Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Archive for the ‘Web’ Category

Apple Releases Safari Updates

On Tuesday Apple issued minor updates to its Safari Web browser with "improvements to compatibility and security":... Detailt »»

For Google TV, a Sharp Turn Away From Apple TV

As part of recent a demonstration of Google TV , Eric Schmidt said something that would probably make Steve Jobs cringe. "Once you have Google television, you're going to be very busy," the chief executive of Google said at the IFA conference in Berlin, according to Wired . "It's going to ruin your evening." It's not totally clear what Schmidt meant by that statement. The implication, I'm guessing, was that Google TV provides so many entertainment possibilities, users will get lost -- in... Detailt »»

Freed Journalist Tricked Captors Into Twitter Access

A Japanese journalist freed over the weekend by captors in Afghanistan managed to send two Twitter messages before his release while teaching a captor how to access the Internet on a new cell phone, he said Tuesday. Kosuke Tsuneoka, a freelance journalist, was released from five months of captivity on Saturday. His freedom came a day after the first messages since his disappearance were posted to his Twitter account . "i am still allive [sic], but in jail," read a message sent at 1:15 p.m. GMT... Detailt »»

Polls Show Netizens Oppose Craigslist Censorship

Web-based polls and views express online show popular opinion is against the censoring of adult services ads on Craigslist. A poll at Mashable shows 71 percent of the respondents voted no to the question "Should Craigslist's Adult Services be censored?" Meanwhile, the Washington Post asked its readers, "Do you agree with Craigslist's decision?" to block access to its Adult Services section. Fifty-two percent of them said no. At last count, 1989 people participated in the Mashable poll. Thirty-three... Detailt »»

Will Samsung’s Galaxy Tab be Pricey or Cheap? Maybe Both

How much will Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet (which I tried at IFA last week ) cost? One report says it could go for around $1000 , or twice as much as the cheapest iPad. But others quote less alarming estimates of $200 to $400 . Actually, all the figures could be correct: They involve multiple countries, and some are full price while others are what you'd pay after signing up for a 3G contract. (Samsung plans to sell the tablet exclusively through carriers, so most or all of the folks who buy... Detailt »»

What’s Behind Craigslist’s Self-Censorship?

Craigslist left everyone guessing why the site decided to close its adult services section on Friday by replacing the steamy destination with a "censored" banner. The online classifieds Website took action without releasing a statement and has so far refused comment. Craigslist's adult services section housed sexually explicit ads for escorts, masseuses and similar content. The move comes after 17 state attorneys general pressured the site to stop displaying its adult services section. Without... Detailt »»

Craigslist Adult Services Section Shut Down

Craigslist shutdown its adult services listings on Friday replacing the link with a black bar with the word "censored" where the listings previously appeared. The move comes after years of pressure to remove the ads, including an open letter from 17 state attorneys general in late August . The letter said "sharp public criticism of craigslist's Adult Services section reflects a growing recognition that ads for prostitution -- including ads trafficking children -- are rampant on it." The attorneys... Detailt »»

Hands on with Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Tablet

Thursday morning at the IFA show here in Berlin, I attended a Samsung press conference and watched one of the company's executives brandish its new Galaxy S tablet . It was intriguing. But I had a much better time that evening at the Showstoppers press event, where I was able to spend some time exploring the Tab for myself. The Galaxy Tab I tried clearly wasn't a done deal: Its touch-screen froze for several minutes then began to work again, and its browser didn't seem to want to load anything... Detailt »»

Craigslist Yanks ‘Adult Services’ Section Without Comment

Craigslist pulled its adult services listings on Friday . Users now see a black bar with the word "censored" where the listings previously appeared. The move comes after years of pressure to remove the ads, including an open letter from 17 state attorneys general in late August . The letter said "sharp public criticism of craigslist's Adult Services section reflects a growing recognition that ads for prostitution -- including ads trafficking children -- are rampant on it." The attorneys general... Detailt »»

iOS More Popular Than Android Online

mobile operating system is now the third-most popular platform on the Internet, with a share nearly six times larger than Android's, a Web measurement company said last week. Collectively the devices that run iOS -- the iPhone , iPod Touch and iPad -- accounted for 1.1 percent of all hardware on the Internet last month, more than enough to shove Linux off its perch as the third-place operating system on the Web. For the month of August, Linux fell to a 0.85 percent share, the third month... Detailt »»
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