Internet
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Online Dispute Becomes Internet-Snarling Attack2 April 2013, 1:32 am
A squabble between a group battling spam and a Web hosting company said to be sending it has escalated into an attack clogging up infrastructure worldwide....
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ReDigi Loses Suit Over Reselling of Digital Music2 April 2013, 12:59 am
A federal judge’s ruling could halt the resale of digital music as well as other digital good like e-books....
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After the Fact: Distributed Denial of Service2 April 2013, 12:00 am
It is easy to slow down Internet servers by harnessing thousands of computers to simultaneously send streams of data to a single address, but careful monitoring by Web services can protect against such attacks....
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Aereo Wins a Battle, and Broadcasters Are Distressed1 April 2013, 11:55 pm
An appeals court ruled in favor of the Internet streaming start-up’s system to avoid retransmission fees....
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To Fight Gridlock, Los Angeles Synchronizes Every Red Light1 April 2013, 11:42 pm
With the number of cars on the road continuing to rise, boosters of Los Angeles’s new synchronized traffic system admit it may not be enough to prevent gridlock from worsening....
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Tim Cook of Apple Apologizes to China Over Warranty Policy1 April 2013, 6:41 pm
Apple’s chief, Tim Cook, said he would improve customer service after increasingly ferocious criticism from Chinese media outlets....
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Box, a Data Storage Company, Prepares to Expand in Europe31 March 2013, 10:45 pm
Box, a business data storage and management company, is expanding as part of plans for an expected initial public offering in 2014....
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Russia Begins Selectively Blocking Internet Content31 March 2013, 10:12 pm
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have been required by government officials to hide some posts, under a law that critics say paves the way for broader censorship....
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E-Commerce Companies Bypass Middlemen to Build Premium Brand31 March 2013, 9:36 pm
E-commerce companies that make everything from bedding to eyeglasses are trying to build premium brands at discount prices by cutting out middlemen and going directly to manufacturers....
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Web Privacy, and How Consumers Let Down Their Guard30 March 2013, 7:57 pm
Consumers insist that they treasure their online privacy. But their mouse clicks tell a far different tale, as the experiments of a behavioral economist show....
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Slipstream: In Privacy Laws, an Incomplete American Quilt30 March 2013, 6:45 pm
Europe and the United States are operating at far different speeds with respect to data privacy regulation. And that could be a stumbling block in future trade talks....
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After Cyberattack, Sven Olaf Kamphuis Is at Heart of Investigation30 March 2013, 2:03 am
Although Sven Olaf Kamphuis says he did not orchestrate a large-scale cyberattack this week and has not been charged, he is at the heart of an international investigation....
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Russia's leading social network banned by "mistake"24 May 2013, 10:47 am
By Douglas Busvine MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power. VKontakte (www.vk.com), Europe's largest homegrown social network with 210 million registered users, was put overnight on a "black list" of sites barred from distributing content inside Russia. Hours later, the ban was lifted. ......
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Salesforce.com's quarterly results disappoint Wall Street24 May 2013, 12:30 am
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc's quarterly earnings and outlook disappointed investors as costs rise following a spree of acquisitions, sending its shares lower. Under Marc Benioff, Salesforce's CEO and founder, the company's fast revenue growth has made it a favorite with investors eager to own part of the growing trend among businesses to outsource their information technology needs - from servers to software, a phenomenon known as cloud computing. But Salesfor...
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WikiLeaks doc director on Julian Assange: 'The balls of this guy - I thought, 'wow.'24 May 2013, 12:22 am
By Sharon Waxman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seemed like an intriguing topic for prolific documentarian Alex Gibney, but little did he know the rabbit hole of secrets, lies and hypocrisy he would find as he dug into his subject. Gibney's latest work, "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," about Assange and his "radical transparency," is a fascinating look at one of our era's most fascinating information rebels. WaxWord caught up...
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Hulu video site auction attracts four bidders: sources24 May 2013, 12:00 am
By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, triggering a tug-of-war for the online video service. Satellite operator DirecTV and cable operator Time Warner Cable Inc also put in bids, one of the people told Reuters. ......
