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Google gets cozy with an uneasy friend
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/business/media/01google.html
On the Web, battle over trademarks begins
http://nytimes.com/2008/09/01/technology/01copyright.html
UK hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal against extradition to US
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/28/hacking.security
Microsoft slams Google on privacy
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39481791,00.htm
Google defends privacy credentials
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Google-defends-privacy-credentials/0,130061744,339291721,00.htm
The Battle Over Internet Filtering by Michael Geist
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/3337/125/
Veoh decision setback for Viacom, but Google not off hook
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10028214-93.html
Veoh wins copyright infringement lawsuit
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10027926-93.html
FBI Arrests Blogger Over Online Music Sharing
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210201342
Ingushetia website owner killed by police
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/01/russia1
A Journalist in Russia Is Shot Dead After Arrest
http://nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/europe/01ingushetia.html
Malaysia blocks anti-government news Web site [AP]
http://news.theage.com.au/technology/malaysia-blocks-antigovernment-news-web-site-20080828-44tj.html
Mobile regulation assessment: Competition and customer service in a converging mobile world [news release]
http://ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2008/08/nr_20080828
Rumours of Steve Jobs' demise greatly exaggerated by Bloomberg obituary
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4628491.ece
Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39481766,00.htm
Aussie telcos hit with record complaints
http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1821646276
WiMax's Invisible Power
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/28/wimax-clearwire-sprint-tech-wire-cx_ew_0828wimax.html
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INTERNET USE
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In Russia, Internet is the outlet
When higher-ups at NTV pulled a television report on the demolition of Moscow's historic buildings, they likely did not imagine that the star reporter and his topic would get more attention than if the film had aired.
http://iht.com/articles/2008/08/31/europe/LOSHAK.php
Home broadband gives British kids better GCSE/school results
Having web access at home can make the difference between a pupil getting grade A at GCSE and grade D.
http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39281333,00.htm
uk: Mobile broadband 'easy for customers'
Consumers are attracted by simple broadband access on the go, claims a new survey. Market research company YouGov discovered that one in eight mobile broadband users are opting to cancel their fixed-line connection or use 3G modems as an alternative to fixed landline internet access.
http://www.broadband-europe.eu/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?ItemID=222
Millions of young Chinese addicted to 'unhealthy' Internet games: report [AFP]
Around four million Chinese youngsters are addicted to the Internet, mainly attracted by "unhealthy" online games, state media reported Friday, citing a top legislator.
http://news.theage.com.au/technology/millions-of-young-chinese-addicted-to-unhealthy-internet-games-report-20080829-45l8.html
http://news.smh.com.au/technology/millions-of-young-chinese-addicted-to-unhealthy-internet-games-report-20080829-45l8.html
Microsoft tries to offer something different
Internet Explorer 8, now available in beta, is the company's bid to move ahead of Firefox and Apple's Safari in performance, features and user experience.
http://iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/business/ie.php
Internet Explorer gets makeover
The next version of Internet Explorer has features to make browsing and searching easier and more secure.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7585741.stm
us: MySpace overtakes Yahoo in display ad views - report
Yahoo Inc has lost its lead of the U.S. market for online display advertising to MySpace and its parent company News Corp's Fox Interactive Media and MySpace, new industry data shows.
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-35217820080829
http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKN2747715820080828
Internet maps 'demolish British history'
Internet mapping is wiping the rich geography and history of Britain off the map, Britain's most senior cartographer warned yesterday. Churches, cathedrals, stately homes, battlefields, ancient woodlands, rivers, eccentric landmarks and many more features which make up the tapestry of the British landscape are not being represented in online maps, which focus on merely providing driving directions, said Mary Spence, President of the British Cartographical Society.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/internet-maps-demolish-british-history-912333.html
Map reading skills 'dying out due to internet and satnavs'
Map-reading is a dying art because of the increasing reliance on the internet and satellite navigation systems, the country's top cartographer has warned.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2639307/Map-reading-skills-dying-out-due-to-internet-and-satnavs.html
For sat-nav: digital age has its delights
Aren’t sat-navs great? No more struggling to read that huge Ordnance Survey map unfolding halfway across the windscreen
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4629605.ece
Microsoft's Sneak Attack On Google
Forget about that $44 billion takeover bid for Yahoo. Microsoft's latest assault on Google is slier. Since May Microsoft has been reimbursing people up to half of the value of items they buy using its search technology. The gimmick isn't working. In July Google's share of all searches jumped to 60% from 53% a year ago, while Microsoft's share slumped to 12% from 13.6%, according to Nielsen Online.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/27/microsoft-google-browsers-cx_vmb_0827ie.html
Google gets cozy with an uneasy friend
Advertisers are grappling with the idea of Google, which spent many of its early years avoiding — and infuriating — advertising agencies, is now shifting to embrace them.
