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An Indianapolis woman has been sentenced to four years in prison after she was convicted of defrauding investors in an Internet business venture.
Belarus' authoritarian leader is promising to toughen regulation of the Internet and its users in an apparent effort to exert control over the last fully free medium in the former Soviet state.
It took Bob Becker by surprise. As he approached an intersection on New York City's West End Avenue, not far from his home, he began to brake his 2010 Toyota Prius. But then the hybrid hit a pothole and suddenly, says Becker, it felt like the brakes weren’t working.
Chinese authorities caught nearly 5,400 suspects last year in a crackdown on online pornography and have vowed to strengthen Internet policing.
General Manager Pat Lewis has a fine Web site at Patriot GM Superstores in Princeton, Ind. Would-be customers can search the dealership’s inventory and look at any vehicle it has available, customizing their purchases and setting up a variety of other services.
China has issued new regulations that expand its Internet controls by tightening procedures for domain name registration.
Latino adults are increasing their use of the Internet faster than other ethnic groups, according to a new survey from the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
When Javier Cáceres walks the halls of Shorewood High School, he is greeted as a rock star, a conquering hero … the guy who engineered the defending blow against Seattle rival Shorecrest.
A Sioux Falls, S.D., company will receive $20 million in federal stimulus funds to help expand high-speed Internet access in underserved rural areas.
Upping the ante on social-networked weddings went into overdrive in ’09. One bridal party danced its way down the aisle and into YouTube stardom in a choreographed ceremony set to Chris Brown’s “Forever.” A couple of other dudes proposed, and were accepted over Twitter. And, earlier this month, a groom updated his relationship status on Twitter and Facebook, at the altar … before kissing the bride!
Like any good celebrity scandal, the Tiger Woods drama has triggered a spike in traffic to Web sites offering details of his Thanksgiving weekend car crash and his alleged extramarital affairs. The lift will likely be fleeting, though, as the shock of the story wears off.
The Tiger Woods sex scandal has been a boon for online publications, even though it hasn't generated the same amount of Internet traffic as Michael Jackson's death and President Barack Obama's inauguration.
They look like real rubies, with vibrant color and brilliant sparkles. But “composite rubies” aren’t natural; their beauty was created in a factory.
A new online tool from Yahoo Inc. will let users see and edit the personal profiles that the Internet company compiles about them to target Internet advertising.
Defunct online gambling site BetOnSports.com has been sentenced to probation and a $28.2 million fine that lawyers on both sides say probably will never be paid.
Internet traffic has continued to explode even during the global economic recession, but computing experts said it won't be able to keep growing indefinitely unless online service providers widely adopt an upgrade in the Net's fundamental structure.
Microsoft says recent security updates made to computers running Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems are not to blame for the "black screen of death" some users are having on their machines, which results in the computer shutting off.
Missouri has won a $1.9 million federal grant to help expand high-speed Internet service in rural areas.
Online advertising revenue in the U.S. fell 5.4 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, as the sputtering economy kept its tight grip on even the fastest growing segment of industry, according to a report released Wednesday.
The Internet can be a powerful medium for politicians to get their message across but it is also a vital means for civilians to have a say in what politicians do, participants in a political conference say.
Prosecutors say they will not appeal the dismissal of a woman's convictions in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.
Air Canada said Thursday it has begun trial offers of Internet service onboard some flights between Los Angeles and the cities of Toronto and Montreal.
When you buy a new washing machine, you don’t expect it to stink up your house. But that seems to be a common problem for people who own high-efficiency front-loading washers.
In a Nov. 15 story about Egypt's plan to apply for the first Internet domain name written in Arabic, The Associated Press incorrectly quoted Yahoo Inc. co-founder Jerry Yang. Yang said new Internet users in emerging markets "will need Web content, and want more content in their native language, and still others won't just be bound by language and barriers, but have other challenges such as reading, literacy." Yang did not use the word "liberty" in the passage.
President Barack Obama prodded China about Internet censorship and free speech, but the message was not widely heard in China where his words were blocked online and shown on only one regional television channel.
CES 2010: Enabling Next-Generation Mobility ApplicationsLast year, mobile phone ownership exceeded four billion users -- which equates to nearly 60 percent of the world's population. And, smartphone sales are rising fast -- with year-end forecasts for 2009 showing smartphone adoption representing 17 percent of total handset shipments.
Google Phone vs. iPhone: Head to HeadAt a press gathering on Tuesday, Google unveiled the Nexus One, a Google-branded smartphone that will run on the search giant's Android operating system.
