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Apple Offers MobileMe Customers Another 60 Days Free
August 19, 2008
on Networking
by
Jane McEntegart
Apple has announced that it will extend all MobileMe customer subscriptions by 60 days as a thank you for putting up with the countless problems the service has encountered during the transition from .Mac... Read more
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Comcast's Blazing Fast Internet Is Half The Speed Of DSL
August 19, 2008
on Networking
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Wolfgang Gruener
Chicago (IL) - Comcast has begun to quietly, but very aggressively pitch an "economy tier" Internet service to its customers - a service that is generally "not recommended", but squarely aimed at dial-up users and perhaps one or the other DSL Internet... Read more
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Music Royalties Could Kill Pandora
August 19, 2008
on Business & Law
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Humphrey Cheung
Oakland (CA) - Escalating music royalties could put Internet darling, Pandora, out of business. Read more
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Google Ends An Era Of Ad-free RSS
August 19, 2008
on Business & Law
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Christian Zibreg
Mountain View (CA) - A new service offered by Google enables publishers to inject contextual text or image ads into individual feeds distributed by FeedBurner, the world's largest RSS distribution service that was acquired by Google more than two years ago. Read more
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Man Jailed Indefinitely for Involvment in Online Child Abuse Ring
August 18, 2008
on Security
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Jane McEntegart
The self-professed “librarian” of a global Internet child abuse ring has been issued with an an indeterminate sentence based on a minimum of three years and nine months. Following this period Phillip Thompson will be eligible for parole. Read more
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High Tech Crooks Plant Camera In Wal-Mart Store
August 18, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Orlando (FL) - Some high tech crooks had the gall to plant a not-so-hidden camera in a Wal-Mart store. Read more
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Gmail Suffers Second Outage in a Week
August 15, 2008
on Using the Internet
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Jane McEntegart
It seems Google has decided to end the week the way it began with users reporting they’re having trouble accessing their Gmail accounts and and Google Apps. Read more
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Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Sued for Fetal Selection Ads in India
August 15, 2008
on Business & Law
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Jane McEntegart
The thee major search engines have all been served court papers for supposedly promoting methods and products designed to help parents choose the sex of their unborn child. Read more
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Facebook Faces Class Action Suit Over Beacon
August 15, 2008
on Business & Law
by
Steve Seguin
Facebook has found itself in more trouble stemming from its controversial Beacon advertisment system, this time in the form of a class-action suit Read more
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AOL Spammer Michael Dolan Sentenced to 7 Years
August 14, 2008
on Networking
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Jane McEntegart
A Connecticut man was sentenced to seven years in jail for scamming nearly half a million dollars out of AOL users. Read more
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Former Prosecutor Says UK Hacker Extradition "imminent"
August 14, 2008
on Using the Internet
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Jane McEntegart
A former prosecutor working on the case of UK hacker, Gary McKinnon has said that the alleged cyber criminal is “grasping at straws” and that his extradition to the US is imminent. Read more
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Get Ready to Be Taxed for Online Music
August 13, 2008
on Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous
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Steve Seguin
Most people are enjoying their experiences of purchasing music online, thanks to a seemingly tax free system. However, things are about to change. Read more
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Obama to Announce Running-Mate via Email
August 13, 2008
on Networking
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Jane McEntegart
Presidential candidate Barack Obama has announced supporters that are signed up to his email service will be the "first to know" who he chooses as his running-mate. Read more
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Gmail and MobileMe Back Up and Running Following Service Outages
August 12, 2008
on Networking
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Jane McEntegart
Service has now been fully restored for Gmail customers who were having trouble accessing their accounts. Read more
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Google Launches Free Music Service in China
August 8, 2008
on Networking
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Jane McEntegart
In an attempt to compete with Chinese search monster Baidu, Google.cn has launched a music tool that will allow the Chinese to search music that is free and 100 percent legal to distribute. Read more