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Jay Leno wins cybersquatting caseGENEVA (Reuters) - Comedian and talk show host Jay Leno has won a cybersquatting case against a Texas man found by a U.N. agency to have misused the domain name thejaylenoshow.com to direct Internet users to a real estate website.
Reuters Thursday, July 02, 2009MySpace, Web servers not liable for assaults: courtLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Internet servers like MySpace cannot be held liable when minors are sexually assaulted by people they first meet on a website, a California appeals court ruled in an opinion filed late on Tuesday.
Reuters Thursday, July 02, 2009Twitt-iquette: Top 9 Twitter Faux PasCelebs, politicians and ordinary tweeters get into trouble on Twitter.
ABC News Thursday, July 02, 2009Court: MySpace not liable for offline assaultsConsistent with other federal rulings, court rules that a Web
service can't be held responsible, if a minor is assaulted offline by someone whom he or she meets online.
CNET Thursday, July 02, 2009SolarNetOne Wants Stable Internet Connections For Developing NationsThere are many initiatives to bring tech to developing areas of the globe; things like OLPC, Geekcorps, and UN programs. One new approach from SolarNetOne strives to allow users in those developing areas to have access to an internet connection without have to depend on unreliable infrastructure. "Each SolarNetOne kit is a self-powered communications
network. Energy is produced from a solar array sized to each locale's latitude and predominant weather conditions. The generated power is stored in a substantial battery array, and circuit breakers and electronics protect the gear from overloads and other perturbations. A basic kit includes five "seats," implemented as thin clients connected through a LAN to a central server. The networking gear also includes a long-range, omnidirectional WiFi access point, and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) device. Each kit also includes all the cables and wires required to assemble the system, so few additional materials are required for an installa
Slashdot Thursday, July 02, 2009MySpace, Web Servers Not Liable for Assaults, Court RulesInternet servers like MySpace cannot be held liable when minors are sexually assaulted by people they first meet on a website, a California appeals court ruled in an opinion filed this week. - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Internet servers like MySpace cannot be held liable when minors are sexually assaulted by people they first meet on a website, a California appeals court ruled in an opinion filed late on Tuesday. The ruling by the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles is consi...
eWEEK Thursday, July 02, 2009Some iPhone 3G S Overheating, Apple Offers ?Temperature` WarningSome
iphone 3GS smartphones are overheating to the point of discoloration, which may be attributed to the new longer-lasting battery. Apple has yet to respond to the reports, but a late-June post on its support site unhelpfully warns against extensive periods of listening to music in direct sunlight. - Everyone knows the
apple iphone 3GS is hot, but some users are finding it unbearably so. Some white iPhones are reportedly overheating to the point of causing pink or brown discoloration on the back of the device. The French tech site Nowhere Else first reported the story on June 26, including...
eWEEK Thursday, July 02, 2009Web Advertisers Propose Self-Regulation PrinciplesOnline advertisers are proposing a mix of consumer education, disclosures about what information is being collected and special protections for children and sensitive information in an effort to head off tough legislation. - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Online advertisers are proposing a mix of consumer education, disclosures about what information is being collected and special protections for children and sensitive information in an effort to head off tough legislation. Four leading advertising trade associations -- t...
eWEEK Thursday, July 02, 2009Nokia, Lenovo, HP Roll Out Latest Gadgets at Digital ExperienceNEW YORK At Pepcom's recent Digital Experience event, a wide variety of IT companies arrived to show off their latest digital cameras, netbooks, smartphones and other devices designed to make both regular and business life a bit more flashy and efficient. Whether new smartphones from Nokia, a vehicle visor mount from BlackBerry, new mini-notebooks or netbooks from Lenovo, or backup hard-drives from Hewlett-Packard, a variety of gizmos made an appearance. Devices also ranged from pure entertainment to pure functionality, such as ultra-armored phones designed to be nearly as invulnerable as rugged laptops. eWEEK offers a look at some of the latest and greatest of these gadgets. - ...
eWEEK Thursday, July 02, 2009Microsoft chucks vomit adThe rather colorful ad--in which a wife pukes after seeing what her husband has been viewing online--has been removed from the
microsoft IE 8 "Browse Better'' campaign.
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