Technology
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US government Internet traffic to be screened: report
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security Agency to screen Internet traffic between government agencies and the private sector, the Washington Post reported Friday.
July 4, 2009, 4:54 am -
Bluetooth "Big Brother" tracks festival-goers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices.
July 4, 2009, 6:59 am -
Treasure Hunt gets digital update in WiFi Venice
MILAN (Reuters) - Treasure Hunting will go fully digital on Friday night when players chase a mysterious oriental wand with special powers along the narrow streets and bridges of Venice.
July 4, 2009, 1:16 am -
PC makers to offer China Internet filter
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Several PC makers said Friday they were voluntarily including China's controversial Internet filter software in new shipments despite Beijing's decision to postpone making it mandatory.
July 3, 2009, 10:07 pm -
Australia discovers 3 new large dinosaurs
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia , including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more complex prehistoric past.
July 3, 2009, 7:51 pm -
Conviction reversed in web hoax that led to suicide
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A woman who was convicted of computer fraud in an Internet hoax that led to the suicide of 13-year-old girl was tentatively acquitted Thursday by a federal judge.
July 3, 2009, 10:37 am -
Broadband industry group say U.S. rules go too far
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government guidelines to spend $4 billion to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the United States may go beyond current laws, a broadband industry group, said on Thursday.
July 3, 2009, 9:31 am -
MySpace suicide conviction tentatively dismissed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday tentatively dismissed the conviction of a suburban mother accused of driving a love-lorn 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona.
July 3, 2009, 8:50 am -
Loss of world's seagrass beds seen accelerating
MIAMI (Reuters) - The world's seagrass meadows, a critical habitat for marine life and profit-maker for the fishing industry, are in decline due to coastal development and the losses are accelerating, according to a new study.
July 3, 2009, 8:24 am -
Judge tentatively dismisses conviction in MySpace case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Thursday tentatively overturned the conviction of a suburban mother accused of driving a love-lorn 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona.
July 3, 2009, 7:38 am -
NY thieves want iPhones, victims fight back
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thieves are increasingly going after iPhones and other smartphones but victims now can fight back with technology.
July 3, 2009, 6:40 am -
Oracle plans to lay off up to 1,000 in Europe: AFP
BOSTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp plans to lay off up to 1,000 workers in Europe, or about 1 percent of its global staff, as the recession erodes the giant software company's earnings, French news agency AFP reported on Thursday.
July 3, 2009, 6:28 am -
Internet used to help young smokers quit
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is leading a $2.9 million National Cancer Institute project to increase demand for evidence-based, Internet-based smoking cessation treatment for young adults aged 18 to 24 years.
July 3, 2009, 5:25 am -
Gamer steals from virtual world to pay real debts
TORONTO, July 2 (Reuters) - Facing real world debts, a trusted figure in a popular online game stole money from the virtual bank he ran and exchanged it for cash through the black market.
July 3, 2009, 5:18 am -
Jay Leno wins cybersquatting case
GENEVA (Reuters) - Comedian and talk show host Jay Leno has won a cybersquatting case against a Texas man found by a U.N. agency to have misused the domain name thejaylenoshow.com to direct Internet users to a real estate website.
July 3, 2009, 4:25 am -
Vatican should learn from Galileo mess, prelate says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Catholic Church should not fear scientific progress and possibly repeat the mistake it made when it condemned astronomer Galileo in the 17th century, a Vatican official said on Thursday in a rare self-criticism.
July 3, 2009, 4:11 am -
Intel-Nokia tie takes few years to succeed: Barrett
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Intel Corp's former chief executive and chairman, Craig Barrett, said on Thursday it would take "a few years" to see whether Intel's technology partnership with Nokia succeeds.
July 3, 2009, 3:02 am -
Web advertisers propose self-regulation principles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Online advertisers are proposing a mix of consumer education, disclosures about what information is being collected and special protections for children and sensitive information in an effort to head off tough legislation.
July 3, 2009, 12:41 am -
Fame, fortune for Web tutors in education-crazy South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - For a teacher who never sees his students and instructs only online, South Korean Woo Hyeong-cheol makes a lot of money, $4 million a year to be exact.
July 3, 2009, 12:36 am -
Jay Leno wins cybersquatting case
GENEVA (Reuters) - Comedian and talk show host Jay Leno has won a cybersquatting case against a Texas man found by a U.N. agency to have misused the domain name thejaylenoshow.com to direct Internet users to a real estate website.
July 3, 2009, 12:30 am
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