TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company said the service's e-mail issues have been repaired, but some subscribers are still reporting problems. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The LG BD300 player will rely on a wired broadband connection to display a variety of streaming content from Netflix and other services. -- read full article
AFP - A defiant China stood firm on controversies swirling around the Olympics on Thursday, hitting back at the United States over human rights criticism and insisting Internet censorship would remain.
AFP - Scrabble knock-off Scrabulous was reborn on Thursday as online game Wordscraper in a move that could help fend off a lawsuit by US game maker Hasbro.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The agreement includes evaluation, benchmarking, and optimization of software for Intel architecture in Facebook's growing data centers. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company's femtocell hardware offers enhanced cell phone coverage and unlimited home calling for $10 a month. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Among the disadvantages of blade servers are proprietary technology and a lack of interoperability standards that tend to lock users to a vendor. -- read full article
CNET - Carl Icahn may be ducking the spotlight at Yahoo's shareholder meeting Friday, but we'll probably hear who else shares his dissatisfaction with the Internet company's recent share price. -- read full article
Reuters - Yahoo's annual investor meeting
on Friday will be a magnet for discontent over the company's
failure to reach a merger deal with Microsoft and complaints
about the company's past performance.
AP - SHAREHOLDER FURY: Although Yahoo Inc. made peace with dissident investor Carl Icahn, other shareholders are expected to attack management Friday at the Internet company's annual meeting. -- read full article
CNET - The Bush administration's newly created National Cyber Security Center remains shrouded in secrecy, with officials refusing to release information about its budget, what contractors will run it, and how its mission relates to Internet surveillance. -- read full article
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Reuters - China's blocking of Web sites has
embarrassed the International Olympic Committee, but a computer
security expert said on Thursday that visitors to Beijing also
needed to protect their data from prying eyes.
AP - After spending weeks ridiculing Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors, nettlesome investor Carl Icahn has piped down and won't even be at the Internet company's annual meeting Friday.
