<![CDATA[News Tom's Guide US - The Internet - Using the Internet]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ en 10 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:08:24 +0100 <![CDATA[News Tom's Guide US - The Internet - Using the Internet]]> http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_guide_us.jpg http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ <![CDATA[News Corp Rivals Threaten to De-list from Google]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/News-Corp-Google-Publishers-De-List,news-5200.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/News-Corp-Google-Publishers-De-List,news-5200.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:01:02 CET A couple of weeks back News Corp's Rupert Murdoch said he was considering blocking Google from indexing his news sites as part of the company's plans to push a pay-for-content business model. Now other publishing companies are threatening to do the same.]]> <![CDATA[Google Uses Ad to Explain Offensive First Lady Pic]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Offensive-Michelle-Obama-Image,news-5184.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Offensive-Michelle-Obama-Image,news-5184.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:30:00 CET Google is using ad space to explain an offensive picture of First Lady Michelle Obama. ]]> <![CDATA[Facebook Friend Turns into Local Police Arrest]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Friend-Student-Drinking-Police,news-5189.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Friend-Student-Drinking-Police,news-5189.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:10:00 CET Local police is using Facebook to crack down on underage drinking.]]> <![CDATA[AOL Getting New Logos Made From Random Stuff]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/aol-logo-america-online-logos,news-5176.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/aol-logo-america-online-logos,news-5176.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:20:01 CET Could this lead to Aolcats?]]> <![CDATA[Man Arrested for Refusing to Tweet at Crowd]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Justin-Bieber-Crowd-Tweet-Arrest,news-5170.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Justin-Bieber-Crowd-Tweet-Arrest,news-5170.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:10:00 CET A record label executive has been arrested for allegedly refusing to use twitter at the behest of the police. ]]> <![CDATA[Woman Tracks Down Club Attacker on Facebook]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/woman-nightclub-attack-facebook-police,news-5151.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/woman-nightclub-attack-facebook-police,news-5151.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:10:00 CET Woman hit in the face with pint glass. Facebook delivers justice.]]> <![CDATA[Geolocation Functions Come to Twitter]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Geolocation-Twitter-API-Clients-Tagging,news-5167.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Geolocation-Twitter-API-Clients-Tagging,news-5167.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:02 CET Twitter has officially launched the Geotagging feature for 3rd party clients.]]> <![CDATA[Sony Expanding PSN: Selling Music, Books, Video]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sony-Launching-Online-Store-PSN,news-5163.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sony-Launching-Online-Store-PSN,news-5163.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:02 CET Sony has announced that it will expand the PlayStation Network, turning it into an online portal that offers music, video and books. ]]> <![CDATA[American Airlines Launches In-Flight WiFi Tracker]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/American-Airlines-Wifi-Flight-Search,news-5160.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/American-Airlines-Wifi-Flight-Search,news-5160.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:01 CET American Airlines has released a handy tool aimed at helping passengers who are looking for an in-flight WiFi-equipped flight. ]]> <![CDATA[Angry Irish Soccer Fans Invade Wikipedia, Twitter]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Ireland-France-Thierry-Henry-Handball,news-5150.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Ireland-France-Thierry-Henry-Handball,news-5150.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:10:00 CET Irish soccer fans are furious and they're using every form of social media available to vent. ]]> <![CDATA['Unfriend' Named Oxford Word of the Year]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/unfriend-oxford-word-year-netbook,news-5126.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/unfriend-oxford-word-year-netbook,news-5126.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:30:00 CET Oxford's word of the year is likely to irk those who dislike social networking.]]> <![CDATA[Switzerland Sues Google Over Street View]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Switzerland-sues-google-street-view,news-5116.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Switzerland-sues-google-street-view,news-5116.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:40:00 CET Switzerland is suing Google because of the company's Street View mapping application. ]]> <![CDATA[Britney Spears Targeted by Satanic Hacker]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/britney-spears-twitter-satan-hacker,news-5097.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/britney-spears-twitter-satan-hacker,news-5097.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:20:00 CET Oh, so Britney Spears doesn’t worship Satan? ]]> <![CDATA[Unpatchable Flash Flaw Puts Users, Sites At Risk]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Flash-ActionScript-Security-Adobe-Exploit,news-5113.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Flash-ActionScript-Security-Adobe-Exploit,news-5113.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:51:02 CET There's a serious security hole in Adobe Flash that can't be patched.]]