Amazon threatens eBook publishers as Apple looms
As Apple builds its electronic bookstore, Amazon.com is trying to use its clout to hold on to its early lead in the market, reports the New York Times.
Month: March 2010
Viacom-YouTube secrets to be exposed in lawsuit
A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to release documents that will…
FCC’s plans a potential boon for community colleges
Community college decision makers were encouraged by the Federal Communication Commission's inclusion in its National Broadband Plan of robust high-speed internet networks on two-year campuses, which soon could…
Cyber warfare gains interest at military academies
As cyber security grows in importance to national security, the nation's three major military academies are teaching students how to be effective cyber warriors, both by defending and…
Virtual PC hole could lead to attacks, security firm says
An unpatched weakness in Microsoft's Virtual PC could leave organizations using the virtualization software vulnerable to attack, CNET reports.
Louisiana university recognized for use of free math software
The University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) is using a free online application called GeoGebra to help students visualize abstract math concepts, reports the Monroe News Star.
How privacy vanishes online
Using bits of data from social-networking web sites, researchers have gleaned people’s names, ages, and even Social Security numbers, reports the New York Times.
FCC plan could bring high-speed web to campuses, communities
College faculty whose campuses are surrounded by neighborhoods that rely on antiquated dial-up internet connections are hoping the Federal Communication Commission’s National Broadband Plan will bring faster connections…
Online hate sites grow with social networks
According to a new report on digital hate speech, terrorists and racists are turning to online social networks and depending less on traditional web sites to recruit impressionable…
Fending off the ‘digital decay’ of archived resources, bit by bit
As research libraries and archives are discovering, "born-digital" materials are much more complicated and costly to preserve than anticipated, reports the New York Times.