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Potential console killer OnLive to go live June 17
Publish Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:20:15 -0800
OnLive, a streaming video game service that, if properly implemented, could threaten traditional console makers. by Daniel Terdiman CNET News

FBI nab cyber-extortionist who sought $3 million from NY insurance firm
Publish Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:30:57 -0800
David Letterman faced a 2 million dollar extortion attempt in October of last year. Chump change for some criminals. by Doug Hanchard

UK university websites hijacked; selling Viagra etc.
Publish Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:18:10 -0800
A number of UK colleges and universities with the .ac.uk domain name have been hacked and now dish out fake drug stores. Can you protect your network from website breaches? by Zack Whittaker

Italy has really messed up the internet for their people
Publish Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:54:17 -0800
The internet is a series of tubes -- tubes attached to very innovative people and companies that have made websites which have changed how people work, play and interact. Many of these websites and tools were created without fear of their creators being prosecuted due to the actions of...

How to think about services for the open web
Publish Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:28:37 -0800
Editor's note: Andrew Mager is reporting from the Future of Web Apps (FOWA 2010) conference, held in Miami from February 22 to 24. Click here to read all of his coverage. Karsten Januszewski from Microsoft spoke this afternoon at FOWA about different types of web services, and...

John Resig explains the status and future of jQuery
Publish Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:15:20 -0800
Editor's note: Andrew Mager is reporting from the Future of Web Apps (FOWA 2010) conference, held in Miami from February 22 to 24. Click here to read all of his coverage. The following is just some scattered notes from John's talk, not his actual words ...

Putting the Semantic Web to work in e-Commerce with GoodRelations
Publish Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:52:07 -0800
Martin Hepp and Jamie Taylor answer questions about the GoodRelations vocabulary in a podcast conversation, exploring opportunities to enrich the way in which we compare goods and services. by Paul Miller

I found my Facebook friends advertised on CTV Olympic website
Publish Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:52:17 -0800
Social networking is great. But when you find your personal Facebook photos of your friends staring at you in an ad, that's taking it a bit too far. by Doug Hanchard

URL typos earn Google $497 million per year, study says
Publish Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:26:33 -0800
Google could be earning some $497 million a year from the registered owners of website addresses that mimic typographical errors in existing sites, according to a new study. by Andrew Nusca

Is TiVo readying refreshed UI, new hardware to announce at March 2 event?
Publish Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:57:57 -0800
TiVo is planning a major event for March 2, and speculation is already running rampant about what the DVR company will be unveiling. In particular, Crunchgear has the usual anonymous tipster who is leaking details like a refreshed user interface that boost the resolution to full HD...

Netflix will add 1080p, 5.1-channel surround sound streaming to its online video service later in 2010
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:53:13 -0800
[UPDATE: As one of our readers points out below, Netflix will not be adding 1080p this year. Apparently, the feature was mistakenly placed on the 2010 development road map. That's a fairly big boo-boo. In any event, 5.1 surround sound is still on the list for adoption this year. ]...

FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited
Publish Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:38:56 -0800
The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years. by Declan McCullagh CNET News

Google Store View: Imagine the possibilities, concerns
Publish Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:49:25 -0800
Rumor has it that Google is looking into a "Store View" feature, similar to Street View on Google Maps. by Sam Diaz

Adobe strikes back at Apple over iPad/Flash debacle
Publish Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:04:30 -0800
We reported recently that Apple CEO Steve Jobs lashed out a bit at Google and Adobe, calling the latter "lazy," and accusing their Flash software of being a regular culprit when an Apple computer crashes. Well, Adobe has something to say about that. by Rachel King

Local merchant helps after briefcase died
Publish Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:00:54 -0800
Christina's Luggage helped me get a better computer bag and do something good for the community by Dan Kusnetzky

Target names its tech team as it plans to migrate off Amazon.com's platform
Publish Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:14:16 -0800
Target announced its lineup as it prepares to separate its store from the Amazon.com infrastructure in 2011. IBM, Sapient and Oracle are among the core vendors. by Larry Dignan

Google gets online book competition from unlikely source: Library of Congress
Publish Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:53:45 -0800
The U.S. Library of Congress has announced that thousands of historic books are now available online through their website portal. Over 60,000 different books will be available. Access to the collection is free. by Doug Hanchard

UPDATED: AT&T website won't sell iPhones to New York City zipcodes
Publish Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:38:52 -0800
According to a Consumerist tipster, AT&T's website won't sell you an iPhone is you are shopping from an NYC zip code. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Paperless office will move out of the realm of pulp fiction in 2010
Publish Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:34:43 -0800
Those evil ZDNet blog editors! I know the real reason behind asking their contributors to roll up all sorts of "Top 10" this and "Most Significant Post" that articles is to keep our brains in working order during the mush of holiday preparations and parties. So now, here I am...

