Mozilla Accelerates Firefox 5 Release Schedule

Firefox 4 was just released but Mozilla has already scheduled release of Firefox 5 for June 21.

Posted on: April 7, 2011 9:00 am

Net giants challenge French data law

A new French law requires a variety of internet firms to keep data on users – names, addresses, telephone numbers, and passwords – for up to a year. And, if requested, turn it all over to authorities.

Posted on: April 7, 2011 9:00 am

Georgian woman cuts off web access to whole of Armenia

A woman, scavenging copper from underground cables, managed to take Armenia off the internet for about five hours when she accidentally cut a fiber-optic cable.

Posted on: April 7, 2011 9:00 am

Vatican publication rehabilitates hackers

Using the definition from Eric S. Raymond that “Hackers build things, crackers break them”, the Vatican is taking a charitable stance. Father Antonio Spadaro feels the desire for truth, espoused by many hackers, parallels the teachings of Christianity

Posted on: April 6, 2011 9:00 am

Commodore 64 available again

It looks like the old Commodore 64, with the same keyboard in the same funky beige case, but inside it has been updated with a Dual Core 525 Atom processor running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. And, if you remember those old 8-bit games with fondness, they can be run on the new system.

Posted on: April 6, 2011 9:00 am

FAQ: Epsilon email breach

Most of us have never heard of Epsilon Interactive and have no idea why a hack of their servers should concern us. But, if you’ve gotten e-mail from your bank, or a retail firm, it was probably sent from Epsilon’s servers. This article explains what you need to know.

Posted on: April 6, 2011 9:00 am

Tobii releases eye-controlled mouse system

The PCEye, for Windows systems, fits on the lower edge of your monitor to track your eye movements. It includes a built-in processor so it won’t slow your system down but, at $7,000, it isn’t for everyone.

Posted on: April 5, 2011 9:00 am

30 years of mobile computing

The Osborne 1 was released in April 1981 as the first, mass-produced, mobile computer. In comparison to Apple’s iPad 2… well, this article does do a comparison, which might make the iPad 2 look even more impressive.

Posted on: April 5, 2011 9:00 am

Yahoo! Liable for Searchable Contents

The Court of Rome has stated that by not removing links to file-sharing sites, the company is liable for copyright infringement. Yahoo!, and other search engines, must remove links to websites hosting unlawful content once notified by the alleged right holder.

Posted on: April 5, 2011 9:00 am

Identity Tab, 7-inch Froyo tablet

The Identity Tab from Enspert is an inexpensive, 7-inch Android tablet with a 1GHz processor. This review includes technical specifications.

Posted on: April 5, 2011 9:00 am