Oracle to Issue 59 Critical Patches (PC World)
PC World - Oracle on Tuesday will release 59 patches to fix security weaknesses affecting hundreds of products, according to a notice on its Web site. Full text
And Now... Google Instant Search Mind Reader? (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Google has reinvented search, at least its own search platform. On Wednesday, Google unveiled Instant, a new search-as-you-type approach that works to serve up results on the fly with each keystroke. Full text |
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Google Instant: Big Changes for Users, Publishers, Marketers (PC World)
'Google Instant' On Smartphones May Be Wishful Thinking (PC World)
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Duct Tape Fixes iPhone 4 Woes, Consumer Reports Says (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - While tech sites and Apple aficionados are debating the iPhone 4, Consumer Reports magazine has made up its mind. In a posting on its Electronics Blog on Monday, the product-review organization said it cannot recommend the popular device because it has a reception problem. Full text
FTC Warns Gay Youth Site About Sale of Personal Data (PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has warned two people associated with a now-defunct magazine and Web site for gay teens and young men that they would violate the privacy promises the publication made to subscribers by selling their personal information during a bankruptcy proceeding. Full text
'Panic Button' Added To Facebook in the United Kingdom (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - It's not really a "Facebook panic button," but it's being described as such. In the U.K., Facebook is launching easy access to a mini-application for teens who believe they are being subjected to cyber-bullying. The button connects the user to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center (CEOP), a semi-governmental organization in the U.K. Full text
Wikileaks Founder Reflects on Apache Helicopter Video (PC World)
PC World - The mainstream media ignored important additional research related to the video of a U.S. Apache helicopter shooting civilians in Iraq that was leaked to the Wikileaks Web site, according to its founder and editor, Julian Assange. Full text
Al Qaeda targets American recruits with English magazine (Reuters)
Reuters - An Al Qaeda magazine posted online with articles such as "make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom" is a bid to recruit Americans to launch attacks in the United States, a senior U.S. lawmaker said on Monday. Full text
App Inventor Makes Everyone an Android App Developer (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - So you want to be an Android app developer -- then you've got something in common with Google. The search giant wants you to develop apps for its mobile operating system -- and it just announced a tool to help you get started. Full text
German minister calls for Internet 'honour code' (AFP)
AFP - Germany's consumer minister, who vowed to delete her Facebook account in protest at the networking site's privacy policies, called Monday for an Internet "honour code" to protect personal data. Full text
Facebook installs 'panic button' for children (AFP)
AFP - Facebook has joined forces with a child protection agency to create a "panic button" application on its site, it was announced Monday, as the social networking giant finally gave in to calls to do more to protect youngsters online. Full text
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