 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
|
36934 news reports total |
|
News Article Saturday, December 6th 2003, 11:57am EST Time-out code ambushes MS Small Business Server 2003 install? So there I was, happily installing this spanking new shinkwrap of Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 onto a spare computer. The code only came out a couple of weeks ago, so it is hot off the production line. SBS takes a while to install, but it is a huge product. Somewhere near the end of the install, however, the setup program fell over telling me it could not complete. News Article Saturday, December 6th 2003, 11:56am EST Could The Bad Guys Win on Spam? On some days, life in the security business is more depressing than on others. My recent reading about Mimail.L, the latest in a long line of sociopathic worms, tipped me into the blues. News Bytes Friday, December 5th 2003, 3:05pm EST The Rest of the News - Updated Continuously Dozens killed as blast hits train near Chechnya News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 3:05pm EST Google wants ruling on search trademark law Aiming to pre-empt mounting complaints of trademark violations, search company Google has asked a court to rule on whether its keyword-advertising policy is legal. According to the filing. "Google seeks declaratory judgment from this court that its current policy regarding the sale of keyword-triggered advertising does not constitute trademark infringement." Google's request highlights a murky area of trademark law related to search engine marketing that's become a growing area of concern among advertisers. News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 3:04pm EST Linux users have been advised to upgrade to the latest stable kernel, after the discovery of a critical vulnerability in the core code. Because the flaw is in the Linux kernel, the problem affects virtually every distribution of the operating system and several vendors have already confirmed that their products are vulnerable. The weakness would allow any local user to escalate their privileges to root, and perform any task they chose on the system, the advisory note said. Experts at security specialist Symantec explained that remote attacks from outside the firewall were not possible. News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 3:04pm EST Porn webmaster faces charges for use of Thai flag The government is pursuing legal action against a webmaster in Britain who has posted an image of a Thai flag on her pornography site. "The use of the flag at the web site was an insult and tarnished the country's image." In addition, it was a violation of the National Flag Act and the Criminal Act, the official said. News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 3:03pm EST RIAA lawsuits yield mixed results The recording industry this week claimed progress in a controversial legal campaign targeting individuals who use peer-to-peer networks, but its optimism appeared to clash with at least some of the evidence, which remains murky. News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 3:02pm EST Cell phone law rings up some new headaches Almost two weeks into the federal number portability mandate, the transfer process, which was expected to be troubled initially, is underperforming even those low expectations, the experts said. Many consumers trying to transfer their cell phone numbers to different companies are encountering long delays caused by incorrect data, technical glitches and a growing backlog of transfer requests at wireless companies, industry experts said this week. News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 3:02pm EST U.N. confab to see tussle over Net control A controversial plan to grant governments broad controls over the Internet has stolen the spotlight of a United Nations conference on IT next week, where China and Cuba will be among its strongest supporters. A contentious political move to grant an international governing body such as the U.N.'s International Telecommunication Union control over Internet governance issues has all but obscured the more virtuous aspects of the event. Sponsor Friday, December 5th 2003, 3:01pm EST Boob Dollars paying 90% this weekend Boob Dollars is paying out 90% on their partnership program this weekend, from Thursday to Sunday. And there is their $30 flat per signup option, as usual, too.  News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 2:59pm EST If you're cheering about the recent progress toward antispam laws and a proposed national do-not-spam list, you should hold your applause: Neither is expected to vanquish spam, and they both might block e-mail you want to get. Blank believes the California law will hurt thousands of honest businesses, and that both efforts will ultimately fail to curb most spam--primarily because the slimiest spammers won't follow the law and will likely move offshore to try to stay beyond its reach. News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 2:58pm EST Indian Cities on Verge of Restricting Access to Cyber Cafes City police in Mumbai (Bombay) look to cut cyber crime, terrorism and pornography by forcing cafe owners to pay a licensing fee, use The rapid proliferation of cyber cafes in India recently is the result of two strong drives: Many Indians want to make money by opening cyber cafes, and many Indians want to surf the Net, which offers easy access to foreign news