| US Agencies Face Broadband Stimulus Challenges( 2009-03-18 22:25) | | - U.S. government agencies may have a difficult time promptly allocating the US$7.2 billion for broadband deployment in an economic stimulus package recently passed by the U.S. Congress, two broadband experts said. A large percentage of the money for bro... |
| Job-offer spam gets makeover for recession( 2009-03-18 22:20) | | SAN FRANCISCO - A staple of the spammer's arsenal — those come-ons for job offers — is getting a makeover because of the recession as online identity thieves concoct clever new ways to sneak onto people's computers. One tactic the bad guys are... |
| Swiss mountain rescue plays out over Twitter( 2009-03-18 15:28) | | LONDON - An Alpine rescue in the Swiss Alps played out over the blogging Web site Twitter ended in tragedy after a snowboarder was found dead, British media and Swiss authorities said Tuesday. Police in the Swiss canton of Valais said a 29-year-old fell... |
| Google Disses Twitter( 2009-03-18 14:22) | | - Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in San Francisco yesterday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt called Twitter a "poor man's e-mail system." After criticizing Twitter, and other microblogging services, Schmidt also called Twitter's success "wo... |
| Microsoft testing new Internet search engine Kumo( 2009-03-18 14:21) | | SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed it is testing a new Internet search engine it hopes will power the US software giant out of distant third place in a market dominated by Google. A Kumo.com search engine being privately tested by Micro... |
| Docs seek gag orders to stop patients' reviews( 2009-03-18 14:20) | | CHICAGO - The anonymous comment on the Web site RateMDs.com was unsparing: "Very unhelpful, arrogant," it said of a doctor. "Did not listen and cut me off, seemed much too happy to have power (and abuse it!) over suffering people." Such reviews are becom... |
| FTC Warns of Stimulus-Related Online Scams( 2009-03-18 14:19) | | - Looking to get a chunk of the $800 billion stimulus package? Don't be tempted by Web sites and e-mails that promise to help you secure those funds, according to a Wednesday warning from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). "Web sites may advertise that... |
| Skype Gives Away High-quality Audio Codec( 2009-03-18 14:14) | | - Skype will license a high-quality audio codec in its latest VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) software to any developer or vendor free of charge, the eBay subsidiary announced Tuesday. The codec, called Skype 4.0 for Windows client, announced last mo... |
| 10 New Ways to Discover What You Need on the Web( 2009-03-18 14:13) | | - As a search engine, nobody's been able to beat Google at finding Web pages relevant to your keywords. But Google isn't very personal--it doesn't know the social networks you're a part of, and it doesn't necessarily remember the particular subjects you'... |
| Welcome to LinuxLink( 2009-03-01 20:29) | | - For as long as Linux has existed, PC World editors have watched closely as the open source OS has grown and evolved from a student project at the University of Helsinki into a powerful operating system available in myriad distributions all around the w... |
| More flock to job sites — even if they have jobs( 2009-02-26 02:51) | | NEW YORK - As job losses mount amid the economic turmoil, more people are turning to career-development Web sites even if they are still employed, a new study finds. Nielsen Online is set to report Thursday it found a 20 percent increase in unique visito... |
| British minister targeted by Internet fraudsters: report( 2009-02-25 07:22) | | LONDON (AFP) - British Justice Secretary Jack Straw was targeted by Internet fraudsters who sent e-mails to his contacts claiming he was in need of emergency money while on a foreign trip, according to a report. Straw told his local constituency's newspa... |
| Microsoft offers technology training to US job seekers( 2009-02-25 07:22) | | SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft is tossing lifelines to people in the United States lacking technology skills needed to win jobs in the Internet Age. Microsoft teamed with political leaders in a set of US states to launch an Elevate America initiative ex... |
| Amazon.com's Search Engine Suffers Outage( 2009-02-24 09:51) | | - Amazon.com's product search engine appeared to malfunction early Tuesday, with searches for well-known books and CDs producing no results. At approximately 2:30 a.m. ET, searches for "Stephen King" and other terms on Amazon.com's bookstore returned the... |
| Americans watch yet more TV, Nielsen reports( 2009-02-24 01:23) | | NEW YORK - Americans watched more television than ever in the fourth quarter, The Nielsen Co. reported Monday, even though the Internet is providing another way to watch. The average American older than 2 years watched television for 151 hours per month,... |
| Online layoff tracker captures economy's carnage( 2009-02-24 01:22) | | SAN FRANCISCO - In a sour economy like this, entrepreneurs inevitably dream up new ways to turn lemons into lemonade. At least that's the motive behind a free software program called Layoff Tracker. Layoff Tracker can be planted on a Web site or a comput... |
| Microsoft unveils new online employment resource( 2009-02-23 01:49) | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Sunday announced the creation of a website, Elevate America, aimed at improving access to job training tools. The site, http://www.microsoft.com/ElevateAmerica, provides resources to help individuals gain the tech... |
| Disney buys kids website Kerpoof( 2009-02-20 20:20) | | LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Walt Disney Company said Thursday it has paid an undisclosed amount for Kerpoof Studios, a creator of online tools that kids can use to make artwork, write stories and create short movies. Kerpoof's technology has b... |
| Nokia, others target mobile software sales( 2009-02-14 04:38) | | HELSINKI (Reuters) - Technology firms like Nokia and Microsoft are rushing to open their mobile software stores, hoping to follow the runaway success of Apple's online App Store. The focus of the cellphone market has been shifting to software development... |
| Amazon yanks Japanese rape computer game( 2009-02-14 04:38) | | SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Online retail giant Amazon has yanked from its virtual shelves a Japanese computer game that lets players simulate raping girls. A "Rapelay" videogame being hawked on Amazon by a third-party merchant was deemed inappropriate and the... |
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