 Award-winning Cuban blogger says she was beaten, detained Secret police agents abducted and beat award-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez, whose online reports chronicle the dark side of everyday life in communist Cuba, on her way to a march for non-violence,... November 7, 2009 09:15 PM Internet Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday. The CBS news program 60... November 7, 2009 04:46 PM Internet Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs. Bluebeat.com and sister website Basebeat.com were... November 7, 2009 03:06 AM Internet Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScore Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties. A record high population of... November 6, 2009 10:26 PM Internet Norway court snubs call to block The Pirate Bay A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay.... November 6, 2009 08:26 PM Internet Experts agree on proposed global privacy standards Experts from 50 nations meeting in Madrid have reached a draft agreement on international standards for the protection of privacy and personal data, participants said Friday. Under the proposed... November 6, 2009 04:32 PM Internet Pioneering Swiss solar-powered plane rolled out Solar Impulse, the Swiss bid to make the first solar-powered flight around the world, rolled out its prototype on Friday at an airbase near Zurich. The ultralight high-tech single seater with the... November 6, 2009 04:04 PM Internet New 'smart' electrical meters raise privacy issues The new "smart meters" utilities are installing in homes around the world to reduce energy use raise fresh privacy issues because of the wealth of information about consumer habits they reveal,... November 6, 2009 05:22 AM Internet Judge orders US music website to drop Beatles songs A judge on Thursday ordered a California online music service to stop delivering Beatles songs to users, according to a copy of the ruling posted online. [...] November 6, 2009 02:18 AM Internet Droid joins 'Google phone' army in smart phone war A Motorola Droid smart phone goes on sale Friday, joining the growing ranks of smart phones on the open-source operating system backed by Google. With Droid, which will work on the Verizon... November 6, 2009 01:14 AM Internet Windows 7 debut a hit: NPD Microsoft's new-generation Windows 7 operating system hit the ground running, with US sales in its opening days blasting past those of its Vista predecessor, according to NPD Group. [...] November 6, 2009 12:43 AM Internet Google lets users see stored account data Google on Thursday opened a window for users to see what records the Internet giant keeps regarding their activities at YouTube, Gmail, Reader and other accounts. Dashboard summarizes data kept... November 5, 2009 10:28 PM Internet EU agrees on Internet, telecoms user rights The European parliament and EU nations have agreed new rules to improve the rights to European mobile phone and Internet users, and offer more protection against illegal Internet porn and... November 5, 2009 08:03 PM Internet Droid joins 'Google phone' army in smart phone war A Motorola Droid smart phone based on Google-backed software hits the US market Friday, taking aim at mobile device powerhouses such as Apple, Nokia, and Research In Motion (RIM). Droid, which... November 5, 2009 07:08 PM Internet Blackberry maker RIM to buy back $1.2 bln in stock Blackberry smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced Thursday it would buy back 1.2 billion US dollars worth of its stock to prop up the sagging share price amid heightened competition.... November 5, 2009 04:14 PM Internet Microsoft raises cloud computing concerns Packaged software powerhouse Microsoft on Thursday released a paper outlining privacy concerns businesses should consider prior to leaping into the computing "cloud." Shifting to software being... November 5, 2009 03:58 PM Internet Japan's NEC offers eyewear translator Most eyewear improves vision or cuts through solar glare, but a new gadget from Japan may soon sharpen linguistic skills and cut down language barriers instead, inventors said Thursday. [...] November 5, 2009 07:22 AM Internet Second Life creates virtual world for businesses Linden Lab on Wednesday announced it is adding a new dimension to Second Life online world to give businesses private places for virtual meetings. Linden launched a beta, or test, version of... November 5, 2009 06:03 AM Internet China bans tough treatment of young Web addicts China has issued rules banning the beating and confinement of youths being treated for Internet addiction after revelations of abuse at rehabilitation clinics, including the death of one teenager.... November 5, 2009 05:13 AM Internet Plan to charge for online content delayed: Murdoch News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch has said that a plan to begin charging readers of his newspapers online may be delayed. Murdoch had previously outlined plans to erect pay... November 5, 2009 01:20 AM Internet |