reports, chat rooms, pornography and gambling. News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 2:58pm EST A vicar has given his flock hardcore porn videos instead of a video about God's message at Christmas after a mix-up at a copying factory. About 300 people ended up with the XXX-rated material in the German town of Lampoldshausen. Content Friday, December 5th 2003, 2:57pm EST Tons of new anime and hentai out from EC Eleven new sets out from Exclusive Content this week. Here's a partial list of the new releases: Anime Set AE, 26 images, This set marks the return of one of my most popular artists; Anime Set AF, 26 images, Check out the awesome detail in these; Hentai Set I, 25 images, Great background detail on this set, with some nice hardcore action; Hentai Set J, 25 images, High quality, great detail and extremely sexy; Manga Comic! Perfect Recipe, 16 pages; EC now offers fabulous manga comics for your sites; Manga Comic! Going Public, 11 pages, Hot little manga series that is sure to sizzle in your members area; Softcore Toons D, 25 images, Playboy meets Farside is the best way to describe these sexy and fun cartoons. News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 2:56pm EST The Future of P2P File-Sharing Networks The debate about whether peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, which were first made popular with the Napster file-sharing network, should be legitimate or illegitimate continues to rage. But there is no debating their popularity. Sharman Networks, which makes the Kazaa P2P application, claims to have 20 million downloads per month, and StreamCast Networks, which makes Morpheus, says it has 115 million users worldwide. News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 2:56pm EST Internet cafe clicks with troops in Tikrit There are no lattes or biscotti at Camp Raider Base's new Internet Cafe, but the troops don't mind. They are getting a taste of home. The U.S. Army's First Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, opened the 20-computer Internet station in Tikrit Wednesday to a short line of U.S. service members waiting to sign in, log on and get in touch with loved ones. News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 2:55pm EST Canadians split over gay marriage A new poll suggests that while the majority of Canadians are in support of same sex couples, the issue of gay marriage is still dividing. The poll, taken as the country's government continues to push ahead with its battle to legalise same sex marriage, suggests that the nation is in two minds whether gay men and lesbians should be given the right to marry, or a civil union alternative. News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 2:55pm EST Man Charged With Secretly Taping Ex An Ogden man has been charged with felony voyeurism after police say he secretly videotaped his ex-girlfriend and published the nude photos on the Internet. The various pictures were of the woman undressing or engaged in sexual activity with him before they broke up. Police say Jensen put the pictures on the Internet after she testified against him on a domestic violence charge. Sponsor Friday, December 5th 2003, 2:54pm EST Evil Genius Cash program launched After months of hard work, we are pleased to announce the launch of Evil Genius Cash. With huge amounts of downloadable videos from 10-30 second clips and 150-250 screenshots per girl, webmasters will have plenty of free content to promote and update their sites daily. "We update our site daily with 25,000+ pictures and new videos weekly. We make our members want to stay the next month. No exits, no popups, no bullshit, just a clean paysite and members area that retains." News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 2:53pm EST Sun battles Windows with cheap Java Desktop Sun is hoping to increase the penetration of Linux on the enterprise desktop by slashing the price of its Java Desktop System, which is designed to replace Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office suite. Sun said it will provide management, support, tools and servicing at a 50 percent discount until the middle of 2004. Analysts say the company is hoping to use its recent customer wins in China to prove to potential customers in Europe and the United States that this is a serious, cost-effective alternative to Microsoft's Windows.  News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 2:53pm EST A film student at New York University has triggered a row about freedom of expression after campus officials banned her from filming a couple having sex in the classroom. Paula Carmicino has accused the university of censorship, while NYU argued on Thursday that it had acted out of simple common sense. The university thought she was flirting with pornography and pulled the plug on her work. It also ruled that the sexual content of student films could not involve scenes of penetration. News Article Friday, December 5th 2003, 2:52pm EST After convincing the government to back off, it's now time for Silicon Valley to come up with a way to plug the lingering security holes in the national network infrastructure. The industry's response to date has largely consisted of agreements to set up time-wasting committees--a grand idea!