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What Apple Knew About Jobs's Health Under SEC Scrutiny
Thursday, July 9th @ 5:00am PDT
The SEC is probing what Apple knew about the health of Steve Jobs, and how much it disclosed.
North Korea Behind Attack on South Korea, U.S. Sites?
Wednesday, July 8th @ 9:25am PDT
South Korea's intelligence agency has hinted that North Korea may be behind a denial-of-service attach on South Korean and U.S. government Web sites.
Convicted File-Sharer Wants Third Trial
Wednesday, July 8th @ 6:00am PDT
The Minnesota mom convicted of file-sharing and fined $1.92 million wants the damages set aside or a third trial.
Record Labels Take Irish ISPs To Court
Wednesday, July 8th @ 4:00am PDT
The major record labels are taking Irish ISPs to court to accept a three-strikes-you're out policy and block sites the labels forbid.
Australia To Use Twitter For Bushfire Alerts
Tuesday, July 7th @ 4:00am PDT
Australia plans to use social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to offer early warning of bushfires.
Iran Unblocks Text Services
Friday, July 3rd @ 7:00am PDT
Iran has unblocked SMS messaging services for the first time since the election, according to reports.
Judge Set To Overturn Conviction Of MySpace Bully
Friday, July 3rd @ 4:00am PDT
A judge has indicated he'll overturn the conviction of a Missouri woman who posed as a boy on MySpace and supposedly caused a teenage girl to kill herself.
Dell Mistakenly Sells Monitors For $15 Each
Thursday, July 2nd @ 5:00am PDT
A pricing glitch has meant that Dell sold 140,000 19" LCD monitors for just $15 each in Taiwan.
Amazon Dropping Affiliates Over Taxes
Wednesday, July 1st @ 7:00am PDT
Amazon has severed ties with affiliates in Hawaii, Rhode Island, and North Carolina over the thorny issue of collecting sales tax from online sales.
The Most Complete Topographic Map Of The World
Wednesday, July 1st @ 6:00am PDT
NASA and the Japanese government have worked together to provide the most complete topographic map of Earth to date.
China Postpones Green Dam Internet Filtering Software Requirement
Tuesday, June 30th @ 9:40am PDT
China has announced it is postponing its controversial mandate that PC makers include the Green Dam filtering software on new PCs...but it could come back at any time.
Jobs Back At Work
Tuesday, June 30th @ 7:00am PDT
Steve Jobs has returned to Apple, but he'll only be in the office a few days a week.
Sony Begins to Ship Green Dam Filtering Software in China
Monday, June 29th @ 9:45am PDT
Computer maker Sony has begun shipping the controversial Green Dam Internet filtering software on computers bound for China...but assumes no responsibility for problems or damage.
Facebook Hires Lobbyists in Washington And Europe
Monday, June 29th @ 5:00am PDT
Yes, Facebook is going the lobbying route, hiring people in Washington and Brussels as it attempts to make its influence felt.
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