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'JihadJane' recruited for Europe, SAsia terror attacks: US (AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:28:21 GMT
AFP - US authorities charged an American woman known as "JihadJane" with recruiting jihadist fighters via the Internet and conspiring to kill an unnamed individual in Sweden.Read more...
U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:55 GMT
Reuters - The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.Read more...
Cisco leapfrogs rivals with faster router (Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:54:55 GMTReuters - Cisco Systems Inc introduced its first major new routers in six years and said they can be configured to handle Internet traffic up to 12 times faster than rival products.
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New Cisco Router Supports 322Tbps, Designed for Internet Video (PC World)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:44:00 GMTPC World - What can you do with 322 terabits per second? Cisco Systems says it's enough bandwidth to allow every person in China to make a video call--simultaneously. And if that's something you want to do, Cisco says it now has hardware capable of the task.
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US lawmakers seek action on Internet freedom (AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:37:41 GMT
AFP - US lawmakers from the two major parties on Tuesday issued a joint call for government action to ensure Internet freedom overseas amid alarm at China's cyber-censorship.Read more...
Facebook Reported Ready To Let Users Share Locations (NewsFactor)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:06:42 GMTNewsFactor - Facebook may join other Internet companies in offering location-based services. The social-networking site plans to let its users to share their location and see the locations of friends, according to published reports.
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Booksellers fighting Amazon's Canadian bid (Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:28:22 GMT
Reuters - Fearing an apparent assault by Amazon.com on Canadian culture, the Canadian Booksellers Association is urging the federal government to block the U.S. Internet retailer from establishing a physical presence north of the border.Read more...
As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules (NewsFactor)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:25:44 GMTNewsFactor - With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.
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FCC to Propose National Digital Literacy Corps (PC World)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:20:29 GMTPC World - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will propose a National Digital Literacy Corps to help U.S. residents get online as part of a national broadband plan due out next week.
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Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole (AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:10:49 GMT
AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.Read more...
Cisco unveils system for super-fast Internet (AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:55:07 GMT
AFP - Cisco Systems on Tuesday unveiled super-fast Internet hardware that promises to boost US competitiveness and bolster economic recovery by moving mountains of data at astounding speeds.Read more...
Remote-Code Vulnerability Being Exploited in IE 6 and 7 (NewsFactor)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:51:17 GMTNewsFactor - Older versions of Internet Explorer are under attack. Microsoft warned Tuesday afternoon that cybercriminals are actively exploiting a security vulnerability that lets attackers execute malicious code from remote locations.
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FCC Drives Need for National Broadband Plan (PC World)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:41:00 GMTPC World - The FCC is in overdrive selling Congress, industry providers, and American citizens on the need to address the growing crisis faced by the United States. Today, the FCC unveiled more details of its National Broadband Plan, which will be officially presented to Congress next week.
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Summary Box: New Cisco heavy-duty Internet router (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:32:03 GMTAP - THE PRODUCT: Core routers power the most trafficked parts of the Internet backbone, the main arteries for data.
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Cisco Unveils Much Faster CRS-3 Router for Net Growth (NewsFactor)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:31:57 GMTNewsFactor - The wait is over. Cisco Systems on Tuesday finally took the lid off its hype machine to reveal ... a new router. Cisco is positioning its CRS-3 Carrier Routing System as the foundation of the next-generation Internet that will pave the way for rapid growth of video transmissions, mobile devices, and new online services.
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Excel, Movie Maker Flaws Fixed by Microsoft (PC World)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:56:00 GMTPC World - In a relatively light Patch Tuesday, Microsoft closed holes that could allow a poisoned Excel or Movie Maker file to install malware on a vulnerable PC. However, a new flaw involving VBScript and Windows Help files that can be targeted through Internet Explorer remains unfixed.
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IE 6 and 7 Bug Allows for Attacks via Poisoned Sites (PC World)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:49:00 GMTPC World - A new security hole in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 can be targeted via code on a poisoned Web site, Microsoft warned today. A successful attacker could install malware on a victim PC or run any other remote command.
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HP Touts Flash as Killer App Against Apple's iPad (PC World)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:38:00 GMTPC World - What will HP's Slate Tablet have that Apple's iPad won't? It's Adobe Flash, a key Internet technology that HP is touting as the key difference between the two platforms. And, HP is right, though how Flash support will translate into sales remains to be seen.
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The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:43:44 GMTAP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending March 8, 2010:
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FCC Suggests Using Wireless for Free Broadband (PC World)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:40:16 GMTPC World - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is considering ways that wireless technologies can be used to deliver free or low-cost broadband services, as part of its National Broadband Plan.
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