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• Internet upgraded to foil cyber crooks (AFP)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  AFP – The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.

• Actual broadband speeds rarely as fast as advertised (Christopher Null)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  Christopher Null – How do you know how fast your Internet connection is? You probably just trust that your ISP is giving you the bandwidth you’re paying for and go on your merry way.

• Summary Box: Hulu Plus is TV for the iPhone, iPad (AP)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  AP – HULU PLUS: Hulu, the website with shows from ABC, Fox and NBC, is now available as an app for iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads and Samsung Internet-connected TVs. High-definition shows look great even on big TVs, and the iPhone version works over the …

• WikiLeaks: We don’t know source of leaked data (AP)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  AP – WikiLeaks’ editor-in-chief claims his organization doesn’t know who sent it some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents, telling journalists that the Web site was set up to hide the source of its data from those who receive it.

• Out-of-stock Kindle may mean new version coming (Reuters)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  Reuters – Amazon.com said its best-selling Kindle device was currently out of stock, leading one Internet analyst to surmise the online retailer was poised to launch a new version.

• Hackers post fascist slogans on Nazi camp website (Reuters)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  Reuters – Hackers replaced a “Book of the Dead” with neo-Nazi slogans and symbols on World War Two concentration camp Buchenwald’s website (www.buchenwald.de) on Wednesday and completely erased the Mittelbau Dora camp website.

• Could Facebook Be the Next AOL? (PC World)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  PC World – Last week, Facebook announced that it had amassed 500 million users, a formable portion of the global Internet audience. But even as Mark Zuckerberg and company celebrates, others are busy trying to uproot Facebook’s popularity by establishi…

• Video previews Microsoft’s Office 2011 plans (Macworld.com)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  Macworld.com – Microsoft has started rolling out more details about Office 2011, the upcoming upgrade of its productivity suite. On Wednesday, the company posted a brief video on its Mac Mojo blog showing off a few of the suite’s new features.

• Cracked.com releases iPad app (Macworld.com)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  Macworld.com – If you casually surf the Internet for chuckles, you’ve probably come across at least one Cracked.com article.

• Mobile Roadie Launches Super-Customizable App Maker (PC World)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  PC World – Mobile Roadie, a company known for its semi-custom app maker, launched its bigger, better, and more customizable Mobile Roadie Pro on Wednesday. The original app maker features predefined color schemes and an easy online interface for desig…

• Kerry Prepping Online Privacy Bill (PC Magazine)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  PC Magazine – Sen. John Kerry said Tuesday that he will join his House colleagues and take a crack at privacy legislation.

• Watchdog sees no problem with Yahoo! Japan-Google deal (AFP)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  AFP – Japan’s fair trade watchdog said Wednesday it saw no monopoly problem with a search alliance between top Internet portal Yahoo! Japan and Google, Kyodo News reported.

• Google ‘building social network rival to Facebook’ (AFP)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  AFP – Google is holding talks with online game developers as part of its bid to build a social-networking service that could compete with Facebook, The Wall Street Journal reported.

• Google Assembles Parts for Facebook Rival (PC World)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  PC World – It seems only a matter of time before the Internet’s version of Clash of the Titans occurs between Google and Facebook.

• Blackberry 6 and Bold 9800 May Debut Next Week (PC World)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  PC World – Next week may see the debut of the Blackberry 6 operating system running on a brand new slider phone, suggested by an upcoming press announcement. Many sites and blogs are getting excited about invitations from Research In Motion and AT&T f…

• PayPal making belated foray in Japan, without eBay (AP)

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  AP – PayPal, the online payment unit of Internet commerce firm eBay Inc., is planning to break into the Japanese market — the first time it has entered a region without eBay’s powerful auction business.

• Google confident of getting China web license (Reuters)

  Thursday, July 8th, 2010

  Reuters – Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt expressed confidence the company will secure a license to operate a website in China, confounding speculation Beijing may shut down its flagship site there.

• Google expects regulatory OK in China, for now (AP)

  Thursday, July 8th, 2010

  AP – Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Thursday he expects Beijing to renew the license the company needs to continue operating its search engine in China.

• Venezuela arrests two for banking rumor Tweets (Reuters)

  Thursday, July 8th, 2010

  Reuters – Venezuelan police said on Thursday they arrested two people for spreading false rumors on the micro-blogging site Twitter aimed at destabilizing the Latin American country’s banking system.

• Which Browser Is Best for Your Work? (PC World)

  Thursday, July 8th, 2010

  PC World – Net Market Share’s recent Web browser statistics show Internet Explorer remaining the most popular, with 60 percent of the market share, which includes versions 6, 7, and 8. Firefox 3.6 comes in second at 24 percent, and Google’s Chrome 5.0 …

• Pew Research: Wealthy Have Laptops, the Poor Have Cell Phones (PC World)

  Thursday, July 8th, 2010

  PC World – While the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project stated that wireless usage is up in almost all categories, some groups are trending differently than others.

• More Americans Are Going Online with Mobile Devices (NewsFactor)

  Thursday, July 8th, 2010

  NewsFactor – Six in 10 Americans are going online wirelessly using a laptop or a cell phone, according to the latest survey from the Pew Research Center. U.S. mobile-device users are also taking advantage of a much wider range of data applications than…

• For online ‘super reviewers’ rewards go offline (AP)

  Thursday, July 8th, 2010

  AP – Damien Smith leans in to hug Mairead Kelly. They have never met, but he has read her reviews dozens of times. “I can finally put a face to the person. She’s a great writer,” Smith said, sampling some squid ink risotto and moving between groups of …