Wednesday, December 22, 2010

FCC makes Net neutrality rules official

The Federal Communications Commission today officially adopted controversial Net neutrality rules, but the fight is far from over as the FCC's authority to create and enforce these rules may still be in question.

Microsoft bringing Windows to ARM chips

At CES next month, Microsoft will reportedly unveil a full-featured version of Windows that runs on ARM processors--a big departure from the x86 architecture.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Web giants get bigger, location takes off

The easiest way to sum up the Web in 2010 is that it was a year of growth. The big got bigger and smaller companies came out of the woodwork with new plays on old ideas.

Commerce Dept. suggests new privacy regulations

The Commerce Department today edged toward endorsing new federal laws regulating companies' data collection practices and requiring that customers be notified of data breaches.

Yahoo slashing products like Delicious, MyBlogLog

Layoffs apparently aren't the only thing Yahoo is doing to slim down size and cut expenses:

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Are states unleashing the dogs of cyber war?

NO NATION state has ever been definitively linked to an act of cyber warfare, but the internet is certainly being used as a battlefield. Even though governments are not owning up to it, two recent events make state involvement look more likely than ever.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

7 reasons you won't want a Windows 7 slate


Word on the street is that Microsoft plans to announce a Windows-powered iPad contender at next month's Consumer Electronics Show.

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