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France Unveils Google-like Map ServiceFrance unveiled a new service Friday that would allow residents to view ultra-high resolution images of the country as well as its territories. Called Geoportal, the site offers the ability to zoom in to as close as 20 inches off the ground. BetaNews.Com IT News |
OpenDoc Gains Ground in Belgium, IndiaOpenDocument made additional strides in establishing itself this week, as the Belgian government certified the OASIS format as the only acceptable standard for internal documents. In addition, OpenDoc backers are promoting the format in India at the IIT Delhi conference. BetaNews.Com IT News |
Google Child Porn Suit DroppedA local New York county politician that had sued Google over links to child pornography dropped his suit earlier this week. Google called the suit "irresponsible" and "far-fetched." BetaNews.Com IT News |
IBM expands AlphaWorks suite for Java developersYesterday, IBM added some tools to the developer word in an attempt to increase overall data security for Java-based programs. Part of AlphaWorks, the new tools include “Secure Shell Library for Java”... TechSpot |
Counter-Strike, India StyleOnline gaming is taking off globally, and South Asia is predicted to rank first in the market by 2010. Alexander Zaitchik reports from New Delhi. Wired News: Business |
Study: US Not Prepared for Net AttacksIf the United States were to suffer from a catastrophic Internet disruption, it is likely that there would be a significant impact to both homeland and economic security. A report issued by the Business Routable Friday claims that the country is ill prepared for such an event. BetaNews.Com IT News |
Microsoft comes under EU's eye over PDF support in VistaJust when Microsoft thought they may have had Adobe appeased, it seems that the EU is doing it's own investigation on to whether or not Microsoft's recent actions violate anti-trust laws. On Wednesday, Jonathan Todd of ... TechSpot |
Senator proposes fines for non-relevant search resultsby advertising. In and of itself, it's not a bad thing, and many companies that are founded upon it can have a good reputation – such as Google. That said, it's a bit shocking to hear of a Senator from South Carolina pro... TechSpot |
New Microsoft Office Flaw EmergesSymantec warned customers Thursday of a new flaw discovered within Microsoft Office that could potentially execute code without any evidence of a break-in. The problem centers around how the software handles embedded Flash files, according to an advisory. BetaNews.Com IT News |
France rolls over on iTunes DRM-busting lawDadvsi law means interoperability among media rivals won't be enforced when copyright holders want DRM. CNET News.com - Entertainment & |
Google Offers Some Videos for FreeGoogle this week began offering for free selected content from its Google Video library that normally costs between 99 cents and $4.95. The company is testing out embedded advertising in the videos to see if it can bring in more revenue than charging per view. BetaNews.Com IT News |
Mobile phone users warned of lightning strike riskLONDON (Reuters) - People should not use mobile phones outdoors during thunderstorms because of the risk of being struck by lightning, doctors said on Friday. Reuters: Technology |
Digg to allow users to vote for many types of newsSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Digg.com, a tech-news phenomenon that has readers recommend online articles to others, is expanding to let users also vote for the most popular general news, entertainment stories or videos, the company said on Thursday. Reuters: Technology |
Politician drops child porn suit against GoogleThe Nassau County, N.Y., politician had accused the search giant of profiting from illicit images. CNET News.com - Entertainment & |
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