FCC to see if porn-free network penetrates T-Mobile holdings

T-Mobile has won its request for testing to see whether the FCC's proposed smut-free broadband plan will mess with its nearby services.Read More... more
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:35:00 +0200

LimeWire doubles music library; almost no one notices

If LimeWire doubles its library in the woods, does it make a sound? The company recently added another 1.2 million tracks from independent artists and small labels to its library, but it'll have to do more than that to gain an audience.Read More... more
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:30:00 +0200

Wikileaks to auction Hugo Chavez aide's e-mail trove

In a first for the leaks site, Wikileaks hopes to raise cash and attract attention by auctioning off a high-profile new leak: more
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:25:00 +0200

Newly unearthed Apple patent raises hopes for fabled iTablet

Sure to fan the flames for those praying for a multi-touch Mac tablet, a recent patent filing by Apple describes how the UI for such a device would work.Read More... more
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:20:00 +0200

Surfing on the sly with IE8's new "InPrivate" Internet

Internet Explorer 8 will include new privacy features to help safeguard personal information. more
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:10:00 +0200

EU pays for, then ignores study on copyright extension

An academic from the University of Amsterdam is seething after the European Commission requested several reports from him, then utterly failed to mention them as it proposed a 45-year copyright term extension that he had argued against.Read More... more
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:05:00 +0200

Opentape invites RIAA to play whack-a-mole post-Muxtape

The RIAA may win its battle against the unlicensed music discovery service Muxtape. more
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:25:00 +0200

Intel: touchscreens bring "micromobility" to classrooms

Intel's new Classmate PC reference design includes a tablet mode with touchscreen support. more
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:20:00 +0200

Open-source gaming goes commercial with Wiz handheld

Nintendo and Sony's portable gaming units may be all the rage these days, but the newest open source handheld called the Wiz is raising eyebrows. more
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:15:00 +0200

Design customization lets you have a reddit of your very own

Fans of social news site reddit will be pleased to know that, if they choose to become "redditors" more
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:10:00 +0200

RIAA wins P2P case after defendant reformats hard drive

A few months after rejecting the RIAA's argument that making a file available over a P2P network is copyright infringement, a judge is handing the labels a victory after the defendant reformatted his hard drive, nuked his KaZaA installation, and downloaded and used a file-shredding program.Read More... more
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:42:00 +0200

Worldwide server shipments up 12 percent in Q2

The latest data indicates that worldwide server shipments grew 12 percent year-on-year, while revenue increased about six percent. more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:45:00 +0200

Hands on: Fwix, the local news and social aggregator

Fwix is an intriguing new location-based news and social network aggregator that can pull in updates from the likes of the New York Times, Twitter, Craigslist, Yelp, and much more. more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:59:00 +0200

Forestle turns Google searches green

"Being green" has become as simple as searching. Using Forestle, you can perform the same Google searches you always have, but the revenue from your searches will be donated to the Nature Conservancy.Read More... more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:30:00 +0200

NVIDIA disses Larrabee, cops to underestimating ATI

As NVIDIA's first visual computing conference, NVISION, kicks off, the company has had some harsh words for Intel's Larrabee. more
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:15:00 +0200

NBC's $1 billion Olympic "research lab" good, not great

NBC served up more video streams than ever before during this year's Olympic Games, which will probably help shape future online coverage of sporting events. more
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:06:00 +0200

Terror watchlist "upgrade" is "imploding," legislator says

The database used to produce the government's terror watch lists is "crippled by technical flaws," more
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:03:00 +0200

Hands on: Microsoft Photosynth makes panoramas pop

Photosynth makes 3D, interactive panoramas easy to create, and it's now open to the public. more
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:02:00 +0200

Red Hat, Fedora servers infiltrated by attackers

Unknown attackers infiltrated Red Hat and Fedora servers but did not compromise the integrity of the Red Hat Network software deployment system. more
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:03:00 +0200

2 IP addresses, 40 matches: Tufts tries to cut RIAA driftnet

The RIAA is looking for the identities of 11 Tufts University students so it can offer them generous copyright infringement settlement terms. more
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:01:00 +0200

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