Friday, December 3, 2010

WikiLeaks fights to stay online amid attacks (AP)

WikiLeaks fights to stay online amid attacks (AP)

WikiLeaks fights to stay online amid attacks (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 08:11 PM PST

The Internet homepage of Wikileaks is shown in this photo taken in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. WikiLeaks' release of secret government communications should serve as a warning to the nation's biggest businesses: You're next. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - WikiLeaks became an Internet vagabond Friday, moving from one website to another as governments and hackers hounded the organization, trying to deprive it of a direct line to the public.

Viacom replays copyright claims in YouTube appeal (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:46 PM PST

FILE - In this file photo made Jan. 19, 2010, the entrance to Viacom's headquarters is shown in New York. Viacom is appealing a court decision Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, that YouTube obeyed copyright laws even though the Internet video site used to show thousands of pirated clips. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Viacom Inc., the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, is trying to revive a federal lawsuit that seeks more than $1 billion in damages from YouTube for showing tens of thousands of pirated video clips from its shows.

Gadgets that bring the Internet to the TV (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 09:58 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2010 file photo, the Apple TV converter is shown, in New York. The device grabs movies and TV show rentals from the Internet and displays them on a TV. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Do you have 157 channels and nothing on? Not if your TV is connected to the Internet. There's a wealth of movies and TV shows available, often at reasonable prices and sometimes even free. And it's getting easier and easier to connect TVs to the great wild Web.

Verizon Wireless dialing up home phone service (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:36 PM PST

Ben Patterson - Ready to hang up on your land-line bills, but not quite ready to ditch your home phone? Turns out Verizon Wireless is quietly testing a new service, starting at $10 a month for current Verizon mobile subscribers, that lets you …

A Foursquare TV show? Don’t laugh, it’s real (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:36 PM PST

Ben Patterson - Not only are millions of socially savvy users already checking in with Foursquare, they may soon also be tuning in â€" to an upcoming TV show based on Foursquare, that is. According to the Associated Press, a TV production company …

RIM: India Agrees to Work With Enterprises for Data Access (PC World)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

PC World - The Indian government has agreed that it must work with individual enterprises if it wants access to communications sent via BlackBerry enterprise services, Research in Motion said on Friday.

Pico Projector in iPhone 5? Don't Count On It (PC World)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 03:16 PM PST

PC World - Speculating on future Apple gear is always fun, and Friday's rumor is intriguing (if highly unlikely). A series of Friday blogospheric musings are pondering whether Apple might add a pico projector to the next-generation iPhone (a.k.a. iPhone 5).

Verizon Refutes AT&T on LTE, Says It's Committed To 3G (NewsFactor)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 10:30 AM PST

NewsFactor - Responding to an attack on Thursday by rival AT&T, Verizon Wireless said it isn't abandoning its 3G network as it launches its higher-speed Long Term Evolution system on Sunday. "We continue to invest in and enhance our 3G network to stay ahead of the fast-growing demand by our Droid smartphone customers," said Verizon Wireless spokesperson Howard Waterman in an e-mail to us.

Micromobs: Inside a Social Network Startup (PC World)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:55 PM PST

PC World - In today's social-networked world, it can be tough to keep your personal information under your control. And given Facebook's dominant position, it's not so easy for start-up social networks to connect you with your friends, family and acquaintances. That's why a small start-up company named Micromobs has taken up the challenge of bringing simplicity and privacy to you in one click.

Viacom (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Investor's Business Daily - Viacom , the entertainment giant, appealed a June court ruling that favored Google (NMS:GOOG). The court said Google's YouTube Web site didn't infringe Viacom's copyrights by hosting pirated content on its site. Viacom wants $1 bil damages.

Netflix Talks HTML5 in its Device Apps (Mashable)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 03:21 PM PST

Mashable - On its new Tech Blog, Netflix VP of Personalization Technology John Ciancutti discusses why Netflix has opted for HTML5 when building the user experiences on its Netflix Ready Devices.

Google Reader, Winamp lead Fresh Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 08:54 AM PST

Appolicious - It was a great week for Android app releases. Google put out a stand-alone app for its news reader to accompany its already popular mobile version, Winamp finally came out of Beta, Southwest Airlines produced a very functional Android app, and there were a couple of great apps to help you explore your more creative side: MusicMapper and SketchBook Mobile.

'Natty Narwhal' Alpha Offers Peek at Ubuntu 11.04 (PC World)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:10 PM PST

PC World - Canonical on Thursday released the first alpha version of Ubuntu 11.04, offering fans of the open source Linux operating system an early glimpse at the next major version.

WikiLeaks accuses 'cowardly' Amazon of lying (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 11:53 AM PST

The Amazon homepage pictured in Washington in September 2010. WikiLeaks lashed out at Amazon on Friday for kicking the whistleblower website off its servers, accusing the US company of lying and being AFP - WikiLeaks, battling to remain online after sparking an international furor with its release of secret US cables, accused Amazon on Friday of cowardice for booting the website off its servers.

Man pleads not guilty to running vast spam network (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 05:10 PM PST

AP - A 23-year-old Russian man accused of masterminding a vast worldwide spamming network pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court in Wisconsin to violating a U.S. anti-spam law.

Mozilla baits Firefox users with sheer cuteness (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:59 PM PST

Digital Trends - Mozilla’s got a new ploy for your business, and it’s possibly the cutest marketing scheme of all time. The popular browser recently adopted two baby red pands, dubbed “firefoxes,” and will host a live feed of their activity over the next few months.

Top papers to charge online, but how? (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 03:41 PM PST

Reuters - Three of the world's most influential newspapers have finally come to terms with the notion that charging readers online is the only way to survive.
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