Technology Coalition Urges Stronger Online Privacy Laws
Mar 31, 2010 Technology
Microsoft, Google and other companies are pushing to protect private information from government access.
In E-Book Era, You Can’t Even Judge a Cover
Mar 31, 2010 Technology
The digital age poses a slight problem for publishers and authors, who have always received free advertising from readers of their books in printed form.
Google Links Web Attacks to Vietnam Mine Dispute
Mar 31, 2010 Technology
Google says it has identified cyber attacks aimed at silencing critics of a Chinese-backed bauxite mining project in Vietnam.
Access to Google Is Interrupted in China
Mar 31, 2010 Technology
Users trying to access the site in English and Chinese reached the home page but were unable to complete searches.
With Hirings, Yahoo Steps Up News Coverage
Mar 31, 2010 Technology
The company is bringing in journalists, some from traditional outlets, to create more original content.
Special Report: International Education: As Colleges Make Courses Available Free Online, Others Cash In
Mar 31, 2010 Technology
How can professors and universities afford to give away the course materials which are their very livelihood?
I.B.M’s Bid to Woo Software Startups
Mar 31, 2010 Technology
I.B.M. wants to make its software the equivalent of a Web-based operating system for its Smarter Planet-style applications.
Only a Few Can Multi-Task
Mar 31, 2010 Technology
A very small number of people are super-taskers. Everyone else: Put away the cellphones while driving.
What We’re Reading: Twitter Predictions, ‘Glee,’ Tumblr and the iPad
Mar 31, 2010 Technology
Links to articles about Yale and Google, “Glee” and MySpace, and Tumblr and the media.
Start-Up Aims to Be a Hub for Location Data
Mar 31, 2010 Technology
A new start-up plans to offer a low-cost way for developers to get in on the location-based application craze.