BBC News - Technology

Google 'faces Street View block'Google's plans to launch a mapping tool in the UK could be referred to the Information Commissioner.
» 4 Jul 2008, 12:56 am

Warning letters to 'file-sharers'The music industry says thousands of UK broadband users who share tracks illegally will be warned about it in letters.
» 3 Jul 2008, 10:41 am

Google must divulge YouTube logGoogle must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched avideo on YouTube, says a US court.
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:19 pm

Firefox download record officialThe creators of Firefox 3.0 celebrate the news they have set a new world record for software downloads.
» 2 Jul 2008, 5:28 pm

Government starts data mash-upThe UK government launches a competition to find innovative ways of using the masses of data it collects.
» 2 Jul 2008, 2:45 am

Virgin rapped on broadband speedsASA upholds complaint about advertisements lodged by rival broadband provider BT.
» 1 Jul 2008, 5:32 pm

Spam experiment overloads inboxesA security firm reveals the results of an experiment where 50 people from around the world surfed the web unprotected for a month.
» 1 Jul 2008, 2:58 am

Mobile firms hit roaming deadlineMobile phone firms reach a deadline to cut the price of sending text messages in EU member nations.
» 1 Jul 2008, 1:43 am

Sinclair dreams of 'flying cars'Personal flying machines will be a reality, says home computer and electric car pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair.
» 30 Jun 2008, 8:52 am

The US teenager spreading peace over the netA 16-year-old from New York State harnesses the power of online social networking to try and break a world record.
» 29 Jun 2008, 8:48 am

Get your up-to-date fix of blog posts about all things digital» 21 May 2008, 4:53 am

CNet Tech News

At home with the Blue AngelsDuring a visit to the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla., CNET News.com's Daniel Terdiman gets to see the high-performance pilots up close.
» 4 Jul 2008, 4:00 am

Japanese Shell subsidiary plans solar-panel plantThe oil company turns to the sun, with plans to build a factory manufacturing thin-film solar panels with a cumulative yearly power generation capacity of 1 gigawatt.
» 3 Jul 2008, 6:13 pm

EA debuts new family, sports games for Wii, PlayStationAfter its pairing with board game maker Hasbro, EA shows off its new family-oriented games and an "All-Play" series for Wii.
» 3 Jul 2008, 3:32 pm

Video: Latest in Viacom-Google lawsuit raises questionsNews.com's Dan Farber tells what's at stake for users' privacy as a result of a federal judge's ruling that Google must turn data over to Viacom.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:48 pm

Researcher faults Apple iPhone on security updatesHe says iPhone, still at version 1.1.4, is at least four months behind desktop OS in patching many known Mac OS X security vulnerabilities.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:22 pm

Google RatProxy looks for cross-site flawsFree tool helps Web developers analyze their site for a variety of cross-site vulnerabilities.
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:51 pm

Daily Debrief: Celebrating America's independence, questioning our own onlineOn Thursday's edition of the Daily Debrief, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi and Dan Farber discuss the latest development in the Google-Viacom lawsuit.
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:44 pm

News.com Daily Podcast: Should YouTube users worry about privacy?How engineering is helping revive post-Katrina New Orleans; Google and Viacom battle over user privacy; and what Microsoft has to do with the Facebook and ConnectU legal battle.
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:40 pm

Hundreds of Lithuanian Web sites defacedLoosely affiliated supporters mount an online protest over new laws in Lithuania banning the display of Soviet symbols.
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:35 pm

Mozilla and Opera fix security flawsOpera updates its most recent release, while Mozilla continues to support an older version of Firefox with updates.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:59 pm

EIC Squared: Indexing Flash; Powerset; and Viacom vs. GoogleOn this week's EIC Squared podcast, CNET News.com's Dan Farber and ZDNet's Larry Dignan discuss the week's big stories.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:34 pm

CNN Tech News

Judge orders YouTube to reveal its viewersRead full story for latest details.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:53 pm

Microsoft may refresh Yahoo bidRead full story for latest details.
» 3 Jul 2008, 8:42 am

Create new agency to study planet, group saysRead full story for latest details.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:05 pm

Police: Text us your crime tipsRead full story for latest details.
» 3 Jul 2008, 10:30 am

Baby 'for sale' on eBay returns homeRead full story for latest details.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:07 pm

Broadband Internet? No thanksRead full story for latest details.
» 2 Jul 2008, 1:03 pm

Digg - Tech Industry

No Google source code for Viacom, just 12TB of YouTube dataAs part of the discovery process in its $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube, Viacom asked for an astonishing array of information: the source code for the search functions that power Google and YouTube, the source code for YouTube's new "Video ID" program, a complete set of every video ever removed from the site, databases containing information on
» 3 Jul 2008, 5:00 pm

Report: Outdated browsers put 637m users at riskA group of researchers on Tuesday said 637 million web users are surfing with outdated internet browsers and are, therefore, at greater risk of web-based attacks.
» 3 Jul 2008, 3:10 pm

Broadband Costs Too Much for the MassesSupply and demand only makes broadband worth it to a point. Market wants a cheaper price.
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:20 pm

New nanowire storage ups memory: The end of just 0 & 1?Researchers have created a type of nanowire-based information storage device that is capable of storing three bit values rather than the usual two—that is, "0," "1," and "2" instead of just "0" and "1." This ability could lead to a new generation of high-capacity information storage for electronic devices.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:50 pm

Reddit, Stumbleupon, Del.icio.us ... Algorithms Exposed!Exposing how popular social media websites use algorithms to utilize user data.
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:50 am

Hulu To Earn Up to $90M In First YearTo the average user, Hulu.com, the free web site that offers high-quality streams of TV shows and movies in the U.S., looks like a runaway success: the selection of available content is more than decent, Hulu's Collections make browsing related videos easy, HD videos have been made available, embed codes are provided for re-posting...
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:30 am

First look: Mozilla Weave 0.2 puts Firefox in the cloudMozilla Labs has announced the availability of Weave 0.2, the third major release of its experimental Firefox synchronization add-on. This version brings a broader feature set, improved reliability, and streamlined notification support. Although it is still in the early testing stage, Weave is already effective and easy to use.
» 3 Jul 2008, 8:20 am

‘Absolutely No Possibility’ of Disconnecting File-SharersVirgin Media, plagued by a recent flurry of bad publicity thanks to its policy of working with the music industry to warn file-sharers, has announced today that there is “absolutely no possibility” that it will disconnect its users from the Internet or hand over their details to the music industry.
» 3 Jul 2008, 7:50 am

A Month of Spam: Enlarge Your Inbox Today, Improve Sex Life!From April 1 to May 1, McAfee ran an experiment with 50 volunteers designed to measure just how much spam a person would receive if they actually registering at all the sites that request your e-mail address. The total amount of spam that comes flooding down the system is almost awe-inspiring.
» 3 Jul 2008, 7:20 am

Youtube to hand over all user histories and IP addresses!Due to a recent judge ruling, google will be forced to turn over every record of ever video watched by youtube users, including user's names, and IP addresses to viacom.
» 3 Jul 2008, 7:00 am

Study claims Windows usage market share could fall below 90%A new study released by Net Applications indicates that a decreasing percentage of the Internet population is using Windows as their operating system. It appears that Mac OS X could soon be listed in the double digit-range, while Windows could fall below the 90% mark.
» 3 Jul 2008, 5:50 am

Engadget

MSI Wind gets reviewedFiled under: LaptopsHey USers -- we know where all those "delayed" Winds are. Just take a look across the pond. bit-tech managed to wrap their paws around a retail unit of MSI's Eee PC fighter, and while early reviews sang a lovely song, this one was just a bit flatter. All in all, reviewers found the machine to be useful and totally practical, but it was glaringly obvious that they were none too pleased about MSI jacking up the price of its own machine while the completely identical (save for branding) Advent 4211 was selling for less. If you're listening to these guys / gals, you'll gloss right over the Wind and nab yourself a rebadge, but whichever edition you end up getting, it's sure to be "great" in the grand scheme of things. Check t
» 4 Jul 2008, 5:24 am

