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The Net on knife’s edge
Insight Oxford University Internet law professor Jonathan Zittrain says the Web is in danger of regressing back to become a playground for "nerds" and "hobbyists".
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web services, Security, Mobile, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, CIO, software, spyware
Microsoft searches toward the future
News During a showcase of future technologies, the software giant underscores the importance of search in the company's upcoming developments.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Search, Product development and design
The Internet's new Dr. Spock?
Insight MIT media scholar Henry Jenkins shares expertise on technology's effect on kids, how games are replacing TV and YouTube-style politics.
Tags: Digital media, Video
Scholars living in glasshouses
Blogs This is not about Alice in Wonderland but about a Singapore government scholar by the name of Eng Kai Er. It seems Eng, ...
UK court clears Google search in defamation case
News Google merely facilitates access to content but isn't actually a publisher liable for it, a United Kingdom High Court judge rules.
Tags: Digital media, Google Inc., Search Engine, Digital media, Search Result, Google Search, Search Technology, Web Site, Web
IBM's Linux contest for students
News IBM has launched the second Linux Scholar Challenge, offering universities around the world a chance to win their own IBM Linux Cluster.
New head for S'pore Computer Systems
News Come March, Lim Joo Hong will replace Stephen Yeo, who is stepping down to pursue other interests, as Singapore Computer Systems' (SCS) president and CEO.
Wipro chief sees rise in Indian R&D
News Not content with providing low-level software and business services, outsourcing giants want to increase research and development activities.
Tags: R&D, Outsourcing
Telekom M'sia hooks up Microsoft to offer ASP services
News Government-controlled telecom provider, Telekom Malaysia has formed an alliance with Microsoft in its next salvo into the Application Services Provider (ASP) market.
Is a global high-tech work force bad for U.S.?
News Economists are torn about the impact of a swell in skilled foreigners and a drop in U.S. advanced science, engineering degrees.
Tags: Recruiting, HR policies and procedures, Corporate culture
Google's Mayer talks iPhone, Facebook
News Google's vice president of search products and user experience, likes her iPhone and she is a big fan of social networks, especially Facebook.
Tags: Web 2.0, Female, Male, Smart phones, Cellular phones
Microsoft releasing book search in beta
News Live Search Books is similar to Google Book Search, though Microsoft is taking an opt-in approach to copyright works.
Tags: Web sites, Software engineering/development, Search, Copyright
Judge appoints mediator in Microsoft antitrust case
News The presiding judge in the Microsoft antitrust trial appointed a mediator in an effort to promote settlement.
Most reliable search tool could be your librarian
News While the Web is good for offering quick results, which may or may not be trustworthy, librarians can help people get access to deeper and more authoritative information.
Tags: Search
Microsoft shares slide as ruling expected today
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