Archive for 'Information technology news - Internet'
U.S. uses Internet over newspapers, but TV still tops
Published on December 27th, 2008.
A recent Pew Research Center study found that four out of ten U.S. citizens use the Internet, bypassing newspapers for the first time as the source for their national and...Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Australian cricket going down the tube - the YouTube, that is
Published on December 21st, 2008.
Cricket Australia is joining big-name sports leagues and bodies by starting its own YouTube Channel. Will this test match the success other sports have achieved in terms of attracting an...Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Would you rather do the internet or have sex?
Published on December 15th, 2008.
Intel and Harris Interactive surveyed over two thousand American adults. The survey found that nearly 50% of the women and 30% of the men would give up sex for two...Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Geeks seek to hack depression
Published on December 15th, 2008.
It's easy to tell an extroverted IT professional: they're staring at YOUR shoes. Jokes aside, the stereotypical computing worker may be hiding a dark secret. Yet, they're not alone, according...Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Scrabulous developer settles Hasbro lawsuit, but the Facebook game has changed
Published on December 13th, 2008.
Indian software developer RJ Softwares has settled its long-running legal dispute with Hasbro over offering Scrabble-like word games for users of Facebook, but one consequence for players is that the...Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Age and disability should be no barrier to web usage, says W3C
Published on December 11th, 2008.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has introduced a new standard to help Web designers and developers create sites that better meet the needs of older users and those with...Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Bebo Social Inbox unites disparate feeds
Published on December 10th, 2008.
A new feature of AOL's Bebo social media network allows users to gather together diverse aspects of their online life. The Social Inbox unites various feeds and mail services.Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Gmail adds simple Task lists
Published on December 9th, 2008.
Tasks in Gmail is one of the most often requested features. In an early Christmas present for many people, in the past few days, Google has released a Labs application...Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Wikimedia welcomes IWF backdown in album cover controversy
Published on December 9th, 2008.
The censorship decision that led to some or all of Wikipedia becoming inaccessible to up to 95 percent of UK Internet users has been reversed.Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
UK Wikipedia filter a sign of things to come?
Published on December 8th, 2008.
As the outrage continues to build in Australia over Government plans to introduce mandatory Internet filtering for ISPs, a furor has erupted in Britain over a number of UK ISPs...Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Zoho launches SQL cloud data access service
Published on December 3rd, 2008.
Cloud computing and SaaS provider Zoho has developed a new service that aims to bridge the divide between data stored in the cloud and traditional locally stored applications.Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Click fraud: advertisers to watch closely in 2009
Published on November 29th, 2008.
A new report says that “click fraud” will shape advertiser decisions in 2009, while CFN’s “Click Fraud Index” shows that “the growth in click fraud traffic from botnets continues to rise and...Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Google tweaks Street View
Published on November 26th, 2008.
Improvements to Google Maps' sometimes controversial Street View feature make it easier to images for a location on a map.Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
YouTube bigs it up with widescreen player
Published on November 26th, 2008.
Fed up with letterboxed content in YouTube? The Google subsidiary's new player presents movies in the 16:9 widescreen format.Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Super High Definition video streamed around the world
Published on November 19th, 2008.
The first 4K Super High Definition video stream to Australia has just been delivered to the University of Queensland. The 4K format has been proposed as a standard for the...Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Cloud computing could be white knight in economic downturn
Published on November 19th, 2008.
While cloud computing cops a bashing from some industry pundits, it could in fact be one of the more important factors in helping enterprises cope with the economic downturn. This is the...Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Dave Barmy trapped by wife’s virtual dick
Published on November 15th, 2008.
When cartoons get caught with their pants down, the real life consequences are not always funny - as Dave Barmy has discovered.Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
Finally, EstDomains to be Terminated by ICANN
Published on November 15th, 2008.
After an on-again, off-again saga, EstDomains has been advised of irrevocable termination of their status of ICANN-accredited registrar.Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
One in four domain name servers wide open to attack
Published on November 13th, 2008.
Dan Kaminsky's discovery earlier this year of a new way to attack domain name servers caused near panic in the global Internet community and a rush to implement protection measures....Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.
IBM hired to build power line broadband networks
Published on November 12th, 2008.
IBM is to provide the project management for a major build of Broadband over Power Line (BPL) networks in rural areas of the eastern United States for International Broadband Electric...Filled under Information technology news - Internet, latest news. No Comments.