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Amazon hosting issues knock websites offline
WASHINGTON — Foursquare, Quora, Reddit and other popular websites were sluggish or knocked offline on Thursday because of problems with their Web host Amazon. “Our usually amazing datacenter hosts, Amazon EC2, are having a few hiccups this morning, which affected us and a bunch of other services that use them,”…
US hacker pleads guilty to credit card theft
WASHINGTON — A 26-year-old computer hacker pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing hundreds of thousands of credit card numbers, causing losses of more than $36 million. Rogelio Hackett, of Lithonia, Georgia, entered the plea in an Alexandria, Virginia court, the Justice Department said in a statement. US Secret Service special…
Lawmakers demand answers from Apple about iPhone tracking
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) have sent letters to Apple CEO Steve Jobs demanding to know why Apple’s products are keeping a log of every place the owner goes. Researchers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden revealed Wednesday that Apple’s iPads and iPhones contain a database with…
Conservative activist: Bible, Ben Franklin, Pilgrims all opposed to net neutrality
The idea that all Internet traffic should be treated equally is against the teachings of the Bible and America’s Founding Fathers, according to evangelical Christian minister and political activist David Barton. During his radio show on Tuesday, he said that net neutrality violated the Biblical principle of free markets, a…
Poker domain names unfrozen to allow refunds
WASHINGTON — US authorities said Wednesday they were unfreezing the domain names of two online poker companies targeted in a crackdown on Internet gambling so US players could withdraw their money. The domain names of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker, three of the largest online poker companies operating…
Apple iPhone, iPad secretly tracking your location
Security researchers revealed this week that your favorite Apple gadget is logging and retaining a record of every place you go. Researchers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden have uncovered evidence that Apple’s iPads and iPhones contain a database with thousands of location points that gets downloaded every time the device…
Apple to ship new iPhone in September: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Apple’s next-generation iPhone will have a faster processor and will begin shipping in September, three people with direct knowledge of the company’s supply chain said. The production of the new iPhone will start in July/August and the smartphone will look largely similar to the iPhone 4, one…
Gold tops $1,500 an ounce for first time
LONDON (AFP) – The price of gold topped $1,500 for the first time on Wednesday as a weaker dollar plus fears over high inflation and debt attracted investors into the traditional safe-haven precious metal. Gold reached $1,505.65 an ounce at 0945 GMT on the London Bullion Market. It later traded…
EU warns telecom firms against blocking Skype
BRUSSELS — The European Commission launched a probe Tuesday into charges that telecom firms block next-to-free Internet phone services to undermine competitors or degrade the quality of online videos. With the proliferation of smart phones putting the Internet in the palm of consumers’ hands, the European Union’s executive arm asked…
Trump trademarks “Success”…for a bath product line
Donald Trump is seemingly everywhere: his really tall buildings grace the skylines of major cities, and the one-two combination of “Celebrity Apprentice” and his constant talk show rounds preceding a rumored presidential run have made him a fixture on television sets everywhere. Trump is apparently not content with dominating just…
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