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FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules Despite Overall Dissatisfaction

As expected, the Federal Communications Commission adopted the net neutrality regulations in a 3-2 vote at its meeting on Dec. 21. However, it's clear...

Cyber-Criminals, Not WikiLeaks Supporters, Hit Spamhaus with DDoS Attack

A distributed denial-of-service attack against anti-spam group Spamhaus has provided evidence that cyber-criminals have found a new target: WikiLeaks supporters. The cyber-criminals have combined...

Google Voice Gmail Calling Now Free Through 2011

Google Dec. 20 said it will continue to make its Gmail calling capability free through 2011, a sign that the company wants to make...

Twitter Promoted Tweets on Google a Prelude to Acquisition

Google's inclusion of Twitter's Promoted Tweets into its real-time search results represents more than just the first time Google is including ads not fueled...

PCI Compliance Thoughts for the New Year

The onset of the new year will bring with it new compliance regulations.The updated version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI...

Amazon’s Mechanical Turk Used to Generate Massive Amounts of Spam

Amazon's Mechanical Turk remains a handy way to get certain digital tasks done cheaply and quickly, and that includes generating massive amounts of spam,...

Top 10 Google Goofs, Black Eyes of 2010

Top 10 Google Goofs, Black Eyes of 2010 by Clint Boulton Google WiSpy Easily our No. 1 choice for Google gaffe of the year, the WiSpy incident...

Motorola Teases Android 3.0 Honeycomb Tablet for CES

Motorola has released a brief video on YouTube teasing the introduction, at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, of a tablet computer based on...

Leaked Presentation Shows How Carriers Can Deliver Tiered Internet Services

In a leaked presentation, two companies that sell their services to cellular carriers showed off a wireless product that appears to achieve the opposite...

Google Chrome OS Faces Serious Risk of Failure: 10 Reasons Why

Google's Chrome OS platform could potentially be a major headline-stealer in 2011. Not only does it come from one of the most important (and...