Mars Phoenix Lander Moves Arm For First Time In A Year
May 30, 2008
TechWeb - InformationWeek - NASA said the Phoenix was instructed to rotate its “wrist,” unlatch its launch lock, raise the forearm, and move it upright to release the elbow restraint.
Google Seeks Dismissal Of Street View Lawsuit
May 30, 2008
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Google insists it has the right to drive upon a private road, turn around in a private driveway, and take pictures of private property.
No Answers Found In Search For Microsoft’s Jim Gray
May 30, 2008
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Searches on and below the water have not solved the disappearance of the noted computer researcher and experienced sailor.
Samsung Introduces Stylish Smartphone
May 30, 2008
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The sleek Samsung smartphone has a stainless steel body, is 13.5 millimeters thin, and features a sliding form factor.
Two online sites fined, banned over Roland-Garros betting
May 30, 2008
AFP - Two Internet sites were banned Friday by a French court from taking online bets in France on matches at the ongoing Roland-Garros tennis championship in Paris.
Time Warner Cable To Offer Web To TV Video Linkup
May 30, 2008
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Time Warner Cable plans to offer subscribers an easier way to bring Internet video to their television screens as part of an overall home networking system, Chief Executive Glenn Britt said Friday.
Comcast Hijackers Expose Flaws in Internet’s DNS
May 30, 2008
NewsFactor - Teenage hackers temporarily hijacked and defaced several Comcast Web sites and redirected user e-mail in an exploit that appears to expose fundamental weaknesses in the Internet’s Domain Name System. The hackers, known as Defiant and EBK, apparently used “social engineering” — persuading insiders to hand over account information — to break into Comcast’s account at domain registrar Network Solutions.
IDC: US Internet Ad Spending to Boom
May 30, 2008
PC World - IDC is forecasting robust growth for U.S. online advertising in the coming five years.
FCC Considers Free Internet, Revised D-Block Auction
May 30, 2008
NewsFactor - Having successfully completed the much-publicized 700-MHz wireless spectrum auction, the Federal Communications Commission is now planning its next auctions.
Time Warner Cable to offer web to TV link
May 30, 2008
Reuters - Time Warner Cable Inc plans to offer
subscribers an easier way to bring Internet video to their
television screens as part of an overall home networking
system, Chief Executive Glenn Britt said on Friday.
