AP - Internet users should be free to surf where they want and download what they please. But shouldn't the owners of the networks that make the Internet possible also have rights? Read more…
PC World - Even novices can hack more effectively with a program that leverages Google's search prowess. Read more…
AFP - Japan successfully launched Saturday an experimental satellite aimed at providing high-speed Internet access across Asia, even when terrestrial infrastructure goes down, the space agency said. Read more…
PC World - Even a 7 percent increase in broadband adoption would create 2.4 million jobs, says the nonprofit Connected Nation. Read more…
AP - Can looting be patriotic? Two women who took part in the Belgrade riots to protest Kosovo's independence seem to think the two go hand in hand. A video clip now on the Internet ?— entitled "Kosovo for Sneakers" ?— shows two girls going from shop to shop with armfuls of looted items. Read more…
AP - Pakistan's government has banned access to the video-sharing Web site YouTube because of anti-Islamic movies that users have posted on the site, an official said Sunday. Read more…
Reuters - Pakistan ordered local Internet service providers to block access to the popular Youtube Web site because of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad that have outraged many Muslims, an industry official said on Sunday. Read more…
PC World - Hewlett-Packard beat its PC competitors in both online customer support and service in a recent survey. Read more…
Reuters - A video of French President Nicolas Sarkozy telling a bystander to "get lost" has become a hit on the Internet. Read more…
PC World - The White Spaces Coalition disputes reports that a prototype device failed in FCC testing. Read more…
Reuters - Ryanair has reopened its online reservation system after an upgrade originally scheduled to last until late on Monday, though it still expected some minor glitches for a few days, it said on Sunday. Read more…
PC World - Demand for broadband will push strong growth in the telecom sector through 2011, an industry group predicts. Read more…
InfoWorld - Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) joins a growing list of rich Internet development technologies. Read more…
InfoWorld - Bridging the gap between desktop and Web applications, Adobe Systems is set to ship today its AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) 1.0 technology for melding applications from both of these realms. Formerly known by its code name Apollo, the free technology already is being used in applications at places such as NASDAQ and AOL. Read more…
AP - EBay Inc.'s customers don't need to open a Web browser to search the site or auction an item anymore. Read more…
TechWeb - A new organization called Mozilla Messaging thinks e-mail is broken and aims to fix it. Read more…
NewsFactor - Microsoft has announced a new promotional program offering free access to some of its development, design and gaming software to students worldwide. The stated goals of the program are to help spark creativity and prepare the next generation for high-tech careers. In addition, the promotion may also help develop a preference for Microsoft among a younger generation that often leans toward open source alternatives. Read more…
NewsFactor - The open-source developer of the Firefox browser has fleshed out its plan for a new Mozilla Messaging subsidiary. The new division is expected to deliver significant enhancements to the next release of Mozilla Thunderbird, an e-mail client built on the same technology platform as the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation's successful Web browser. Read more…
InfoWorld - A high-profile figure in? Sun Microsystems' OpenSolaris community? has quit, accusing Sun of retaining too much control over the open-source counterpart to its Solaris operating system. Read more…
TechWeb - AMD made 3,000 routines for multithreaded programming available as open source, hoping to get more developers building apps that make multicore chips shine. Read more…
PC World - A high-profile figure in Sun Microsystems' OpenSolaris community has quit, accusing Sun of retaining too much control over the open-source counterpart to its Solaris operating system. Read more…
InfoWorld - In a major turnaround for Microsoft, the company Thursday promised "greater transparency" in its development and business practices, outlining a new strategy to provide more access to APIs and previously proprietary protocols for some of its major software products, including Windows and Office. Read more…
PC World - In a major turnaround for Microsoft, the company Thursday promised "greater transparency" in its development and business practices, outlining a new strategy to provide more access to APIs and previously proprietary protocols for some of its major software products, including Windows and Office. Read more…
TechWeb - The company is trying to bridge the gap between its commercial products and those built by open source developers and other third parties. Read more…
InfoWorld - The European Commission gave a guarded welcome to Microsoft's pledge on Thursday for "greater transparency" in its development and business practices. Read more…