R/C Mini cars move beyond miniFiled under: Misc. Gadgets, Wireless Not bad eh? These tiny 35 x 25 x 20-mm remote controlled cars fit inside your choice of sport-themed balls which double as the controller. You can even dangle your ball from a lanyard... perfect for all you athletic supporters. While no real technical details are provided regarding battery life or RC range, for $13 you can afford the surprise. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
» 4 Jul 2008, 4:37 am

Tokyoflash's Galaxy: a watch only a nerd could loveFiled under: Wearables It's true. Any decent mother would wonder what on Earth her child was thinking rocking that thing you see above, and even though all those wonderful ladies of the world would be entirely entitled to that curiosity, we can understand the obsession. On its surface, this timepiece and its cryptic display is unquestionably ugly -- even the "stainless steel" band reeks of cereal box quality. But there's just something about those flashy lights that stirs the soul of nerds everywhere, making it seem quite the bargain at $132.85. It's okay, we won't tell mommy.[Via BoingBoing]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
» 4 Jul 2008, 4:10 am

Sharp brings TV to the powerlessFiled under: Displays Forget schools, forget lighting, forget easy access to drinking water... it's that sweet TV goodness that people living off the grid really need. Well, that and laptops. You're looking at Sharp's 26-inch LCD prototype which uses just a quarter of the power (or a third measured annually) of a conventional CRT with the same screen size. That's low enough to be suitably powered by a Sharp, triple-junction thin-film solar cell module whose surface area is roughly equivalent to that of the LCD screen. Sharp hopes to market the two items as a pair in a bid to "contribute to the environment." Good thing too, 'cause nothing fills a billion empty bellies like an eye-full of boob-candy.[Via Impress]Read | Permalink | Email t
» 4 Jul 2008, 2:50 am

Condi Rice's custom DS lite: proof that G8 globalization is importantFiled under: Gaming, Handhelds It really does pay to be a foreign minister representing the 8 richest countries in the world. This Japanese-lacquered DS lite is just one of the items presented to the G8 ministers participating in last week's talks in Kyoto. The other items included a scented perfume ball and manga-styled stickers for each of the participant to attach to their diplomatic tricycles.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
» 4 Jul 2008, 1:54 am

Acer's G24 gaming monitor with world's best contrastFiled under: Displays, Gaming Clearly, Acer's G24 monitor is the only monitor capable of matching your high-performance Predator gaming rig. It's orange... or "metallic copper" if you work in Acer's arts and charts department. Bounced around trade shows for the last month, the 24-inch LCD is now officially featuring a proclaimed 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio which, according to a Acer, is a world's first for monitors. Now the specs: 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, 2-ms response, 400-nit brightness, and a host of Acer image tweaking and color management tech meant to brighten images and avoid ambient light reflection. Around back you'll find PC-friendly DVI and game-console/Blu-ray friendly HDMI too. Unfortunately, it's dateless and priceless ju
» 4 Jul 2008, 12:22 am

Budweiser telephone lets you drunk dial, like, for realFiled under: Misc. Gadgets We can only hope that the makers of this beer bottle phone actually got Budweiser's permission before slapping its logo on there, but regardless of all that, who can deny the awesomeness here? Okay, so you've got to be "that guy" for it to take your breath away, but we know you're out there somewhere, that guy. Aside from looking like a cold one, it pretty much handles everything else a hamburger phone (or similar) would, but at least this one doesn't require prior knowledge of Juno to be appreciated by your tipsy pals. Get your inebriated dialing on now for just $16.99 delivered.[Via CrunchGear]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
» 4 Jul 2008, 12:03 am

Eee PC getting Ggg in SeptemberFiled under: LaptopsSeems that just about anyone inside of Asus is authorized to discuss the Eee PC roadmap judging by the whirlwind of information we always get prior to an official launch. Case in point: an unnamed "company representative" says that a 3G version of the Eee PC will be launching as early as September in Europe. An alternative to the WiMax version already annouced and demonstrated on Sprint's Xohm. The prices for the presumed HSDPA/HSUPA enabled mini-laptops will of course vary depending upon contract. Can't wait? No worries, why not roll your own? Should be a snap now that the Eee is riding that bigger 9-inch chassis.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:37 pm

Modular recorder concept gets down with homegrown soundsFiled under: Misc. Gadgets Now here's an instrument you wouldn't have minded practicing as a tot. Alle Meine Klänge's AMK is a modular recorder (you know, those plastic flute wannabes) that pack an array of individual blocks which can hold any sound you like. Simply transfer homegrown beats / notes / tunes / etc. over to each block, connect 'em up and you've got yourself a instrument of cacophonic delight. 'Tis a shame it's still a concept -- Fisher-Price, you seeing this?[Via BoingBoing]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
» 3 Jul 2008, 10:33 pm

22-foot tall robot crafted entirely from excess styrofoamFiled under: Robots var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/mods/22_foot_tall_robot_crafted_entirely_from_excess_styrofoam'; Building a big robot is nothing to congratulate yourself on, but doing it in this manner is certainly worthy of a little self-indulgence. The creature you see standing before you is a 22-foot tall Styrobot constructed entirely from spare polystyrene packing materials, and no, each piece didn't just show up that way. Michael Salter managed to whittle away on this beast until its completion, and now we're hearing that it'll be going on a short demonstration tour before being "decommissioned." We say throw a brain in there and see what happens when you cut it loose.[Via TechDigest]Read | Permalink | Email this | Commen
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:29 pm

Anti-terrorist drill reveals Segway attack plan, legions of embarrassed patrolmenFiled under: Transportation Ah, ha! So, that Chinese S.W.A.T. team we caught ridin' dirty on Segways earlier this week actually had a reason to be carrying on like they were -- they were performing anti-terrorist drills in preparation for security during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Comically enough, the drill was said to be one of "rapid deployment," though we aren't told how many spills were taken when officers tried to actually maneuver one of these things around, aim at a target, pull a brown bag down around their head and keep it from spontaneously reversing. Just one question guys: what's with the tiny guns?[Via CNET]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
» 3 Jul 2008, 8:21 pm

Gizmodo

Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks and Watermelon Don't Mix [July 4th]newVideoPlayer("/july4th_part1_giz.flv", 475, 376,""); Hey, we here at Gizmodo, together with Nancy Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, want to remind you to have a safe 4th of July. Don't use illegal fireworks for anything dangerous. Like blowing up an M-1000 inside of a watermelon. In slow motion. Happy 4th weekend everybody. [CPSC]
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:02 pm

Evolution of the Super Soaker Watergun [Super Soaker]It's the 4th of July weekend, which means sun for most of us and all kinds of fun outdoor activities, many of them including squirt guns. If you're hardcore, you use nothing but the Super Soaker, which was first introduced in 1989 and has evolved into personal water cannons that seem capable of blasting holes in concrete. Hyperbole aside, they've come a long way, and iSoaker has a very cool interactive, clickable chart showing the evolution of the world's most popular water gun. Which one was your favorite? [iSoaker]
» 3 Jul 2008, 6:01 pm

Helio, Sidekick UI Designer Working On New Palm OS [Palm]This is some pretty exciting news for us Palm fans who've been waiting (and waiting and waiting) for something new from the handset maker. It turns out Palm has hired Matias Duarte to design the UI for the next Palm OS. You probably haven't heard of him, but he's the guy behind the impressive interfaces for the Sidekicks and Helio's phones. The idea of giving this guy a large install base and a touchscreen to play with is a good one. Palm's got an uphill battle to take on the iPhone, but this could be how they do it. [Engadget]
» 3 Jul 2008, 5:13 pm

