Software Notebook: Mr. Firefox looks to the future

Seeded on Tue Jul 4, 2006 10:56 AM EDT (seattlepi.nwsource.com)

Firefox's co-creator talks about browsers, Microsoft and the future.

technology, internet, microsoft, firefox, browser, mozilla, ie
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2010: Why South Africa will lose the World Cup

Mon Jul 3, 2006 12:13 PM EDT

Germany! The World Cup is in full swing and the host country has proven that it can run a world class event.

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sports, soccer, football, world-cup, africa, south-africa, sport, 2010
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Study: Hands-free phone not safer on road

Seeded on Mon Jul 3, 2006 7:29 AM EDT (freep.com)

Drivers talking on cell phones are just as inattentive or likely to get into accidents as drunk drivers, even if they're using hands-free devices, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Human Factors.

technology, law, cars, mobile, social, driving, hands-free
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China targets blogs, searches in new internet crackdown

Seeded on Mon Jul 3, 2006 7:27 AM EDT (tech.monstersandcritics.com)

More censorship from China. In it you can even catch the political spin: "The market cannot develop without efficient management." So-called management include 'malicious evaluation' of China, 'attack government institutions' or 'promote a negative view of life.'

technology, internet, china, censorship, freedom, freedom-of-speech
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France lawmakers approve 'iTunes law'

Seeded on Mon Jul 3, 2006 7:22 AM EDT (news.yahoo.com)

French lawmakers gave final approval Friday to government-backed legislation that could force Apple Computer Inc. to make its iPod music player and iTunes online store compatible with rivals' offerings.

entertainment, apple, music, france, law, itunes, digital
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Winning over the freeloaders

Seeded on Mon Jul 3, 2006 7:21 AM EDT (latimes.com)

A YEAR AGO, THE ENTERTAINMENT industry hailed the Supreme Court's decision in the Grokster case as a milestone in its battle against online piracy. Maybe so — but if it was, the industry has little to show for it.

entertainment, internet, music, piracy, riaa, digital
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Piracy hurting China's own industries

Seeded on Mon Jul 3, 2006 7:20 AM EDT (news.yahoo.com)

Kingsoft Corp.'s English-Chinese dictionary program is used on most of China's 60 million PCs. That's the good news. The bad news: Kingsoft doesn't make any money from it, because 90 percent of those copies are pirated.

technology, music, china, movies, media, software, piracy
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Russia pirate industry is booming

Seeded on Mon Jul 3, 2006 7:18 AM EDT (news.yahoo.com)

When "The Da Vinci Code" premiered in Moscow, Konstantin Zemchenko started his count.

entertainment, music, movies, media, russia, piracy
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Nokia plans new mobile TV trial in Sweden

Seeded on Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:57 AM EDT (ca.today.reuters.com)

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Mobile handset maker Nokia said on Wednesday it would launch a commercial mobile TV trial with radio and TV operator Teracom in Sweden later this year.

technology, television, sweden, mobile, wireless, nokia, broadcast
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Perlman's Stand Against SABC To Be Commended

Seeded on Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:24 AM EDT (themercury.co.za)

SAfm radio presenter John Perlman's on-air revelation that the SABC has blacklisted certain commentators who cannot be relied upon to sing the praises of the ANC government is sadly not surprising.

politics, media, democracy, africa, censorship, freedom, south-africa, press, social, anc
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