China has been the source of many cyberattacks against US organizations, businesses and media companies, many of which revealed earlier this year the extent of the attacks they suffered. Some such companies include The New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal, just to name a few. In response, the White House has called for China's government to put an end to its cyberattacks, and to instead act in accordance to “acceptable norms of behavior in cyberspace.”
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- Google I/O 2013 on-site Wrap-up: Glass, Developers, and Services on tap
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‘Internet’ Stories
US tells China it must put an end to cyberattacks
Literary associations oppose Amazon’s attempts to gain control over new web domains
We're all familiar with the portions of web addresses that come after the dot, such as .com and .net. Those suffixes are a basic component of the Internet as we all know and love it today. As the Internet grows and we run out of addresses using the original suffixes, new offerings are crafted by the agency to oversee top-level domains around the world.
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Iran blocks VPNs to enforce internet filter
Iran has blocked the use of Virtual Private Networks that they deemed "illegal". Authorities on the subject said that Iranians were using these VPNs to get around the government internet filter and have been using them to access "illegal" and restricted sites and services. The authorities stated that users are still able to purchase legal and government-registered VPNs, because some users, like those who work at financial institutions, need the VPNs for extra security.
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Rapyuta helps robots understand the human world
European scientists have just launched Raptuya, an online database of information for robots, that helps robots cope in the world of humans. The Raptuya database is part of the European RoboEarth Project, a "World Wide Web for robots". The project is designed so that robots can download information from the internet to learn about their environment, software components, objects and images, and also how to perform certain tasks.
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China calls for global “rules and cooperation” on hacking issues
China has once again denied its involvement in a series of hacks that plagued various entities in the United States, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and several U.S. companies. The Chinese government believes that the allegations were based on groundless facts and that this is just some scheme to worsen China's reputation.
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Perion launches Incredimail for the iPad
If you've been around the Internet long enough and you're a Windows user, you've no doubt come across Incredimail at some point, being slammed with a hodge-podge of flowery stationary and cutesy-item overload. The service has been refined over its many years, and for the first time ever has grown beyond its Windows foundation to join ranks with a secondary platform: the iPad.
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Apple dominates the sky according to WiFi provider Gogo
Apple's iPhone and iPad reign supremacy above the clouds when it comes to in-flight internet access according to a new infographic being detailed today. The popular in-flight WiFi company Gogo has just released some detailed information regarding what devices are most preferred, at least while in the air. With smartphones and tablets taking in nearly 67% of all devices read on for the full breakdown.
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SlashGear 101: this week’s Facebook News Feed redesign
The changes that are coming to your Facebook News Feed are numerous – but they’re not going to interrupt the way you do business on a daily basis. Instead you’re going to find the features added this week by the Facebook crew to be just that – Features: helpful and (hopefully) rather intuitive to use. For those of you working with the mobile app version of Facebook on either iOS or Android, this change-over will be extra simple: it is, at its core, a bridge between the mobile and desktop experience.
Facebook News Feed Update: it’s all changing – again
If you’ve heard about the Facebook event this week surrounding changes to the social network’s main feed, you’ve likely felt a little tinge of annoyance. It’s not as if we’ve not seen drastic changes to one of the most visited websites in the history of the world before, but as it’s been made clear several times before: people don’t like change in the tools they use every single day. So what can we expect over the next few months now that the Facebook crew is letting loose a brand new collection of features?
Microsoft fined $731m for EU violation
The European Union has decided to impose a 561 million euro (a little over $731 million) fine on Microsoft for violating one of its rulings. The announcement was made today by Joaquin Alumnia, the EU's Competition Commissioner. The EU asked Microsoft back in 2009 to allow users to choose which web browsers they wanted to install on their machine. The choices would appear in a "Browser Choice Screen pop-up" when they first start up their PC.
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FreedomPop Hub Burst now available for $89, offers 1GB/month for free
Back in December, we told you about the new Hub Burst wireless router from FreedomPop, which costs $89 up front, but it gives you 1GB of data per month for free, with $10/month getting you 10GB. The router is available now, and it's meant to support a household of usage, but as long as you're not streaming movies if you want to keep the free plan.
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GOWEX free wifi hits NYC: yes, it’s real!
This week the folks at GOWEX have begun their roll-out of free wireless internet across the fine city of New York. With this push, the company will be testing their "FREEWiFiGOWEX" network to see if it's truly worth the effort for them to trade their services for subsidies from mobile brands like AT&T as well as advertising dollars from massive amounts of partners they've got on-hand. And it's live - you can connect right this second!
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