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FCC Offers 'Regulation Lite' for Broadband Providers, Pleasing Few
The FCC's plan to lightly regulate the pipes of U.S. broadband providers in order to preserve users rights ran into fierce criticism from Republicans and free-market groups Thursday. This came despite agency promises not to impose most of the heavy regulations that currently control phone service in the United States. The move to reclassify broadband services ...
Facebook Applications Being Added to Profiles Without Users' Knowledge
Facebook's new features are secretly adding applications to your profile. They discovered that even if you adjust your privacy settings, certain sites you visit while logged into Facebook are -- without any notification -- showing up on your applications list. There does not appear to be any way to opt out. I checked out my Facebook ...
Google to Record Label: Linking is Not a Crime!
In what seems like a role reversal, Google has filed a lawsuit against Blue Destiny Records in an attempt to assert that it has not infringed the record label's copyrights. Blue Destiny Records had previously sued Google but then withdrew the suit, saying that it would refile at a later date. Blue Destiny Records first sued ...
Media Coalition Asking Court to Unseal Records in iPhone Probe
News organizations, including the Los Angeles Times, as well as the First Amendment Coalition, are asking a San Mateo County Superior Court to unseal records in the criminal investigation into a missing iPhone prototype. San Mateo County prosecutors persuaded a judge to seal all the records in the case. In a legal brief filed with the ...
FCC to Exercise 'Nuclear Option' on Broadband Providers
Reversing a controversial deregulation decision made by the Bush administration, the FCC will seek to force broadband internet providers to adhere to some of the rules that have long applied to the nations landline phone providers. The decision will be announced officially tomorrow by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, according to a senior FCC officials statement Wednesday, ...
With 3G, iPad Comes into Its Own - Network Permitting
Like the iPhone before it, the iPad has the potential to change your life. No exaggeration: Once you live with one for a few weeks, you'll find it insinuating itself into your daily routine so much that you can't imagine living without it. (If you're a man, get used to wearing a murse.) With more than ...
Skype to Make Group Video Chat the Next Killer Webcam Feature
Starting next week, Skype will begin beta testing a new group video chat feature on Windows PCs. The feature will let up to five people join in on a video chat simultaneously, which is a big leap from Skype's current video chat limitation of two users. Group video chat will initially be available for free, but ...
Embedding Tweets in Blog Posts
A new Twitter tool called Blackbird Pie will now allow website owners to embed a tweet into their blog posts or articles. When viewed on the user's site, readers can view the tweeter's profile picture, click on links within the tweet, and even view hashtags. Blackbird Pie was developed by Twitter employee Robin Sloan and is ...
iPad Keyboard: Pricey and Awkward, Must-Have for Productivity
As beautiful as they may be, virtual keyboards cant replace the speed and precision of typing on physical keys. If you actually plan on doing work on an iPad, you should probably buy Apples integrated keyboard-and-dock. Once you attach your iPad to the dock, you can begin typing in basically any app that has a text ...
Facebook Glitch Brings New Privacy Worries
For many users of Facebook, the worlds largest social network, it was just the latest in a string of frustrations. Facebook asks users to link information in their profiles, which makes that information public. On Wednesday, users discovered a glitch that gave them access to supposedly private information in the accounts of their Facebook friends, like ...