Netflix Gives In to Warner Bros Greed Netflix has given in to Warner Bros' greed. I just can't think of a nicer way to say it. Netflix has agreed to wait 28 days after a Warner Bros DVD release before making those DVDs available to the legion of Netflix users.
Mel Karmazin on Charlie Rose: Google is "F-ing with the magic"Sirius XM Radio Inc. CEO Mel Karmazin had a meeting between with Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt of Google Inc. And what does Karmazin say to the trio? That Google's advertising model was "F-ing with the magic."
France considers "Google tax" to pay creative workFrance could start taxing Internet advertising revenues from online giants such as Google, using the funds to support creative industries that have been hit by the digital revolution, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
How Much Are Twitter's Tweets Really Worth?Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT) are paying Twitter $25 million to crawl the short posts, or tweets, that users send out on the micro-blogging service. It sounds like big money.
'Bulletproof' safe havens are all the rage for Internet piratesHave you ever put much thought into Internet piracy? 'Ooh, cool, tons of free stuff!' -- no, I mean, really thought about it. In almost every Western nation software and music piracy is theft. In the eyes of the law it's wrong.
Internet spells death of EnglishTraditional spellings could be killed off by the internet within a few decades, a language expert has claimed.
Brink Lindey's* The Age of Abundance elegantly poses a plausible answer to the question of American political division.
Ten Technologies That Will Rock 2010Now that the aughts are behind us, we can start the new decade with a bang. So many new technologies are ready to make a big impact this year. Some of them will be brand new, but many have been gestating and are now ready to hatch. If there is any theme here it is the mobile Web.
Tasmanian devils could be gone in 20 yearsAn Australian zoologist is leading a national project to help save the endangered Tasmanian devil from extinction, a situation that could arise within the next 20 years, experts predict.
MovieTome: Even forum trolls can be fun at times.. if managed properlyThis article goes to show that most of us have been trolls at one time or another. Hopefully, this will encourage everyone who accuses everyone else of being a troll to look in the mirror before the accusations start.
Ahmadinejad's Web Site HackedOn Monday night in San Francisco an information technology consultant named Austin Heap reported on his blog that the official Web site of Iran's president, Ahmadinejad.ir, had been attacked by hackers. More Articles
Future robots will run like cockroachesMost people find cockroaches repulsive, but not John Schmitt. A mechanical engineer at Oregon State University, Schmitt is using the leggy pests as a model for futuristic robots that can run effortlessly over rough terrain.
Online Privacy and Safety, in Life and in Court"Social networking" can be fun, useful, or just a big waste of time. Whatever you think of it, it's here to stay so no point lamenting.
Stop a Washington takeover of the Internet | Americans for ProsperityIn a nutshell, "Open Internet" is the left's latest marketing language for what they used to call "net neutrality." It is an outgrowth of the larger so-called media reform project of radical left-wing activists like Robert McChesney, the Free Press founder who explained …
'Wikileaks' website down until additional funds are securedWikileaks.org, the website devoted to providing a place for whistleblowers to leak documents and remain anonymous and untraceable, has suspended its website until January 6, 2010 while they seek needed funds to continue operations.
Warcraft helps catch a crookCriminals can run, but they can't hide. Especially if they play World of Warcraft.
Is Google God? Ya know, she just may be.. They have more proof then anyone else.9 proofs and a couple of graphs that prove once and for all... lol, you have to see it for yourself, and you better ;)
Google's business chief targets ad revolutionWhen asked what his title as president of Google's sales operations and business development means, Nikesh Arora answers: "I'm basically responsible for the business side." At Google - whose engineers can sometimes be accused of being on missions unconnected with the bottom line …
Why we can never rest: a year in the life of TwitterON June 15, our technicians told me to add a note to our website, writes Biz Stone, a co-founder of Twitter. The note warned users of a planned maintenance session that meant our service would be inaccessible while we carried out an overdue system upgrade.
Facebook is No. 1 holiday hitFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg got a great gift for Christmas: the No. 1 Web-site ranking. The social-networking site was the most popular site in the US on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, knocking Google out of the top spot, according to online research firm Hitwise.
Apple May Ship 10 Million Tablet PCs a Year, Lee Says Apple Inc. expects to ship 10 million tablet computers in the device's first year of release, former Google Inc. executive Lee Kai-fu wrote on his blog, citing a friend familiar with the project whom he didn't name.
Woman's 2009 online love search fails A 43-year-old New Jersey woman says after failing to find love in 2009 through her Web site, 52weeks2findhim.com, she is taking a romantic break in 2010.
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