China starts restoring Internet in divided Muslim region
China will start restoring Internet service in its western Xinjiang region after nearly six months of a near-total ban on Web access and international phone calls, state media said Tuesday.
Archive for December, 2009
Hacker pleads guilty in massive fraud case
A hacker from Miami pled guilty to conspiracy to hack into computer networks at major U.S. retail and financial groups, and to steal data on tens of millions of credit cards and debit cards on Tuesday.
Dec 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
The SEO’s Toolkit Part Three of Three: Resources
Welcome to part three of this three part series on SEO tools and resources. In the last two articles we discussed the variety of Firefox extensions used for SEO as well as an assortment of other free or affordable SEO tools. In this article we’ll discuss some of the resources you’ll want to access on a regular basis to keep up to date and informed on the goings-on in the search engine and SEO realm.
Dec 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Broadcom to settle options backdating lawsuit for US$160.5M
Chip designer Broadcom plans to pay US$160.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit over stock option accounting practices commonly called backdating after hundreds of companies were forced to restate earnings a few years ago due to the practice.
Dec 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Apple censors Dalai Lama iPhone apps in China
Apple appears to have blocked iPhone applications related to the Dalai Lama in its China App Store, making it the latest U.S. technology company to censor its services in China.
Dec 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Dragon Age Expansion Rings in the New Year Next Week
Ringing in the New Year with 100 percent more Darkspawn, BioWare says its next Dragon Age Origins downloadable expansion pack will be out for Xbox 360 and PC on January 5. Sorry PS3 owners, you’ll have to wait a few extra weeks for the DLC pack, which BioWare says should be available “later on in January.” BioWare isn’t saying why, though the original game was also supposed to arrive delayed on PS3 (it ended up shipping simultaneous with the Windows and Xbox 360 versions anyway).
Dec 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Why Aren’t GPS Navigation Systems More Reliable?
We’ve been down this road before: A trusting soul gets bum directions from a GPS navigation system, winds up in the middle of nowhere, and may or may not survive the ordeal.
Dec 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Heartland hacker pleads guilty in third case
The hacker who enabled the theft of millions of credit card numbers has pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy and will receive a prison term of at least 17 years.
Dec 29, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
