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From the New York Times: As digital electronics have invaded Toyland, putting video projectors and cellphones into the hands of 7- year-olds, companies that cater to preschoolers have deliberately sat on the sidelines, determined to hold up the wall between adult technology and children’s play. But the wall is about to come crashing down. At …
From TechRepublic: Information technology continues to advance at warp speed, and the law struggles to catch up. When new laws have not yet been enacted to address emerging areas of Internet disputes, courts are called upon to try to use and mold ancient legal theories to achieve high-tech resolution. Trespass is one of the ancient …
From Computer World Canada: Could the jocks and the nerds of the world unite? With the amount of technology that is popping up all over the world of professional sports, the answer seems to be a definite ‘yes’. The level of technology adoption by sports teams lags that of other larger industries, in part because …
VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for industry-standard systems, today introduced VMware Server, a free new entry-level hosted virtualization product for Linux and Windows servers. The product is available as a beta download at http://www.vmware.com/products/server/
From MSNBC/Forbes: The death of a loved one is never easy, but death in the digital age can create knotty problems that add to the anguish. Just ask Roger van Oosten. “My father had a niche Internet business,” he says. “When he died last year at 71, he left no provision for the business. I …
From the New York Times: If you work in the camera industry, February is an exciting month. That’s when you head down to Florida for the annual Photo Marketing Association convention, where your company will unveil its latest camera models, thus making the ones everybody got for Christmas obsolete. But this February is more exciting …
From USA Today: If your child surfs the Web, chances are he or she already has seen pornography — maybe even hard-core porn. More than a decade after the American public started cruising the Web, it is clear that children can find everything from nudity to sites featuring sexual violence and other extremes. For parents, …
From TechRepublic: The average laptop could contain data worth almost $1 million, according to new research. A report released Friday by security-software company Symantec suggests that an ordinary notebook holds content valued at 550,000 pounds ($972,000), and that some could store as much as 5 million pounds–or $8.8 million–in commercially sensitive data and intellectual property. …
From Wired News: Nobody was ever arrested for leaking the secret source code for parts of the Windows operating system in 2004, but a hacker who sold a copy online afterward was sentenced to two years in federal prison Friday. William “IllWill” Genovese, 29, will serve three years of supervised release following his prison term, …
From PC Pro: The Internet is a useful means for cultivating social networks, and also putting them into action at times of needs – this is the main conclusion of a new sociological study carried out by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Not a startling conclusion in itself, but its findings help balance …