--to think about what to do and to issue platitudinous corporate governance guidelines about promoting good "cyberhygiene," whatever that is. Undoubtedly, all this has Al Qaeda's hacking operatives quaking in their boots. News Bytes Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:51pm EST The Rest of the News - Updated Continuously Iraq welcomes greater NATO role News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:51pm EST RIAA launches new file-swapping suits The Recording Industry Association of America said yesterday it had sued another 41 people in its ongoing legal campaign against file swappers who are trading copyrighted music online. This is the RIAA's third batch of suits against computer users since early September, bringing the total number of people sued to 382. The group also said it had sent out an additional 90 new letters to alleged file traders, notifying them that they would be next to be sued if they didn't reach a settlement agreement first. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:50pm EST Hijacked PCs spread 30% of spam One third of all spam circulating the Web is relayed through PCs that have been compromised by malicious programs known as Remote Access Trojans, according to Sophos, a corporate spam and antivirus company. Graham Clueley, a senior technology consultant for Sophos, said on Wednesday that the increasing use of broadband Internet connections and a general lack of security awareness have resulted in around one in three spam emails being redirected through the computers of unsuspecting users. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:50pm EST Clothing company withdraws catalogue backing group sex Putting out a Christmas catalogue stuffed with naked young models having sex is a sure-fire way of attracting attention, which is no doubt what the US retail chain Abercrombie & Fitch was aiming for. But it does seem like an odd way of selling clothes. Yesterday, the company was trying hard not to sound apologetic even as it pulled its "Christmas Field Guide", with its endorsements of orgies and group masturbation, from stores around the UK. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:49pm EST Most bosses are spying on workers says lecturer About 80 per cent of Australian bosses used high tech spy equipment to keep tabs on their staff's emails, phone calls and internet usage, a workplace surveillance expert said today. Work and organisational studies lecturer Diane Van Den Broek detailed an arsenal of surveillance techniques used to monitor workers in the latest evidence of the move toward a big brother-style office environment. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:49pm EST Some e-tailers lost 20% of sales during Black Friday Some of the biggest retailers' Web sites reacted sluggishly during the post-Thanksgiving e-tail rush Keynote Systems said poor performance by a small number of well-known retailers dragged down its overall E-Commerce Transaction Performance Index. At peak times on Black Friday, "essentially ... one of every five people couldn't complete the purchase." News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:48pm EST Indian writer wins 'bad sex' prize A turbo-charged account of a lover's romantic liaison involving engine oil, Bugattis and Volkswagens has driven an India writer to this year's Literary Review's "Bad Sex in Fiction" award. Aniruddha Bahal's book, "Bunker 13" -- described as a combination of the styles of ex-SAS author Andy McNab and romance novelist Jilly Cooper -- was awarded the prize on Wednesday for the most inept description of sexual intercourse in a novel. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:46pm EST Firms accused of aiding Chinese internet censorship An international press freedom group today accused some of the world's leading internet-related multinational firms of assisting or turning a blind eye to a Chinese government crackdown on internet access. The group has urged 14 companies, including Cisco Systems and Yahoo!, to take a stand against any such repression. It said some of the firms are selling material directly helping China to spy on and crack down on people using the internet. Other companies simply close their eyes to the situation, it claims.  News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:44pm EST Most virulent worms of November The roundup of antivirus infections for November has shown a busy month for MiMail variants, but Klez H is still hanging in the top 10 after almost two years. There is the usual dispute over which virus is most common, but the Sober and Swen worms have scored highly. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:44pm EST Tera Patrick becomes new Vivid Girl Having been released by Digital Playground from her contractual obligations for video performances, Tera Patrick is now a Vivid Girl. Patrick has signed a two-year deal that requires her to perform in at least three adult projects a year, with the option to perform in more if she wishes. Patrick has not been released from all of her contractual obligations to her former studio Digital Playground in respect to Internet and novelty deals. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:43pm EST Heavy squalls of blended worms to hit next year Net users can expect a growth in attacks of Unix systems next year, not to mention more Blaster-style worms capable of infecting computers without using email. The growing trend of virus writers and spammers apparently working together (evidenced by worms like Sobig and Mimail) can also be expected to continue into 2004, according to security firm Sophos, which predict little let up in mass-mailing viruses next year. