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Clarendon man arrested in Internet predator sting 8 May 08, 23:43 ET COLUMBIA -- Attorney General Henry McMaster announced Thursday that Orlin Franklin Morris Jr., 24, of 1962 Newman Branch Road in New Zion, was arrested on May 6 in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the Sumter County Sheriff's Office. more Internet Is the New TV, Says Hannah Head 8 May 08, 23:28 ET Steve Peterman, executive producer of Hannah Montana and a member of the Writers Guild, told a Capitol Hill audience Tuesday that the Internet is ... more Galena Park Students Learn About Internet Predators 8 May 08, 23:23 ET Children in Galena Park learned about the dangers of Internet predators in this Predator Check segment. more Buying your car from the internet 8 May 08, 23:16 ET ABC7 is on a mission to save you some serious money. Friday night, ABC7 explored the idea of buying cars off the internet. We found out you can potentially save thousands of dollars. more Free Wi-Fi Expands with AT&T, Cablevision 8 May 08, 23:00 ET PC World - Two giant offers for free Wi-Fi extended, one from AT to iPhone users, and another from Cablevision for its millions of home territory broadband subscribers. more EU crackdown on Internet airline sales 8 May 08, 22:37 ET An intermediate report based on data from sites in 13 European Union members states indicates one site in three, that is 137 of 386 checked, ... more Kingsport man charged with sending child porn on Internet 8 May 08, 22:33 ET KINGSPORT — A 25-year-old Kingsport man has been charged with distributing and possessing child pornography and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, ... more Extremists hone Internet skills, threats - US report 8 May 08, 22:32 ET By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda and other radical groups have dramatically increased their use of the Internet in recent years to lure and ... more Internet entrepreneurs in $81 million tie-up 8 May 08, 22:29 ET Michael Malone’s internet service provider iiNet has acquired fellow Perth ISP Westnet, run by Peter Brown, for $81 million. The cash deal will be funded in ... more South Korean internet geeks trigger panic 8 May 08, 22:22 ET Tens of thousands of young internet-obsessed South Koreans, whipped into a frenzy by alarmist television programmes, a complex scientific paper on genetics ... more Academic says gadgets threaten Internet's future 8 May 08, 22:18 ET The rise of gadgets like the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build the Internet. ... more Comcast May Cap Unlimited Internet 8 May 08, 22:16 ET by Wayde Robson — last modified May 08, 2008 17:40 After Rogers, Canada’s top Cable/Internet broadband provider announced it’ll end its unlimited Internet ... more Senate Warns of Increasing Internet Use by Al Qaeda 8 May 08, 21:55 ET Al Qaeda and other radical groups have dramatically increased their use of the Internet in recent years to lure and train recruits worldwide, a U.S. Senate report warned. more Howdoya, Inc. Launches the Internet's First How-To Search Engine 8 May 08, 21:37 ET Howdoya, Inc., today announced the launch of HowDoYa.com, the Internet's first how-to search engine. HowDoYa.com provides a comprehensive and relevant ... more Risks of Internet Use to Be Aired 8 May 08, 21:36 ET A free information evening about the dangers associated with putting personal information on the Internet will be held at the Victory Community Centre on ... more Extremists hone Internet skills, threats: US report 8 May 08, 21:34 ET By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda and other radical groups have dramatically increased their use of the Internet in recent years to lure and ... more FBI Loses National Security Letter Case Against Internet Archive 8 May 08, 21:30 ET by Tom Burghardt When the Internet Archive, a project founded in 1996 to create a digital library of the web, was served an illegal National Security Letter ... more Chunghwa, Vietnamese telecom form Internet services JV 8 May 08, 21:23 ET Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd has established a joint venture with Viettel Corp. to provide Internet Data Center (IDC) services in Vietnam. ... more BART to sell youth discount tickets on the Internet 8 May 08, 21:18 ET By Denis Cuff By Denis Cuff BART will start selling discount train tickets to teenage students over the Internet this September in an attempt to introduce ... more 'Slow' internet can save energy 8 May 08, 20:52 ET As energy costs continue to rise and oil prices hit an all-time high, the energy consumption of the web is coming under scrutiny. ... more Fry wins national Internet talent contest 8 May 08, 20:45 ET By BETH HENDRICKS HUNTINGTON -- If at first you don't succeed, try, try again -- and walk away with $10000. Huntington native and Christian recording artist ... more Does the internet benefit farmers? 