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Zach Braff taught crowdfunding to Woody Allen - and he liked it23 May 2013, 11:28 pm
By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Reaction to Zach Braff's use of Kickstarter to fund his next indie film has been mixed, to say the least. But according to the "Scrubs" star, Woody Allen is "riveted" by it. During an interview on SiriusXM talk show "Unmasked," Braff said that the Oscar-winning "Annie Hall" director had no idea what crowdfunding was before meeting with him to discuss a project. "By the way, I'm the one who explained...
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Pittsburgh on the Hudson? Wrong city in NY City campaign logo23 May 2013, 9:34 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner, the road to City Hall leads through Pittsburgh. Weiner, the candidate who infamously resigned from the U.S. Congress two years ago in a sexting scandal, unveiled a video announcing his mayoral candidacy and a campaign logo on his website on Wednesday. The logo is written in blue and orange - the colors of Weiner's beloved New York Mets baseball team. But the image of the skyline that forms its backdrop, while similar to ...
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EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills23 May 2013, 12:44 pm
By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians say could curb tax avoidance. Michel Barnier, the European commissioner in charge of drafting business regulation, said in a speech in Amsterdam that rules which will force banks to report their profits, taxes and subsidies by country from 2015 should be extended to cover other compan...
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Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree on media22 May 2013, 9:45 pm
By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Twitter Inc unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets including the Associated Press, the Financial Times and The Onion. The micro blogging site, which transmits some 400 million messages a day, said on Wednesday that it had begun rolling out an optional "login verification" service to thwart hackers seeking to hijack accounts with stolen passwords. ......
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Pearson agrees $75 million settlement in U.S. e-books case22 May 2013, 4:41 pm
By Kate Holton and Nate Raymond LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - British publisher Pearson's Penguin unit said on Wednesday it would pay $75 million in damages plus costs to U.S. states and consumers as part of an agreement over alleged price-fixing in the e-book market. Pearson, which will take an extra provision on its accounts this year after setting aside $40 million in 2012, had already reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department in the e-book pricing case. ......
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British opposition leader says Google tax behavior 'wrong'22 May 2013, 3:56 pm
By Andrew Osborn and Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party accused the Internet company of wrongly going to "extraordinary lengths" to avoid paying tax. In comments designed to politically outflank Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of next month's G8 summit on what has become a high-profile issue, Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, said he was disappointed that ...
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Young faces enliven Kuwait's faded art scene22 May 2013, 3:47 pm
By Sylvia Westall KUWAIT (Reuters) - After two lackluster decades, Kuwait is experiencing a quiet revival of an arts scene once known as the most avant garde in the Gulf, thanks to a new generation eager to tackle sensitive issues using cutting-edge art forms. The artists have been exhibiting works in the graphic arts, photography, animation and fashion in private galleries but also bypassing traditional venues and arts groups - and possible censorship - by showing their work online to reach an ...
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Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor22 May 2013, 1:45 pm
By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough lessons," Weiner said in the video. "I'm running because I've been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life. ......
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How the Xbox One draws more processing power from cloud computing (#Xbox)...24 May 2013, 12:55 am
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Kim Dotcom threatens to sue Twitter, others over patent (#KimDotcom)...24 May 2013, 12:54 am
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Microsoft to take Bing deeper into Windows Blue, Xbox One (#Bing)...24 May 2013, 12:54 am
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Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter over Facebook (#Twitter)...24 May 2013, 12:53 am
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Apple expands Maps 3D Flyover coverage of California (#Maps)...24 May 2013, 12:53 am
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Consumers are starting to design cars over the Internet (#cars)...23 May 2013, 12:40 pm
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Ethernet celebrates 40 years (#ethernet)...23 May 2013, 12:39 pm
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Twitter finally gets two-factor authentication to keep accounts from getting hacked (#security)...23 May 2013, 12:39 pm
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Bitcoin hits the big time, to the regret of some early boosters (#Bitcoin)...23 May 2013, 12:38 pm
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Terabit ethernet is in your future (#ethernet)...23 May 2013, 12:37 pm
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Sony to stream PlayStation games to non-consoles as part of turnaround (#PlayStation)...22 May 2013, 8:46 pm
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Xbox Live Gold membership good for both Xbox One and 360 (#Xbox)...22 May 2013, 8:46 pm
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Google attempts to trump Facebook $1bn bid for Waze24 May 2013, 10:14 am
USA Google are among a number of companies circling Israeli mapping software company Waze after Facebook put in a $1bln takeover bid. Bloomberg reports that none of the bidders are close to clinching a deal, and the start-up might remain independent.Founded 4 years ago, Waze makes a navigation application for iPhone and Android used by roughly 45 million people. Its mapping service is powered ......
