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UK Government confirms site blocking discussions, end of internet freedom

Piers Hausjell — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:19:29 +0100

The western world takes Internet freedom for granted and expects to be able to access any website from anywhere, of course countries such as China are known for having state-controlled firewalls, but it now seems... Read more...

Microsoft introduces 'talking about Windows' site

Tom Warren — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:24:05 +0100

Microsoft yesterday revealed yet another community based site based on the company's popular operating system, Windows. In the past the software giant has introduced Channel9, On10, The Hive and Windows Team Blog all with the... Read more...

YouTube TV site for Wii and PS3 consoles

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:34:15 +0000

It is no longer necessary to own Apple TV or TiVo digital video recorder or VUDU box to watch YouTube clips on TV. YouTube is joining MySpace, Yahoo and others in bringing the web based... Read more...

Teen commits suicide on live video site

Damien Reynolds — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:50:57 +0000

We have all heard of Cyber Bullying where a group of users online would taunt and stalk helpless users until they break down online and even offline but this is a case where it went... Read more...

eHarmony launches site for same-sex love seekers

maplecookie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:32:27 +0000

In a move which both thrills and irritates this writer, eHarmony has agreed to open a new matching service for those who are homosexual by March 31, 2009. By starting CompatiblePartners.net, a new site... Read more...

IETester Helps You Test Your Site

Steven Parker — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:31:18 +0100

IETester is a free web browser specifically designed for testing web sites in Internet Explorer including IE 8 beta, IE 7, IE 6, IE 5.5 on both XP and Vista. Like any web browser,... Read more...

Experts: Don't blame Microsoft for mass site defacements

Steven Parker — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:38:13 +0100

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Progress was made Monday in mitigating thousands of SQL-based Web sites injected with malicious javascript code. However, one security expert says we can expect more such attacks in the near future. A traditional SQL injection... Read more...

The Pirate Bay: The Site is Safe, Even If We Lose in Court

EL1TE — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:57:31 +0000

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In an few hours from now The Pirate Bay team will probably be charged with aiding or facilitating copyright infringement. If they are found guilty, they could receive sentences of up to 2 years in... Read more...

Zune Online as a Social Networking Site

Slimy — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:30:10 +0000

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Channel 10 has posted a short 5 minute video interview with one of the member's of the Zune Team, detailing what exactly Robbie Bach was talking about during the Bill Gates keynote when he announced... Read more...

Hackers Shut Down Pennsylvania's Government Web Site

EL1TE — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:39:17 +0000

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Hackers infiltrated Pennsylvania's government Web site on Friday, forcing administrators to shut down nearly the entire site for several hours. Hackers broke into the pages of the departments of Labor and Industry, Education, and Military... Read more...

Microsoft launches New Connect Beta Site

Slimy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:21:19 +0000

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Microsoft has released a new connect beta site (Build 3.00.00.0125) for its beta testers to try out. The software giant based the changes around user feedback and promises there are more changes to come. The... Read more...

Top 11 Dumbest Web Site Decisions

Steven Parker — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:44:35 +0000

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OK, the article was originally called Top 10 Dumbest Web Site Decisions, but I felt the article couldn't be run without our own #11. Kalena Jordan writes: Having worked with web sites for the... Read more...

Procter & Gamble and NBC Create Pet Site

Sagittarius — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:49:06 +0000

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In what seems to be a move just for the heck of it, Procter & Gamble Co. and NBC Universal announced Monday that they have formed a partnership to launch an online site for dog... Read more...

New eBay site lets people finance the world's poor

Amin N.Karimi — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:03:35 +0100

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EBay Inc, the world's largest online auctioneer and payments company, launched on Wednesday a Web site allowing ordinary investors to buy securities aimed at improving conditions in the world's poorest countries. MicroPlace, located at http://www.microplace.com,... Read more...

NBC to Offer TV Downloads on Own Site

Sagittarius — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:56:13 +0100

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Shortly after deciding to pull all of its content from Apple's popular iTunes store, entertainment company NBC has announced today that it plans to launch a service called NBC Direct next month offering free, ad-supported... Read more...

U.S. Consulate Web Site in Russia Breached

Slimy — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:56:28 +0100

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On September 10, the Web site for the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russia, was broken into and was serving up malicious iFrames, according to Sophos security researchers. After trying to load a malicious... Read more...

Windows Home Server Web Site Updated

Steven Parker — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:45:23 +0100

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The Windows Home Server web site was updated today to a new look and feel, and over the next few weeks/months additional content, links and other great stuff will be added to the site. ... Read more...

2Clix sues Australian Site Whirlpool Over Forum Topic

brent3000 — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:41:31 +0100

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The founder of the Australian Broadband site Whirlpool is currently under legal issued with accounting software firm 2Clix Australia Pty Ltd for alleged "injurious falsehood". The Statement of Claim from the company alleges that Simon... Read more...

News Corp. and NBC Name New Online Video Site "Hulu"

Sagittarius — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:25:45 +0100

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An online video site backed by media companies NBC Universal and News Corp. took a step closer to launching on Wednesday, saying it will call itself "Hulu" and begin a trial run in October. Little... Read more...

Playboy to Launch College Social Networking Site

Sagittarius — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:20:45 +0100

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To compensate for declining readership and profits, Chicago-based Playboy Enterprises Inc. is heading back to school to boost the bottom line in one of its biggest expansion efforts in years. Riding a wave of renewed... Read more...