Apple Nixes Boob Job
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Not even a day after the world went crazy over the inaptly-named “Porn App” for the iPhone, Apple has removed it from …
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China to Block Sexual Health, Medical Websites
BEIJING – Beginning in July, China’s crackdown on Internet smut will extend to sex-related medical and research sites. The Chinese Ministry of Health this week …
Pirate Bay Launches Secure Private Network
STOCKHOLM – Ever defiant, The Pirate Bay has launched beta-testing of an encrypted virtual private network its founders hope will make more difficult the enforcement …
Bing Creates Filterable Website for Adult Content
REDMOND, Wash. – Microsoft has announced two modifications to its search engine, Bing, which are designed to make it easier for parents, institutions and internal …
LA House Passes 15-Cent Internet Usage Fee
BATON ROUGE, LA – Over the opposition of “anti-tax” Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, the Louisiana House overwhelmingly approved a proposed monthly Internet usage fee. The …
U.S. Census Bureau: Internet Use Triples in Decade
WASHINGTON – Data released June 3 by the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that of 110.8 million U.S. households headed by an adult age 25 or …
Critics: Too Much Bang in Bing
REDMOND, Wash. – Internet safety experts are warning parents that Bing.com, Microsoft’s attempt to compete head-to-head with search-engine titan Google, may give children — and …
Study Finds Health-Related Activity on ‘Second Life’ Has Real World Benefits
TORONTO, ON – Researchers have found a significant amount of health-related activity on Second Life and are calling for more research to study the impact …
Study: 1 in 5 Consumers a Victim of Cybercrime
CYBERSPACE – A National Research Center State of the Net survey reports in the June issue of Consumer Reports that 1 in 5 online consumers …
Twitter ‘Porn Names’ Game Bears Security Risk
CYBERSPACE – Sure it’s fun and seems harmless, having descended from a longstanding source of amusement in the real world, but security experts warn the …
Minnesota Puts ‘Carriers’ on Notice to Block Gaming Websites
SAINT PAUL, MN. – The state of Minnesota has sent Internet service providers a list of gambling websites available to customers in the state that …
The Science of Objectionable Image Processing, aka Finding Naked People
CYBERSPACE – The photograph to the left may mean nothing to most of us, but to computer scientists who work in image processing it is …
G.E. Breaks New Data-Storage Barrier
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – General Electric on Monday announced a technological breakthrough it says will allow standard-sized discs to hold content equivalent to the data contained …
Study: Single Women Equal Single Men on Tech Toy Adoption
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Single women rival single men on adoption of new technology, according to the results of a survey by Forrester Research. “When it …
Second Life Announces Tiered Rating, Filtering Initiatives
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Linden Labs, the creator of virtual world Second Life, today announced the details of a series of initiatives it plans to …