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Google On The Future Of Search

Google has been speculating on how online search will develop over the next decade, and cloud computing and Internet connectivity will be important factors.

Gov. Palin’s E-Mail Hacked

The group called Anonymous has hacked into Sarah Palin's Yahoo account and posted the mails it found in Wikileaks.

Google, GE Combine On Energy

Google is teaming with GE to develop a "smart" electric grid and promote the development of clean energy.

YouTube Bans Some Weapons Videos In The UK

Following government pressure, YouTube has agreed to ban some videos in the UK containing weapons and intimidation.

Google Changes On Abortion Ads

Settling out of court in the UK, Google will now allow ads from religious groups about abortion.

Names Of Merged Banks Cybersquatted

Cybersquatters have already registered domain names for newly-merged banks, with www.bankofamericamerrilllynch.com already up on eBay.

Now Xbox Price Cuts In UK

After Japan and the US, Microsoft has announced price cuts on the Xbox 360 in the UK, just in time to catch the Christmas trade.

Video Games Are Social

A new study has found that playing video games actually doesn't make teens into brooding loners with long black coats.

Mozilla To Offer Mobile Browser

Mozilla, the people who brought you Firefox, is working on a mobile browser — expect it in 2010.

IMDb Launches Streaming Service

Already the bible on movie data, the Internet Movie Data Base has now added video streaming to its arsenal.

Welcome the EIT

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology has opened in Budapest, an institution aimed at generating technological advances.

Apple Releases iPhone Software 2.1

The company claims that the software update "contains many bug fixes and updates" including better battery life.

Notorious Spammer Freed

Jeremy Jaynes, said to have been among the world's biggest spammers, has had his conviction overturned.

Vista Staff Hit Stores

Microsoft is hiring staff to work in certain outlets to demonstrate and talk up Vista in a bid to boost sales.

Your iPhone Records All Your Actions

A hacker and author has revealed that the iPhone records screenshots of activity that can be recovered with forensic techniques.

YouTube Bans Violent Videos

YouTube has changed its community guidelines to ban violent videos from the site after criticism in both the US and UK.

UK Broadband Plan Due

The government is set to release a report containing plans to up British broadband speeds — as well as the cost.

Real Adds Video To Voice

RealNetworks is adding video to its voice response feature for mobiles — but it's for information and entertainment, not face-to-face.

CERN Rap Is YouTube Hit

A hip-hop song and video explaining the Large Hardon Collider is a hit on YouTube, with over two million hits in two weeks.

Strong Words From Yahoo On Ad Deal

Yahoo has said it will go ahead in its ad deal with Google regardless of the decision by government antitrust lawyers.

Two Years For Stock Hacker

A Malaysian hacker has been given a two year prison sentence for hacking into stock accounts and manipulating them to increase the value of worthless stocks

New Marillion Album Free Download

The band Marillion is making its new album available free through file sharing sites - all they want is your e-mail address.

New Facebook Despite Protests

Facebook is changing the look of profile pages in spite of protest from users; like it or not, everyone will be on the new Facebook.

Greenpeace Loves The New iPods

Greenpeace has praised Apple for eliminating PVC and BFRs in its new line of iPods, but still wants more from the company.

New Software Tracks Students

New software can track the attendance students in a British vocational off-campus learning program — and inform immediately when they're not there.

New Trojan Claims To Be Obama "Scandal"

A new wave of spam claims to be a porn video of candidate Barack Obama in the Ukraine — but instead, of course, it installs malware.

Glitch Hits London Stock Exchange

A software problem meant an outage for seven hours on Monday for the London Stock Exchange, to all intents and purposes eliminating a day's trading.

Industry Helps Computing Museum

IBM and PGP have given $100,000 to help run Britain's computing museum at Bletchley Park — part of the $14 million they need.

Google Digitizes Old Newspapers

Google is partnering with around 100 newspapers to digitize old copies and make them available online for all.

Mozilla Releases Firefox Shiretoko Alpha 2

Mozilla has released the new update for its Firefox 3.1 browser, curiously named Firefox Shiretoko Alpha 2.

Ad Group Opposes Yahoo-Google Deal

The Association of National Advertisers has written to the Department of Justice opposing the Yahoo-Google ad deal.

Game Gas Promotion Causes Chaos

A London promotion for a new video game that offered motorists free gas caused chaos in a neighborhood.

Reverse Vishing In China

Scammers have come up with a new wrinkle in China to hit the unsuspecting in two different ways - and it's ingenious.

Homeland Security Uses MySpace

The Department of Homeland Security is using social network MySpace for emergency broadcasting.