> <![CDATA[Google Latitude Reports Where You've Been]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Latitude-Alrts-Location-Internet,news-5101.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Latitude-Alrts-Location-Internet,news-5101.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:10:01 CET A new feature in Google Latitude keeps a history of where you've been.]]> <![CDATA[AT&T: Tethering Still Coming, No Cofirmed Date]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/AT-T-iPhone-Tethering-Data-Wireless,news-5088.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/AT-T-iPhone-Tethering-Data-Wireless,news-5088.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:10:00 CET AT&T still claims that tethering is coming to the iPhone.]]> <![CDATA[Google Flu Shot Finder Shows Nearest Clinics]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Flu-Shot-Finder-H1N1,news-5083.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Flu-Shot-Finder-H1N1,news-5083.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:51:01 CET Google has announced the Flu Shot Finder, which enables users to get the closest location offering flu vaccinations. ]]> <![CDATA[Hijackers Take Over Hundreds of Facebook Groups]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Hijack-Control-Your-Information,news-5080.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Hijack-Control-Your-Information,news-5080.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:41:00 CET Facebook is denying hijack claims this week after hundreds of groups on the social networking group were taken over by a group called Control Your Info.]]> <![CDATA[EA: Single-Player A Thing of the Past]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Games-Multiplayer-Singleplayer-EA-PC,news-5071.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Games-Multiplayer-Singleplayer-EA-PC,news-5071.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:00:00 CET EA predicts that single-player campaigns are on the way out.]]> <![CDATA[Facebook, MySpace Contain Major Security Hole]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Myspace-Security-Hole-XML,news-5054.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Myspace-Security-Hole-XML,news-5054.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:30:00 CET <![CDATA[Warning: Comcast is Now Throttling Broadband]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Comcast-Internet-Throttling-Broadband-FCC,news-5052.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Comcast-Internet-Throttling-Broadband-FCC,news-5052.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:50:01 CET <![CDATA[China Bans the Beating of Internet Addicts]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/china-beats-ban-internet-addiction,news-5042.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/china-beats-ban-internet-addiction,news-5042.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:50:00 CET Now it's less scary to admit that you have a problem.]]> <![CDATA[Police Auction Motorized Recliner on eBay]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Proctor-Motorized-La-Z-Boy-Recliner-DUI,news-5030.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Proctor-Motorized-La-Z-Boy-Recliner-DUI,news-5030.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:30:00 CET It's back, people! ]]> <![CDATA[ISPs Soon Forced to Police Your Internet Behavior?]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/isp-police-piracy-trade-agreement,news-5028.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/isp-police-piracy-trade-agreement,news-5028.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:50:00 CET Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?]]> <![CDATA[Report: Apple Pitching $30/mo iTunes TV Service]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-TV-Shows-Cable,news-5014.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-TV-Shows-Cable,news-5014.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:50:00 CET Apple is reportedly pitching an idea to the networks that would see the Cupertino-based company offer iTunes users a TV subscription package for $30 a month. ]]> <![CDATA[File-Sharing Feenzy Sparked by Pirate Bay Closure]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Pirate-Bay-McAfee-File-Sharing,news-5022.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Pirate-Bay-McAfee-File-Sharing,news-5022.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:40:01 CET the number of file-sharing sites soared 300-percent when The Pirate Bay went offline.]]> <![CDATA[Hulu May Not Use a Pay Only Subscription]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Hulu-video-Streaming-Pay-Carey,news-5020.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Hulu-video-Streaming-Pay-Carey,news-5020.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:30:00 CET an industry insider says that Hulu isn't going pay-only.]]> <![CDATA[Woman Plans to Give Birth Live on Internet]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Lynsee-Live-Internet-Birth-pregant,news-5015.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Lynsee-Live-Internet-Birth-pregant,news-5015.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CET A Boston woman is planning to give birth live on the Internet. ]]> <![CDATA[ICANN Approves International Domain Names]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ICANN-international-domain-names-nonlatin,news-5003.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ICANN-international-domain-names-nonlatin,news-5003.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:20:00 CET ICANN has approved international web addresses, meaning anyone with the desire to register a domain name containing non-Latin characters will soon be able to do just that. ]]> <![CDATA[Apple Attempts to Step Ontop of Win 7 on Google]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-Microsoft-Google-Windows-OS,news-5012.html#xtor=RSS-211423 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-Microsoft-Google-Windows-OS,news-5012.html#xtor=RSS-211423 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:40:00 CET Searches for Windows 7 on Google turn up Apple ads.]]>