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Friday, 03rd September 2010

Malaysia to monitor Internet for 'harmful' blogs (AFP)

 

A reader points to news on local news portals on the Internet in Kuala Lumpur on August 15. Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities have said in the latest of a series of actions against new media.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said on Friday in the latest of a series of actions against new media.



Friday, 03rd September 2010

Video lambasting Google on privacy hits Times Square (AFP)

 

A video cartoon featuring Google's chief Eric Schmidt (pictured) giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square on Thursday as a privacy group continued to hound the Internet giant. A cartoon version of Google boss was shown cruising a residential neighborhood in an ice cream truck, spying on children and disclosing their parents' Internet browsing habits.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - A video cartoon featuring Google's chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square as a privacy group continued to hound the Internet giant.



Friday, 03rd September 2010

Bug found with Automator and iTunes 10 (Macworld.com)

 

Macworld.com - As you’re aware, Apple just released iTunes 10. With that release has come some changes—both expected and not so.

Thursday, 02nd September 2010

Summary Box: Google, AOL reach new search deal (AP)

 

AP - THE DEAL: Under a new five-year agreement, Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites. The companies signed the deal this week.

Thursday, 02nd September 2010

AOL Rejects Bing and Renews Search Ties To Google (NewsFactor)

 

NewsFactor - When Microsoft launched its Bing decision engine in 2009, it may have held out hope for an alliance with AOL. In fact, there were even rumors that Microsoft would buy out the struggling Internet service provider. But AOL has shunned Bing in favor of Microsoft's online nemesis, Google.

Thursday, 02nd September 2010

Privacy in iTunes Ping (PC World)

 

PC World - Ping is Apple's music-centric social network that is integrated into iTunes 10. From a privacy standpoint, it's pretty straightforward--as opposed to Facebook's multitude of privacy settings--but then again, Ping is also very limited as to what services it offers. In either case, here's a quick run-down of the privacy features present in Ping.

Thursday, 02nd September 2010

New AOL search deal with Google includes mobile (AP)

 

FILE - In this file photo made Jan. 11, 2010, a Google logo is displayed at the National Retail Federation convention in New York. Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week.



Thursday, 02nd September 2010

iTunes TV rentals now available on Mac and PC (Macworld.com)

 

Macworld.com - Looking to catch the most recent season of Lost, but don’t want to succumb the baggage of having to buy a bunch of episodes that you’ll only watch once? Relax, friend, because if you’re an iTunes 10 user, you can now rent TV shows from the comfort of your very own…computer.

Thursday, 02nd September 2010

Microsoft Uses Bing Home Page to Push IE8 (PC World)

 

PC World - Microsoft on Thursday started featuring a small advertisement on its Bing home page for Internet Explorer 8 in an apparent effort to encourage more people to migrate to the latest version of its browser.

Thursday, 02nd September 2010

Facebook Connect Disappears from iTunes Ping (Mashable)

 

Mashable - Late last evening, Apple released iTunes 10 and its new Ping social network to the public. Assuming you were able to access the service, you may have noticed the ability to add friends via Facebook Connect, a feature we mentioned in our first-impressions post last night.

Thursday, 02nd September 2010

Chrome update marks Web browser's second birthday (AFP)

 

Google released an improved version of Chrome on Thursday as the Internet titan's Web browser turned two years old.(Google Chrome)AFP - Google released an improved version of Chrome on Thursday as the Internet titan's Web browser turned two years old.



Thursday, 02nd September 2010

Mexico to go digital by 2015 (AFP)

 

Mexican President Felipe Calderon delivers a speech during the annual government's report at Palacio Nacional in Mexico City. Mexico will change from analog to digital television by 2015 to promote competition and help convergence with telephone and Internet services, Calderon said Thursday.(AFP/File/Ronaldo Schemidt)AFP - Mexico will change from analog to digital television by 2015 to promote competition and help convergence with telephone and Internet services, President Felipe Calderon said Thursday.



Thursday, 02nd September 2010

Twitter launches iPad application (AFP)

 

Hot microblogging service Twitter launched an application for the Apple iPad that is getting rave reviews from technology blogs.(Twitter)AFP - Hot microblogging service Twitter launched an application for the Apple iPad on Thursday to rave reviews from technology blogs.



Thursday, 02nd September 2010

Facebook Connect mysteriously disappears from Apple's Ping (Macworld.com)

 

Macworld.com - Apple has mentioned Facebook Connect support for new social network Ping in Wednesday’s keynote, the iTunes 10 how-to video, on the Ping Website, and even in a conversation with All Things D. So why is the feature apparently no longer available?

Thursday, 02nd September 2010

Google and AOL Renew Long-term Partnership (PC World)

 

PC World - Google and AOL have renewed a long-term partnership that gives AOL Web properties access to Google search and advertising services.

Thursday, 02nd September 2010

iOS 4.1 to Finally Fix iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor (PC World)

 

PC World - It's official. iOS 4.1 is "coming soon" for iPhone and iPod Touch users. While the Apple Web site devoted to announcing the update focuses on new bells and whistles, the importance of iOS 4.1 is that it will hopefully resolve the remaining issues that make the iPhone 4 dysfunctional for many.

Thursday, 02nd September 2010

Five Reasons I Won't Be Using Ping (PC World)

 

PC World - Despite all the hardware Apple introduced at its press event Wednesday, the most radical news was Ping, a social network for music that's launching as a feature of iTunes 10. I've taken a brief test drive of Ping to see what it's about, but even before updating iTunes, I knew Apple's new social network was not for me. Here are five reasons I won't be using Ping:

Thursday, 02nd September 2010

Malaysian blogger faces jail over satirical post (AFP)

 

Malaysians work on their lap-tops at a Starbucks outlet providing wireless Internet in downtown Kuala Lumpur. A Malaysian journalist was charged Thursday over a satirical blog which made fun of the state power firm Tenaga, and faces a year's jail if convicted.(AFP/File/Jimin Lai)AFP - A Malaysian journalist was charged Thursday over a satirical blog which made fun of the state power firm Tenaga, and faces a year's jail if convicted.



Thursday, 02nd September 2010

AFP boss aims to target news direct to web users (AFP)

 

Agence France-Presse, one of the world's top news agencies, aims to stream its news direct to web users via hand-held devices and direct-access Internet content, not solely via its media clients, its chief executive Emmanuel Hoog, pictured in July 2010, said in comments published Thursday.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - Agence France-Presse, one of the world's top news agencies, aims to stream its news direct to web users via hand-held devices and direct-access Internet content, not solely via its media clients, its chief executive Emmanuel Hoog said in comments published Thursday.



Thursday, 02nd September 2010

AOL renews search deal with Google (AFP)

 

AOL's corporate headquarters in New York. Google will power Internet search across AOL properties and AOL video will appear on YouTube under an agreement reached on Thursday between the Web companies.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)AFP - Google will power Internet search across AOL properties and AOL video will appear on YouTube under an agreement reached on Thursday between the Web companies.


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