8 May 08, 20:44 ET By Suzanne Atkinson - AgriNews Contributor Lynda Rickard had used exactly the same tone of voice just a second earlier to query a live audience in Bethany. ... more FBI to remove National Security Letter from Internet Archive 8 May 08, 20:38 ET Two civil rights groups on Wednesday claimed a shared victory in getting the FBI to withdraw a national security letter (NSL) issued to the Internet Archive ... more Report Examines Spread of Extremism Via the Internet 8 May 08, 20:30 ET By Matt Korade, CQ Staff Radical Islam is moving out of fundamentalist mosques and into your child’s bedroom, and the government doesn’t know how to deal ... more Windows XP SP3 users can’t uninstall Internet Explorer 7 8 May 08, 20:21 ET Jane Maliouta of Microsoft has stated in a blog post that Internet Explorer 7 users on Windows XP Service Pack 3 would not get the option to uninstall the ... more Gadgets threaten Internet’s future - The News 8 May 08, 20:18 ET LONDON: The rise of gadgets like the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build the Internet, ... more Utah Supreme Court hears Appeal in Internet Case 8 May 08, 20:17 ET The Utah Supreme Court is considering whether a state law on enticing minors over the Internet is too vague. James Gallegos of Clearfield was convicted by a jury of enticing a 13-year-old girl over the Internet and sentenced to a year in jail. The conviction was based on conversations he had over the Internet with an adult agent with the Utah attorney general's Internet Crimes Against Children ... more Firefox Provides Increased Security Over Internet Explorer? Not so ... 8 May 08, 20:12 ET It’s been reported that the Firefox Web browser has been distributing a Trojan horse application with the Vietnamese language pack. ... more Internet & Technology 8 May 08, 20:01 ET BY BRIAN DEAGON Movie and tech folks met in Los Angeles this week to deal with this potboiler: Hollywood losing control over consumers. ... more AG Speaks About Internet Safety 8 May 08, 19:57 ET A popular social networking site has agreed to make changes in order to protect young users. Attorneys General from all across the nation announced a new ... more Report Urges Greater US Response to Terrorist Ideology on Internet 8 May 08, 19:44 ET By Deborah Tate A US Senate panel has released a report concluding that terrorist groups have stepped up their appeals to English-speaking audiences, ... more BART to sell youth discount tickets by Internet 8 May 08, 19:24 ET By Denis Cuff By Denis Cuff BART will start selling discount train tickets to teenage students over the Internet this September in an attempt to introduce ... more Windows Vista More Vulnerable To Malware Than Windows 2000 8 May 08, 19:20 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - Vista let 639 threats per thousand computers through, compared with 586 for Windows 2000, 478 for Windows 2003, and 1,021 for Windows XP, security vendor PC Tools said. more Microsoft Disbands Board Slate For Yahoo 8 May 08, 19:15 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft withdrew its $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo last weekend after the two sides failed to agree on price. more Vonage Reports 1Q Loss, Slow Customer Growth 8 May 08, 19:15 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The VoIP operator added only 30,000 net subscriber lines in the quarter, a sharp decline from 56,000 additions in the previous three months. more Apple Reportedly Offers $44 Credit To Canadian iPod Owners 8 May 08, 19:07 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The reward is based on a class-action lawsuit complaining some of the rechargeable batteries in devices bought before June 2004 died after three hours of use. more Free Press Applauds The Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act 8 May 08, 19:00 ET Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) introduced the "Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act ... more Google execs hope for long-term ad deal with Yahoo 8 May 08, 18:58 ET AP - Google Inc.'s top executives on Thursday expressed hope that the Internet search leader will be able to form a potentially lucrative advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. - a deal that would lower the odds of Microsoft Corp. renewing its attempts to buy Yahoo. more South Korean internet geeks trigger panic over US 'tainted beef ... 8 May 08, 18:55 ET Tens of thousands of young internet-obsessed South Koreans, whipped into a frenzy by alarmist television programmes, a complex scientific paper on genetics ... more DARPA Plans Cyberwar 'Matrix' 8 May 08, 18:55 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The agency's National Cyber Range for cyberwar simulation would be similar to Star Trek's holodeck or a Snow Crash-style Metaverse. more Consumers to have fast and mobile Internet access with WiMax ... 