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Associated Press:
Judge to force Google's hand — SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday he intends to require Google Inc. to turn over some information to the Department of Justice in its quest to revive a law making it harder for children to see online pornography.
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Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Judge to help feds against Google — update SAN JOSE, Calif.—A federal judge hearing arguments in the Department of Justice's records fight with Google said Tuesday that he would grant federal prosecutors at least part of their request for excerpts from the search giant's massive database.
Philip Zimmermann / philzimmermann.com:
Secure Voice over IP: Zfone — 14 Mar 2006 - I've just released Zfone, a new product that takes a new approach to make a secure telephone for the Internet. — I think it's better than the other approaches to secure VoIP, because it achieves security without reliance on a PKI, key certification …
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Greg Linden / Geeking with Greg:
Remote storage on Amazon S3 — The Amazon web services team just launched Amazon S3, "a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web." — Michael Arrington at TechCrunch gushes about the new service, saying …
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Patrick Klepek / 1up.com:
Sony Delays PlayStation 3 — Blu-ray forcing the machine into hiding until November. — Sony has been anything but talkative these past few months regarding their plans for PlayStation 3. No one except Sony seemed to anticipate they'd continue to meet their projected spring release date in any territory, even Japan.
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microsoft.com:
Microsoft Developing Web's Largest Advertising Network — Ad testing begins on Office Live, Windows Live Mail and MSN Spaces. — REDMOND, Wash. — March 15, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced it has begun testing display advertisements across Microsoft® Office Live, Windows Live™ Mail and MSN® Spaces.
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Matt Marshall / SiliconBeat:
The company that Fox Interactive acquired: Newroo — So the secret is out. — Silicon Valley was abuzz a few days ago about which company News Corp, via its Fox Interactive subsidiary, acquired around the time of the Under the Radar conference. — Turns out it is NewRoo …
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Nick Wilson / Performancing Site:
Now Tracking 500+ Blogs! — Just a few short hours after launching, Performancing Metrics, is now tracking OVER 500 BLOGS! Woohoo! In way of celebration, I'd like to share a few of my favorite quotes from this site and others.... I've only been using this package for an hour …
The SEO Blog:
Google News Credibility Foiled By 15-Year Old — Sometimes the most well thought out practical jokes trigger an uneven brand of justice that falls under the laws of unintended consequences. While not formally codified and ill defined, the law of unintended consequences is very real …
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automotoportal.com:
Volkswagen and Google develop revolutionary navigation system — Volkswagen and Google are working together to develop a revolutionary new navigation system. — Prototype with Google Earth generates photorealistic 3-dimensional images - online links provide more real-time data for the navigation system …
Eric Griffith / wi-fiplanet.com:
Free Rio Rancho Wi-Fi — It's not 100 percent official yet, but if the city council of Rio Rancho, New Mexico votes as expected tomorrow night, that municipality will soon offer citywide Wi-Fi Internet access to every resident and visitor for free. — Azulstar Networks of Grand Haven …
Stowe Boyd / Message:
The Blog Commons: What is Uncommon? — Seth Godin has stirred up a tempest in a teapot with his recent The noisy tragedy of the blog commons, the newest go-round in the metaphor wars around blogging: … This is yet another riff on the 'scarce attention' meme: there is too much 'content' being produced …
John Blossom / Shore Communications Inc.:
Picking and Choosing Winners in the McClatchy-Knight Ridder Deal — The newspaper industry is reacting to the fallout of the McClatchy deal to purchase Knight Ridder, specifically the intent of McClatchy to spin off as soon as possible at least 12 of the 32 Knight Ridder papers (LA Times) …
Ryan Naraine / eWEEK.com:
Cryzip Trojan Encrypts Files, Demands Ransom — Virus hunters have discovered a new Trojan that encrypts files on an infected computer and then demands $300 in ransom for a decryption password. — The Trojan, identified as Cryzip, uses a commercial zip library to store the victim's documents inside …
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Business Week:
Electronic Arts: A Radical New Game Plan — The gaming giant is ditching tired tie-ins for more daring, interactive video game ideas — Video game giant Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS ) had a very simple formula for success: base a product on a popular sports or movie franchise …
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macromedia.com:
Security Bulletin — APSB06-03 Flash Player Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities — CVE Identifier — Summary — Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Flash Player that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system.
Tony Smith / The Register:
Ex-Gizmondo team form ads-for-airtime phone firm — Three ex-Gizmondo Europe executives have have emerged as the minds behind US-based virtual network operator Xero Mobile. The start-up's pitch: offer mobile phone users free airtime if they'll put up with adverts being pushed to their handsets.
linuxdevices.com:
Seven-ounce "wrist PC" runs Linux — A European embedded computing specialist has announced a wrist-worn wearable computer that runs embedded Linux or Windows CE. Eurotech's WWPC ("wrist-worn PC") offers a wealth of standard PC interfaces, along with several innovative wearable-specific features, the company claims.
Reuters:
Movie theaters may ask to jam cell phones — LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Movie theater owners faced with falling attendance are considering asking federal authorities for permission to jam cell phone reception in an attempt to stop annoying conversations during films, the head of the industry's trade group said on Tuesday.
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newsgator.com:
NewsGator Extends RSS Leadership with New Mobile Applications — New Java and Windows Mobile Aggregators Harness Power of RSS Anytime, Anywhere — Denver, CO - March 14, 2006 - NewsGator Technologies, Inc., the leading RSS platform company, today announced that it has expanded …
Brad Cook / ipodobserver.com:
Microsoft Confirms it Originated iPod Box Parody Video — Microsoft spokesman Tom Pilla on Tuesday confirmed with iPod Observer that his company initiated the creation of the iPod packaging parody video that was first reported last month. "It was an internal-only video clip commissioned by our packaging …
