Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification
As part of the monthly security bulletin release cycle, Microsoft provides advance notification to our customers on the number of new security updates being released, the products affected, the aggreg...
Why the 09ers Are So Upset
The user revolt at Digg and elsewhere, over attempts to take down the now-famous "09 F9 ..." number, is now all over the press. (Background: 1, 2) Many non-techies, including some reporters, wonder w...
Online TV viewing 'on the rise'
Almost half of European broadband users are using their computers to watch television online, a survey claims. — The ability to "take control" of their viewing was the motivation for many users said...
Joost Is Error-Prone
Apologies to all of you who've requested invites to Joost. We'd love to let you into the service, but over the past few days we have had trouble launching the application ourselves. I'd had no probl...
FCC Chairman Martin to Telcos: No Blocking Iowa Calls
BREAKING: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday that the commission told large telcos to stop blocking calls into numbers for the Iowa-based free calling operations, threatening punitive actions if ...
MacArthur Maze Detour Update
In response to the I-80 and I-580 freeway connector collapse in the San Francisco Bay Area that occurred on Sunday, April 29, we responded quickly by removing these ramps from our mapping system on Mo...
Microsoft Acquires Mobile Advertising Pioneer ScreenTonic
ScreenTonic's mobile ad serving and management expertise increase advertiser opportunity across Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions. — Microsoft Corp. today announced it has agreed to acquire Sc...
EIC Change at PC World
As has been widely reported in the media, Harry McCracken, the EIC of PC World has resigned. I have huge respect for Harry, thank him for all his contributions over the years and wish him well. I am...
Pipes Adds Interactive Yahoo! Maps, KML Support (and More)
The Pipes team is proud to announce two new features that we've been working on that enhance our support for GeoData. — First, we added a interactive Yahoo! Map to the runpage of any Pipe containing ...
OLPC project clarifies: no plans for Windows support
Late last week the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project had a media event in Cambridge, and while I couldn't make the event, I did tape a video interview for the BBC on the project. During my preparat...
If Markets Are Conversations Then Twitter Is Money
Twitter is the conversation. David Weinberger gets it right enough. — One of the themes coming through loud and clear in the twitterverse is that many of us are a bit jaded about blogging. Marshal...
How to Value a MySpace Mega-Group
One of the underlying issues raised by Obama's MySpace Mess is just what it takes to build a mega-group on a big social networking site, and how to value that work. I want to get into that here. — ...
Google Goes Wireless
A coalition led by the Web search giant is scoring early wins in a tussle over $10 billion in wireless airwaves — For a company that's had an office in Washington, D.C., for less than two years, Goo...
Twitter Nation: Nobody cares what you're doing
Then again, if you don't get it, that must mean you're totally too old — Using Twitter, you can find out what your friends are doing right this minute. But seriously...do you care? — MSN Tech and...
How Wi-Fi Can Extend T-Mobile's Range
Aims to Improve Reception, Savings — T-Mobile USA Inc., the fourth largest U.S. wireless operator, is planning a national launch this summer of cellphones that can roam on Wi-Fi hotspots in homes an...
YAHOO TESTING NEW SEARCH LOOK?
From Rob Phillips, an astute reader in the UK, a new look for Yahoo search. He can only see this from a UK IP address looking at the main yahoo.com site, not uk.yahoo.com. — He reports:
PC World editor resigns over apparent ad pressure
Award-winning Editor-in-Chief Harry McCracken of PC World resigned Tuesday over disagreements with the magazine's publisher regarding stories critical of advertisers, according to sources. — McCrack...
Internet radio royalty hike delayed; last chance to petition Congress
Internet radio will remain safe and sound, at least through July of this year, on account of a new decision by the US Copyright Royalty Board. Under the CRB's original ruling, Internet radio stations...
Pandora shuts box on users outside US
Pandora.com, the popular net radio station that helps users discover new music and build custom playlists, will block most people outside the US from accessing its service because of legal pressure be...
Now Starring: The Algorithm - Ask.com To Focus On Ranking System In New TV Ads
Ask.com Hopes Ads Compute to Buzz from the Wall Street Journal reports that Ask.com is launching a new TV and Web advertisement campaign today, to try to generate buzz about the Ask.com search engine.
Belgian Papers Back In Google; Begin Using Standards For Blocking
Belgian newspapers that sued Google to be removed from its index are now back in, having agreed to use the commonly-accepted blocking standards that they initially rejected as not being legal.
Digg.com in 'hacking' copyright row
LONDON, England (CNN) — Digg.com, one of the most popular sites on the Web, is bracing for a possible legal battle over refusing to remove stories containing a single 32-digit code that lets people cr...
Snowflakes promise faster chips
Chips could run faster and be more energy efficient thanks to a process from IBM that copies nature's creation of seashells and snowflakes. — The process, called airgap, enables trillions of microsc...
Images of the Clements High student's "terroristic" maps
Images of the maps made by the Clements High School student have found their way to the internet. If there are small children in the room, cover their delicate eyes. Might want to close the blinds, ...