China’s Internet backdown lauded by firms, activists
June 30, 2009
Reuters - China’s ambitions to strengthen control of the Internet with filtering software became a show of the limits of its power on Wednesday, as activists and industry groups welcomed AN abrupt delay of the contentious plan.
Google fixes Outlook plugin for Google Apps
June 30, 2009
Google worked with Microsoft to patch up some serious issues with the first version of the Outlook plugin for Google Apps. Among other things, the first version of this plugin disabled windows desktop search, which probably made Microsoft as angry as most users.
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Pirate Bay Users Jump Ship Over Site Sale
June 30, 2009
PC World - Calling The Pirate Bayâs owners âselloutsâ who made a âdeal with the devil,â users of the notorious torrent-tracking site expressed their frustrations across the Internet today.
Google Fixes Search Problem in Outlook Sync Tool for Apps
June 30, 2009
PC World - Google has fixed an issue with the Outlook synchronization tool it released recently for its Apps hosted communications and collaboration suite, Google said Tuesday.
Mac News Briefs: wineCellar 2.0 adds cloud support for mobile access
June 30, 2009
Macworld.com - Users who turn to Cadent Computing’s wineCellar to log and organize their wine collection will now be able sync entries via a new synchronization service added in the latest update. wineCellar 2.0 introduces Cadent Cloud, a service that lets the app sync up to 500 wines to a cloud where they can be viewed through either a standard Web site or a site for mobile devices.
5 Features Internet Explorer Will Likely Crib from Firefox 3.5
June 30, 2009
PC World - Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5 browser launched today not only besting Internet Explorer 8 when it comes to features, in my opinion, but also when it comes to speed. As I’ll predict here, for its next Internet Explorer launch Microsoft will crib innovative Firefox 3.5 features and skimp on giving credit. After all, haven’t we seen Microsoft do this before? Remember where you spotted browser tabs the first time?
`Thriller’ viewed 8.5 million times since Thursday
June 30, 2009
AP - People are clamoring to see Michael Jackson’s old videos in the wake of his death especially Thriller.
Jackson family says the singer’s will has surfaced
June 30, 2009
AP - A person with knowledge of Michael Jackson’s will says the singer’s mother gets custody of his children and his assets are to be placed put in trust.
Analysts Doubt Future of Comcast’s WiMAX Offering
June 30, 2009
NewsFactor - Comcast launched a high-speed wireless data service in Portland on Tuesday as the first step in what the cable-TV network operator expects to eventually become a nationwide rollout — with Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia expected to go online later this year.
Amazon, Blue Nile sever Web affiliate programs
June 30, 2009
Reuters - Amazon.com has closed its third Internet associates program in a week, in Hawaii, as the online retailer steps up an effort to skirt new sales taxes in several U.S. states.
