Apr
13
2011
13
2011
Priceline founder files 15 patent suits against Google, Apple, and others
Jay Walker, the founder of Priceline, is recasting himself as a patent troll in earnest: he has filed 15 lawsuits that name 100 companies, ...
Apr
12
2011
12
2011
Do "e-petitions" change government? Germany’s experiment
In 2005, Germany's Bundestag launched what many saw as a daring innovation in that country's political process. The Parliament approved an e-petition system in ...
Apr
11
2011
11
2011
Texas exposes addresses, SSNs of 3.5 million residents
Following last week's massive Epsilon e-mail breach, it feels as if all of us suddenly have a little too much personal information floating around ...
Apr
08
2011
08
2011
DoJ green-lights Google takeover of ITA with several conditions
The US Department of Justice says Google won't be able to move forward with its acquisition of airline software maker ITA Software unless it ...
Apr
06
2011
06
2011
Chrome to guard against malicious downloads
Google already warns users of its search engine if the page they're about to click on is likely to be malware. The company also ...
Apr
05
2011
05
2011
2010 was a bumper year for cybersquatting cases
In 2010, trademark holders filed 2,696 cybersquatting cases with the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) arbitration unit. That's a jump of 28 percent over ...
Apr
01
2011
01
2011
Web browser market share: Modern browser edition
March was a big month for Web browsers, with major new versions of both Internet Explorer and Firefox. Both browsers have been suffering in ...
Mar
31
2011
31
2011
Microsoft tries whacking Google with European antitrust stick
The legality of Google's business practices in Europe have drawn increased criticism over the last year or so, and now things are about to ...
Mar
31
2011
31
2011
Mozilla’s Do Not Track header gaining ad industry support
One of the new features that Mozilla introduced in Firefox 4 is a Do Not Track (DNT) setting. When the user enables the DNT ...
Mar
31
2011
31
2011
+1 with a bullet: Google lets the people vote up search results
Google is adding a service that allows users to vote on search results to flag them as good content, the company announced on its ...
Mar
30
2011
30
2011
Google agrees to new privacy rules as part of Buzz settlement
Google has settled with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that Google Buzz violated user privacy and used deceptive tactics to get ...
Mar
30
2011
30
2011
Amazon on Cloud Player: we don’t need no stinkin’ licenses
"Cloud Player is an application that lets customers manage and play their own music. It's like any number of existing media management applications. We ...
Mar
29
2011
29
2011
"Don’t filter me": ACLU fights schools that block LGBT websites
If you've got a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) club at your high school, can you access the sites of major LGBT civil ...
Mar
29
2011
29
2011
Amazon beats Apple, Google to music storage, streaming service
There are plenty of cloud storage services to choose from, but there are few that are particularly good. Amazon hopes to become part of ...
Mar
28
2011
28
2011
Thanks, Internet! Conspiracy theorists (and skeptics) thrive online
It was July of 2009. The economy was on the edge of collapse, with
467,000 jobs lost the previous month. The unemployment rate ...
Mar
28
2011
28
2011
Strictly business? Personal tweets make profs more "credible"
Those who use their Twitter accounts for both personal and professional purposes often find themselves wondering whether they are damaging their credibility with funny ...
Mar
25
2011
25
2011
Trademarked keyword sales may soon be restricted in Europe
Google has had some luck in the courts when it comes to selling ads with trademarked keywords, but European companies buying those keywords may ...
Mar
23
2011
23
2011
Showtime may be pulling current shows from Netflix
Showtime is considering pulling some of its still-running shows from Netflix, including Dexter and Californication, just as Netflix has announced its own original series. ...
Mar
22
2011
22
2011
Feature: HTTPS is great: here’s why everyone needs to use it (so we can too)
This past weekend we ran a piece from Wired that looked at the issues surrounding unencrypted HTTP traffic and wondered why all websites aren’t ...
Mar
22
2011
22
2011
Apple sues Amazon over "App Store" trademark
Apple is suing Amazon.com for trademark infringement and unfair competition over its use of the term "App Store." The complaint, filed in US District ...
Mar
19
2011
19
2011
Week in tech: data caps, Internet Explorer, and Etsy privacy snafu
The most modern browser there is: Internet Explorer 9 reviewed: Internet Explorer 6 and 7 are awful anachronisms. Internet Explorer 8 is merely adequate. ...
Mar
18
2011
18
2011
ICANN approves .XXX red-light district for the Internet
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has given the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) its final seal of approval. The TLD is ...
Mar
18
2011
18
2011
Netflix locks down House of Cards exclusive for late 2012
Netflix has won the exclusive rights to stream 26 episodes of the original series House of Cards. The company announced that it got the ...
Mar
16
2011
16
2011
WebM filter preview gives IE9 WebM compatibility
Google has released a preview WebM filter for Windows Vista and Windows 7. When installed, the filter will allow Windows programs—including Windows Media Player, ...
Mar
16
2011
16
2011
Visa taking on PayPal in personal payments game
Visa is getting into the personal payments game and will soon allow Visa account holders to send and receive funds directly to or from ...
Mar
16
2011
16
2011
Netflix going up against cable with original series deal
Netflix may be known for offering some of our favorite TV and movie streams, but the company is about to step up its game ...
Mar
16
2011
16
2011
Confirmed: some Web apps not seeing iOS 4.3 JavaScript speedup
The JavaScript performance improvements that accompany iOS 4.3—boosting raw performance as much as 2.5x—don't appear to carry over to in-app browsers or Web apps ...
Mar
15
2011
15
2011
Etsy reacts to user outrage, makes changes to feedback system
Etsy has decided to stop linking to purchased items in a user's feedback in response to the chorus of privacy concerns coming from its ...
Mar
15
2011
15
2011
Google reportedly testing phone payments in NYC, San Francisco
Google is trying to beat Apple to the punch when it comes to making Near Field Communication (NFC) technology popular in the US. The ...
Mar
15
2011
15
2011
Feature: The most modern browser there is: Internet Explorer 9 reviewed
When Microsoft first introduced Internet Explorer 9 at PDC in November 2009, it didn't show much. A few benchmarks, some talk about the technologies ...
Mar
14
2011
14
2011
Etsy users irked after buyers, purchases exposed to the world
What would you do if you registered on a site to buy something, only to find months later that your user account was searchable ...
Mar
14
2011
14
2011
Mobile users dig local news apps, but most won’t pay for them
alt title: Mobile users love local news apps, as long as they're free
A new study of mobile device users indicates that almost half use ...
Mar
12
2011
12
2011
Week in tech: Xooming to the middle
Ars reviews the Motorola Xoom: After spending over a week with the Motorola Xoom, we've got plenty to say about not only the hardware, ...
Mar
11
2011
11
2011
Twitter settles with FTC over security breaches
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has accepted the proposed settlement with Twitter over its 2009 security breaches. The settlement was first proposed in mid-2010 ...
Mar
11
2011
11
2011
Google says new blacklist feature doesn’t impact page rank—yet
We've all probably run into this problem at one time or another: you find yourself searching for expert info on ...
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