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Error puts data on 30 million German phone users on Internet (AFP)

11-10-2008 17:22

The logo of German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom. Confidential data on 30 million German phone users could be consulted on the Internet as a result of an error until the phone company locked access, a spokesman for Deutsche Telekom said Saturday.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Confidential data on 30 million German phone users could be consulted on the Internet as a result of an error until the phone company locked access, a spokesman for Deutsche Telekom said Saturday.

FCC report negates free Internet interference claims (CNET)

11-10-2008 13:41

CNET - A Federal Communications Commission engineering report released late Friday essentially backs a plan to open up wireless spectrum to create a free wireless Internet service by dismissing concerns about interference for existing providers.

EFF: Hollywood's RealDVD suit is a smokescreen (CNET)

11-10-2008 10:39

CNET - Hollywood isn't suing RealNetworks over piracy, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. That's just a smokescreen, according to the group that advocates for Internet users.

President signs broadband data collection bill (CNET)

10-10-2008 18:59

CNET - President Bush on Friday signed into law a bill that would facilitate the collection of data regarding broadband access in the United States, though most of the actions required by the law have already been accomplished by federal regulators.

Amazon Lowers Costs for Its S3 Online Storage (NewsFactor)

10-10-2008 16:51

NewsFactor - Amazon Web Services announced Friday that it will be lowering prices for its Simple Storage Service, known as Amazon S3. Beginning Nov. 1, there will be new volume discounts, based on a tiered pricing structure that offers greater discounts as storage volume increases.

IBM builds online version of China's famed Forbidden City (AFP)

10-10-2008 16:50

IBM opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the nation's emperors. The US technology colossus spent more than three years working with Chinese officials and the Palace Museum to construct an interactive, animated replica of the 178-acre walled fortress in the Dongcheng District of Beijing.(AFPTV/IBM)AFP - IBM on Friday opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the nation's emperors.

Zoho Mail Goes Public With Offline Capabilities (NewsFactor)

10-10-2008 16:49

NewsFactor - Zoho Mail has emerged from its private beta-testing stage. Tapping functionality built into Google Gears, Zoho's Web-based e-mail application now sports a "setup offline" link at the top of the page that gives users offline e-mail access.

Sinking shares could make Yahoo a target again (AP)

10-10-2008 16:47

The headquarters of Yahoo Inc. is shown in Sunnyvale, California, May 5, 2008. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)AP - When Yahoo Inc. co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang spurned Microsoft Corp.'s rich buyout offer this spring, he promised brighter days in Sunnyvale were just over the horizon.

Yoo-Hoo! Google's Satellite Can See You Much Better (NewsFactor)

10-10-2008 13:20

NewsFactor - For people who worry that it's impossible to escape from Google's amazing search capabilities, the ability to hide just got harder. Last month, Google helped sponsor the launch of the high-resolution GeoEye-1 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. After a month of calibration and testing, the satellite's first image was released Friday by Satellite Imaging, a Houston-based remote sensing and survey company.

Ray Kurzweil Launches MMO Forecasting Game (PC Magazine)

10-10-2008 10:45

PC Magazine - Crystal ball-peering transhumanist Ray Kurzweil has recently unveiled the world's first massively multiplayer online forecasting game, Superstruct.

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