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Today's Technology News: Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary Review: New guide gives Twitterific advice Conviction reversed in web hoax that led to suicide Mac News Briefs: BenVista releases PhotoZoom Pro 3 photo enlarger Hybrid Cellular Satellite Will Boost Rural Coverage Paisley: 'Hard to ignore' serious themes on new CD "Asteroids" lands at Universal Preview: Facebook's Upcoming New iPhone App Oracle plans to lay off up to 1,000 in Europe: AFP MySpace, Web servers not liable for assaults: court Conficker: Forgotten but not Gone 'BugDay' Planned To Fix Bugs in New Firefox 3.5 Claims of Apple 'admitting' iPhone 3GS overheating are hot air Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules Thu, 2 Jul 2009 06:08 pm PDT AP - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence. Full Story Top Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking Thu, 2 Jul 2009 04:43 am 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 Top PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China Thu, 2 Jul 2009 06:08 am PDT AP - Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory. Full Story Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top Conviction reversed in web hoax that led to suicide Thu, 2 Jul 2009 03:36 pm PDT AFP - A woman who was convicted of computer fraud in an Internet hoax that led to the suicide of 13-year-old girl was tentatively acquitted Thursday by a federal judge. Full Story Top Mac News Briefs: BenVista releases PhotoZoom Pro 3 photo enlarger Thu, 2 Jul 2009 03:30 pm PDT Macworld.com - BenVista has released the latest version its photo enlargement sofware, PhotoZoom Pro 3. Full Story Top Hybrid Cellular Satellite Will Boost Rural Coverage Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:07 pm PDT NewsFactor - European space transportation provider Arianespace launched its largest satellite ever on Wednesday on behalf of TerreStar Networks -- a Virginia-based company that intends to inaugurate a hybrid satellite/cellular service in the United States and Canada later this year. Full Story Top Paisley: 'Hard to ignore' serious themes on new CD Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:01 am PDT AP - As much as he enjoys singing about the double lives of computer geeks ("Online") and amorous country boys ("Ticks"), Brad Paisley says there's too much going on in the world to be too lighthearted on his new album, "American Saturday Night." Full Story Top "Asteroids" lands at Universal Thu, 2 Jul 2009 07:13 pm PDT Reuters - Universal Pictures has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids." Full Story Top Preview: Facebook's Upcoming New iPhone App Thu, 2 Jul 2009 03:04 pm PDT PC World - The folks at Facebook don't seem to be taking much downtime this summer. After announcing a revamped approach to user privacy control this week, the Facebook team is now preparing to launch a new and improved Facebook application for the iPhone. Full Story Top Oracle plans to lay off up to 1,000 in Europe: AFP Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:28 am PDT Reuters - Oracle Corp plans to lay off up to 1,000 workers in Europe, or about 1 percent of its global staff, as the recession erodes the giant software company's earnings, French news agency AFP reported on Thursday. Full Story Top 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 Top Conficker: Forgotten but not Gone Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:56 am PDT PC World - Conficker may not dominate the headlines any longer, but it's still going strong, according to Trend Micro's Malware Blog and stats from the Conficker Working Group. Full Story Top 'BugDay' Planned To Fix Bugs in New Firefox 3.5 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:40 am PDT NewsFactor - Mozilla is scrambling to fix bugs in its just-released Firefox 3.5 browser. Users are posting complaints about problems across the Web. Full Story Top Claims of Apple 'admitting' iPhone 3GS overheating are hot air Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:00 am PDT Macworld.com - They say the iPhone 3GS is hot. Hot as in sexy. Hot as in selling like cakes that are hot. Hot as in “scorch the skin off your face Raiders of the Ark-style.” Full Story Top

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