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:42pm EST The growing problem of identity theft According to the 2003 Computer Crime Survey conducted by the Computer Security Institute in conjunction with the FBI, nearly 13 per cent of respondents were the victim of identity theft in the past year in the US, writes Fran Howarth OF Bloor Research. In total, losses from identity theft in the US in the past year are estimated to have amounted to around $50 billion. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:41pm EST Why We Need for a Free Software Act "The reliance of free software developers on a law which was primarily constructed to protect proprietary software is nothing short of subversive, in the most delightful way," says the UK-based law lecturer Maureen O'Sullivan - who believes we should take free software protection outside of the exclusivity of national legal systems. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:41pm EST German woman strips naked at Cairo airport A 44-year-old German woman stripped naked at Cairo airport as she waited for a flight to Germany, an AFP correspondent said. The woman took off all her clothes while appearing to succumb to an attack of nerves before boarding a flight to Frankfurt, the correspondent said. Astonished passengers looked on before the airport authorities brought in an Egyptian woman doctor who injected her with a tranquilizer.The plane took off 30 minutes late without the woman. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:40pm EST eBay 'hacker' challenges PC ban Accused eBay hacker Jerome Heckenkamp is back in federal court in California this month, but it isn't for his ever-slipping trial date. His attorneys are mounting a constitutional challenge to court-ordered pre-trial restrictions that have kept him from computers and the Internet since his indictment nearly three years ago. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:39pm EST Man has company logo tattooed on head Those companies looking for a novel way to grow their business could do worse than follow the example of US hosting outfit CI Host. For the next five years a 22-year-old man from Illinois will roam the States with a five-inch CI Host tattoo on the back of his head, handing out business cards and flyers. The company reportedly secured Jim Nelson's services via a eBay auction. To date the "human billboard" has attracted 500 new customers. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:39pm EST Nearly 50 Australia Post employees caught with email porn Up to 50 Australia Post managers and staff have reportedly been caught sending pornographic emails. The Daily Telegraph says at least four employees had resigned, two were sacked, dozens had been suspended pending further inquiries and more sackings were expected. Several of those suspended or forced to quit claimed they had been made scapegoats to allow management to avoid a wider inquiry. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:38pm EST Margold steps down from FSC board The ever colorful and ever controversial William Margold has stepped down from the Free Speech Coalition (FSC), the adult trade association. The move comes less than a month after former executive director of the FSC Bill Lyon stepped down. According to a statement released by the interim executive director of the FSC Kate Sunlove, Margold stepped down in order to dedicate himself to Protecting Adult Welfare (P.A.W.), a social welfare organization that he founded to help members of the adult industry.  News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:37pm EST House Plans Feb. Hearing on E-Rate Fraud The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee plans a February hearing to probe fraud allegations in the E-Rate program, the nation's $2.25 billion initiative to help schools and libraries connect to the Internet. E-Rate is supported by fees added to consumers' telephone bills. Nearly 90 percent of U.S. schools and libraries receive subsidies from the fund. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:36pm EST Microsoft Eases Policy on Licensing Its Technology Microsoft announced yesterday that it would adopt a more liberal policy for licensing its intellectual property, opening the doors to its storehouse of patents and copyrights to outsiders.The initiative is another step in Microsoft's effort to improve relations with other companies and to show regulators in the United States and Europe that it is a responsible company rather than a predatory monopolist. News Article Thursday, December 4th 2003, 1:35pm EST Peer-to-Peer Networks Targeted A letter from six U.S. senators urging peer-to-peer technology vendors to take "common sense" steps to deter the downloading of copyrighted content and pornography is drawing mixed reactions. Critics claim that the fingerprints of copyright-holders--the recording industry in particular--are all over the letter. The letter's backers don't deny the charge. News Bytes Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:20pm EST The Rest of the News - Updated Continuously. EU Speaks Out on Israeli-Arab Conflict News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:20pm EST Change to Google ranking system irks merchants Some business owners who depend on Google driving Internet users to their Web sites are angry over a change to the top search engine's ranking system, which they