 Royal Mail introduces electronic stampBritain’s royal Mail has sold its first "intelligent"... | |
 Galaxy becomes competitor to iPadSamsung has unveiled its likely competitor to the Apple... |
 iPod nano has multi-touch interfaceApple has come up with a new iPod nano with a multi-touch... |
| Computer games may be encouraging teens to drive recklessly Those rough and thrilling driving-based computer games that adolescents play could be leading to reckless driving when they take to the roads for real, a study of teenagers' attitudes to road risks... |
| Hindus want Internet access as fundamental right Hindus want high-speed Internet access as a universal fundamental... |
| Market for Space-Based Internet Service Heats Up for ViaSat Originally published September 4, 2010 at midnight, updated August 16, 2010 at 8:29 p.m. It appears that the competition to provide satellite-based Internet service is heating up for ViaSat, the... |
| In Defense of Google, Or Why Consumer Watchdog is Full of It The self-appointed Consumer Watchdog activist group is running a Times Square jumbotron advertisement lambasting Google as a massive invader of your privacy, caricaturing its CEO Eric Schmidt as a... |
| Jerry Brown would cut pensions if elected governor (09-03) 19:33 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Jerry Brown said Friday that if elected governor he would have to "do things that labor doesn't like," including cutting pension benefits for public employees and... |
| St. Paul gets top ranking for speedy Internet Despite a hot summer, have we been moving faster? Ookla, a well-known Seattle company that measures the speed of Internet connections, says St. Paul has recently become No. 1 in the nation in... |
| No problems in Australia, Toshiba says Toshiba says there have been no reports of overheating laptops in Australia after the Japanese electronics maker recalled 41,000 laptop computers worldwide because of a fire risk.Toshiba Australia... |
| Venture capital firms clean up on 3Par deal Patience paid off for the venture capitalists who backed Fremont data-storage supplier 3Par Inc. 3Par's earliest and biggest venture investors - San Mateo-based Worldview Technology Partners, and... |
| Big jump in number of people on Twitter Twitter Inc. says it now has 145 million registered users, a big jump from the 105.8 million the company reported in April. The San Francisco microblogging service credits the 27 percent growth spurt... |
| Google alumnus fosters startup culture in China Kai-Fu Lee, who headed Google Inc.'s Chinese division during its biggest growth years, is investing in a mobile-software maker and 11 other businesses in the country to foster a startup culture and... |
| Google settles Buzz privacy lawsuit Google is spending US$8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over the rollout of its Google Buzz social-networking service. The proposed settlement was filed Friday in federal court in... |
| Yes, it has been the coolest summer in years (09-03) 18:06 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer by the bay, but it looks as if the odd weather patterns that have marked the past three months will stay around for a... |
| Sacramento eatery takes 'dancing shrimp' off menu (09-03) 16:28 PDT Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- A Sacramento restaurant has agreed to stop serving live shrimp after an animal-rights group said the practice was cruel to the shellfish. People for the... |
| Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as... |
| AP Interview: Wikipedia founder bullish on news The increasing use of the mobile Internet and for-pay "apps" that run on smart phones and other gadgets might give news providers what they've been searching for: a way to charge for digital content,... |
| 'Little Red Drowning Hood' from Internet video located by police A video cartoon featuring Google's chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square as a privacy group continued to hound the Internet... |
| Top 10 technology vendor/celebrity partnerships Top 10 technology vendor/celebrity partnerships As Symantec teams up with Snoop Dogg to promote cyber security, we conjure up our favourite matches between the worlds of IT and... |
| Comms-care adds software to services pick 'n' mix Comms-care adds software to services pick 'n' mix Third-party services specialist ups its software game and stresses the importance of individual... |
| Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine... |
| IBM code unfetters virtual workloads IBM are making their way into the field of cloud computing, in the form of a virtual machine migration technology. The technology, sprouting from the Reservoir (Resources and Services Virtualization... |
| Texas conducting antitrust review of Google Texas Attorney General's Office is conducting an antitrust review of the search giant , following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year. The attorney general's office has... |
