AP - Syria is cracking down more on Internet use, imposing tighter monitoring of citizens who link to the Web, as well as jailing bloggers who criticize the government and blocking YouTube and other Web sites deemed harmful to state security.
AP - Syria is cracking down more on Internet use, imposing tighter monitoring of citizens who link to the Web, as well as jailing bloggers who criticize the government and blocking YouTube and other Web sites deemed harmful to state security.
Filed in: RSS & Blogging
AP - As the United States heads into the sixth year of the war in Iraq, Hollywood still hasn’t figured out how to deal with the subject. Audiences have stubbornly avoided films like “Redacted” and “In the Valley of Elah.” Steven Bochco’s Iraq war TV series “Over There” flopped, while less ambiguous dramas like “24″ and “The Unit” — where the bad guys are more clearly defined — have fared better.
Filed in: Internet
Apple recently updated its Knowledge Base guide to troubleshooting software problems. Roll up your sleeves, it’s a long list.
Filed in: Apple/Mac
On the same day Microsoft announced new interoperability deals with five social-networking sites, Yahoo announced it has joined the Google-backed OpenSocial social-networking intiative.
Filed in: Microsoft
NewsFactor - The friendly skies just got a little noisier. Emirates Airline, a Dubai-based carrier, now allows mobile phone calls during its flights — and more airlines are moving in the same direction.
Filed in: Cell Phones
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