US boots up new unified cybersecurity center US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano cut the ribbon Friday on a state-of-the-art unified command center for government cybersecurity efforts. [...] October 30, 2009 06:37 PM InternetMajor layoffs loom at Time Inc.: reports Time Inc., publisher of Time, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, People and other magazines, plans to lay off some 540 employees starting next week, or six percent of its workforce, The New York Post... October 30, 2009 06:29 PM InternetVerizon launches TV-online movie channel US telecom firm Verizon launched a high-definition movie channel on Friday, letting subscribers watch films on-demand on televisions or on the Internet. EPIX debuts on Verizon's FiOS TV and online... October 30, 2009 05:52 PM Internet"Spam King" ordered to pay Facebook 711 million dollars A US judge has ordered a self-crowned "Spam King" to pay Facebook 711 million dollars for slipping uninvited into people's accounts to send bogus marketing messages. [...] October 30, 2009 04:16 PM InternetSweden to crack down on SMS loans The Swedish government said Friday it would crack down on highly popular youth-targeted SMS loans, as the left-wing opposition demanded a total ban on the loans to minors. [...] October 30, 2009 03:16 PM InternetPre-paid mobile phones banned in Indian Kashmir: state TV India banned pre-paid mobile telephones in Kashmir on Friday, state television reported, following concerns that militants were using them to trigger bombs and hide their identities. [...] October 30, 2009 02:37 PM InternetMultilingual web address system approved A global regulatory body Friday approved a new multilingual address system which it said would open up the Internet to millions more people worldwide. [...] October 30, 2009 06:52 AM InternetSKorean spy chief blames NKorea for cyber attacks South Korea's spy chief has blamed North Korea's telecommunications ministry for cyber attacks that briefly crippled US and South Korean government and commercial websites in July, reports said... October 30, 2009 03:33 AM InternetInternet turns 40 with birthday bash Technology and media stars, pundits and entrepreneurs joined the Internet's father to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his culture-changing child. [...] October 30, 2009 01:06 AM InternetFacebook outlines new privacy policy Facebook outlined changes to its privacy policy on Thursday and asked for feedback from the social network's more than 300 million users. Vice president of communications and public policy Elliot... October 29, 2009 09:28 PM InternetRepublicans to whip up support with Blackberry app The Republican leadership in the US House of Representatives unveiled a free application for the Blackberry on Thursday to keep users up to date on the latest in Congress through their cellphones.... October 29, 2009 06:46 PM InternetInternet turns 40 with birthday party Technology stars, pundits, and entrepreneurs joined the Internet's father on Thursday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his culture-changing child. "It's the 40th year since the infant Internet... October 29, 2009 05:19 PM InternetWall Street Journal closing Boston bureau Blaming an advertising slump that has left many US newspapers reeling, The Wall Street Journal said Thursday it was closing its Boston bureau. Journal managing editor Robert Thomson announced the... October 29, 2009 04:43 PM InternetFrench luxury preens on website in China France's creme de la creme luxury firms, hit by a drop in sales on traditional markets, on Thursday launched a China charm offensive, with a 3D website that gives a peek at the best France has to... October 29, 2009 03:57 PM InternetChina blocks 'Berlin Wall' Twitter page: organisers China has blocked a website inviting users of microblogging site Twitter to comment on the fall of the Berlin Wall amid a deluge of protests at Beijing's Internet censorship, organisers said... October 29, 2009 03:55 PM InternetMotorola looks to Google-powered phones for turnaround Motorola reported a small quarterly net profit Thursday, a day after unveiling the second in a line of Google-powered smartphones seen as key to turning around the fortunes of the US handset... October 29, 2009 03:26 PM InternetNintendo profits sink on Wii woes Nintendo Co. revealed Thursday a plunge in profits and slashed its full-year forecasts as sales of its blockbuster Wii video game console take a dive in the absence of hit new games. [...] October 29, 2009 07:56 AM InternetNintendo interim profits plunge more than half Nintendo Co. said Thursday that interim net profit plunged by more than half and it slashed its full-year forecasts due to a sharp drop in sales of its hit Wii video game console. [...] October 29, 2009 06:32 AM InternetZero-emission scooter to debut in Japan A Japanese zero-emission "hybrid" scooter to be released next year runs 10 times as economically as a petrol engine bike and can be assisted by human pedal power, its maker said Thursday. [...] October 29, 2009 05:11 AM InternetGoogle gets its groove on with music search Google stepped onto the Internet music stage, unveiling a service for finding, listening to or buying songs online. Google announced an alliance with Lala.com and MySpace-owned iLike at Capitol... October 28, 2009 11:45 PM Internet |