for the Internet so that consumers could prevent marketers from tracking their Web browsing habits and other online behavior in order to target advertising.

Verizon Wireless to launch 4G service on Sunday (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:01 AM PST

AP - Verizon Wireless says its new "4G" wireless broadband network will start accepting customers on Sunday in 38 cities.

Verizon to launch 4G data network, USB modems on Dec. 5 (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:50 PM PST

Ben Patterson - Verizon Wireless has finally coughed up some details about its upcoming, long-anticipated 4G network, with the carrier naming the first 38 cities â€" from New York and Miami to San Francisco and Los Angeles â€" to get speedy LTE coverage, …

iPhone, Android neck-and-neck as ‘most desired’ smartphone in U.S. (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:06 AM PST

Ben Patterson - Looks like the days of RIM ruling the U.S. smartphone roost are drawing to a close: A new survey finds that the iPhone has pulled even with BlackBerry among current smartphone owners. When it comes to which smartphone OS is …

Are Tablets Really Killing Netbooks? (PC World)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:00 PM PST

PC World - For months we've been hearing that tablet computers--led by Apple's iPad--are hurting netbook sales in a big way.

Macworld 2011 Best of Show: call for submissions (Macworld)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:30 PM PST

Macworld - Things are getting a bit heated between two of the largest Internet companies as they spar over users' data.

Motorola eyes home streaming to mobile (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:22 PM PST

Reuters - Motorola Mobility plans next year to sell a product that lets consumers stream video to mobile devices such as tablet computers and cellphones in their home, a top executive for the company said on Wednesday.

Seattle police to tweet stolen car descriptions (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:51 PM PST

AP - The Seattle police department said Wednesday it will start tweeting information on stolen vehicles in an effort to curb rising auto theft rates.

The GPU Streamlines Video Creation (PC World)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:07 PM PST

PC World - Twenty-four hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. Whether it’s a cat taking a shower, a make-up tutorial, or the next Beyoncé singing her heart out, home video is incredibly popular.

Why Gilt Groupe Is Getting Into Full-Price Retail (Mashable)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:49 PM PST

Mashable - Invitation-only flash sales site Gilt Groupe plans to launch a full-price men's retail site in summer 2011, the company announced Tuesday.

FCC: Wireless providers can throttle Internet speeds, content delivery (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:55 AM PST

Appolicious - When it comes to net neutrality, there are already two kinds of Internet: wired and wireless. The wired Internet is the kind that runs through cables and into computers, and is generally seen by the Federal Communications Commission as something that needs protection from Internet service providers. If telecom companies had their way, they'd be allowed to "throttle" the Internet -- so if you wanted to stream Netflix (NFLX) movies, for example, because they take much more bandwidth, ISPs would love to be able to charge you more for the privilege.

Take-Two sees opportunity in digital (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:30 PM PST

Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc says digital and mobile games are likely to make up a substantially larger portion of its business in coming years as the game market expands into new formats and devices.

Amazon pulls plug on WikiLeaks (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:53 PM PST

Investor's Business Daily - The Web retail giant disconnected a Web hosting account tied to WikiLeaks.org following inquiries by Sen. Joe Lieberman. The senator's staff contacted Amazon (NMS:AMZN) after media reports disclosed that WikiLeaks had shifted from servers in Sweden to Amazon Web Services to better handle a surge in traffic. The controversial Web site has released thousands of classified U.S. documents and is the target of a federal criminal investigation. Amazon edged up 0.7% to 176.55.

FTC backs "do not track" list for Web users (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:10 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. regulators on Wednesday backed the creation of a "do not track" list that would limit the ability of advertisers to collect Internet users' data and would protect consumers' online privacy.

Wireless firms playing bigger role in Linux (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:03 PM PST

Reuters - Contributions from wireless companies to the Linux operating system have increased rapidly, underlining the success of the open source software platform in smartphones, a report from the Linux Foundation said.

Young S.Koreans face midnight ban for online games (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:42 PM PST

File photo of an Internet cafe in Seoul. South Korea's government is close to adopting a AFP - South Korea's government is close to adopting a "Cinderella" law to ban youngsters from playing online games past midnight amid growing concerns about Internet addiction, officials said Thursday.
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