Motorola's "Napolean" Q World Phone Gets Leaked: CDMA + GSM Included [Napolean]Motorola's got another Q in the queue in the form of the new Napolean world phone. It's a CDMA smartphone for Verizon that does double duty with GSM, so you can use it pretty much anywhere. It also includes Wi-Fi if you're not feeling like using its EV-DO Revision A or EDGE data, runs Windows Mobile 6.1, and includes a fingerprint scanner and a 2-megapixel camera with flash. It sounds like a great phone for world travelers, but probably overkill for anyone else. [BGR]
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:30 pm

DeLorean Shows Up at Nike Hyperdunk "Back to the Future" Sneaker Premiere [Nike Hyperdunk]As you already know, today was the launch of the limited-edition Marty McFly-inspired Nike Hyperdunk sneakers. 350 pairs were sold almost instantly (some are now for sale on eBay for as much as $2,000), a hundred of them at the UNDFTD shop in Santa Monica, where L.A. Lakers' megastar Kobe Bryant arrived in a DeLorean time machine to be greeted by hundred of fans, some of them camping outside for more than 24 hours. Seriously, I'm a Back to the Future fan too, but what kind of obsessed fanboy can wait for more than 24 hours for a stupid piece of merchandise? Ah... hrmmm. OK, never mind. [Hypebeast] galleryPost('kobebryantnike', 3, '');
» 3 Jul 2008, 3:45 pm

The Godfather Box Set Going Blu [Blu-Ray]The Godfather box set is coming to Blu-ray this September. [Amazon]
» 3 Jul 2008, 3:00 pm

10 Gadgety Reasons Why I Love America [Thank Giz It's America]With an unpopular war going on, an unpopular president in the White House and an economy in crisis, sometimes we struggle to remember what makes this country great. July 4th should be a time to reflect on the positives—a day to celebrate our independence and recapture our patriotic spirit. For some of us, that may be easier said than done. However, I am confident that the following gadgets will serve as a reminder, to all nerds, why we live in the best country in the world. And if you are still not convinced, just remember—you could be living in Canada. Freedom of Speech: Nothing says "America" like making our political leaders hump in action figure form. Start your own freaky Beltway love triangle involving George and Laura Bush, Hilla
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:12 pm

Review: Dell's Vista Dock Pretty But Lifeless [Dell Dock]I'm OCD about my desktop. I keep exactly six icons on it, tucked in the upper left hand corner. So Dell's OS X wannabe dock—actually made by Stardock and licensed to Dell, but let's not pretend it's not an Apple reaction—sounds like a great way to keep my desktop immaculate. Who originated the dock or why it came to be aren't really that important. The fact is, lots of people who never would've used a dock are now going to when Dell ships these out. And that would be awesome, if the dock weren't so dumb. galleryPost('delldock', 3, ''); newVideoPlayer("/delldock.flv", 506, 423,""); Our review unit is an XPS M1330—Dell shipped us a fresh hard drive with Vista Ultimate and the latest Dell software. (The Dock will arrive on new Studio l
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:00 pm

British Vauxhall Cars Have New Camera That Scans Signs, Displays Current Speed Limit [Speed Limit]Although various GPS units already have the ability to display the current speed limit (they're pre-programmed in) of the road you're on, this Vauxhall Motors invention seems even better. There's a camera on-board that takes 30 snaps per second, then recognizing speed limit signs and translating that to a number to display on your dash. This way you can know exactly what the speed limit is at all times, even when you've just transitioned from a high speed area to a low speed one that cops like to ticket in. In fact, if this system is good enough, it could be a decent excuse to tell the popos that their speed limit signs were too obscured that even a 30FPS camera couldn't make it out. [Kicking Tires via Oh Gizmo]
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:30 pm

Bobble Head Vader is So Ashamed of You [Star Wars]This bobble head Darth Vader is designed for your monitor, where he can look down on you in shame. What has disgusted him so? You. Slob. I mean, you were the chosen one! Yes, you! You always knew it, too, but gave up on moving objects with your mind at an early age while settling for a brief stint at community college and a decent office job. Sure, you've got a nice dog and a decent girlfriend, but you could have been wielding lightsabers and sharing awkward sexual tension with your sister. You're so lame. [Monsters in Motion via Nerd Approved]
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:00 pm

Hands-On Google Talk for iPhone (Verdict: Stick with Installer.app) [Webapps]Google's brand new Gtalk webapp for the iPhone is as crappy as I expected it would be. It has a nice design, and sending messages was easy, but at the end of the day it's still running in Safari—which means if you get a call you are signed out of chat. And unlike other web-based IM apps, Gtalk doesn't work in the background, so interruptions as simple as going to the home screen sign you out too. Also, there are no preference settings, so you are stuck looking at your whole contact list, online and off. Gtalk's AIM support is also curiously absent from this release. In short, this program sucks. If you're looking for a solid IM solution before the App store opens, I strongly recommend Agile Mobile's AM client recently released on Installe
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:30 am

Mashable!

How to Live Blog a ConferenceWe attend a lot of events here at Mashable, and we want to share what we learn there with you as quickly as possible. With lighter laptops and more people blogging, it’s fairly common to hear the clattering of keyboards during conferences and live events. As a result, the end-of-day recap post has been replaced [...]
» 4 Jul 2008, 3:42 am

Web 2.0 Invites for July 4th, 2008New Web 2.0 services await; all you need to do is grab your free invites over at Mashable Invites! EverNote Invites Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platfo… Beer Chief Invites BeerChief is a brand spanking new social networking site, which revolves around beer and you. … Ping.fm Invites Ping.fm [...]
» 4 Jul 2008, 3:18 am

Web 2.0 Marketplace Listings for July 4th, 2008The Web 2.0 Marketplace is a place to list Web 2.0 and “New Media” websites for sale, job offers, consulting services, Facebook development services and more. New Listings 2k/Month in Revenue Premium Theme! Brief introduction to the Market ThemennThe market theme is a premium Wordpress theme that was launc… C++ Ninja uPlayMe, a startup based in Union Square, NY, [...]
» 4 Jul 2008, 3:18 am

EventVue: For Your Own Personal Face Book [video]For today’s Mashable Conversations, we sat down with EventVue’s CEO Rob Johnson. They run a service that is used in connection with major meet-up and conference style events that allows you to actually know who you’ll meet before you meet them.  Their service, at least the central part of it, reminds me of a project [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 7:08 pm

Wish List: 8 Ways to Improve Google MapsRemember when people used to say “MapQuest it” if they didn’t want to explain to someone how to get somewhere? That phrase stuck around for quite a while after Google Maps was introduced even as MapQuest’s marketshare eroded. But lately it seems all I ever hear is “Google it.” Google Maps has seen a lot [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:22 pm

Movable Type Plugin Connects FriendFeed Comments With Your BlogIn case you haven’t noticed, there is a lot of discussion going on over at FriendFeed. This has created a mini-crisis for those of us that blog professionally – a lot of the best conversation is taking place off-site. But developers are quickly coming to the rescue, and the latest is Mark Carey, [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:48 am

Find Out Where The Locals Eat [The Startup Review]Editor’s Note: If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion in “The Startup Review” series, please see the details here. STARTUP DETAILS: Company Name: Where The Locals Eat 20-word Description: Where The Locals Eat is an interactive restaurant guide which spotlights the top 100 local restaurants in the largest 50 cities in America. CEO’s Pitch: To [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 10:37 am

