Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/738 technology Technology News en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:40:24 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/738 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_hi_te/us_cyber_einstein ap/20090703/us_cyber_einstein AP technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:31:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_hi_te/us_cyber_einstein"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090630/capt.29f81ae6c1ba4cb18e91069b0c27c970.portugal_us_xaf106.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=I9l6RQXJ6CzWj._AWZBevQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks to journalists after signing an agreement with the Portuguese government on the fight against crime and terrorism, Tuesday, June 30 2009, at the Necessidades Palace, the Portuguese foreign ministry, in Lisbon. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_hi_te/us_cyber_einstein"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090630/capt.29f81ae6c1ba4cb18e91069b0c27c970.portugal_us_xaf106.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=I9l6RQXJ6CzWj._AWZBevQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks to journalists after signing an agreement with the Portuguese government on the fight against crime and terrorism, Tuesday, June 30 2009, at the Necessidades Palace, the Portuguese foreign ministry, in Lisbon. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_online_sales_taxes ap/20090703/us_tec_online_sales_taxes AP technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:08:55 GMT AP - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_online_advertising ap/20090702/us_tec_online_advertising AP technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:43:36 GMT AP - Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_internet ap/20090702/as_tec_china_internet AP technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:08:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_internet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.d0dfbf9e1435499a90cc15ac88e80b8d.china_internet_bej802.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=yhr_973e_b7INqiBSf3Wqg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Children use computers in a library in Xiangfan in central China's Hubei province Wednesday July 1, 2009. In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect Wednesday, the government said it would postpone the requirement for the 'Green Dam' software. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_internet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.d0dfbf9e1435499a90cc15ac88e80b8d.china_internet_bej802.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=yhr_973e_b7INqiBSf3Wqg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Children use computers in a library in Xiangfan in central China's Hubei province Wednesday July 1, 2009. In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect Wednesday, the government said it would postpone the requirement for the 'Green Dam' software. (AP Photo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_hi_te/us_facebook_privacy ap/20090701/us_facebook_privacy AP technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:14:15 GMT AP - Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_sony_walkman ap/20090701/as_japan_sony_walkman AP technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:27:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_sony_walkman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.cd83ab3f0cfc48999276a7ba44a51ae0.japan_sony_walkman_tok106.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=KAJwlj1kbyua8NYTes3ZYQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Sony Corp.'s employee Rumi Yamaguchi smiles in front of a special display commemorating the Sony Walkman's 30th anniversary that opens Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Sony Archive building in Tokyo, Japan. The first portable cassette-tape player Walkman, shown second from left on the top shelf, hit the Japanese market on July 1, 1979. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)" border="0" /></a>AP - When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_sony_walkman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.cd83ab3f0cfc48999276a7ba44a51ae0.japan_sony_walkman_tok106.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=KAJwlj1kbyua8NYTes3ZYQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sony Corp.'s employee Rumi Yamaguchi smiles in front of a special display commemorating the Sony Walkman's 30th anniversary that opens Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Sony Archive building in Tokyo, Japan. The first portable cassette-tape player Walkman, shown second from left on the top shelf, hit the Japanese market on July 1, 1979. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/en_afp/entertainmentusmusicjackson afp/20090703/entertainmentusmusicjackson AFP entertainment Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:14:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/en_afp/entertainmentusmusicjackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246615510408-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=sjThU_FnXgvocQIy4W4ZTg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard. Jackson's family has announced a free public memorial service for the tragic pop icon in Los Angeles, as a battle looms with his ex-wife who wants custody of their two children.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/en_afp/entertainmentusmusicjackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246615510408-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=sjThU_FnXgvocQIy4W4ZTg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard. Jackson's family has announced a free public memorial service for the tragic pop icon in Los Angeles, as a battle looms with his ex-wife who wants custody of their two children.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson afp/20090703/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson AFP technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246651673645-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=_EbuQggP9GDJBsZDAlmWLA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="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.(Ericsson/File)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246651673645-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=_EbuQggP9GDJBsZDAlmWLA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="photo" title="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.(Ericsson/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/tc_nm/us_technology_bluetooth_rock_tech_life nm/20090703/us_technology_bluetooth_rock_tech_life Reuters technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:59:45 GMT Reuters - Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_jackson_sales nm/20090703/us_jackson_sales Reuters entertainment Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:25:45 GMT Reuters - In the days following Michael Jackson's June 25 death, fans flocked to record stores and digital music outlets to purchase one last memory. And merchants say they expect the Jackson sales surge to last for weeks -- maybe even months. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/film_nm/us_asteroids nm/20090703/us_asteroids Reuters entertainment Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:13:20 GMT Reuters - Universal Pictures has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090703/tc_pcworld/iphone3gsheatsupdojtakesaimatgoogle pcworld/20090703/iphone3gsheatsupdojtakesaimatgoogle PC World technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:40:11 GMT PC World - The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it's time to brush up on our ark-building skills (rain, rain go away), we find this week's IT news offerings cover a broad range. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090703/tc_nf/67532 nf/20090703/67532 NewsFactor technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:21:38 GMT NewsFactor - Despite the delay in China's requirement to install Green Dam Web-filtering software on all new PCs, the controversy is not dead. PC makers are including the software with new PCs even though the July 1 deadline has been postponed indefinitely. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090703/tc_pcworld/uscourtrejectsibmappealinexecutivesmovetodell pcworld/20090703/uscourtrejectsibmappealinexecutivesmovetodell PC World technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:40:24 GMT 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. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090703/tc_infoworld/82050 infoworld/20090703/82050 InfoWorld technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT InfoWorld - You win some; you lose some. This week China decided its Web censorship filtering software was not quite ready for prime time, while U.S. courts sentenced phone hackers and file swappers to some crime time. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090703/tc_pcworld/firefox35canstilllearnfromitscompetition pcworld/20090703/firefox35canstilllearnfromitscompetition PC World technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:45:00 GMT PC World - While Mozilla lights a fire under competing browsers with support of emerging Web standards with Firefox 3.5, it can still improve its performance, reliability, and usability. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090703/bs_nf/67533 nf/20090703/67533 NewsFactor business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:34:49 GMT NewsFactor - The first jailbreak application for Apple's new iPhone 3GS has been made available just two weeks after the iPhone debuted. George Hotz, a 19-year-old Google employee originally from New Jersey, created the application.