Sex.com For Sale… Maybe Not
NEW YORK (AP) – The suitors forSex.com have been put off for now. An auction for the much-sought-after domain name was canceled Wednesday after three creditors filed a petition forcing the owner into bankruptcy. Mike Mann, an investor with all three creditors, said the petition was filed to stop the auction. According to the petition, … Read more
Texas Conservatives Win Curriculum Change
[A comment on the Texas Board of Education’s curriculum change] By Julian Rodriguez I find fascinating how easily history can be rewritten. Tilt to the right of left, or be radically moderate in politics, and history’s face changes overnight. So now we will stress the “superiority of American capitalism” in our schools, even more, but, … Read more
FCC Releases Internet Speed Test Tool
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet. Located at the site www.broadband.gov, the test is aimed at allowing consumers to compare their actual speeds with the speeds advertised by their providers. The FCC release follows an FCC meeting … Read more
Chavez: Internet Should be Regulated
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet on Saturday while demanding authorities crack down on a critical news Web site that he accused of spreading false information. In a televised speech, Chavez said: “The Internet can’t be something free where anything can be done and said. No, every … Read more
One Laptop Per Child… An Old Review Worth Watching
I must clarify that this review by NY Times’ David Pogue is a few years old, but since some of my students have never seen one of these, I decided to post this video. Here’s an interesting question debated by many: If the One Laptop Per Child laptop does not support/use the most common operating systems, like … Read more
Fee Disputes Threats Local TV Stations
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Stay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups. Broadcasters hurt by declining ad revenue are demanding more fees from cable and other subscription TV providers to carry the stations. The providers are resisting, and in the latest tussle, Cablevision Systems Corp. customers lost their ABC station … Read more
Windows 7 Sales
LONDON (Reuters) – Microsoft is still seeing a lot of interest in its Windows 7 computer software launched last year and a new budget cycle will help a gradual recovery in business spending, its chief operating officer said. “We have a lot of interest in the Windows 7 refresh,” Kevin Turner told an audience at … Read more
Apple vs. HTC
By Gabriel Madway SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc sued Taiwan’s HTC Corp, which makes touchscreen smartphones using Google software, accusing it of infringing 20 hardware and software patents related to the iPhone. Even though the suit did not name Google Inc as a defendant, Apple’s move was viewed by many analysts as proxy for … Read more
