Monthly Archives: September 2010

Congress punts net neutrality back to FCCNetworkWorld.com… to repeal common carrier rules that required the incumbents to allow ISPs such as EarthLink to buy space on their broadband networks at discount rates. …and more » Original story here.

AP – The day after Linkin Park’s latest album was released, its lead singer, Chester Bennington, logged on to iTunes to check some of the reviews. Though the responses weren’t all positive, he liked what he read. Original story here.

PC World – Fear of cybercrime is preventing as many as 150 million Europeans from using the Internet, according to Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes. Original story here.

Macworld – WordPress for iOS version 2.6 is now available in the App Store. Announced late Wednesday, the new version introduces several much-requested new features to the popular blogging app for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Original story here.

Reuters – Cubans remain extraordinarily isolated from information technology, with only 2.9 percent reporting regular use of the Internet and 5.8 percent regular use of e-mail, according to a government survey released on Thursday. Original story here.

PC Magazine – Google maintained its dominance as the top online video destination last month, thanks to YouTube. But Facebook managed to jump past Yahoo to land at the number two spot, according to Thursday data from comScore. Original story … Continue reading →

Venezia: Strange antics of local City Council candidatesOCRegisterFreelance writer Barbara Venezia's opinion column appears online each Thursday and in The Current every Friday. Email BV at bvontv@earthlink.net.and more » Original story here.

Reuters – A former housekeeper to California Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman surfaced on Wednesday to say that the former eBay executive knowingly employed her illegally and treated her poorly. Original story here.

Comcast Interactive Shifts Fandango's Budkofsky To Run Mobile AdspaidContent.orgAs its parent company's pending merger with NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) continues at a languid pace, the recently reorganized Comcast Interactive Media (NSDQ: …and more » Original story here.

AFP – The European Commission said Friday it was taking the British government to court for failing to protect Internet user privacy. Original story here.

AFP – The investment unit of US technology giant Intel said Thursday it would pump 20 million dollars into a South Korean wireless broadband joint venture. Original story here.

AFP – Three top executives are poised to leave Yahoo! in the latest management turmoil at the Internet company, a leading Silicon Valley technology blog reported. Original story here.

PC World – The Web page once reserved for Google’s Nexus One phone is now a monument to Android phones in general — or at least the ones Google likes best. Original story here.

Reuters – Prosecutors plan to unveil charges against more than 60 defendants allegedly involved in a global cybercrime scheme that used the Zeus Trojan and other Internet viruses to steal millions of dollars from U.S. bank accounts. Original story here.

The Consumerist Comcast Offers Free 3D Movies On DemandThe ConsumeristComcast is offering a slate of obscure films you can use to show off your technology to visiting friends, provided you keep extra sets of those glasses …Comcast brings Free 3D … Continue reading →