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Two bailed after arrest over Twitter comments about Woolwich murder24 May 2013, 10:09 am
Two men have been released on bail after their arrest for allegedly making offensive comments on Twitter about the murder of a British soldier in ......
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Meet Vin Ryan King of the mountain24 May 2013, 10:00 am
Meet Vin Ryan, the Boston billionaire youve never heard of.
In roughly a month, Iron Mountain Inc. will hold a shareholder vote to make yet another exception to its 75-year age limit for corporate directors, a nod to the important advisory role played by longtime board member Vin Ryan, 77, whose term expires this year.
Classified as an independent director, Ryan is Iron Mountains largest ......
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Nuance analysts cheered by Icahns growing clout24 May 2013, 10:00 am
On the heels of a dismal quarter plagued by poor execution and a spike in operating costs, Nuance Communications received yet another wake-up call earlier this month when it was disclosed that activist investor Carl Icahn has added to his ownership stake in the company.
While some analysts have since suggested that a little shareholder activism is exactly what the Burlington-based company needs ......
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City tech job commutes that compute24 May 2013, 10:00 am
Nicholas Reid used to have a horrible commute.
Every morning, the Society Hill resident bicycled to a SEPTA station, took a train to Wilmington and then biked to the headquarters of SevOne, where he directs product management and design. Then, every night, he reversed the process.
It was a 20-mile bike ride in total, Reid said.
Now, Reids commute is a 10-minute walk. Thats because SevOne, which ......
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CEO File Tim McLaughlin24 May 2013, 10:00 am
Tim McLaughlin CEO Intuitive Company on a custom made staircase in it self-designed studio in the historic Waterworks building in Manayunk.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Tim McLaughlin.
Age: 38.
Title: Principal, relationship strategy.
Company: Intuitive ......
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Peak Facebook British users lose their Liking for Zucks ad empire24 May 2013, 9:17 am
Facebook's popularity is slumping in the UK as users become fed up with being bombarded with advertising, a YouGov survey has revealed. In a report examining social media use among web-savvy Brits, the market research firm found a 9 per cent drop in Facebook usage since April ......
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Russian regulator blacklists social media site VK24 May 2013, 9:17 am
The future of Russia's biggest social media site was thrown into a state of flux Friday after the country's communications regulator moved to shut it down.The site, VKontakte, is similar to Facebook and has roughly 200 million registered users. On Friday a notice on the website of Russia's Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass ......
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TV-related tweets may attract ads with new Twitter campaign24 May 2013, 9:10 am
A new advertising method from Twitter will watch for tweets from you about certain TV shows and allow those shows' advertisers to target you. Of course, you can always ignore their tweets the way you ignored their commercials.The new way to target ads was described ......
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CIPC vows to resolve backlogs24 May 2013, 9:08 am
CIPC commissioner Astrid Ludin says system problems have created some backlogs, but nothing that will take the commission long to resolve. The backlogs created by technical problems with its IT system will not take long to resolve, says the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). The CIPC has also denied reports that a backlog in company registrations exists, but admits to a ......
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Five ways to avoid bill shock24 May 2013, 9:08 am
Bill shock is on the increase as smartphone use in SA surges. Unexpectedly exorbitant cellphone bills are increasingly being reported as smartphone penetration grows in SA. Telecommunications service provider Nashua Mobile says these bills are mostly caused by the automatic downloading of data. "This can be expensive on home turf, but if you're abroad, it can turn an enjoyable trip ......
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Long walk to spectrum24 May 2013, 9:08 am
A policy finally paving the way for more spectrum allocation will go to Cabinet next month. Several years after government first mooted spectrum allocation in high-demand frequencies, the industry is still waiting for action. ITWeb has compiled a timeline of the process so ......