Amazon adds streaming media to its CloudFront
Publish Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:27:41 -0800
Amazon has added streaming media to its CloudFront content delivery service. by Larry Dignan

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Intel's research work at its Berkeley Labs
Publish Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:32 -0800
Intel showed off some interesting research projects at an open house event... by Tom Foremski

IE zero-day flaw leaks out; Exploit code published
Publish Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:22:12 -0800
Using obvious clues from a McAfee blog post, an Israeli hacker was able to pinpoint the latest Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability and create working exploit code by Ryan Naraine

Freshly patched Adobe PDF flaw under 'active attack'
Publish Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:52:48 -0800
Malicious hackers have pounced on a newly patched Adobe PDF Reader vulnerability to plant Trojan downloaders on tardy Windows users. by Ryan Naraine

Twitter aims to filter out malicious links
Publish Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:35:11 -0800
Twitter is launching a new service designed to stop users of the social-media site from getting duped by phishing links that steal their login credentials and other attacks. by Elinor Mills CNET News

Hackers can locate and exploit the Energizer USB charger backdoor
Publish Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:21:22 -0800
Hackers using the freely available Metasploit tool can locate infected systems on the local network or gain access to a system running the Energizer backdoor. by Ryan Naraine

Schmidt on China: "Something will happen soon"
Publish Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:44:46 -0800
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said today that "something will happen soon" with talks between the cpmpany and the Chinese government over last year's cyber attacks. by Sam Diaz

Adobe Reader and targeted malware attacks
Publish Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:48:47 -0800
If you're still tardy in applying security patches for the ever-present Adobe Reader software, this chart from F-Secure should jolt you into action. by Ryan Naraine

Microsoft plugs dangerous Excel security holes
Publish Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:58:22 -0800
Microsoft today issued patches for seven potentially dangerous security flaws in the Microsoft Excel worksheet software by Ryan Naraine

Drudge Report accused of serving malware
Publish Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:29:29 -0800
For the second time in less than six months, visitors to the Drudge Report say they got malware in addition to the Web site's usual sensational headlines. by Elinor Mills CNET News

New Microsoft IE zero-day flaw under attack
Publish Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:19:04 -0800
A zero-day unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer vulnerability is being exploited in the wild by Ryan Naraine

Vodafone HTC Magic shipped with Conficker, Mariposa malware
Publish Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:56:49 -0800
Researchers from PandaSecurity have detected Conficker and Mariposa malware samples shipped on a recently purchased Vodafone HTC Magic smartphone. by Dancho Danchev

China Offers To "Severely Punish" Google Attackers
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:09:32 -0800
Will the punishment fit the crime?... Will Google finger the suspects?... by Tom Foremski

'Highly critical' flaw found in Opera browser
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:12:34 -0800
Security researchers are sounding the alarm for an unpatched, remote code execution flaw in the Opera Web browser. by Ryan Naraine

Apache bug prompts update advice
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:02:12 -0800
IT security company Sense of Security has discovered a serious bug in Apache's HTTP web server, which could allow a remote attacker to gain complete control of a database. by Colin Ho,ZDNet.com.au

China: Google has never officially complained about attack
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:40:40 -0800
Reuters has reported that Google has never officially complained to the Chinese government about the internet attacks against the company. by Doug Hanchard

Apple, Facebook, Twitter, HP decline to testify re: Human Rights and Law
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:29:27 -0800
All of the companies that refused to testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Human Rights and the Law have interests in China. by Doug Hanchard

iPad: Perfectly flawed
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:09:40 -0800
This Friday Apple begins taking pre-orders for the new iPad, which will be available April 3rd. While I really like the device, I'm very aware of the fact that the device is flawed ... perfectly flawed. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

The Insecurity of Secure Clouds
Publish Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:18:34 -0800
In light of the recent Google hacking, businesses might reconsider their cloud-based strategies. Ostensibly cloud-based services can offer business a better security profile at a lower price point than would be possible if companies built the services themselves. Take data centers, for example. Building a modern data center can cost...

UK university websites hijacked; selling Viagra etc.
Publish Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:18:10 -0800
A number of UK colleges and universities with the .ac.uk domain name have been hacked and now dish out fake drug stores. Can you protect your network from website breaches? by Zack Whittaker

Social networking: Think before you link
Publish Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:05:33 -0800
Is it safer to boycott social networking and step back into non-digital mediums for social interaction? by Jennifer Leggio