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EU warns against ringtone cheats
BRUSSELS - Eight out of 10 websites selling mobile phone ring tones and graphics are tricking consumers with hidden fees or false advertising for free products, the EU said.
The EU's consumer affairs commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, said a Europe-wide investigation showed up shoddy sales practices such as hiding the true cost of downloads or not telling customers they are signing up for a subscription.
July 18, 2008
'Star Wars III and a Half' game bridges film gap
LOS ANGELES - Consider it 'Star Wars III and a Half' - complete with a pivotal plot twist.
When LucasArts releases Star Wars: The Force Unleashed in September, the video game will serve as George Lucas' official medium between 2005's Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and 1977's Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. In the game, players become Darth Vader's secret apprentice and use The Force to hunt the remaining Jedi.
July 18, 2008
Grumpy IT worker locks city out of its network
A San Francisco computer engineer has pleaded not guilty to charges of taking over a city computer network that stores payroll files, police records and other confidential information.
Forty-three-year-old Terry Childs entered his plea Thursday to four felony counts of computer tampering.
July 18, 2008
iPhone challenges quirky Japanese mobile world
TOKYO - Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to part with his made-in-Japan cell phone either. That kind of cautious response to the July 11 arrival of Apple's phone appears common in Japan.
The iPhone was welcomed here with long lines of gadget fans. But it's also being seen as shockingly alien to this nation's quirky and closed mobile world, somewhat like the 19th Century "black ships" of US Commodore Matthew Perry that forced an isolationist Japan to open to the West.
July 18, 2008
Apple sues Mac clone-maker
Apple has sued a company making Mac clones, according to web reports.
The company, Psystar, started selling PCs bundled with Apple's OS X operating system earlier this year.
July 18, 2008
Anthony Doesburg: Fast internet still a pipedream in the country
City slickers who complain incessantly about their broadband internet options (that's me - I admit it) should spare a thought for their country cousins.
Donald Aubrey, who farms in the South Canterbury high country, used to take a book with him to read when he fired up his internet connection - it was that slow. Until recently Aubrey had dial-up only, but in rural New Zealand, even dial-up ain't what it is in town.
July 06, 2008
Vodafone commits to $500 million mobile investment
Vodafone today announced expansion of its 3G mobile network, which it says will bring its total infrastructure investment to half a billion dollars.
At the TUANZ Rural Broadband Symposium, Vodafone's Tom Chignell told conference goes that the faster mobile network will cover 97 per cent of New Zealand by 2010.
July 04, 2008
Telecom plans big IP spend-up
Telecom, whose share prices is bobbing around near a 15-year low, said today it plans to spend $130 million on new internet Protocol (IP) network.
It has selected Alcatel-Lucent to build the network.
July 04, 2008
Ultimate online embarrassment for internet agency
NEW YORK - This doesn't sound good: The nonprofit agency in charge of the internet's addresses recently lost track of its own.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, said it happened when an internet registration company it oversees got fooled into transferring the domain names to someone else.
July 04, 2008
eBay baby back home
MEMMINGEN - A baby boy removed from his parents' custody after they offered to sell him on eBay for just a euro (US$1.59) as a joke is back at home.
"The child has been returned to his parents," said prosecutor Johannes Kreuzpointer.
July 04, 2008
YouTube users' privacy under threat
The personal viewing habits and online identities of millions of YouTube users are to be handed over to an American media giant after a court rejected arguments that such a move amounted to a massive invasion of internet privacy.
Under the terms of a US court judgment, Google, which owns YouTube, must now surrender the details of video-watching histories, IP addresses and usernames, to Viacom, which wants to use the data to prove that the site is hosting thousands of television and other media clips in breach of strict copyright laws.
July 04, 2008
Review: Sid Meier's Civilization: Revolution
GamesHackers hit PlayStation website - reportReview: Singstar Vol.2Rating: * * * *Xbox360 or PS3(PG)
July 03, 2008
Review: Singstar Vol.2
GamesHackers hit PlayStation website - reportReview: Sid Meier's Civilization: RevolutionRating: * * * PS3(PG)
July 03, 2008
Firefox breaks download record
The open-source Firefox web browser now holds the Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in a day.
Mozilla Foundation said today that its recent 'Download Day' record attempt was successful.
July 03, 2008
Broadband availability panned for US go-slow
NEW YORK - A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed internet access.
The findings from the Pew internet and American Life Project challenge the argument that broadband providers need to more aggressively roll out supply to meet demand.
July 03, 2008
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