http://iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/business/01google.php
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/business/media/01google.html
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SOCIAL NETWORKING
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au: Common sense is the best defence online: ACMA releases Social networking—staying safe online guidelines [news release]
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has today released Social networking—staying safe online, a new fact sheet published in support of the Federal Privacy Commission’s Privacy Awareness Week.
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311364
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NEW TECHNOLOGIES
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Gartner: Global mobile phone sales up
In spite of the economic slowdown, worldwide mobile-phone sales rose nearly 12 percent in the second quarter of 2008 from the same period in 2007, market research firm Gartner said Thursday.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10027939-94.html
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/communications/0,39044192,62045489,00.htm
Is Something Rotten at Apple? Email problems, flaky iPhones, and broken Macs. What's Steve Jobs to do?
In its ubiquitous TV ads, Apple claims that its new iPhone is twice as fast as the original version and just half the price. Neither is true. The half-price fib has been obvious for some time: When you add the price of AT&T's required two-year contract, the new phone costs slightly more than the old phone. In a lawsuit filed last week, an iPhone owner named Jessica Alena Smith argues that Apple hasn't been honest about the phone's speed, either. Smith, echoing thousands of complaints logged on Apple's Web site, says that her iPhone rarely connects to AT&T's fast 3G network, instead staying fixed to the pokey EDGE service that was the bane of the first iPhone. Smith's iPhone doesn't just fail on tasks like downloading e-mail and surfing the Web, she says. It also drops many of her voice calls.
http://www.slate.com/id/2198535/
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SPAM
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Report: Email Address Dictates Spam Volume
Everyone knows that some people get more spam than others, but new research shows that it may have something to do with the first letter of your email address.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=162585
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ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL
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On the Web, battle over trademarks begins
Trademark issues may take on a higher profile, fueled by the escalating value of brands in general and trademark holders increasingly trying to assert their rights, especially on the Internet.
http://iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/technology/01copyright.php
http://nytimes.com/2008/09/01/technology/01copyright.html
Tracking the Terrorists Online
For years, al-Qaida and other terror groups have set up shop in the Internet. Those who track them have covertly followed. The companies SITE and IntelCenter have penetrated even deeper into the terror Web than most intelligence agencies.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,575276,00.html
Cybercrime Gets Its Game On
NASA's revelation this week that a computer virus had infected the International Space Station brought to mind images of cybercriminals sending astronauts plummeting toward a major U.S. city. Instead, the rogue software on the station's computer turned out to be doing something stranger: looking for passwords to the multiplayer online game "World of Warcraft."
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/29/videogame-hackers-nasa-tech-enter-cx_ag_0829hack.html
US hackers prepare UK supermarket sweep
Self-checkout systems in UK supermarkets are being targeted by hi-tech criminals with stolen credit card details.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7584258.stm
UK hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal against extradition to US
Gary McKinnon, a computer expert who hacked into dozens of US military computers, lost his appeal to the European court of human rights today and faces extradition to the US in the next fortnight, his solicitor said.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/28/hacking.security
British hacker Gary McKinnon in final appeal to Home Secretary over extradition
A UFO enthusiast who hacked into top-secret US military computers appealed to the Home Secretary yesterday to stop his extradition after losing a legal appeal.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article4628575.ece
NASA hacker faces extradition within three weeks, says lawyer
NASA hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his appeal to the European Court of Human Rights and faces extradition to face trial in the US.
http://out-law.com/page-9387
UK hacker loses extradition appeal
A Briton accused of hacking into secret military computers has lost his appeal against extradition to the US.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7585861.stm
European court won't stop U.K. hacker's extradition to U.S. [IDG]
The European Court of Human Rights has refused U.K. hacker Gary McKinnon's appeal against demands for his extradition to the U.S.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9113702
Copyright Law and the Web, Part 2: Who Are the IP Police?
