Vietnam steps up China-style Internet control
June 30, 2010
AFP - Blogger Nguyen Hue Chi is locked in an electronic game of cat and mouse with a mystery cyberattacker — widely believed to be the government.
Google says China partially blocks search service
June 30, 2010
AP - A Google search feature was blocked in China on Thursday, the company said as it awaited Beijing’s decision on whether to renew its operating license amid tensions over censorship.
Toshiba to Offer Classmate-based Laptop in Japan
June 30, 2010
PC World - Toshiba will sell a modified version of Intel’s Classmate convertible laptop in Japan, the company said Thursday.
GetGlue iPhone app is the perfect escape when things feel sticky
June 30, 2010
Appolicious - While the free GetGlue iPhone app would have been my very favorite discovery as a 17-year-old, I like it now as well. The first thing you do here is check in; which, in Facebook parlance, means announce what you’re currently doing.
Microsoft pulls plug on Kin phones
June 30, 2010
Reuters - Microsoft Corp has pulled the plug on a new generation of smartphones less than three months after unveiling the devices that were part of its efforts to catch-up with Apple Inc and Google Inc in the fast-growing mobile market.
A ‘Public Option’ for Broadband?
June 30, 2010
PC World - When it comes to broadband, Iâm a socialist. Why?
Microsoft: 10,000 PCs Hit With New XP 0day Attack
June 30, 2010
PC World - Nearly a month after a Google engineer released details of a new Windows XP flaw, criminals have dramatically ramped up online attacks that leverage the bug.
Microsoft pulls plug on Kin phones
June 30, 2010
Reuters - Microsoft Corp has pulled the plug on a new generation of smartphones less than three months after the company unveiled the devices in an attempt to catch-up with Apple and Google in the fast-growing mobile market.
Remains of the Day: Microsoft Kin bids adieu to the social
June 30, 2010
Macworld.com - We bid adieu to the Microsoft Kin, but itâs okay because people are plenty happy with their iPads. And more light is shed on the iPhone 4âs gyroscope and its reception issues. At least one of those makes for fun gamesâweâre not telling which. Youâll have to read the remainders for June 30, 2010 to find out.
Amazon to acquire online store Woot
June 30, 2010
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it signed an agreement to acquire online store Woot.com, which sells discounted products and operates an online community, for an undisclosed sum.
