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EFF roemt Nederlandse metazoekmachine

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:10 GMT

Het Nederlandse Ixquick.com krijgt lofuitingen van privacywaakhond Electronic Frontier Foundation voor zijn "excellente privacybeleid".

Mozilla haast zich met Firefox-patch

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:55 GMT

Mozilla komt deze maand nog met de eerste patch voor Firefox 3.5. Die nieuwe browser heeft nog veel gaten, waaronder enkele kritieke.

Vijf redenen dat Pirate Bay 2.0 zal zinken

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:44 GMT

In juridisch zwaar weer verkopen de beheerders plots hun torrentsite The Pirate Bay. De koper heeft grootse plannen. Vijf redenen waarom het niets gaat worden.

Fake Tamiflu "Out-Spams Viagra On Web"

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:11 GMT

cin62 writes "The number of Internet scammers offering fake versions of the anti-swine flu drug Tamiflu has surpassed those selling counterfeit Viagra, reports CNN. Since the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, was declared a global pandemic last month, there has been an increase in the number of Web sites and junk emails offering Tamiflu for sale. 'Every Web site that used to sell Viagra is now selling Tamiflu. We are pretty sure that the same people are making the Tamiflu as are making the Viagra,' said Director of Policy for the UK's Royal Pharmaceutical Society." This news fits in nicely with a report Wired ran a couple weeks ago about the hysteria behind H1N1.

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Source Code of Several Atari 7800 Games Released

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:22 GMT

jadoon88 writes to share a series of old Atari 7800 games that have been unofficially open sourced. "Remember Dig Dug or Centipede or Robotron? They used to be favorites when Atari's 7800 series was still around. Since the era of those consoles is over, and a different world of interactive reality gaming has taken over, Atari has unofficially released source code of over 15 games for the coders and enthusiasts to admire the state-of-the-art (because this is what it was back then). During those times, nobody would have imagined in their wildest dreams the games that Atari's developers floated into the gaming thirsty market and instantly swept across continental boundaries. But things changed soon after that and a company once regarded as one of the most successful gaming console manufacturers and developers faded away in the pages of our technology's hall-of-fame."

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Jackson fans told to stay away as tickets up for grabs (AFP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:14 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/en_afp/entertainmentusmusicjackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246615510408-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=sjThU_FnXgvocQIy4W4ZTg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard. Jackson's family has announced a free public memorial service for the tragic pop icon in Los Angeles, as a battle looms with his ex-wife who wants custody of their two children.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Fans heading to Los Angeles for Michael Jackson's memorial extravaganza were urged to stay away on Friday as organizers said tickets for the event would be allocated by an online lottery.

Ericsson announces broadband contracts in China (AFP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:08 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246651673645-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=_EbuQggP9GDJBsZDAlmWLA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.

Japanese imperial army maps to go online (AFP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:59 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/japanasiainternethistorymilitarygeography"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246621432503-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=dMuO8Hfvcrk36tP1tefJUg--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Japanese veterans in Imperial Army uniforms march in front of the Tarii Gate to offer prayers for the country's war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, 2006. Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities, a Japanese researcher said Friday.

Wanna be @the_real_shaq? That'll be $50,000... (PC World)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:31 GMT

PC World - If you're a nobody who wants to be somebody in the online Web world, you don't need friends--just a thriving bank account. That's where uSocial comes into play. The company converts your cash into background support on the Web's top social sites: You can buy Diggs, votes on Yahoo Buzz, eyeballs for StumbleUpon... and now, Twitter followers.

Open source

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:54 GMT

Free software is finding fans

US government Internet traffic to be screened: report (AFP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:41 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/pl_afp/usintelligenceinternettechnologydefense"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246635652734-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=Nkv.SijK9CxJyhsn75DyPQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security Agency to screen Internet traffic between government agencies and the private sector, the Washington Post reported Friday, quoting Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, seen here in June 2009.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security Agency to screen Internet traffic between government agencies and the private sector, the Washington Post reported Friday.

Microsoft slikt kotsreclame weer in

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:30 GMT

Microsofts online videoreclame voor de 'pornoknop' in Internet Explorer 8 is in slechte aarde gevallen. Het bedrijf trekt het filmpje terug.

KPN: foto Palm Pre op Hi-site betekent niets

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:05 GMT

De Palm Pre is opgedoken op de site van Hi. Dit betekent niet dat de KPN-dochter die smartphone gaat verkopen in Nederland.

Nieuwe bookingtool KLM moet conversie verhogen

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00 GMT

KLM ontwikkelde samen met Mirabeau een nieuwe bookingtool, die wereldwijd wordt ingezet. Belangrijkste aspect is de...

