Reuters - Internet bookmaker bwin.com has lost a
regional court case in the aftermath of Germany's crackdown on
online betting, Germany's state lottery said on Thursday,
sending bwin shares down 7 percent. -- read full article
Reuters - Europe's top justice official welcomed
on Thursday a move by Google Inc to halve to nine months the
time it stores personal data gathered from its users' Web
surfing habits.
Reuters - Yahoo Inc plans to open
its online music site to feature information about songs and
artists from outside services such as Apple Inc iTunes or
Amazon.com, an executive said on Thursday.
PC Magazine - AOL added a feature to its Web site on Wednesday that lets users access several Web-based e-mail accounts directly from AOL.com. -- read full article
PC Magazine - Yahoo on Wednesday announced that it would open up its Blueprint mobile platform for Java, Windows Mobile and Symbian devices, as well as mobile Web sites. It also announced the launch of oneConnect, a mobile social service and messaging client, for the iPhone. -- read full article
AFP - Drug trafficking on the web has soared as Internet use has become commonplace, presenting far more challenges and dangers than traditional trafficking, experts warned at a conference in Stockholm that wrapped up Wednesday.
AP - There are plenty of places to watch online video, but still no easy way to find a particular clip without suffering through a lot of trial and error. -- read full article
AP - Tim Berners-Lee, the British-born inventor of the World Wide Web, says he doesn't like to express preferences among Web browsers. But he does have an issue with one of them: Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer. -- read full article
NewsFactor - In a move to drive more traffic through its network, AOL on Tuesday opened its home page to other e-mail providers, including Google's Gmail. -- read full article
Reuters - Tribune Co on Wednesday blamed
technology owned by search engine company Google Inc for
treating an outdated story about UAL Corp's bankruptcy as
current, breaking news.
Reuters - Amazon.com, the largest global
online retailer, plans to start selling U.S.-produced wine on
its website within the United States by early October, wine
industry insiders said on Wednesday. -- read full article
CNET - Don't believe everything you read on the Internet: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama isn't a terrorist...or a porn star. -- read full article
AP - Since he started Facebook in college 4 1/2 years ago, Mark Zuckerberg has learned — sometimes painfully — that he can't make significant changes to the popular online hangout without triggering an uproar among indignant users who preferred the status quo.
AP - AOL wants you to check your Gmail and see what your Facebook friends are up to — the company just prefers you do these things from its site. -- read full article
