Amazon.com Plans Audio Book Download Store (AP)
June 03, 2005 06:06
AP - On its Web site, Amazon.com Inc. is asking publishers for audiobooks for a new download store it says it plans to open. But the Internet retailer is being coy about such key details as a launch date.

MSN Site Hacking Went Undetected for Days (AP)
June 03, 2005 06:06
AP - Password-stealing software planted by hackers was active on Microsoft's popular MSN Web site in South Korea for days before the world's largest software company learned about the break-in and removed the computer code.

'Inquirer' Will Introduce 'Radio-Style' Programming Online (Editor and Publisher)
June 03, 2005 03:32
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK Soon, every reporter and columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer will have a Web page where readers and journalists can interact about the day's stories, beginning with 10 such pages that launch June 16.

New Coldplay album sets online pre-order record (AFP)
June 03, 2005 11:43
AFP - Coldplay's new album "X/Y", which hits the shops in Britain on Monday, has become the most pre-ordered album yet on Amazon.co.uk, the British arm of the US online retailer said.

White Stripes' Jack marries in Amazon ceremony (Reuters)
June 03, 2005 11:22
Reuters - Grammy-winning singer and guitarist Jack White of the rock duo White Stripes married British model Karen Elson this week in a canoe in the Brazilian Amazon, according to a message on the band's Web site.

PluggedIn:Not much to do in kids' online domain (Reuters)
June 03, 2005 11:22
Reuters - There's not much for kids to do in the "online playground" set up by the U.S. government more than two years ago.

Microsoft acknowledges hack of South Korean MSN portal (AFP)
June 03, 2005 10:41
AFP - Microsoft acknowledged hackers got into its South Korean MSN Web portal this week, but that it knew of no impact on users of the site.

Censored Singaporeans take to the Internet for free speech (AFP)
June 03, 2005 10:07
AFP - The events leading up to Shanmugam Murugesu's execution in Singapore had enough excitement, anguish and cries of injustice for a fast-paced novel, or at the very least an interesting news story.

Software service firm Citrix buys S.J. start-up (SiliconValley.com)
June 03, 2005 08:01
SiliconValley.com - Citrix Systems, a global software company that allows people to get their online information on the go from different places, has acquired San Jose start-up Netscaler for $325 million.

SBC ups ante in telecom war (SiliconValley.com)
June 03, 2005 08:01
SiliconValley.com - It's tough to beat $14.95 a month for high-speed Internet service.

New channel for eBay in Shopping.com deal (SiliconValley.com)
June 03, 2005 08:01
SiliconValley.com - Internet powerhouse eBay said Wednesday that it is acquiring Brisbane-based Shopping.com, considered the leader in comparison-shopping Web sites, a step that will further broaden eBay's sources of revenue.

In Brief: Microsoft investigates MSN Korea hack (InfoWorld)
June 03, 2005 05:43
InfoWorld - Microsoft had to take part of its MSN Korea property offline earlier this week after hackers attempted to compromise a section of the site. A hack into the site's news section was discovered around noon local time on Wednesday and the news page was taken down for around 24 hours to fix the problem, MSN Korea Marketing Manager Yena Kim said Friday. Kim confirmed that the hack was a so-called iFrame attack, which exploits a flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, but declined to give any further details. IFrame elements are inline floating frames in IE where content is displayed, according to Microsoft's Web site. The software maker released a patch for an iFrame vulnerability in December. The MSN Korea property is hosted by a third party and it was unclear whether their servers were patched against the flaw. Microsoft said it was not aware of any customers having been affected as a result of the hack, but it is continuing to investigate the incident. The company is cooperating with law enforcement agents and said it will take legal action against those responsible.

Google's long memory stirs privacy concerns (Reuters)
June 03, 2005 05:04
Reuters - When Google Inc.'s 19 million daily users look up a long-lost classmate, send e-mail or bounce around the Web more quickly with its new Web Accelerator, records of that activity don't go away.

Mac Skeptic: Be a Blog Author (PC World)
June 03, 2005 01:00
PC World - Weblog editors let you create posts offline, with all the embellishments you want. You'll never be at your blog server's mercy again.

Code-Abiding Porn to Get .xxx Domain (washingtonpost.com)
June 02, 2005 10:00
washingtonpost.com - The nonprofit organization that oversees Internet addresses has approved a new online neighborhood specifically for pornographic Web sites: the .xxx domain.

Review: Wireless Devices Live Up to Hype (AP)
June 02, 2005 05:36
AP - With a fast Internet connection and wireless access point at home, I can take a notebook PC and surf the Web in our closets, bathrooms and garage. But the signal fades where I want it most — in the living room.

Porn sites to get their own Internet domain (Reuters)
June 02, 2005 04:38
Reuters - Sex sites will soon be able to sign up for Web addresses in the .xxx Internet domain, but a virtual red light district won't guarantee that people can avoid pornography online, Internet experts said on Thursday.

AOL Jumpstarts High-Speed Push (TechWeb)
June 02, 2005 04:10
TechWeb - America Online tries to energize its push into the broadband market, offering high-speed Internet access for $29.95 a month through Covad Communications Group.

Bye-Bye Dial-Up: Broadband Ubiquity Chugging Right Along (TechWeb)
June 02, 2005 03:50
TechWeb - Eighty-eight million American households will be Internet-connected by the year 2010, and 78 percent of those households will have broadband access, a new report says.

Traditional Media Adopt Online Advertising Methods (AdWeek.com)
June 02, 2005 03:37
AdWeek.com - With online advertising's projected 20-plus percent growth rate this year far outpacing other media outlets, traditional media is feeling pressured to become more like it, according to ad executives and industry analysts.