say threatens to dent their revenue during the holiday shopping season. Serious tweaks to Google's page ranking software are not uncommon, but this latest one -- rolled out in mid-November -- has hit more Web sites than usual and become the subject of numerous angry rants in Internet chat rooms. News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:19pm EST Buzz about Baywatch babe's sex tape Good news for Paris Hilton: Voyeurs soon may take a break from watching the hotel heiress' infamous sex tape to check out a home movie starring Baywatch babe Gena Lee Nolin. Nolin is talking to her lawyers after we informed her reps that the explicit tape was due to debut on the Internet in the next few weeks. News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:18pm EST Sexual spam could spark office lawsuits Legal experts are warning companies to do more to stop pornographic spam reaching employees. Firms that do not take steps to stop sexually explicit spam could face lawsuits from employees suffering distress because of exposure to offensive images. This common law requirement demanded that employers tackled all factors affecting a safe working environment, said Dr Bandey. The obligation to oversee the welfare of workers extended to policing what reached the e-mail inboxes of workers and tackling sexual spam. Sponsor Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:18pm EST Sunny Dollars continues raising webmaster payouts Sunny Dollars is proud to announce that starting December 1st, we are offering new and higher payout rates for our webmasters. These are the new payout rates for the no console tours: $1.00 trial nets $25 per signup; $3.00 trial geets webmasters $27 per signup; $4.95 trial gets you up to $35. Sunny Dollars remains a totally non-console program. Additionally, Sunny Dollars is now "accepting webmasters from all over the world". News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:17pm EST Sprint unveils wireless video service Sprint PCS plans to unveil today its first wireless video service, Sprint Video Mail. For an extra $5 a month, PCS Vision subscribers can use their cell phone to record and e-mail an unlimited number of 15-second video clips. To take part, subscribers will have to upgrade to any of the four video phones Sprint PCS plans to sell by mid-2004. The carrier is expected to introduce its first two videos phones Wednesday. Phone prices were not disclosed. News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:15pm EST Inspectors seemingly obsessed with porn videos With 4,000 complaints about debt collectors and nearly 2,000 complaints over motor vehicle repairs, the Candanian Ministry of Consumer and Business Services carried out over 1,600 inspections -- or over 95% of their inspection resources -- into looking into adult porn videos, having received but eight complaints. "I'm not sure why the previous government seemed so obsessed with X-rated films," said Watson. "But certainly our priority is to go to those areas where there are legitimate consumer complaints." News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:13pm EST Pop-Up Ads Had Better Start Pleasing With the means to block them on the rise, their last hope is to entice, rather than irritate. For now, lost sales will hardly matter. Pop-ups account for only 5% of the estimated $8.3 billion in Internet ad revenue this year. Still, some advertisers cling to pop-ups. Despite aggravations, ad execs say that 2% of them entice Web-surfers to click -- four times the rate of traditional banner ads. News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:12pm EST The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today over whether the federal government should reimburse individuals whose sensitive data was disclosed illegally, even if no harm can be proven. At issue before the court, according to privacy advocates, is how valuable privacy really is. News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:12pm EST Dell Policy Forbids Spyware Removal Support If you or a family member receive a Dell PC as a gift this Christmas, you may be in for a surprise, if it becomes infected with spyware. "Dell has instituted what has to be the most misguided tech support policy I have ever seen. Not only will Dell refuse to tell you how to remove the spyware, they won't even refer you to web sites that can help." News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:11pm EST Cell Phone Porn, Gambling Could Reach Billions: Study If you've pondered getting your Internet porn or playing the lottery through your cell phone, this might interest you: A study says that market could be worth billions in two years. Juniper Research says cell porn could reach $791 million – over half of which is likely to come from video content – and cell gambling $5.7 billion in 2006. Most feel the U.S. market for cell phone porn and gambling will grow over the next two or three years, but not quite hitting the level anticipated for Europe. Resource Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:10pm EST Sponsors continue overwhelming support of ASACP AVNOnline, Epoch, Sex.com, XBiz, ARS, ATK, MaxCash, TopBucks, and AdamEve.com were the first companies to support ASACP by becoming Sponsors last fall. ASACP is pleased to announce that all of these companies have agreed to continue their support for another year. ATK even increased their support by upgrading to the Title Sponsor