Intellectual property like name brands and company logos can be ripped off with just a few clicks of a mouse. When IP pirates then attempt to profit through channels like counterfeit goods and phishing, corporations lay the hammer down -- if they manage to find out about it. Often, the IP owner itself is the one on patrol.
http://technewsworld.com/story/64298.html
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/64298.html
Report Slams U.S. Host as Major Source of Badware
Last week, I examined a series of Web services that make profiting from cyber crime a point-and-click exercise that even the most novice hackers can master. Today, I'd like to highlight the activities of Atrivo, a Concord, Calif., based network provider that hosts some of these services.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/08/report_slams_us_host_as_major.html
How Captcha was foiled: Are you a man or a mouse?
Captcha systems to stop automated posting have been "completely broken" by spammers, experts say. So what's the alternative?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/28/internet.captcha
Excessive IP protection causes economic gridlock, says expert
Intellectual property laws which were designed to protect inventors are actually stifling innovation, according to a leading US law academic.
http://out-law.com/page-9388
Hit Man E-mail Returns [news release]
The IC3 continues to receive thousands of reports concerning the hit man e-mail scheme. E-mail content has evolved since late 2006; however, the messages remain similar in nature, claiming the sender has been hired to kill the recipient.
http://www.ic3.gov/media/2008/080828.aspx
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PRIVACY
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Ad targeting based on ISP tracking now in doubt [AP]
It sounded like a winning proposition _ free money _ for Internet access providers. By tracking their subscribers' personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers' interests, and claim a share of the burgeoning online advertising market dominated by Internet search companies.
http://news.smh.com.au/technology/ad-targeting-based-on-isp-tracking-now-in-doubt-20080626-2x05.html
http://news.theage.com.au/technology/ad-targeting-based-on-isp-tracking-now-in-doubt-20080626-2x05.html
Microsoft slams Google on privacy
Google's approach to privacy is a decade behind Microsoft, the Redmond software giant's chief privacy strategist told ZDNet.com.au on Thursday in a video interview.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Microsoft-slams-Google-on-privacy/0,130061744,339291701,00.htm
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39481791,00.htm
Google defends privacy credentials
Google has defended its privacy credentials following a claim by Microsoft's privacy chief last week that the search giant was a decade behind Microsoft when it came to privacy.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Google-defends-privacy-credentials/0,130061744,339291721,00.htm
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ONLINE TV & MUSIC
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The Battle Over Internet Filtering by Michael Geist
Earlier this week I attended a seminar in Brussels on the "telecoms package" currently before the European Parliament [partial video].One of the most controversial elements in the package are the prospect for mandated ISP filtering or blocking of allegedly copyright infringing materials.Those requirements would build on other national and international developments including the still-secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement and the "three strikes and you're out" policies ("graduated response") in some European countries.
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/3337/125/
Veoh decision setback for Viacom, but Google not off hook
The unprecedented decision by a U.S. district court judge to dismiss a copyright infringement case against video-sharing site Veoh is definitely favorable to Google, YouTube, and all user-generated sites, copyright attorneys say.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10028214-93.html
Veoh wins copyright infringement lawsuit
Video-sharing site Veoh defeated a copyright infringement lawsuit Wednesday in federal court, potentially giving Google's YouTube a tool in its defense against a $1 billion lawsuit filed by Viacom, according to a report posted on PaidContent.org.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10027926-93.html
us: Judges tosses copyright suit against Veoh
A US judge has thrown out a copyright infringement case against Veoh Networks, an internet video start-up with high-profile Hollywood backers, ruling that video sharing companies are not solely responsible for policing piracy that may take place on their sites.
