iPhone update might address multitasking complaint
Topping the wish list for many iPhone and iPad users is a broader ability to run more than one program at a time—and on April 8, Apple Inc.…
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Stanford researchers launch new web site to monitor app security
With the launch of Apple's iPad, developers are scrambling to create new applications. But are they safe? That's the question a new web site hopes to help answer,…
Student loan company: Data on 3.3M people stolen
A company that guarantees federal student loans said March 26 that personal data on about 3.3 million people nationwide have been stolen from its headquarters in Minnesota, reports…
Competition missing from broadband plan, some say
The sweeping national broadband plan that federal regulators delivered to Congress last week doesn't go far enough to satisfy some experts, who warn that the United States would…
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…
Connecticut might waive student loans for ‘green’ job workers
Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant.
No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision
Porn Web sites can't park themselves at a ".xxx" address quite yet. A global internet oversight agency has deferred a decision for at least 70 days on whether…
Report finds online censorship more sophisticated
The Associated Press reports that Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the internet and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders said in a March 11 study.
Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature
In a move that could prove useful for many college students, Google Inc. is adding bicycling maps and directions to its free Google Maps service, reports the Associated…
Google opens web store for business applications
Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more organizations to rely on…