Regator Simplifies Media Consumption [Invites]There’s a new “next-generation” blog aggregator emerging onto the scene today. It’s called Regator. It’s come out of Atlanta, Georgia. And its builders, a trio of entrepreneurs that include Scott Lockhart (co-founder), Chris Turner (co-founder), and Kimberly Turner (editorial director), have managed to deliver a quite impressive piece of kit. You might like the green theme [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 10:03 am

Hollywood Gossip Straight from the Source: 50+ Celebrity BloggersFrom Alec Baldwin to Anna Kournikova, RuPaul to Donald Trump, we’ve put together a list of 50+ blog-toting celebrities we think you might want to check out. Some are clearly promotional blogs, but many seem quite genuine. What celebrity blog would you like to see published? Actors Alec Baldwin - Part of The Huffington Post site, the [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 8:29 am

Secondbrain Announces Macbook Air WinnersAt the end of April, Mashable announced our partnership with Secondbrain and prepared a superb prize giveaway in anticipation for the Beta 2.0 launch. Prizes included a Macbook Air, an XBOX 360, an iPod, and Amazon gift certificates. The winners have been announced today, and they are: * Macbook Air winner: TheDudeDean * XBOX 360 winner: CompWoman * [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 7:30 am

Myplaylist Launches a Lyrics ServiceFlickr/ MP3 mashup service Myplaylist has launched Myplaylist Lyrics, a service that combines lyrics into a mini playlist built for each song. As a user searches for a song, Myplaylist searches the Internet for the images and the MP3 that is best associated with this song (finding the best quality version), then compiles all this with [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 7:15 am

MSNBC - Tech and Science

Cosmic Log: Stars and stripes in spaceScience editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA's Great Observatories present a red-white-and-blue view of cosmic stars and stripes, just in time for the Fourth of July.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:44 pm

8 dangerous volcanoes around the worldThe eruption of the Chaiten volcano in southern Chile in May claimed at least one life and serves as a stark reminder that slumbering volcanoes pose grave dangers.
» 3 Jul 2008, 6:01 am

The scientific flash behind the fireworksThe rockets' red glare, and all those bombs bursting in air, are the product of pyrotechnic chemistry that’s been refined over the course of centuries.
» 2 Jul 2008, 5:49 pm

Turns out, cavemen loved to singAncient hunters painted the sections of their cave dwellings where singing, humming and music sounded best, a new study suggests.
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:54 am

Mystery cave opened at Mexican pyramidArchaeologists are opening a cave sealed for more than 30 years deep beneath a Mexican pyramid to look for clues about the mysterious collapse of one of ancient civilization's largest cities.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:21 pm

Volcanoes on Mercury solve 30-year mysteryA NASA spacecraft's first flyby of Mercury has yielded a wealth of information about the innermost planet, some of which confirms that volcanism occurred there, settling a longstanding debate.
» 3 Jul 2008, 3:23 pm

Get your grill on with some techEven favorite summer activities like barbecuing and grilling are taking advantage of technology, from remote thermometers to infrared grills.
» 2 Jul 2008, 6:07 am

A century ago, Americans marveled at flightOn a steamy Fourth of July evening a century ago, a wood-and-fabric biplane lifted off and stayed airborne for almost a mile, in a stupendous triumph over gravity witnessed by more than 2,000 people.
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:17 pm

Privacy advocates decry YouTube court orderA U.S. judge's order to Google to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy.
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:51 pm

Don't post your baby on eBay — it's not funnyA baby boy removed from his parents' custody after they offered to sell him on eBay for just a euro — $1.59 — as a joke is back at home, a prosecutor said Thursday.
» 3 Jul 2008, 10:53 am

Mars lander’s next whiff could be its lastThe Phoenix lander's first chemical sniff of Martian soil did not turn up any trace of the building blocks of life. Its next whiff could be its last.
» 3 Jul 2008, 7:44 am

ReadWriteWeb

ReadWriteWeb Integrates FriendFeed Into Our Comments2008 has seen a big change in the way the blogging community communicates with each other. In a nutshell, discussions have become very fragmented. There are two main reasons for this: firstly Twitter and its 140 character soundbites has become very popular among bloggers, and secondly FriendFeed has tipped as the lifestreaming aggregator of choice for many people. The upshot is that there are now many places where people can have online discussions. This has been a challenge to blog publishers, for whom comments are an integral part of the blogging experience. Over the past few months, the ReadWriteWeb team has been discussing internally how to adapt to this. We've discussed whether to use services such as Disqus, YackTrack and SezWho, whi
» 3 Jul 2008, 5:12 pm

Hitwise: Yahoo Would be Just Fine Without SearchHitwise Intelligence took an interesting look at the breakdown of Yahoo's properties today. They come to the conclusion that, even if Yahoo sells off its search division, Yahoo's other properties probably wouldn't be too affected by this, as they get most of their traffic from Google's search anyway. Only Yahoo Image Search, Games, Maps, and News get most of their traffic from Yahoo Search. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Yahoo_Would_be_Just_Fine_Without_Search';digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff';digg_skin = 'normal';Looking at these statistics, it becomes clear that most of Yahoo's properties would continue doing just fine without getting traffic from Yahoo Search. Also, according to Hitwise, Yahoo Search only gets about 12% of Yahoo's traffi
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:00 pm

Swurl: Your Lifestream, Made BeautifulRSS is magic and the things we do online are often beautiful - so why are all the interfaces for displaying the feeds of our activities so ugly? Enter Swurl, a visually stunning system for displaying a timeline of your activities on various sites around the web. Developer Ryan Sit specializes in leveraging the visual to create new interfaces for data, his ListPic application lets users browse Craigslist by images. Just like Listpic creates a whole new experience for Craigslist, Sit hopes that Swurl will make interacting with lifestream data a much more visually enjoyable experience. How it Works The most important part of Swurl is the timeline view, where all the messages, bookmarks, album covers and photos you've saved in various ser
» 3 Jul 2008, 3:23 pm

Regator: Mainstreaming RSS Aggregators - 100 InvitesWhile quite a few mainstream users use RSS daily on their personalized homepages without ever knowing it, more traditional RSS aggregators are only slowly expanding beyond the early adopter crowd. Regator, which released a private beta today, is courting these mainstream users by giving them a very straightforward and easy way to browse RSS feeds while keeping the layout of more traditional RSS aggregators. Courting Mainstream Users A couple of things set Regator apart from other RSS aggregators like Bloglines, Newsgator, or Google Reader. First of all, Regator only offers a set of roughly 3000 blogs to subscribe to, as well as 'channels,' like Technology, Politics, Sports, etc. You can't import your own OPML files or subscribe to blogs
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:54 pm

Mapstraction Takes Map Mashups To A Whole New LevelIf you're a developer who loves to build mashups - especially map mashups - then you have to check out the library provided by Mapstaction. (And if you're end user, wait until you see the demos!) Mapstraction is library that provides a common API for various mapping APIs already in existence. This allows developers to use the Mapstraction API to build a mashup that supports nine of the major mapping providers including Google Maps, Microsoft's Virtual Earth, Yahoo Maps, and more. There are several reasons why a developer might want to use the Mapstraction library to build a mashup. For one, they would only need to code their apps once and then they could switch the mapping provider as necessary when their project's needs changed. A Program
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:02 am

Viacom Gets YouTube User DataIn the ongoing copyright litigation between Google and Viacom, a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has ordered Google (PDF) to hand over data on every YouTube user, including username, the associated IP address, and a list of all the the videos that user ever watched. In this lawsuit, Viacom is seeking more than $1 billion in damages because of alleged copyright violations on YouTube. Besides this user data, Viacom also sought access to Google's source code for its web and video search, as well as for its 'Video ID' program. The judge, however, denied access to the code, because, "considered against its value and secrecy, plaintiffs have not made a sufficient showing of need for its disclosur
» 3 Jul 2008, 10:53 am