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-35212420080828
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/29/2349980.htm
Veoh Safe Harbor ruling could help YouTube in Viacom battle
Do user-generated content (UGC) companies like YouTube and Veoh qualify for "safe harbor" protection under the DMCA, or can they be held financially liable for not cracking down harder on copyrighted material uploaded to their servers?
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080828-veoh-safe-harbor-ruling-could-help-youtube-in-viacom-battle.html
Veoh ruling bolsters YouTube effort to fend off $1 billion Viacom suit
YouTube's efforts to fend off Viacom International Inc.'s$1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against its parent, Google Inc., were likely bolstered yesterday when a federal judge threw out a similar suit Lo Group Inc. filed against online video-sharing site Veoh.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9113738
Ruling Sinks Piracy Suit Against Veoh as YouTube Grins
A federal judge in San Jose, Calif., has thrown out a copyright infringement lawsuit launched by Io Group against Veoh Networks. Io Group, which also does business under the name Titan Media, produces adult video content. Veoh is a site similar to YouTube where users can upload and watch user-generated videos as well as television show and movie clips.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/64334.html
FBI Arrests Blogger Over Online Music Sharing
Los Angeles music blogger Kevin Cogill is accused of releasing Guns N' Roses songs online before their commercial release.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210201342
Blogger Faces Hard Time for Posting Guns N' Roses Music
Material from the long-awaited Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" has finally been released, but the person allegedly responsible for it may end up in an American prison. Federal authorities suspect that a blogger who somehow obtained nine tracks from the officially unreleased album posted them online, and he's facing much stiffer penalties than your typical file-sharer.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/64339.html
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CENSORSHIP
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Ingushetia website owner killed by police
An opposition internet news site owner in Russia's troubled Ingushetia region was fatally shot yesterday after being detained by police. Magomed Yevloyev was one of the most high-profile journalists to be killed in Russia since the investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead near her Moscow apartment in 2006, provoking condemnation of Russia's record on media freedom.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/01/russia1
A Journalist in Russia Is Shot Dead After Arrest
A Russian journalist known for his opposition views was arrested at an airport in southern Russia on Sunday, then fatally shot in the head in what authorities said was an accident but human rights groups said was suspicious.
http://nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/europe/01ingushetia.html
Russian Web Dissident Killed [Reuters]
The owner of an opposition Internet news site in Russia's troubled Ingushetia region was shot dead on Sunday after police detained him, his colleagues said.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/policy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210201594
Russian police kill Web site owner [AP]
The owner of an independent Web site critical of authorities was shot and killed Sunday by police in a volatile province in southern Russia, his colleague said.
http://news.theage.com.au/technology/russian-police-kill-web-site-owner-20080831-46fu.html
http://news.smh.com.au/technology/russian-police-kill-web-site-owner-20080831-46fu.html
Geoblocking" on the Internet : Reporters Without Borders condemns a discriminatory measure towards Internet users in Tibet
Reporters Without Borders condemns regional variation in the blocking of access to websites in China. The authorities unblocked the sites of certain international news media and NGOs on 1 August, but many of these sites continue to be blocked in the province of Tibet.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=28255
Malaysia blocks anti-government news Web site [AP]
Malaysia has blocked access to a popular news Web site that often runs afoul of authorities for its sensational political reporting, sparking complaints Thursday that the government has reneged on its pledge to keep cyberspace uncensored.
http://news.smh.com.au/technology/malaysia-blocks-antigovernment-news-web-site-20080828-44tj.html
http://news.theage.com.au/technology/malaysia-blocks-antigovernment-news-web-site-20080828-44tj.html
Malaysian website block 'is plain stupid'
The feisty Malaysia Today editor and blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin must be laughing with glee. Just a few hours after the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) ordered access to Malaysia Today blocked, a mirror website was up and running.
http://nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/2335364/Article/index_html
M'sia govt breaks promise, censors Net
Government orders Malaysian ISPs to block access to controversial portal Malaysia Today, breaking a previous pledge to "ensure no Internet censorship".