Facebook criticised over privacy

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:48 GMT

The social networking site comes under fire for planned changes to privacy settings.

Woldring opent vergelijkingssite voor hotels

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:22 GMT

Ben Woldring, internetondernemer en allesweter van vergelijkingssites, heeft er een nieuw project bij. Zijn vergelijkingssite...

Workshop: Volg je klant overal

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:19 GMT

Zeker in deze economische dip is het zaak uw bestaande klandizie niet te verwaarlozen. Met een doordacht crm-beleid werkt u aan tevreden...

Emulated PC Enables Linux Desktop In Your Browser

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:50 GMT

Ianopolous writes "Classic DOOM and DSL Linux Desktop inside your Java-enabled browser! The latest JPC, the fast 100% Java x86 PC emulator, is now available with online demos and downloads. JPC is open source and is the most secure way of running x86 software ever — 2 layers (applet sandbox, JPC sandbox) of independently validated security make it the world's most secure means of isolating x86 software. Visit the website to try out some classic games and play around with Linux all within your web browser. Refresh = reboot!"

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Ben Woldring vergelijkt hotelprijzen

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:42 GMT

Internetondernemer Ben Woldring, bekend van onder meer Bellen.com, begint een internationale hotelvergelijkingssite.

London Stock Exchange To Abandon Windows

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:24 GMT

BBCWatcher writes "Computerworld's Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols reports that the London Stock Exchange is abandoning its Microsoft Windows-based trading platform: 'Anyone who was ever fool enough to believe that Microsoft software was good enough to be used for a mission-critical operation had their face slapped this September when the LSE's Windows-based TradElect system brought the market to a standstill for almost an entire day .... Sources at the LSE tell me to this day that the problem was with TradElect ...'"

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Broadband industry group say U.S. rules go too far (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:21 GMT

Reuters - U.S. government guidelines to spend $4 billion to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the United States may go beyond current laws, a broadband industry group, said on Thursday.

iPhone Vulnerability Yields Root Access Via SMS

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:01 GMT

snydeq writes "Pwn2Own winner Charlie Miller has revealed an SMS vulnerability that could provide hackers with root access to the iPhone. Malicious code sent by SMS to run on the phone could include commands to monitor location using GPS, turn on the phone's microphone to eavesdrop on conversations, or make the phone join a DDoS attack or botnet, Miller said. Miller did not provide detailed description of the SMS vulnerability, citing an agreement with Apple, which is working to fix the vulnerability in advance of Black Hat, where Miller plans to discuss the attack in greater detail. 'SMS is a great vector to attack the iPhone,' Miller said, as SMS can send binary code that the iPhone processes without user interaction. Sequences can be sent to the phone as multiple messages that are automatically reassembled, thereby surpassing individual SMS message limits of 140 bytes."

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Art attack

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:49 GMT

Bill Thompson on mixing art and technology

iPhone 3GS Gets Jailbroken, Hack Available Online (PC World)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:45 GMT

PC World - The first jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS is now available. The tool, called purplera1n, will only allow the installation of unofficial third-party applications, but will not unlock the iPhone 3GS.

Kamer wil levering Iraans internetfilter verbieden

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:30 GMT

De Tweede Kamer wil dat Nederland zich binnen de EU sterk maakt voor een verbod op het leveren van internetfiltertechnologie aan Iran.

Html5 krijgt toch geen video en audio

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:27 GMT

De veelgeroemde video- en audio-mogelijkheden van html5 komen toch niet in de offici�le specificatie. Bij gebrek aan een standaard blijven meerdere plugins dus de norm.

Billions stolen in online robbery

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:22 GMT

One of the banks in Eve Online is rocked as its chief executive sells billions in virtual cash for real money.

Google dringt updates niet meer op

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:15 GMT

Google past zijn software-installer, Google Update, aan om voortaan de Windows Scheduler te gebruiken, en dus niet constant op de achtergrond te draaien.

Hybrid cars to make noise to help blind pedestrians

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:01 GMT

Japan considers adding noise-making devices to quiet hybrid cars to improve safety for blind pedestrians.

Web Site for China Mobile's Application Store Appears (PC World)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:30 GMT

PC World - A Web site for China Mobile's upcoming mobile application store appeared online on Friday, giving a preview of what free and paid downloads the carrier will offer to its more than 480 million subscribers.

PC makers to offer China Internet filter (AFP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/chinaitcomputerinternetcensor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246615629520-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=3SXtfwk0nsYnURZCwFitWg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Chinese workers use their computers in a coffee shop in Chengdu, 2008. Several PC makers said they were voluntarily including China's controversial Internet filter software in new shipments despite Beijing's decision to postpone making it mandatory.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Several PC makers said Friday they were voluntarily including China's controversial Internet filter software in new shipments despite Beijing's decision to postpone making it mandatory.

