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Today's Technology News:
Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:14 pm PDT
AP - Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed. Full Story
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Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 02:14 pm PDT
AP - Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site. Full Story
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Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 03:27 am PDT
AP - When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Full Story
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Review: New guide gives Twitterific advice
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:24 am PDT
AP - Sometimes Twitter can make newcomers feel like twits because the online messaging service isn't as simple as it sounds. Full Story
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Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paper
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:18 am PDT
AP - If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task — while saving you cash. Full Story
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Joost exits consumer online video business
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 01:24 pm PDT
AP - Struggling online video startup Joost, begun with much fanfare in 2007 by the same people behind Skype and Kazaa, is restructuring its business after discovering that it can't survive on advertising to fund its operations. Full Story
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China says Web censor plan to proceed: report
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:21 pm PDT
AFP - Chinese authorities insisted an Internet filtering programme will go ahead despite a last-minute decision this week to postpone making it mandatory on new PCs, state media said. Full Story
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Smartphone Palooza: 10 Hot Touchscreens Compared
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:20 pm PDT
PC World - Keeping tabs on the latest cell phone models can be a full-time job, especially given the number of cell phones announced by Apple, Palm, Nokia, and HTC (including, most recently, the BlackBerry-like T-Mobile Dash) over the past few months. But thanks to PC World, you don't have to hunt down and compare the various touchscreen smartphones yourself. Full Story
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Cisco to Expand Mobile Collaboration Features
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 05:50 pm PDT
PC World - Cisco will tackle the mobile world over the next year with a series of new features to bring smartphones into business communications, the head of the company's software group said at the Cisco Live conference on Wednesday. Full Story
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YouTube doubles video file size to 2G
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 03:51 pm PDT
AFP - Video-sharing site YouTube announced on Wednesday that it was doubling the size limit for uploads to its website to allow users to post more high-definition (HD) video. Full Story
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Meet the `Big Brother 11' cast
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:02 pm PDT
AP - The contestants on the 11th season of "Big Brother" include a surfer, neuroscientist, "World of Warcraft" gamer and mixed martial arts fighter. Full Story
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Mac News Briefs: Omni Group releases OmniGraphSketcher
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 04:37 pm PDT
Macworld.com - The Omni Group’s OmniGraphSketcher is a new tool for creating graphs. Full Story
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China paper says Web filter only a matter of time
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:41 pm PDT
Reuters - It is only a matter of time before a controversial scheme to install Internet filtering software on all computers begins in China, a state newspaper said on Thursday, after the plan was abruptly delayed this week. Full Story
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MySpace, Web servers not liable for assaults: court
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 02:51 pm PDT
Reuters - Internet servers like MySpace cannot be held liable when minors are sexually assaulted by people they first meet on a website, a California appeals court ruled in an opinion filed late on Tuesday. Full Story
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Google: Spammers Regroup After ISP Takedowns
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:20 am PDT
PC World - Spammers are pumping out an increasing number of garbage messages as they regain their capacity to send spam through hacked PCs, according to the latest statistics released by Google on Wednesday. Full Story
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Red Hat Program Certifies Partners to Put Linux on Cloud
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:30 am PDT
PC World - Red Hat has launched a new partner program to make sure its enterprise Linux and JBoss software are core components of a cloud-computing infrastructure, and to guarantee that Red Hat-based applications will run reliably and safely in the cloud. Full Story
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First Look: Firefox 3.5
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:45 am PDT
Macworld.com - Hot on the heels of the release of Safari 4 comes the final version of Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5. Originally slated to be a “.1” increment to Firefox 3, the number of improvements slated for this release earned it a bump to a full “.5” upgrade. When compared to the changes from Safari 3 to Safari 4, however, it seems Mozilla could just have easily named this one Firefox 4, as there are a multitude of new and improved features. Full Story
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