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An education program designed to improve children's safety on the internet is being piloted in some ACT schools.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc has added its voice to the case against Microsoft Corp as the European Commission probes antitrust charges related to the software giant's Internet Explorer browser.

The head of Yahoo Inc.'s news and information division has jumped ship to Hearst Corp, as speculation mounts that the Internet company is on the brink of a major management reorganization....

PHILADELPHIA » HBO on your PC? It could happen sooner than you think. Wary of the growing number of consumers watching TV shows online for free -- and yet reluctant to upset viewers by yanking shows from the Internet -- the nation's largest cable operators are in talks with media

Selling SAAS (Software as a Service) to skeptical federal IT managers is proving easier these days as state and local governments prove turning to the cloud can save taxpayer dollars while improving service to constituents. Using hosted applications and services from Salesforce.com, Google Apps, Amazon's EC2 and other cloud vendors, governments from Washington, DC, to Seattle, Washington are turning to the Internet to build cost-effective, scalable and reliable solutions. - The New York Metropolitan Transit System's IT department had a problem after creatinga 4,500-page website that was less than the sum of its parts. The Cityof Seattle's network was unable to successfully screen out spam. TheDistrict of Columbia's network was, well, simply dysfunctional.All ...

The latest addition to the Web browser wars, according to Apple, is faster and "more innovative" than Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other competing apps.

Released for Verizon Wireless, the LG Versa has an enhanced touch screen with rotating display that can be accessed with just the flick of a finger or with handwriting recognition. A built-in 2.0-megapixel camera offers optimal picture quality with auto-focus, flash and photo editing capabilities. The Versa automatically adapting to low or unevenly distributed light. Users can use the photo editing tool to personalize their digital photos with features that include borders and landscapes, and they can draw on their pictures directly on the screen using their fingertips. Featuring 3G EV-DO connectivity for high-speed Internet, the Versa has VCAST Music to download from over 2 million songs and VCAST Video to stream entertainment clips, sports highlights, breaking news and weather. The Versa can give audible turn-by-turn directions and locate nearly fourteen million points of interest in the U.S., including landmarks, restaurants and even ATMs via VZ Navigator.

snydeq writes 'Microsoft Excel has a zero-day vulnerability that attackers are exploiting on the Internet, according to security vendor Symantec. The problem affects Excel 2007 both without and with Service Pack 1, according to an advisory on SecurityFocus, and other versions going back to Excel 2000. The program's vulnerability can be exploited if a user opens a maliciously crafted Excel file, allowing a hacker to leave a Trojan horse on the infected system.' of this story at Slashdot.

Greenfield warns social networking sites are changing children's brains, resulting in selfish and attention deficient young peopleSocial network sites risk infantilising the mid-21st century mind, leaving it characterised by short attention spans, sensationalism, inability to empathise and a shaky sense of identity, according to a leading neuroscientist.The startling warning from Lady Greenfield, professor of synaptic pharmacology at Lincoln college, Oxford, and director of the Royal Institution, has led members of the government to admit their work on internet regulation has not extended to broader issues, such as the psychological impact on children.Greenfield believes ministers have not yet looked at the broad cultural and psychological effect of on-screen friendships via Facebook, Bebo and Twitter.She told the House of Lords that children's experiences on social networking sites 'are devoid of cohesive narrative and long-term significance. As a consequence, the mid-21st century min

Social network sites risk infantilising the mid-21st century mind, leaving it characterised by short attention spans, sensationalism, inability to empathise and a shaky sense of identity, according to a leading neuroscientist.The startling warning from Lady Greenfield, professor of synaptic pharmacology at Lincoln college, Oxford, and director of the Royal Institution, has led members of the government to admit their work on internet regulation has not extended to broader issues, such as the psychological impact on children.Greenfield believes ministers have not yet looked at the broad cultural and psychological effect of on-screen friendships via Facebook, Bebo and Twitter.She told the House of Lords that children's experiences on social networking sites 'are devoid of cohesive narrative and long-term significance. As a consequence, the mid-21st century mind might almost be infantilised, characterised by short attention spans, sensationalism, inability to empathise and a shaky sense o