level. News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:09pm EST Google reverses stance, will verify pharmacy ads In an apparent reversal, Google now says it would hire a third-party company to verify online pharmacies before allowing them to advertise on its site. News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:08pm EST ACLU defends student’s use of word ‘gay’ The American Civil Liberties Union demanded an apology Monday from the Lafayette Parish School District for disciplining a child who described his mother as gay. The second-grader was sent to the principal’s office, and forced to attend a “behavioral clinic” a week later, where he repeatedly had to write “I will never use the word ‘gay’ in school again.” News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:06pm EST AOL fights spyware in coming software upgrade America Online will introduce antispyware software for subscribers as part of an optional service upgrade early next year, company officials confirmed Tuesday. AOL's addition of antispyware software is significant, because it signals a mainstream awareness of the mounting threat spyware poses to Web surfers and corporations. In the last three years, the number of spyware programs circulating on the Net has shot up 13-fold, according to security software company PestPatrol. News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:05pm EST Worm Aims to Disarm Spam Fighters Anti-spam organizations are the target of a new Internet worm outbreak that tries to knock them offline with a crippling data barrage, computer security experts said on Tuesday. Virus experts believe the worm, W32/Mimail-L, is the work of a vengeful spam e-mail peddler bent on paralyzing organizations that try to deal with spam, the torrents of get-rich-quick schemes and body-enhancement deals that clog in-boxes daily. News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:04pm EST FBI Seeks Wiretap Capabilities for VoiP Concerned that terrorists and criminals can easily communicate without being caught, the FBI wants to tap into online phone calls. As the FCC debated how and/or or whether to regulate the fast-growing technology of Internet phone service, the FBI and the Justice Department sought to ensure that law enforcement has the same ability to eavesdrop as it does on virtually every other form of communication. Marketing Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:04pm EST Detour Interactive announces December Internext Specials Detour Interactive, a leader in online Adult marketing solutions, is offering a December Special to help prepare Webmasters for the upcoming Internext show in Las Vegas. Webmasters who book any service throughout the month of December can take advantage of DI’s entire marketing catalogue at a 15% discounted rate, including any custom merchandise needed for the show. This includes, webmaster resource listings, weeekly press releases, corporate identity, competition analysis report, monthly brand position report, monthly oneline and print buys and more. News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:03pm EST Budget airline Ryanair is expanding — by giving its flying angel logo bigger boobs. Multi-millionaire Mr O’Leary has ordered that all the Irish airline’s fleet will have the bustier logo by 2005. A spokesman said: “We decided to give our customers a more uplifting experience. We think she is rather aerodynamic.” News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:02pm EST Emails Save Mall Shoppers Time & Money According to CoolSavings, an online direct marketing company, 60% of shoppers will use online savings in stores, 34% of shoppers look for online promotional offers, and 31% of shoppers use email notifications to find store sales or special offers. However, email promotions' effectiveness largely depends on customers' request for information. News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:02pm EST Government officials join security summit Silicon Valley executives are slated to meet today with top bureaucrats from the Department of Homeland Security to hammer out ways that the private sector can work with government to enhance national security and avoid creating regulations. Corporate leaders, eager to dodge legislative bullets, are expected to announce several new task forces and initiatives aimed at making information security a boardroom issue. News Article Wednesday, December 3rd 2003, 2:01pm EST Group seeks political power for P2P A new nonprofit organization aimed at welding file-swapping and open-source computing advocates into a political force is launching online this week. The group hopes to make digital copyright and computing matters an issue in the 2004 election campaigns. While not yet backing specific policies, the group's early statements include support for legalizing music sharing along with a mechanism for paying artists, and support of "open computing" as opposed to the "trusted computing" initiatives supported by Microsoft and others. News Bytes Tuesday, December 2nd 2003, 1:03pm EST The Rest of the News - Updated Continuously. US intensifies hunt for senior Saddam aide in Iraq News Article Tuesday, December 2nd 2003, 1:02pm EST Deck The Halls With High-Speed Access After years of anticipation, this holiday season seems destined to go down in the books as the First Broadband Christmas. Thanks to sharp cuts in the price of high-speed Internet access, the number of U.S. homes with