China issues rules on reporting Google moves


A Chinese government ministry ordered Chinese media companies to toe the government line this week in their reporting on Google's decision to move its search operations to Hong Kong.


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Afghan enemies using iPhone as a weapon


Australian Department of Defense chief technology officer Matt Yannopoilos today said defenses were being beaten in Afghanistan by enemies accessing information quickly via iPhones.


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Growth 'phenomenon' in offshore services keeps India in lead


With its strong IT labor pool and government support, India continues to dominate the offshore services scene in the Asia-Pacific region.


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UK launches space agency


The UK government has launched a UK Space Agency dedicated to coordinating the government's involvement in civilian spaceflight, with responsibility for looking after policy and budgets.


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Help coming for judging phone camera quality


The International Imaging Industry Association, a consortium involving more than 30 companies, is working on a test that will use a five-star rating and a basic accompanying chart to judge image quality.


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Gmail to alert users to suspicious activity


Google launched a new feature in Gmail that will alert users when the system detects suspicious activity that might indicate the account has been compromised.


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Chinese official blasts Google


A Chinese official has blasted Google for "violating its written promise", following the U.S. company's decision to move its search traffic to Hong Kong.


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'Lucid Lynx' Ubuntu enters beta


Canonical has released the first beta of Ubuntu Linux 10.04, code-named 'Lucid Lynx', which adds consumer-friendly features such as integrated social networking and a new look.


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China blocking some Google search results


Google has confirmed that the Chinese authorities have begun blocking certain terms from a local search engine, after the company said it would no longer censor results for those terms itself.


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Taxpayer data at risk from IRS security flaws


The Internal Revenue Service's failure to use basic security precautions makes the system vulnerable to insider threats and attacks from outside, a new government report concludes.


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Browser ballot doubles Opera downloads


Microsoft's browser ballot choice screen for European PCs has led to a boost in downloads for Opera, the company that prompted the investigation that led to the introduction of the feature.


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DEMO: Visiarc streams mobile e-mail attachments


Newcomer Visiarc is trying to solve an annoying - accessing and sharing large e-mail attachments on underpowered devices on congested networks.


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Malware delivered by Yahoo, Fox, Google ads


Malware that exploits holes in popular applications is being delivered by big ad delivery platforms including those run by Yahoo, Fox, and Google.


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DEMO:  iPhone app making for dummies


If you thought Apple's App Store was getting crowded, we've got bad news. It's about to get worse.


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