Computers
Google’s Glitch for “Islam is…”
For all that has been said about the advances in the capacity of Internet search engines to aid in research, a recently discovered...
Obama Names Schmidt Chief of Cybersecurity
President Barack Obama on December 22 named Howard Schmidt, an Internet security expert with experience in both the private sector and government, as...
Read moreFTC Enacts Stifling Rules for Bloggers
Bloggers who review products online are about to be hit with onerous new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations supposedly designed to foster transparency....
Read moreFCC Moves Ahead With Net Neutrality
As of October 22, the five members of the Federal Communications Commission have officially agreed by vote to launch the net neutrality rule-making...
Read moreInternet CEOs Back Net Neutrality
Two dozen chief executives from Internet-based companies dealing with e-commerce, social networking, search engines, and more have signed an October 19 letter to...
Read moreFCC Chairman Warns of Wireless Crisis
New Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski addressed CTIA-The Wireless Association at the industry trade group’s 2009 convention on October 7. Genachowski told...
Read morePC Makers End Lengthy Boot Times
Personal computers' BIOS (basic input/output system) makers have, due to the frustration of many users, set their mind to making the boot-up time...
Read moreU.S. Opens ICANN to Global Influence
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) signed an agreement on September 30 to give...
Read moreFCC Chief Backs Net Neutrality
Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has proposed extending FCC regulation of the Internet and wireless carriers for the sake of...
Read moreFive States Throw the Book at Google
The Attorneys General from at least five states have filed briefs critical of Google’s proposed settlement with book publishers and authors, MarketWatch reported...
Read moreComing Cyberczar to Regulate Internet
President Barack Obama is close to adding another czar to the growing number of czars in his administration. This one will be a...
Read moreFed Gov’s Cloud Computing & Apps.gov
The federal government announced on September 15 that it will adopt cloud computing to cut costs and reduce the environmental impact of its...
Read moreReport Links Cellphones to Brain Tumors
A group known as the International EMF Collaborative has released a report stating that consistent cellphone use significantly increases the risk of brain...
Read moreMany Filings on Google Books Settlement
The time has expired for interested parties to file either for or against Google’s proposed settlement with the Authors Guild and the Association...
Read moreChina Orders Use of Real Names Online
Communist China in August secretly ordered certain Chinese news websites to require new users to log on using their real names and identification...
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