[Software News] Panda Releases 2009 Security Line
[Software News] Dead Sea Scrolls to go digital on Internet
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Scientists in Israel are taking digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the 2,000-year-old documents available to the public and researchers on the Internet. Israel Antiquities Authority, the custodian of the scrolls that shed light on the life of Jews and early Christians at the time of Jesus, said on Wednesday it would take more than two ye...
[Software News] Mystery 'iPhone Girl' generates Internet intrigue
HONG KONG - Who is the "iPhone Girl"? Pictures of an Asian factory worker found on a new iPhone sold to a British customer have generated keen discussion on the Internet about her identity — and her fate. The three pictures, posted on the Apple discussion Web site MacRumors.com, show a young Asian woman working on what appears to be an assembly line for iPhones. Dressed in a pink striped outfit...
[Software News] Enterprises Likely To Turn Off IE8 'Porn Mode'
Anyone perusing porn sites at home will appreciate Microsoft's latest efforts at browser privacy, but it's not clear it will do much for the enterprise. Internet Explorer product manager Andrew Ziegler discussed the new privacy features of IE8, currently in its second beta, in an extensive blog post Monday. Users of the new software will be able to turn on Microsoft's InPrivate Browsing and Blocking features. ...
[Software News] Microsoft releases beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp released on Wednesday a second test version of Internet Explorer 8, delivering a feature-complete upgrade to the world's most widely used Web browser. The world's largest software maker said the latest version -- beta 2 -- of Internet Explorer, which has a market share of about 75 percent, comes with new features to enhance privacy, ease-of-use, an...
[Software News] Microsoft's newest browser may block ads
SEATTLE - The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace. Companies that sell advertisements online — including Microsoft — can electronically gather tidbits about Web surfers' habits, and then use that information to help decide what kinds of ads to show. However, in the newest "beta" test version of Microsoft's forthcoming Internet Explorer 8, which was made available Wednesday, a mode...
[Software News] Firefox Plug-In Simplifies Interactions with Web Pages
Mozilla Labs has rolled out an experimental Firefox plug-in that promises to streamline the way Web surfers manage the mountains of information online. Called Ubiquity, the proof-of-concept prototype is an experiment with two parts -- it's both an interface and a development platform, notes the plug-in's developer, Aza Raskin. "Ubiquity 0.1 focuses on the platform aspects while be...
[Software News] Researchers offer new way to avoid bogus Web sites
SAN FRANCISCO - Intercepting Internet traffic, and spying on the communication between two computers, is a gold mine for hackers. Now Carnegie Mellon University researchers hope software they've built will make it harder for criminals to hit that jackpot. The software, a free download for use with latest version of the Firefox Web browser, creates an additional way for people to verify whether the s...
[Software News] Judges consider whether FBI violated free speech
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A panel of federal appeals court judges pushed a U.S. government lawyer on Wednesday to answer why FBI letters sent out to Internet service providers seeking information should remain secret. A panel of three judges from the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on whether a provision of the Patriot Act, which requires people who are formally contacted by...
[Software News] Actors, advertisers extend commercials contract
LOS ANGELES - Two actors unions and the U.S. advertising industry said Monday they agreed to extend a contract covering commercials on TV, radio, the Internet and other new media by six months through March. The extension gives the Screen Actors Guild extra time to finished stalled talks with Hollywood studios over a contract covering prime-time TV shows and movies that expired in June. Actors conti...
[Software News] Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N' Roses songs
LOS ANGELES - A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000. FBI agents arrested 27-year-old Kevin Cogill on Wednesday morning on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws. Cogill appeared in court in the afternoon wearing a T-shirt; his girlfriend ...
[Software News] Man arrested for posting Guns N' Roses songs on Web
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a man on suspicion of violating copyright laws for placing songs on the Internet from an unreleased album by rock band Guns N' Roses. Kevin Cogill, 27, who has no known direct affiliation with Guns N' Roses, posted nine tracks from the band's upcoming album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site, said Laura Ei...
[Software News] Apple ready to rumble on September 9?
Several blogs (see Techmeme) are reporting that Apple will roll out new products on September 9. As previously rumored, starting with missive from Digg's Kevin Rose, Apple may be revamping the iPod Nano and tweaking the iPod Touch with new software, as well delivering iTunes 8.0 with a recommendation engine and selective price cuts. Per usual with the cone of silence that encapsulates Steve ...
[Software News] Amazon to acquire book networking site
Amazon.com is buying Shelfari, the social-networking site for book lovers announced in a blog post to its users Monday night. Terms of the deal were not immediately announced. In announcing the acquisition, Shelfari likened its mood to a spring day: The rain has stopped, the birds are chirping and the biggest news of all--we are being acquired by Amazon.com. We've got some big plans ...
[Software News] Google has a suggestion on your search
Google expects to graduate a feature from its labs to its main search page in the next week to help users execute faster and more specific searches. The feature, called Google Suggest, automatically recommends options for the rest of your search term as you type based on the most popular searches. Like many Google offerings, Google Suggest has been available for use for several years while i...
[Software News] Roxio's Creator 2009 Includes HD, Mobile Support
Roxio on Tuesday released the latest version of its editing suite, which includes an online component, HD video support, streamlined editing and sharing features, and tutorials. Roxio Creator 2009 is available now via roxio.com for $99.99 and will be sold in major retail stores by early next month, Roxio said. Users will also get free access to Roxio Online, which lets people turn photos and ...
[Software News] Internet socializing keeps time with the music scene
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - As music lovers mobbed an outdoor stage, vying for views of Radiohead, Beck and other rockers, Keith McPhail enjoyed a prime view of the show from a couch in an Internet "living room." McPhail, 34, was ensconced in a red-and-white striped, circus-style tent where the worlds of online social networking and real-world rock-and-roll merged in what some p...
[Software News] Microsoft Tips IE8 Privacy Features
Want to keep your Web browsing history secret? The next version of Internet Explorer (IE8) will include privacy functions for anonymous Web surfing. "When we began planning IE8, we took a hard look at our customers' concerns about privacy on the web," Andy Zeigler, IE8 program manager, wrote in a blog post. "As evidenced by some of the comments on this blog during the IE7 days,...
[Software News] Microsoft Plans Native Privacy Features for IE8
Microsoft on Monday revealed some new privacy features for Internet Explorer 8, the next version of its market-leading Web browser. The features address the concerns of consumers and privacy advocates, who called the plans a positive step. The new features will let users control their history, cookies and other information that IE8 stores. Other features aim to help users control how their br...
[Software News] Democrats Criticize McCain's 'Dial-up Campaign'
Leading Democrats on Tuesday attacked the Bush administration's broadband policy and the technology track record of GOP presidential hopeful John McCain, while leading tech companies pushed for a more tech-savvy and innovative federal government. "The Obama campaign is the broadband campaign and the McCain campaign is the dial-up campaign," said Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democr...