Obama cites his agenda in holiday address (AP)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:23:00 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his domestic initiatives, while Sen. John McCain called for Americans to support Iranian election protesters. The one-time presidential rivals both cited the spirit of the nation’s founders in their Fourth of July radio and Internet addresses.

Obama cites his agenda in holiday address (AP)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:00:06 +0000

Jackson fans told to stay away as tickets up for grabs (AFP)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:22:59 +0000

AFP - Fans heading to Los Angeles for Michael Jackson’s memorial extravaganza were urged to stay away on Friday as organizers said tickets for the event would be allocated by an online lottery.

Ericsson announces broadband contracts in China (AFP)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:22:58 +0000

AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.

Japanese imperial army maps to go online (AFP)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:22:57 +0000

AFP - Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities, a Japanese researcher said Friday.

Wanna be @the_real_shaq? That'll be $50,000… (PC World)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:22:57 +0000

PC World - If you’re a nobody who wants to be somebody in the online Web world, you don’t need friends–just a thriving bank account. That’s where uSocial comes into play. The company converts your cash into background support on the Web’s top social sites: You can buy Diggs, votes on Yahoo Buzz, eyeballs for StumbleUpon… and now, Twitter followers.

US government Internet traffic to be screened: report (AFP)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:22:56 +0000

AFP - The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security Agency to screen Internet traffic between government agencies and the private sector, the Washington Post reported Friday.

Broadband industry group say U.S. rules go too far (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:22:55 +0000

Reuters - U.S. government guidelines to spend $4 billion to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the United States may go beyond current laws, a broadband industry group, said on Thursday.

iPhone 3GS Gets Jailbroken, Hack Available Online (PC World)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:22:55 +0000

PC World - The first jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS is now available. The tool, called purplera1n, will only allow the installation of unofficial third-party applications, but will not unlock the iPhone 3GS.

US Court Rejects IBM Appeal in Executive's Move to Dell (PC World)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:58:37 +0000

PC World - A U.S. court has rejected an IBM appeal to bar David Johnson, the company’s former chief of mergers and acquisitions, from working at rival Dell over concerns regarding trade secrets.