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62045527,00.htm
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CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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What Your Kids Are Doing Online
What a difference a few years make! Almost three-quarters of Americans spend time online. As the Internet has come into its own as a richly complex media source, just what people choose to do online has become as different and nuanced as what they do in their offline lives. But in a recent survey of consumer technology, Forrester Research found that a number of trends in how people use technology divide along generational lines.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/29/google-websites-geny-tech-personal-cz_ae_0828hipweb.html
Exploring the dark side of the Internet
Earlier this year, two British men were arrested for their involvement with an online paedophile network that spanned the globe and traded in more than 400 000 images of children being abused.
http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2891&iArticleId=4581754
au: 'Teen internet bully wanted victim killed'
A teenager is under investigation over alleged death threats made against another teenager on the internet.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24259872-5006784,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24258928-5001021,00.html
Hands on: AskKids.com keeps kids away from Net's naughty bits
Ask.com hopes to use children to gain some market share among the search engines, and their newly relaunched Ask Kids is a surprisingly well-designed weapon in that fight.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080827-hands-on-askkids-com-keeps-kiddies-away-from-naughty-bits.html
au: Denmark's Princess Mary shares fear of cyber predators
Every parent's greatest fear is shared by Princess Mary, who last night raised awareness of the dangers of online predators and violence in cyberspace at a charity function in Melbourne.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24264622-5006788,00.html
Princess Mary, PM speak out against cyber-bullying
Princess Mary of Denmark has put her support behind efforts to stop bullying on the internet.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/30/2350774.htm
Mary turns heads in Melbourne [AAP]
... The focus of the dinner was protecting children from cyber-bullying and online sexual predators.
http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,24265632-3462,00.html
http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=510671
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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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Mobile regulation assessment: Competition and customer service in a converging mobile world [news release]
Ofcom today published an initial consultation document assessing how the mobile sector delivers on the needs of UK citizens and consumers and posing questions about the future of competition and regulatory policy.
http://ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2008/08/nr_20080828
Ugandan Cabinet Approves Internet Laws
Cabinet has approved three cyber laws, the information and communications technology (ICT) minister, Dr. Ham Mulira, has said. The three laws are the Electronic Transactions Bill, Electronic Signatures Bill and Computer Misuse Bill.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200808290305.html
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Rumours of Steve Jobs' demise greatly exaggerated by Bloomberg obituary
When Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, said three years ago "remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered", he may not have realised that he was set to receive a very big reminder of his mortality, courtesy of the Bloomberg news service.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4628491.ece
Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'
Microsoft has been granted a patent on 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' keystrokes. The software giant applied for the patent in 2005, and was granted it on August 19, 2008. US patent number 7,415,666 describes "a method and system in a document viewer for scrolling a substantially exact increment in a document, such as one page, regardless of whether the zoom is such that some, all or one page is currently being viewed".
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39481766,00.htm
http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-218626.html
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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Aussie telcos hit with record complaints
Complaints against telecommunications providers are skyrocketing with no end in sight, according to the industry ombudsman.
http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1821646276
Regulator Hints at Softening Regulation on Deutsche Telekom in Big Cities
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung writes that German regulatory authority (Bundesnetzagentur) is considering deregulatory concessions which would affect the broadband market in big cities.
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/130/32261
D.Telekom to expand broadband into rural areas
Deutsche Telekom AG aims to offer DSL broadband connection to almost all of Germany's households by the end of the year with a particular focus on rural and remote areas.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKLS4875420080828
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MOBILE/WIRELESS
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WiMax's Invisible Power
You can't see them, but the fastest-ever mobile broadband connections are headed your way.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/28/wimax-clearwire-sprint-tech-wire-cx_ew_0828wimax.html
EU to curb roam rate ruse by mobile companies
Viviane Reding, EU telecoms commissioner, is to propose new rules this autumn to force mobile phone operators to bill customers per second for "roaming" after accusing companies of overcharging for overseas calls.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/aug/29/ofcom.mobilephones
UK mobile users face charges to receive calls
Mobile phone users could be charged to receive calls and face higher bills under proposals being considered by the industry watchdog.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2639804/Mobile-users-face-charges-to-receive-calls.html
Ofcom begins inquiry into mobile telephone charges
Ofcom, the communications regulator, has begun its first full-scale inquiry into the mobile phone industry in a move that could revolutionise charging for mobile calls.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article4629752.ece
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