broadband has jumped 38% from last holiday season to 22 million. That spells big opportunities for e-merchants. Not only are broadband customers online for more of the day than their dial-up brethren, they also spend as much as 30% more. News Article Tuesday, December 2nd 2003, 1:01pm EST FCC Chairman Backs Regulation-Free Internet Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael K. Powell said Monday he "unflinchingly (believes) in maintaining an Internet free from government regulation" and firmly supports the idea that the Internet telephony industry should "evolve in a regulation-free zone." Powell's comments opened the FCC's landmark proceeding to determine what, if any, taxes and regulations should apply to the emerging VoiP industry. News Article Tuesday, December 2nd 2003, 1:00pm EST Senate Passes Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Obscenity Enforcement Last week the United States Senate passed a resolution by unanimous consent calling for the attorney general and the Department of Justice to enact “ vigorous enforcement of the Federal obscenity laws.” The resolution, introduced to the floor by Senator Orin Hatch, doesn’t attempt to create new law. It simply says that obscenity laws should be enforced. The resolution was passed by unanimous consent, which means that no one objected to the resolution, but not that the entire Senate voted in favor of the resolution. News Article Tuesday, December 2nd 2003, 12:59pm EST Playboy, at 50, pushes digital to stay young Playboy magazine hits 50 years old with its January issue, but instead of easing into middle age, the purveyor of adult entertainment with its bow-tied bunny icon is using the Web and the latest TV and radio technology to grab new audiences. News Article Tuesday, December 2nd 2003, 12:58pm EST Aussie spammers face $1m fines Sending unwanted junk emails will attract hefty fines but there will be no let up from political parties, churches and charities who are exempt from new anti-spam laws. The new laws passed the Australian parliament today but are unlikely to make a dent on the bulk of unsolicited commercial emails, or spam, which originate overseas. About five billion spam messages are sent every day and about half of all emails Australians receive are junk. Organisations found to be repeat offenders could be hit with fines in excess of AU$1 million. News Article Tuesday, December 2nd 2003, 12:58pm EST Camera Phones: The Ultimate Invasion of Privacy? As camera phones increase in popularity, so do Web sites known as "moblogs" -- short for mobile Weblog. These sites are online galleries of digital images taken primarily with camera phones, which make it easy to snap a picture and post it online in a matter of seconds. There are so-called "peeping Tom" and "video voyeurism" laws in California and other states that prohibit the use of cameras, camcorders and similar devices in situations where there's a "reasonable expectation of privacy." But the concern is that as these devices become more common and easier to conceal, privacy violations of "digital voyeurism" are more likely to occur. News Article Tuesday, December 2nd 2003, 12:57pm EST Fighting Spam Pays Better Than Sending It There's money to be made fighting spam--more money than even spammers see on their bottom lines, a research firm said Monday. According to estimates by Ferris Research, which tracks the messaging market, revenue for vendors selling anti-spam products will be approximately $130 million in 2003 and soar 200% in 2004 to a whopping $360 million. News Article Tuesday, December 2nd 2003, 12:56pm EST Thief steals 200 pairs of panties, unnoticed Florence, Ohio police say the prodigious panty pilferer struck the Florence Mall Victoria's Secret lingerie store some time after 6 p.m. Thanksgiving eve. Even more incredible, nobody saw a thing. "The detective working this -- thinks they just walked by and picked (the panties) up and nobody noticed it." News Article Tuesday, December 2nd 2003, 12:55pm EST Online pics get gay politician in trouble A member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom has exposed himself to scandal by posting his nearly nude photo on a gay Web site. London's Sun newspaper reported on Sunday that Labor MP Chris Bryant, 41, had a profile on Gaydar, a popular U.K.-based personals site, which included a photo Bryant had snapped of himself while wearing only white cotton briefs. The profile, which was unavailable after the article was published, also featured sexual language. |
36934 news reports total |
|
09/2010 08/2010 07/2010 06/2010 05/2010 04/2010 03/2010 02/2010 01/2010 12/2009 11/2009 10/2009 09/2009 08/2009 07/2009 06/2009 05/2009 04/2009 03/2009 02/2009 01/2009 12/2008 11/2008 10/2008 09/2008 08/2008 07/2008 06/2008 05/2008 04/2008 03/2008 02/2008 01/2008 12/2007 11/2007 10/2007 09/2007 08/2007 07/2007 06/2007 05/2007 04/2007 03/2007 02/2007 01/2007 12/2006 11/2006 10/2006 09/2006 08/2006 07/2006 06/2006 05/2006 04/2006 03/2006 02/2006 01/2006 12/2005 11/2005 10/2005 09/2005 08/2005 07/2005 06/2005 05/2005 04/2005 03/2005 02/2005 01/2005 12/2004 11/2004 10/2004 09/2004 08/2004 07/2004 06/2004 05/2004 04/2004 03/2004 02/2004 01/2004 12/2003 11/2003 10/2003 09/2003 08/2003 07/2003 06/2003 05/2003 04/2003 03/2003 02/2003 01/2003 12/2002 11/2002 10/2002 09/2002 08/2002 07/2002 06/2002 05/2002 04/2002 03/2002 02/2002 01/2002 12/2001 11/2001 10/2001 09/2001 08/2001 07/2001 06/2001 05/2001 |