SeeqPod Launches PodListsThe music search engine SeeqPod has just announced a new service for music fans: "PodLists." Because of the massive amount of playable search results available on the SeeqPod service - 12 million at the moment and ever-growing - it can be difficult to find music that you like. Sites like Last.fm rely on social recommendations to help you find new artists, but SeeqPod's take is a bit different. Instead of launching social features, they'll be posting fresh, customized playlists to the site's homepage on a daily basis. Each PodList will have an identifying theme - for example, today's include the "SeeqPod Top 20," "Old School Rap," and "Funk For Ya Trunk." The idea is that instead of having social recommendations in place, you can be expo
» 3 Jul 2008, 7:30 am

Does Microsoft + Powerset Beat Google?What can the plan be with Microsoft's purchase of hot startup Powerset? The 3-year old company, founded by Dr Barney Pell, recently launched a semantic search experience for Wikipedia. It is doubtful that Microsoft bought the company just to enhance Live Search. Possibly the plan is to replicate the Wikipedia solution, then incorporate Powerset into Internet Explorer. In this post we look at what the thinking behind the acquisition might be. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Does_Microsoft_Powerset_Beat_Google';digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff';digg_skin = 'normal';Most initial reviews found the Powerset product release underwhelming. Critics appreciated the innovative semantic UI and recognized its potential, but believed it didn't vastly imp
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:39 am

It's Official: Firefox Downloads Set Guinness World RecordWe already knew that Mozilla had a record breaking day on June 17th when Firefox 3 was downloaded close to 8 million times, despite the download site not working for at least part of the morning. Now, Mozilla has announced that Firefox 3 has indeed made it into the Guinness Book of World Records with 8,002,530 downloads. Mozilla had set itself a goal of only 5 million downloads. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/It_s_Official_Firefox_Downloads_Set_Guinness_World_Record';digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff';digg_skin = 'normal';If you participated in the event by downloading Firefox 3 on the 17th (and even if you didn't, but want to pretend you did), you can now also download your own, personalized certificate from the Firefox site. A number of a
» 2 Jul 2008, 7:19 pm

Microsoft Equipt: Office and OneCare in a Subscription PackageMicrosoft today announced that it will release an all-in-one software subscription package that includes Live OneCare and Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007. Microsoft Equipt, formerly known as 'Albany,' will be sold in Circuit City stores starting mid-July. The subscription price for Equipt is set at $69.99 per year. Microsoft's regular price for buying Office Home and Student 2007 is around $150. Subscribers will receive free upgrades when they become available and, just like owners of the Office Home and Student edition, subscribers can install Equipt on up to three computers in their household. Equipt will also come with a number of other Live branded Microsoft software that is available for free online already, including Live Mess
» 2 Jul 2008, 12:47 pm

Identi.ca: May A Million Twitters BloomIdenti.ca is a new microblogging service that launched today - but it's not just another also-ran. The service is an Open Source, CreativeCommons framework for a distributed network of federated microblogging services. If you've become interested in the paradigm changing model of communication popularized by Twitter but have been frustrated by Twitter's frequent down time or other shortcomings - then Identi.ca could be for you. Built by Evan Prodromou, creator of the wonderful site WikiTravel, Identi.ca offers a number of features that Twitter users will find of interest. We learned about the launch on the CreativeCommons blog; Identi.ca supports CC licenses for all the content that flows through it. Note that initial interest is alre
» 2 Jul 2008, 12:02 pm

techcrunch

Independence DayTomorrow we celebrate July 4th, and a week later our long National Nightmare is over. On the 11th we deposit our 2G iPhones in the FriendFeed donation bins and officially hook ourselves up to the Enterprise iPhone. The ePhone will change how we work and play, and in the process free us from the tyranny [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:44 pm

Regator Wants To Be A Blog Reader For The MassesRegator, a new blog aggregator that hopes to reduce the blogosphere down to consumable chunks for the average user, has launched today in private beta. The site acts like a combination between Digg and a standard RSS reader, allowing users to vote on the most popular stories drawn from 3,000 blogs that have been [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 8:40 pm

Google, You Can Eat My Cookies AnytimeGoogle has just released a lengthy blog post to announce that it has finally put its privacy policy on its homepage. The search giant has been repeatedly questioned over the last few months over its lack of a readily available privacy policy, which until now has been buried in the “About Google” section of [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:45 pm

This Week on CrunchBoardHere are some of the jobs listed on CrunchBoard over the last week: Fulltime Senior AJAX/PHP Web DeveloperDriverSide - San Francisco, CA QA EngineerGx5 - Anywhere Software Support SpecialistK&L Wine Merchants - Redwood City, CA GoodBarry .NET Web Development NinjaGoodBarry - San Francisco, CA Head of Web Design & Front-End DevelopmentGlobal Campus - London, UK Quality Assurance CowboyJanus Health - San [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:44 pm

Department of Civil Disobedience: Google Should Deliver Its YouTube Data to Viacom in Paper FormThe recent court order directing Google to hand over data to Viacom about every YouTube video ever watched strikes many people as an absurd overreach of the law into the privacy of anyone who has ever used YouTube (i.e., almost everyone on the Internet). Google should definitely keep fighting the ruling if it can. [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 3:12 pm

Streamzy: A Fresh Face For Seeqpod’s Streaming MusicWe’ve seen a number of music sites like Seeqpod and Grooveshark that leverage user-uploaded music scattered across the web to offer free, on-demand jukeboxes. These services manage to skirt legal repercussions by only serving content that is hosted on other sites, which makes them harder to sue (though some have tried). Streamzy, a [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:31 pm

James Dyson Tells Us What He Thinks About The iPhoneWhile at Dyson HQ, I had the pleasure, once again, of interviewing the man himself. I had to ask what his thoughts were on the iPhone, and James’ answers were both entertaining and interesting. I have an iPhone and a BlackBerry. And I have to confess that I use the BlackBerry more. But I really wanted [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:09 pm

Did the “Enron of Norway” Pull a Fast One On Microsoft? More Details About the Mess at Fast Search & Even back in January when Microsoft agreed to pay $1.2 billion for enterprise search company Fast Search & Transfer, it was mired in an accounting scandal and trading in its stock had been suspended. Its aggressive accounting for phantom deals that never materialized earned it the moniker the “Enron of Norway.” But more [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:37 pm

How To Build A Web App in Four Days For $10,000 (Say Hello To Matt)In this post, guest author Ryan Carson goes through some of the lessons learned from building a Web app in four days. Carson is the co-founder of Carsonified, a web shop in Bath, UK. They’ve built four web apps, created ThinkVitamin.com and run events like Future of Web Apps. If you’re bored you can [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 10:10 am

Google Talk For the iPhone: Not What You ThinkGoogle has announced an iPhone version of Google Talk which is simply an iPhone-ized browser-formatted version of the Google’s text chat application. This means you can’t talk over the Interwebs but you can tap out halting messages to your friends on the iPhone’s screen and, thanks to Safari’s tendency to clear pages randomly, you probably [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 6:53 am

Normal-sized business cards at last from MooJust as The Governator tries to pursue green policies, like keeping Tesla’s electric production car local, you’ll now also be able to hand out full-sized “green” business cards with Flickr images, courtesy of the same guys who brought us those cool little mini-cards, Moo.com. They are launching full-sized business cards with a new partner, LinkedIn, [...]
» 3 Jul 2008, 5:35 am

TechNewsWorld

Sony Pulls Update Following PS3 Firmware FiascoSony's 2.40 firmware update for the PlayStation 3 video game console ran into problems less than an hour after the company made it available for download Wednesday. Owners began reporting problems as a result of the download on the PS3 Forum, leading Sony to pull the update from availability.
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:29 am

