Google opens virtual shop for business software (AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:09:38 GMT

AFP - Google opened an online shop for business software hosted as services in the Internet "cloud."

Indian Banker Charged With Online Funds Fraud (PC World)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:40:12 GMT

PC World - A senior Indian banker has been arrested by Indian police for an online fraud in which hackers siphoned close to 2.7 million Indian rupees (US$60,000) from a bank account, a senior police official of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu said on Wednesday.

Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:07:11 GMT

AP - Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option.

Summary Box: Google expands sales of business apps (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:16:42 GMT

AP - NEW APPS STORE: Google is selling the online services of other business software makers.

Google opens Web store for business applications (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:58:00 GMT

AP - Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.

US 'JihadJane' arrested for terror recruiting (AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:53:49 GMT

AFP - A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" recruited jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots "or die trying," prosecutors have said.

MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:26:39 GMT

Reuters - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.

Google opens Google Apps Marketplace (InfoWorld)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT

InfoWorld - Google will launch on Tuesday evening Google Apps Marketplace, providing a venue for third-party, cloud-based applications to supplement Google's own online applications.

U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:55 GMT

Reuters - The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.

Cisco leapfrogs rivals with faster router (Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:54:55 GMT

Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc introduced its first major new routers in six years and said they can be configured to handle Internet traffic up to 12 times faster than rival products.

New Cisco Router Supports 322Tbps, Designed for Internet Video (PC World)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:44:00 GMT

PC World - What can you do with 322 terabits per second? Cisco Systems says it's enough bandwidth to allow every person in China to make a video call--simultaneously. And if that's something you want to do, Cisco says it now has hardware capable of the task.

US lawmakers seek action on Internet freedom (AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:37:41 GMT

AFP - US lawmakers from the two major parties on Tuesday issued a joint call for government action to ensure Internet freedom overseas amid alarm at China's cyber-censorship.

Facebook Reported Ready To Let Users Share Locations (NewsFactor)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:06:42 GMT

NewsFactor - Facebook may join other Internet companies in offering location-based services. The social-networking site plans to let its users to share their location and see the locations of friends, according to published reports.

Booksellers fighting Amazon's Canadian bid (Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:28:22 GMT

Reuters - Fearing an apparent assault by Amazon.com on Canadian culture, the Canadian Booksellers Association is urging the federal government to block the U.S. Internet retailer from establishing a physical presence north of the border.

As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules (NewsFactor)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:25:44 GMT

NewsFactor - With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.

FCC to Propose National Digital Literacy Corps (PC World)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:20:29 GMT

PC World - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will propose a National Digital Literacy Corps to help U.S. residents get online as part of a national broadband plan due out next week.

Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole (AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:10:49 GMT

AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.

Cisco unveils system for super-fast Internet (AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:55:07 GMT

AFP - Cisco Systems on Tuesday unveiled super-fast Internet hardware that promises to boost US competitiveness and bolster economic recovery by moving mountains of data at astounding speeds.

Remote-Code Vulnerability Being Exploited in IE 6 and 7 (NewsFactor)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:51:17 GMT

NewsFactor - Older versions of Internet Explorer are under attack. Microsoft warned Tuesday afternoon that cybercriminals are actively exploiting a security vulnerability that lets attackers execute malicious code from remote locations.

FCC Drives Need for National Broadband Plan (PC World)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:41:00 GMT

PC World - The FCC is in overdrive selling Congress, industry providers, and American citizens on the need to address the growing crisis faced by the United States. Today, the FCC unveiled more details of its National Broadband Plan, which will be officially presented to Congress next week.