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Open Book Alliance to veto Google book deal
News Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo join forces with library and author groups to oppose Google's settlement with publishing groups over digital book scanning.
Tags: Software, Web sites, Web 2.0, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, Software, antitrust, PeopleSoft Inc., Wall Street Journal, Web 2.0
US state AGs on Google Books settlement: We object
News Five states join opposition to the settlement on the grounds that states, rather than the Books Rights Registry, should be entitled to unclaimed proceeds.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Data Management, U.S. Department Of Justice, attorney, Settlement, Missouri, payment, antitrust, Web 2.0
Smartphones: A bigger target for security threats
News As the iPhone, BlackBerry, and other devices become more popular, harmful software such as viruses and spyware is emerging to exploit their vulnerability.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile, Security applications/tools, Apple Inc., Phone, Security, software, mobile, handset, Smart Phone
Google's digital book future hangs in the balance
News Google Book Search has the potential to unlock the musty archives of the world's libraries but will it overcome antitrust obstacles and other opposition?
Tags: Search, Web services, Author, Google Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, Class Action, 3D, Amazon.com Inc., Alexandria
Google seeks more time in Book Search case
News Google wants 60 more days to find authors and let them choose to opt in or out of a proposed class-action settlement involving Google Book Search.
Tags: Copyright, Author, Google Inc., Settlement, Advertisement, intellectual property, general counsel, credit card company, USA Today, New York Times Co.
Will HTML5 bring about better markup authoring?
Techguide HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson discusses the pain points he expects HTML 5 will address and the features that might be most contentious.
Tags: Web browsers, Feature, Specification, Web Browser, Google Inc., Author, Browser Company, W3C, Web Application, HTML5
Investment in tech could help the UK reinvent itself
News A London School of Economics report suggests that a 15 billion pound (US$22.1 billion) investment in broadband, smart grid and intelligent transport technology could create 700,000 jobs.
Tags: Investments, Business broadband, Report, Investment, Author, Spokesperson, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, Government, job
Closing chapter of Google Books saga near
News Monday's deadline to submit a revised settlement could mark the beginning of the end for the Google Books legal process, after a year of rancorous debate.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web services, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Web 2.0, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, New York, copyright law
Rickroll virus attacks iPhones
News The 'ikee' worm replaces the infected device's background picture with an image of Rick Astley.
Tags: Mobile platforms, Viruses and worms, Twitter Inc., security consultant, F-Secure Corp., Sophos Plc., SSH, Graham Cluley, Password, Virus Attack
Antitrust concerns linger in Google Books deal
News Opponents of Google Books settlement say the search giant will still have exclusive rights to digitize orphaned out-of-print works.
Tags: Regulations, Digital rights management (DRM), Google Inc., U.S., revenue, U.S. Department Of Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, Settlement, antitrust, blog
OpenAmplify developer's diary - part 2: Author comparisons
Techguide Justin James chronicles his process of using Hapax's OpenAmplify Web service to create an application that can match documents with content that is similar or identical to the source document.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Microsoft SQL Server, Comparison, LINQ, Demographics, Web sites, Web 2.0, OpenAmplify Developer
November deadline for new Google Books deal
News Google and books groups hashing out the terms of a revised settlement will have until November 9 to submit a new deal to the judge overseeing the case.
Tags: Web 2.0, Data Management, Digital rights management (DRM), Google Inc., revenue, Web 2.0, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, Associated Press, New York
US-CERT warns about free BlackBerry spyware app
News Creator of PhoneSnoop program that can be used to eavesdrop on BlackBerry calls releases a new program to help protect users from stealth spyware apps.
Tags: BlackBerry, Mobile, Security Management, RIM BlackBerry, Phone, Security, software, Indonesia, e-mail, spyware
Google Books settlement sets geographic, business limits
News Revised settlement allows the scanning of out-of-print works from only English-speaking countries, restricts future business for Google, and gives copyright holders more rights.
Tags: Business development/management, Regulations, Google Inc., revenue, U.S. Department Of Justice, Australia, Settlement, Alexandria, antitrust, Canada
OpenAmplify developer's diary Part 1: Making the request
Techguide Justin James chronicles his process of using Hapax's OpenAmplify Web service to create an application which can match documents that have similar content or is identical to the source document.
Tags: Web services, Protocols and platforms, LINQ, Simple Object Access Protocol, WSDL, OpenAmplify Developer, Web Browser, Dividend, client system, Developer