Linux-patch omzeilt FAT-patent Microsoft

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07 GMT

Een kernelpatch voor Linux maakt gebruik van FAT mogelijk zonder dat Microsoft, patenthouder op dat bestandssysteem, royalty's zijn verschuldigd.

Regulators eye Google book deal

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:00 GMT

US anti-trust regulators are to examine Google's $125m deal with book publishers to settle copyright issues, reports say.

EU weigert douanetarief op smartphones

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:40 GMT

Er komt geen Europese importheffing op smartphones. Nederland en een aantal andere lidstaten waren tegen de heffing.

Buy right

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:35 GMT

Brussels aims to help net shoppers

Opta klaagt Pretium aan

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:31 GMT

De Opta sleept Pretium Telecom voor het gerecht. De telecomprovider moet stoppen met "het misbruiken van de goede naam" van de telecomwaakhond.

RC Submarine Lays Fiber Through Sewers In Italy

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:57 GMT

Francesco Fondi writes "An Italian Italian Company is using RC scale model submarines to lay fiber through Milan's sewage system. The RC submarine used is the Neptune SB-1, produced by Taiwanese company Thunder Tiger. It costs ca $600 in US hobby shops." In Italian, but the pictures speak for themselves.

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Google aangeklaagd om indexverbanning

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:52 GMT

Een softwarebedrijf heeft Google aangeklaagd omdat het zijn site niet indexeert. Daarnaast schendt de zoekgigant het merkenrecht met Google Adwords.

Adobe deze hele week gesloten

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:05 GMT

Deze week zijn de kantoren van Adobe in de VS gesloten. De bezuinigingsmaatregel wordt de komende kwartalen herhaald.

Onderzoek geopend in schikking Google Books

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:00 GMT

Het ministerie van Justitie in de Verenigde Staten heeft bevestigd dat het een formeel onderzoek is gestart naar de schikking die Google...

Mixed results for green IT goals

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:54 GMT

A majority of tech workers in the public sector do not know about the emission reduction targets they face, says a survey.

Ubuntu cloud krijgt Enterprise Support

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:40 GMT

Canonical, het bedrijf achter Ubuntu, heeft een professionele service gelanceerd om klanten te ondersteunen bij het bouwen van een priv�-cloud.

Streamingproef omroepen en isp's op laag pitje

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:05 GMT

De uitrol van een gedecentraliseerd videodistributiemodel duurt langer dan verwacht. De urgentie ontbreekt omdat de groei in online video is afgevlakt.

Site-uitgevers moeten nieuw businessmodel cre�ren

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:43 GMT

In online advertising en branding vallen harde klappen. Maar adverteerders aan de onderkant van de markt zien hun kans schoon en halen...

IBM Releases Open Source Machine Learning Compiler

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:42 GMT

sheepweevil writes "IBM just released Milepost GCC, 'the world's first open source machine learning compiler.' The compiler analyses the software and determines which code optimizations will be most effective during compilation using machine learning techniques. Experiments carried out with the compiler achieved an average 18% performance improvement. The compiler is expected to significantly reduce time-to-market of new software, because lengthy manual optimization can now be carried out by the compiler. A new code tuning website has been launched to coincide with the compiler release. The website features collaborative performance tuning and sharing of interesting optimization cases."

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Apple May Be Exempt From China's Web Filter Mandate (PC World)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:40 GMT

PC World - Apple appears to be exempt from China's mandate that a controversial Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country.

Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules (AP)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:08 GMT

AP - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.

Microsoft Changing Users' Default Search Engine

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34 GMT

BabyDuckHat writes "Cnet's Dennis O'Reilly caught "Windows Search Helper" trying to change his default Firefox search from Google to Bing. This isn't the first time the software company has been caught quietly changing user's preferences to benefit its own products."

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Symantec Releases Norton 2010 Betas (PC Magazine)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:28 GMT

PC Magazine - The public beta-test editions of Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 will focus on reputation-based malware detection—a technology that can detect zero-day malware that's never been seen before.

Conviction reversed in web hoax that led to suicide (AFP)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:36 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/tc_afp/usitcompanycrimecourtinternetmyspace"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246574141601-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=7gvn6BgoDed0syKVThN.Aw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="An internet user looking at a MySpace page. A woman who was convicted of computer fraud in an Internet hoax that led to the suicide of 13-year-old girl was tentatively acquitted Thursday by a federal judge.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A woman who was convicted of computer fraud in an Internet hoax that led to the suicide of 13-year-old girl was tentatively acquitted Thursday by a federal judge.