Pew Study Shows Sizable Chunk of US Still Not OnlineA new study shows the majority of Americans still on dial-up Internet access are keeping the slow connection by choice. The Pew Internet and American Life Project's "Home Broadband Adoption 2008" report finds only 55 percent of Americans are now using high-speed broadband connections -- up 8 percent from this time last year.
» 3 Jul 2008, 10:59 am

Court Gives Viacom Window on YouTube User ActivitiesU.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton ruled that Google must provide Viacom with information from its database, including users' YouTube login IDs, the videos they watched, and the time they watched them. Viacom wants the data in order to rebut Google's claim that user traffic to copyrighted content on YouTube is just a small part of the site's overall traffic.
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:30 am

Network Simulation and Emulation: Try It Before You Deploy ItBest-in-Class organizations are three times more likely to leverage solutions for network simulation and emulation than Laggards, according to a February report by Aberdeen. Deployment of these solutions resulted in Best-in-Class companies being twice as likely to report improvements in their ability to accurately estimate the impact of new technology rollouts on network performance.
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:00 am

Mac Bloggers Gnash Teeth Over iPhone Pricing NumbersFor Mac-focused bloggers this week, the biggest news by far has been the upcoming 3G iPhone, the old iPhone and AT&T's iPhone pricing plans. Bloggers and readers have been poring over the details -- AT&T launched a mini site complete with FAQs -- and most everyone seems to think the $199 entry point will generate millions in new sales around the world.
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:00 am

Eclipse Release Is Great but Doesn't Reach the CloudNot all trains run on time, but the Eclipse Foundation has kept to its schedule with its annual release train, this year named "Ganymede." For the third year in a row, the Eclipse community has delivered, on the same day as in previous years, numerous software updates across a wide range of projects.
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:00 am

NASA Probe: Our Solar System Is SmooshedWhen viewed from the rest of the galaxy, the edge of our solar system appears slightly dented as if a giant hand is pushing one edge of it inward, far-traveling NASA probes reveal. Information from Earth's first space probes to hit the thick edge of the solar system paint a picture that is not the simple circle that astronomers long thought, according to several studies published Thursday in the journal Nature.
» 3 Jul 2008, 8:47 am

UK Entrepreneurs Eye iPod Users With New miShake PlayerTwo Birmingham, UK, businessmen are taking on the might of the iPod with a new audio and video player they hope will take the world by storm. The "miShake" was launched by 24-year-old Birmingham entrepreneurs Steve Beckford and Alex Sylvester who, after running their own online gadget shop Electro Box, saw a market opportunity.
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:39 am

TechRadar

New Motorola Blackberry-a-like revealedMotorola, Motorola, Motorola…where did it all go wrong? The Razr was great, granted, but only because it was thin. You needed to make something equally as amazing…and you haven't yet. Which is why it is sad the leak of the new Q9 isn't as exciting as it might have been; instead, it's a look to see if the device will be good enough to re-raise the Motorola handset brand. Sacre bleu Codenamed Napoleon (as in the French leader, not the multi-flavour ice cream), it's a Windows 6.1 device with a fingerprint scanner on the back for security (a nice touch). Quad-band EDGE makes it a properly worldwide phone, and can even work on multiple carriers in the US, according to BGR. It has a standard 2MP camera, 320x240 resolution screen and WiFi for
» 4 Jul 2008, 4:43 am

What sort of PSU do you need?The PC playground is full of components, all vying for the title of the most important part of your rig. Everybody has a different opinion; for some it's the processor, all that maths squeezed into a tiny bit of silicon; for others it's the graphics card, boards designed specifically to throw pixels about your panel like plates at a Greek wedding. But where would either of those supermodels of the component world be without a compatible motherboard backing them up? Nowhere. And that's where your PC will end up without a decent power supply keeping the whole lot juiced to the gunnels. If you make a really bad choice of PSU, your entire rig may end up a smouldering heap at the e-waste recycling point of your local tip. Cascade effects from fa
» 4 Jul 2008, 3:45 am

MSI Wind hits the shops - in disguiseReports are trickling through that PC World is offering the new MSI Wind - but rebadged under the Advent brand. The device is almost identical to the one we reviewed earlier this month, even down to the location of the screws, so it's not too far fetched to believe they are the same. Intel Atom and 1GB of RAM are all present and correct, giving those salivating at the chance to spend a few hundred quid on a second laptop a nice surprise. Prettier price The price is rather pleasant too - we're looking at £280 compared to the £350 widely expected for the Windows XP-toting device. It looks to be available only in black - probably to add to its dangerous-looking disguise - though the Wind 'proper' will come in a variety of colours. Some users
» 4 Jul 2008, 3:44 am

Asus announces Eee PC 904 pricing and specThe Eee PC 904, featuring Asus's new fuller-sized, more comfortable keyboard is going to cost a mere £269 (inclusive of VAT), when it ships in the UK in mid-July. The Eee news is revealed exclusively today by What Laptop who note that - whatever you call them sub-notebooks, mini-laptops or Net-Books - Asus continues to dominate this burgeoning market. Asus leads, others follow "Asus is leading the way in terms of variety and choice. In less than a year it has brought no less than four different versions to market, starting with the 701 up to the imminent arrival of the Eee PC 1000," notes What Laptop. The Eee PC 1000 is the 10-inch model of the range. The key difference on the Eee PC 904 is the fact that it will have the same smaller 8.9 i
» 4 Jul 2008, 3:37 am

Calls for 'best before' dates for browsersA group of researchers has recommended that internet software, such as browsers should come with a 'best before' date to keep users safe from malware and hackers. A staggering 41% of internet users do not use the latest version of their browser, leaving themselves at risk from hackers who use exploits in the software to gain entry to their computers. Thestudy suggested that, of the 1,408 million internet users, 576 million 'surfed the internet without using the latest major browser version of their preferred browser.' Ignore updates The study found that people were prepared to ignore updates to their browser - even when recommended, leaving them on older browser versions like IE6 . Just shy of 80 per cent of users were on a version of Inter
» 4 Jul 2008, 3:34 am

Apple slashes cost of MacBook Air SSDApple has reduced the price of the flash-memory model of the MacBook Air by over £300 this week, from a costly £2,028 down to a slightly more reasonable to £1,719. Appleinsider noticed the price cut on the ultra-slim 13-inch 1.8GHz MacBook Air that packs a solid-state hard drive, with Apple remaining strangely quiet on the price-cut. Component costs reduced The markdown is a result of price cuts to the Air's 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor upgrade and the cost of the Flash memory-based 64GB SSD drive upgrade. "That means customers can now configure a 1.6GHz MacBook Air with an SSD drive for as little as $2398 [around £1200]," claims AppleInsider.
» 4 Jul 2008, 3:07 am

Virgin Media stops warning stickersVirgin Media has told TechRadar that it will has immediately halted the sending out of letters with warning stickers on, following the mistake which undermined their entire 'educational' campaign with the BPI. The stance of the company has been that any file sharers reported to them by the BPI would be sent a letter of advice that their details had been logged and their actions deemed to breaching copyrights. However, an 'administrative error' led to the envelopes that were branded with the strictly non-educational warning 'Important. If you don't read this, your broadband could be disconnected.' Now, not August The error has left the company embarrassed, and a spokesman for Virgin Media said that no further BPI warning letters will be sent
» 4 Jul 2008, 2:53 am

