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WoW Blamed For College Dropouts

An FCC official is blaming World of Warcraft addictions for students dropping out of college.

CES Kicks Off

With more than 130,000 attendees and more than 2,700 exhibitors expected, this year's CES promises a bright spot in the economic gloom.

EU Encourages Police Hacking

The Council of the European Union suggests member countries allow police to remotely access personal computers — in other words, hacking.

China Wants Clean Internet

China is launching a new campaign to eliminate offensive and suggestive material from the Internet.

Lenovo Offers New Notebooks

Lenovo is using CES as a launchpad for a new range of IdeaPad laptops and a new all-in-one desktop.

Christmas Record For Facebook

One in every 22 online visits on Christmas Day was to the Facebook site, giving it its busiest day ever.

Gaza Conflict Goes Online

Both sides in the Gaza conflict are using the Web as a forum for stating their case and gaining support.

China Jails Counterfeiters

China has given jail sentences to 11 counterfeiters convicted of faking Microsoft software.

WiTricity At CES

One of the big trends likely to be on display at CES is wireless electricity, which some think could do for battery life what WiFi has done for the Internet.

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Review

The WD TV is easy to use and doesn't ask you to sacrifice a lot of space

The Curse Of Silence For Nokia Sets

Security researchers have made public an exploit that can stop Nokia handsets from sending or receiving text messages — the so-called Curse of Silence.

U.K. Housewives Online Most

A new survey on Web use shows that UK housewives spend the most time online — even more than the Chinese.

Private Firm To Run UK Database?

A private company might be employed to run the proposed giant database of all phone calls, e-mails and Internet use in the UK.

Cyberspace Pioneer Honored

The UK woman who created the forerunner of the web has been made a Dame of the British Empire in the New Year's Honors.

Microsoft Gives Zune Solution

Microsoft has come up with a solution for those 30GB Zune players that have mysteriously failed for no obvious reason.

Czechs Move To Stop Cyberbullying

The Czech education ministry has drawn up guidelines to try and halt the spread of cyberbullying in schools.

Patients To Rate GPs Online

Starting next year, British patients will be able to rate their family doctors on the NHS Choice website, much like Amazon or eBay feedback.

Amazon, Netflix Top Holiday Satisfaction

Amazon and Netflix achieved the best customer satisfaction scores among online retailers this holiday season, according to a new report.

Microsoft Denies Media Player Flaw

Microsoft is denying reports of a flaw in Windows Media Player that could allow for remote code execution.

Windows 7 Beta Hits BitTorrent

The beta for Windows 7 isn't due until next year, but it's already being listed on several BitTorrent sites.

Microsoft And Pay-Per-Use PC

A new Microsoft patent application offers a vision of ultra cheap PCs, but with performance level and per-use charges — is this the future?

John Lennon Advertises OLPC

Former Beatle John Lennon might have been dead for 28 years, but digital magic lets him appear in an ad for One Laptop Per Child.

Changes Bring eBay Bumps

As eBay tries to re-position itself as a more traditional retailer, its numbers and share prices fall.

More Get News Online Than From Papers

A new survey shows that more people read news online than in physical newspapers — but TV is still the winner.

U.K. Website Age Ratings Possible

The British Culture Secretary has suggested movie-style age ratings for websites as an option.

Vietnam Tightens Blog Rules

Vietnam has tightened its rules on blogs from citizens, banning inappropriate subjects and holding ISPs responsible for the blogs they host.

Google Gives Dream Bonus

Google has given most of its employees worldwide an unlocked Dream phone as a Christmas bonus this year instead of cash.

Plane Crash Twitters

Twitter becomes more of a news force as a plane crash survivor records his experience on the micro blog site.

Laptops Leap Ahead Of Desktops

During the third quarter of this year, shipments of laptops exceeded those of desktop PCs for the first time.

First International Mobile Money Transfer

British bank NatWest is claiming to be the first UK institution to allow international money transfer via mobile phone.

HP Brings iPrint Photo To The iPhone

HP has introduced a new application that lets iPhone users print their pictures wirelessly.

U.S. Asks ICANN Some Hard Questions

The Department of Commerce is asking the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers some tough questions about its plans for Net addresses.

Twitter Hits UK Parliament

A new service through the Twitter micro-blogger aims to foster conversations between British Members of Parliaments and constituents.

Hotmail Updates Its Redesign

Hotmail has actually listened to customer feedback about its October redesign and made an update that addresses some of the criticisms.