AP - Online advertising company Eyeblaster Inc. is planning an initial public offering, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday, though it did not disclose an expected size or price range. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:40 GMT
AFP - Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:32:36 GMT
PC World - The Chinese government is likely behind recent cyberattacks on U.S. government Web sites and on U.S. companies in an apparent effort to quash criticism of the government there, an expert on U.S. and Chinese relations said Wednesday. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:40:19 GMT
PC World - For the second time already in 2010, Microsoft's Patch Tuesday security bulletin release has come with a footnote--an unpatched zero-day exploit affecting Internet Explorer (IE). Security vendors are reporting more incidents of this new IE vulnerability being exploited in the wild, so IT administrators need to understand the threat and take action to protect vulnerable browsers. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:47:00 GMT
NewsFactor - With its mind in the clouds and an eye on rival Microsoft, Google on Tuesday launched an online application store for third-party programs that can be integrated with its online Google Apps office suite, with a single log-in and Google's universal navigation. The programs can sync with Gmail and Google's calendar, and use document-sharing features. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:54:27 GMT
Reuters - Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:53:54 GMT
AP - In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to "stream" popular high-end games such as "Assassin's Creed II" over the Internet in June, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:19:02 GMT
PC World - Twitter is finally being proactive about the large number of phishing scams that have plagued the micro-blogging service in the past year. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:19:00 GMT
AFP - A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" has been indicted for recruiting people in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:44:59 GMT
PC World - Internet service providers linked to the notorious Zeus botnet have been taken down, knocking out a third of the command-and-control servers that run the network of hacked machines. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:50:13 GMT
AP - THE SERVICE: OnLive will let you "stream" popular high-end games over the Internet, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:28:21 GMT
AP - THE PROPOSAL: A ".xxx" Internet suffix where porn sites can voluntarily set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:21:54 GMT
AFP - A top Google executive told US lawmakers Wednesday that the Internet giant is prepared to leave China if Beijing says it must censor Web searches or quit the world's most populous online market.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:59:01 GMT
AFP - An Azerbaijani court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by two bloggers jailed after satirizing the government with an Internet video that showed a donkey giving a press conference, their lawyer said.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:40:34 GMT
NewsFactor - No watered-down Internet. No sacrifices. That's the promise Hewlett-Packard Vice President and CTO Phil McKinney offered consumers in a blog post about the PC giant's upcoming tablet computer. HP's iPad competitor, he promised, will offer a full web browsing experience in the palm of your hand. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:12:09 GMT
PC World - Google's new Apps Marketplace could give a significant boost to Web-based communication and collaboration software for businesses by creating a wide-ranging yet integrated virtual suite of heterogeneous cloud applications. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:10:17 GMT
PC World - The new Google Apps Marketplace extends the search giant's underpowered applications suite, offering a collection of other vendors' Software-as-a-Service applications that work with Google's cloud. The new online store also gives Google a new, if small for now, revenue stream that isn't driven by search-related advertising. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:01:00 GMT
AP - A court in Azerbaijan has rejected the appeal of two bloggers who were sentenced to prison last year in a case that supporters say was politically motivated. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:51:55 GMT
Reuters - Internet retailer Amazon.com has smashed up against Canadian pride in its efforts to open a distribution center in Canada, as booksellers grumble that it can't understand the role of Canadian culture.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:52 GMT
AP - A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:43:39 GMT
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