The iPhone timeline: how it all beganIt seems some people might just have a little too much time on their hands. The chaps at iPhonegold.org have put together a timeline detailing all the ins and outs of how the Apple mobile evolved, from conception right through to the new iteration. There's not a lot left secret about how the device was grown internationally, as every shred of rumour was picked up and mulled over incessantly. But it is nice to watch it all unfold before your very eyes. Quick change It's easy to forget how fast things move in the mobile world. It seems like aeons ago that the rumours began, but it was back in 2002 when the question was posed to Jobs: 'Will there be an iPhone?' His response: 'One never knows. We don't usually discuss products we haven't announ
» 4 Jul 2008, 1:05 am

Facebook shuts down application over privacyFacebook has closed down another of its most popular third-party applications following privacy violations. The social networking site has rapidly become one of the most popular internet destinations in the UK, although questions have been asked about privacy issues surrounding both the sheer level of personal data and third party add-ons. Facebook has already been forced to pull another application, Top Friends, after user details were intercepted by a hacker, and now the Social Hi app has run into the same problem. The Information Commisioner's Office has already confirmed to New Media Age that it will be meeting Facebook UK to discuss the implications of the Top Friends leak. Although Facebook warns users about using third party applicat
» 4 Jul 2008, 12:52 am

LG to bring 8 megapixel camera phone?The rumour on the blogwires is that LG is preparing to have another crack at the touchscreen phone market, and this time it plans to whack an 8 megapixel snapper on the back. The KC910 would be out sometime in Q4, probably in October this year, as LG aims to consolidate its new found position as the fourth biggest global handset manufacturer, having recently beaten Sony Ericsson in the rankings. And now the KC910 would be a rival to the recently announced C905 from the Swedish-Japanese company, rubbing salt into the eroding profits wound. An exciting possibility is a 'completely new' user interface, which might be what's needed after the clunkiness of the Viewty's (LG's most popular touchscreen phone so far) UI. Speed up The camera will pac
» 4 Jul 2008, 12:10 am

Internet censorship body swings into actionTighter regulation of online expression has moved a step closer with the announcement in Japan that a website watchdog will start filtering out 'harmful' sites there later this month. The Content Evaluation and Monitoring Association (CEMA) is a private body that is working within the framework of a new law governing websites the government deems likely to provoke crimes or promote suicide, among other issues. Protecting kids As we've previously seen, most people accessing the web in Japan do so from phones, which is why CEMA's eye will initially be on mobile sites, not sites designed for PC browsers. The CEMA's first role will be patrolling websites aimed at children and certifying those that meet its list of 22 guidelines. Successful site
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:29 pm

TechWeb

Apple Drops Price Of MacBook AirThe price reduction appears to be the result of a drop in the price of the 1.8-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a reduction in the price of the 64-GB solid-state drive.
» 3 Jul 2008, 3:25 pm

Google Employees Warned Of Data Breach At Benefits CompanyAs a precautionary measure, the company is offering to enroll affected employees in Kroll's IDTheftSmart identity and credit protection program for a year.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:55 pm

Interview With 'Net Pioneer Vint CerfMicrosoft is working with Circuit City to offer a consumer software subscription service that includes its Office, Windows Live OneCare, Messenger, and Photo Gallery applications and services.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:37 pm

'Containers' Out Perform Virtualization For KV PharmaceuticalsWith a container approach from Parallels' Virtuozzo, memory consumption and processor overhead are reduced through the use of one operating system per host.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:00 pm

Mobile Music A $7.3 Billion Industry By 2011Research firm eMarketer predicts that music sales as a whole will continue to decline, but online and mobile markets will grow rapidly.
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:46 pm

IBM Develops Audio Masking Technology To Protect Call Center RecordingsUsing speech analytics, the technology identifies and masks credit card numbers and other sensitive information in audio recordings.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:35 pm

IBM Back On Top Of Server MarketGartner revised figures for the first quarter, lowering server revenue growth from 4.3% to 2.5% and putting IBM back in first place ahead of HP.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:19 pm

RIM Gets A Delay In Visto Patent TrialIn a case that could shut down RIM's network, the judge has granted a stay until the disputed patents are fully reviewed.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:15 pm

Linspire Chairman Frustrated By Futility Of Desktop Linux, Rebuts CarmonyMichael Robertson says Microsoft's imposing lead in the desktop market means Linux should look to next-gen devices for growth.
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:30 am

Forget DSL Or Cable, Broadband Users Want Their FiberSome 4.2 million high-speed Internet users received fiber in the first quarter of 2008 versus 2.5 million who received cable, Point Topic analysts said.
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:25 am

Adobe's PDF Format Now An International StandardThe International Organization for Standardization will assume responsibility for publishing specs for the current version, and for updating and developing future versions.
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:21 am

Washington Post - Tech News

YouTube Ordered To Release User DataA federal judge in New York this week ordered the video-sharing site YouTube, the world's third-most-visited Web site, to release data on the viewing habits of its tens of millions of worldwide viewers.
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

It Only Looks Like an iPhoneSo many people are lining up to buy a new touch-screen wireless phone that the carrier selling it can't keep up with demand.
» 2 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

The Google Ogle Defense: A Search for America's PsycheQuestion: Do you think your Google habits -- your random, untethered wisps of thoughts manifested as search terms like "unexplained hives" and "Kate Beckinsale single?" -- can be bundled together to paint an accurate representation of your morality?
» 2 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

With $100 Million Influx, MiddleBrook CEO Is OutEdward M. Rudnic, MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals's chief executive, plans to leave the company he founded in exchange for an outside investment of $100 million.
» 2 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

Groups Sue U.S. for Data On Tracking By CellphoneTwo civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government yesterday, seeking records related to the government's use of cellphones as tracking devices.
» 1 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

New iPhone Can Decouple From AT&T, for a PriceApple's popular iPhone can be yours, no contract required. But there's a catch -- and a pricey one at that.
» 1 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

Google Ad Deal Is Under ScrutinyThe Justice Department has opened a formal antitrust investigation into a deal struck last month that would allow Internet titan Google to provide some search advertising for Yahoo, according to sources familiar with the inquiry.
» 1 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

Va. Program Aims to Streamline College ApplicationsVirginia students applying to college might soon be able to submit transcripts electronically, saving school systems printing and postage costs and decreasing the chances that valuable paperwork will get lost in the mail.
» 2 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

Merger Holds Big Cost Savings, Sirius SaysA merger between the nation's sole satellite radio providers is still awaiting federal approval, but the companies have already begun touting how much money will be saved -- and how much will be made -- once they are combined.
» 30 Jun 2008, 9:00 pm

Data Breaches Are Up 69% This Year, Nonprofit SaysBusinesses, governments and universities reported a 69 percent increase in data breaches in the first half of 2008 compared with a similar period in 2007, according to a study by a nonprofit group that works to prevent fraud.
» 30 Jun 2008, 9:00 pm

E-Prescription Networks to MergeThe nation's two electronic prescription networks plan to announce today that they are merging in an effort to encourage the adoption of their technology by doctors and patients.
» 30 Jun 2008, 9:00 pm

Wired News

Wrist-Top Racer Switches From Trainer to Watch With EaseThe Forerunner 405 is a data-driven action hero that tracks speed, distance and heart rate with GPS-enabled accuracy and lab-worthy cardio analysis.
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

Transformer: Kayak Adjusts Its Shape to Go With Your FlowYou can prep this flexible kayak for almost any weather or sea condition with hydraulic jacks that stretch and adjust the skin with ease. It's pricey, but wow -- it's like several kayaks in one.
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

Titanium Frame Handles Any Cycling TerrainThe lightweight Psychlo-X is a road racer and mountain bike in one. Our riders take this and three more cyclo-cross bikes through a gauntlet of pavement, dirt and grass.
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