| Where will Apple's A4 chip go next? Apple 's internally developed A4 chip could be implemented in new devices such as low-power servers, TVs or even communications or entertainment boxes, if the company tries to expand the chip's... |
| VoIP Technology Leader Comm3 Honored by Inc. Magazine and ShoreTel DALLAS, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Comm3, a leading-edge business communications company specializing in technology-based telephony solutions for multi-site companies, was named to the prestigious Inc.... |
| Hale Global Completes Acquisition of QL2 Software SEATTLE, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Hale Global and QL2 Software, Inc. today announced that they have completed the plan of reorganization previously approved by the bankruptcy court. The reorganized... |
| The Artificial Ape: How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution by Timothy Taylor | Book review ). Now, Timothy Taylor, reader in archaeology at the University of Bradford, makes a claim for technology in general and, in particular, the invention of the baby sling – not, as you may have... |
| Activision Blizzard to Present at the Deutsche Bank 2010 Technology Conference SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced that Thomas Tippl, Chief Operating Officer of Activision Blizzard, Inc., will be presenting at... |
| Simple Finance Technology Corp. Raises $2.9m Series A for BankSimple https://banksimple.com ), a service for those who wish banking were easy, announced the close of a $2.9 million Series "A" round of financing. First Round Capital, IA Ventures and Village Ventures... |
| JRM Technology Data Center Now in Phase Two Engineering CHICAGO, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The second phase of engineering to support the electrical systems for a 315,000 square-foot data center facility on Chicago's Near South Side has begun, developer JRM... |
| Why iTunes Is The William Shatner Of Software Image via Wikipedia William Shatner is 79-years old. He’s a little weird. And he’ll do absolutely any kind of acting work. That’s why he’s awesome. Or... |
| Google's Internet search rankings under investigation by Texas attorney general SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the... |
| P.M. Bay Area Buzz: East Bay preschoolers get head start on technology; Santa Cruz police get help patrolling downtown Richmond preschool kids as 'moving dots' When Israel Paredes picks up his son from preschool, the routine is pretty familiar: Say hello to the teacher and admire the art project made that day.... |
| Facebook glitch let spammer post to walls Facebook 's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week. Facebook confirmed the bug Friday, after notifying affected users of the issue. Andrew Jones was... |
| HP buys 3Par, Apple rolls out new gear http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9183202">www.computerworld.com/s/article/9183202 / http://www.idg.com/www/rd.nsf/rd?readform&t=search&q=Microsoft">Microsoft... |
| Cloud Security Alliance offers certification Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing, V2.1 " and "Cloud Computing: Benefits, Risks and Recommendations for Information Security" and passing an online... |
| Cloud Computing: VMworld Report (09-03) 11:24 PDT -- With a tag line of "Virtual Roads. Actual Clouds," it's easy to understand that this year's US VMworld was wall-to-wall cloud computing. Nevertheless, it was striking how... |
| Nigerian advance-fee scammer gets 12 years (09-03) 11:12 PDT -- A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sending out fraudulent e-mails offering victims big bucks in exchange for moving cash to the United States. Okpako... |
| Skull, other remains found near Golden Gate (09-03) 14:47 PDT MARIN HEADLANDS -- A human skull and other bones have been found in a cove in the Marin Headlands, and efforts are under way to recover additional remains, authorities said today. ... |
| German court rules against YouTube over copyright BERLIN (AP) -- A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation... |
| Texas Attorney General Investigates Google Search Texas Attorney General , Greg Abbott, is conducting an antitrust review of its search business. The examination involves the fairness of Google search results, a concept called search neutrality.... |
| Spammers Quick to Embrace Ping, Security Firm Says Almost as soon as Apple released Ping on Wednesday, a new music-themed social network within the new iTunes 10, it was quickly hit with a deluge of spam, according to the security firm Sophos. ... |
| U.P. scraps hi-tech township plan LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday scrapped the development of a hi-tech township in the Yamuna Expressway project in Aligarh. “If the farmers don't want, the township... |
| Texas opens inquiry into Google search results THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Google says Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is investigating whether its Web search rankings are fair. Google Inc. is facing increased scrutiny in Washington... |