Sex Drive: How to Keep the Fireworks Going From AfarMany long-distance lovers have become experts in how tech can augment sexuality. No commuter couple should go without Skype, Twitter and mobile phones, while sex toys can take the repetitive stress injury out of a long-distance affair. But it's not much of a stretch to think that there's a bigger need (read: market) for "tele-amore" devices than there ever will be for teledildonics (online sex toys controlled by a lover from anywhere in the world). And yet we don't have a lot of options when we're looking for devices designed to arouse our emotions. Not everyone is comfortable enough with both sex and computers to get internet-enabled vibrators working, but we all want to interact with our partners in special ways. Despite the fre
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

July 4, 1776: To Preserve, Protect and Defend ...1776: The Declaration of Independence is signed. It will take 117 years before someone gets around to saying, "Hey, maybe we should preserve this thing." The Declaration of Independence can be fairly said to stand alongside the Magna Carta and Bill of Rights as the most important documents in the history of democracy. Its significance was understood from the moment it was signed, so one is left to wonder why its preservation was ignored for so long. During the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence was rolled up and toted around like a Thomas Bros. map, although, given the vicissitudes of war, that's perhaps understandable. Less understandable is what came later. Water was spilled on it while it was being copied in 1823. Then
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

From Foldup Kayaks to Swim Goggles, <cite>Wired</cite> Reviews the Hottest Summer GearOur blowout Summer Test gadget reviews have something for everyone from lightweight tents, folding bikes and GPS navigators to tricked-out training watches and pro-quality swim goggles.
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

U.S. Arms Dealer Tests Legal Bounds in Middle East Arms BazaarFormer congressman Curt Weldon is helping broker deals between Russian and Ukranian weapons suppliers and the Iraqi and Libyan governments as part of his new job with a private American defense consulting firm, Wired.com has learned. Weldon, who is currently being investigated by the FBI over alleged corruption during his time in office, visited Libya in March to discuss a possible military deal, according to a letter describing the trip from Weldon to Defense Solutions CEO Timothy Ringgold. In May, Weldon, together with Ringgold and another company representative, traveled to Moscow to discuss working with Russia's weapons-export agency on arms sales to the Middle East. Both trips were part of the company's effort to tap into the gr
» 3 Jul 2008, 3:00 pm

Stage a Fireworks Show SafelyLighter in one hand and crazy look in another? It must be July 4th and it is time to honor our forefathers and delight your neighbors by blowing stuff up with fireworks. Our fireworks tips will ensure your fireworks show is the best and safest one yet.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:00 pm

Fireworks: Coming Soon to a Screen Near YouThe great outdoors is overrated. Explosive Fourth of July imagery is coming your way, couch potatoes, thanks to your TV or computer.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:30 pm

Calorie Restriction Comes in a PillA drug based on a compound found in red wine promises all the anti-aging goodness of caloric restriction, but without the starvation, in a new study with mice.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:00 pm

Analysis: NSA Spying Judge Defends Rule of Law, Congress Set to Strip His PowerPresident Bush's arguments for his secret wiretapping of Americans are not legal, a federal court judge ruled Wednesday standing up for a law intended to curtail Presidential spying abuses. His reward? Come Tuesday, the Senate is expected to pass a law legalizing Bush's dragnet and ordering the Republican-appointed judge to throw out cases against telecoms that helped with the spying.
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:00 am

Yahoo! News - Technology

Court orders YouTube to give Viacom video logs (AP)AP - Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:57 pm

Internet addressing agency loses its own addresses (AP)AP - This doesn't sound good: The nonprofit agency in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own.
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:57 pm

Police wnt u to fight crime w/txt msgs (AP)AP - Police in the 1970s urged citizens to "drop a dime" in a pay phone to report crimes anonymously. Now in an increasing number of cities, tipsters are being invited to use their thumbs — to identify criminals using text messages.
» 2 Jul 2008, 11:35 am

Study says many dial-up users don't want broadband (AP)AP - A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access.
» 2 Jul 2008, 10:34 pm

Daily Debrief: Celebrating America's independence, questioning our own online (CNET)CNET - A day before the United States celebrates its independence, we continue to question our individual freedoms online. In Thursday's Daily Debrief, CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber and I discuss a federal judge's recent ruling in the ongoing Google-Viacom lawsuit that orders Google to turn over YouTube user activity. This will include videos watched, IP addresses, and usernames as part of an ongoing copyright infringement case.
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:44 pm

Google ordered to give YouTube user data to Viacom (AFP)AFP - A US judge has ordered Google to expose to Viacom the video-viewing habits of everyone who has ever used YouTube in a decision condemned by the Internet giant and privacy advocates.
» 4 Jul 2008, 1:26 am

Lenovo Seeks Prestige in Price-sensitive Market (PC World)PC World - The perception of Lenovo as a laptop innovator has paid dividends in the enterprise space, but the reputation may not...
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:00 pm

Asustek to Offer Eee PC With Built-in 3G Wireless (PC World)PC World - Asustek will offer an Eee PC later this year with built-in 3G connectivity.
» 3 Jul 2008, 7:40 pm

Openmoko's Neo FreeRunner Smartphone Really Is Open (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Openmoko has taken the wraps off its Neo FreeRunner, a Linux-based smartphone based on the company's open mobile-computing platform. Before you yawn about reading yet another product-introduction story -- especially about a handset that lacks 3G capability -- what sets the Neo FreeRunner apart is that it really is open, literally and figuratively.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:26 pm

'Containers' Out Perform Virtualization For KV Pharmaceuticals (TechWeb)TechWeb - InformationWeek - With a container approach from Parallels' Virtuozzo, memory consumption and processor overhead are reduced through the use of one operating system per host.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:00 pm

IBM Develops Audio Masking Technology To Protect Call Center Recordings (TechWeb)TechWeb - InformationWeek - Using speech analytics, the technology identifies and masks credit card numbers and other sensitive information in audio recordings.
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:35 pm

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Stolen: Google employees' personal dataNames, addresses, and Social Security numbers of pre-2006 staffers were taken from offices of Colt Express Outsourcing Services.
» 3 Jul 2008, 3:55 pm

Microsoft reportedly will cut Xbox 360 priceSources say $50 price cut for the 20GB model will come before E3, the video game industry's biggest trade show. (From Reuters)
» 30 Jun 2008, 9:55 pm

U.S. court upholds new FCC video franchising rulesCourt hands a victory to new competitors in the subscription television business, upholding new federal rules designed to ease their entry into local communities.
» 29 Jun 2008, 5:55 pm

ICANN vote stirs worries of domain chaosWill decision to allow custom top-level domains, despite rigorous application process, trigger new cybersquatting battles?
» 27 Jun 2008, 4:55 pm

Week in review: Heat returns to YahooBillionaire activist investor wants to show the door to Yahoo's CEO, while Bill Gates walks away from day-to-day work at Microsoft. Also: A Facebook face-off.
» 27 Jun 2008, 8:55 pm

Bill Gates bids farewell to MicrosoftMicrosoft Chairman Bill Gates joins CEO Steve Ballmer at a town hall event Friday, Gates' final day as a full-time Microsoft employee.
» 27 Jun 2008, 1:58 pm

Bill Gates bids a teary farewell to MicrosoftBill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft, the software maker he built into the world's most valuable technology company.
» 27 Jun 2008, 1:17 pm

Gates: Yahoo deal unlikelyDuring his last day as a full-time Microsoft employee, Microsoft's Bill Gates told Tom Brokaw he does not think a deal with Yahoo was likely.
» 27 Jun 2008, 10:50 am

'.wow': ICANN to allow almost any domain suffixThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has accepted a proposal allowing companies, cities and others to use almost any suffix they want for a web address.
» 27 Jun 2008, 8:32 am

Offshoring: India still No. 1Bangalore remains on top as the global outsourcing leader but with prices on the rise in India, locations like Beijing and Auckland are catching up fast.
» 27 Jun 2008, 8:21 am