8 May 08, 18:50 ET MONTREAL — It will be like having an Internet connection in your pocket and will help drive a new generation of consumer devices. WiMax technology is one of ... more A Chinese Cure for Internet Addiction 8 May 08, 18:47 ET It's the future of nanotech pseudo-science and rehab all rolled into one strange package. Fritz Hoffmann took this picture for National Geographic in ... more Consumers to have fast and mobile Internet access with WiMax technology 8 May 08, 18:46 ET MONTREAL - It will be like having an Internet connection in your pocket and will help drive a new generation of consumer devices. more Report: US lacks plan to counter terrorist messsages on the Internet 8 May 08, 18:36 ET By AP The United States must develop a communications plan to counter radical Islamic messages on the Internet, according to a US congressional report ... more SEC Action Halts $72 Million International Internet Fraud Scheme 8 May 08, 18:35 ET The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency court order freezing the assets of the alleged perpetrator of an Internet fraud scheme that ... more Intel, Sun: So Happy Together, When It Comes To Software 8 May 08, 18:30 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The joint development efforts have been broader and deeper than anticipated, company executives reveal. more Bleeding a Stone? Bankrupt TorrentSpy Loses $110M Case 8 May 08, 18:29 ET NewsFactor - In what the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is calling a significant victory for the major Hollywood studios, a federal judge in Los Angeles has issued a $110 million judgment against file-sharing Web site TorrentSpy for infringing on the copyrights for thousands of popular movies and television shows. more JavaFX Set To Jazz Up Mobile Devices 8 May 08, 18:20 ET NewsFactor - Anyone who still doubts there is a bright future for technologies that create hybrid, online/offline applications need only consider Sun's JavaFX announcement at JavaOne this week. The Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:JAVA) event demonstrates that JavaFX, which was announced last year, is closing in on, or at least gunning for Adobe's AIR and Microsoft's Silverlight, as a developer's tool for producing new applications. more House panel chair offers network neutrality bill 8 May 08, 18:16 ET Reuters - The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday introduced legislation that would bar network providers from discriminating against some Internet content. more Grand Theft Auto IV : Internet Keyword Flamewar Edition 8 May 08, 18:06 ET This post is a test to see if just by typing the words: Grand Theft Auto IV, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 is enough to generate a couple dozen angry anonymous ... more 4 Valley men charged in Internet sting 8 May 08, 18:03 ET Alleged Internet solicitation suspects from the Lehigh Valley area (clockwise beginning top left): William Easterday, Easton; John Sell, Allentown; ... more Xbox, iPhone 'threaten internet's future' 8 May 08, 18:02 ET The rise of gadgets like the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build the internet, ... more Google sees YouTube products soon, warm on Yahoo 8 May 08, 17:58 ET Reuters - Google Inc expects to launch new products for its YouTube Web video service in the next few months and sees reason for closer cooperation with Yahoo Inc, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Thursday. more Man Arrested in Internet Predator Sting 8 May 08, 17:57 ET Sumter County (WLTX) - A Clarendon County man has been arrested on charges he tried to solicit sex from what he thought was an underage girl. ... more Clearwire, Sprint Nextel revive plan for Internet service 8 May 08, 17:56 ET By David Twiddy AP KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clearwire and Sprint Nextel have resurrected their plan to offer high-speed mobile Internet service with the help of ... more Mashable Announces Exhibitors Hall Event at Internet Week 8 May 08, 17:50 ET By PR Newswire NEW YORK , May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mashable, the world's largest blog site focused exclusively on Web 2.0 and Social Networking news ... more Report: Internet expands terrorist threat 8 May 08, 17:48 ET By Jonathan Kaplan May 08, 2008 05:32 PM WASHINGTON, DC - Foreign terrorist groups have developed sophisticated Internet recruitment and marketing campaigns ... more TorrentSpy to appeal 110-mln-dollar ruling in film piracy suit 8 May 08, 17:26 ET AFP - A TorrentSpy lawyer vowed Thursday to appeal a 110-million-dollar legal judgment against the website for directing people to unauthorized online copies of films and television shows. more TelstraClear voted best internet provider 8 May 08, 17:25 ET NetGuide readers have voted TelstraClear as their favourite internet provider. TelstraClear took out the award at the tenth Web Awards, organised by internet magazine NetGuide. more Ultra Low-Cost Notebooks Destined As Second Computers 8 May 08, 17:24 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The most compelling reason to own the small device is to avoid carrying around a heavier and bulkier regular notebook, IDC analysts found. more Facebook sets new porn, pedophile and bully safeguards 8 May 08, 17:23 ET AFP - Top US state attorneys announced Thursday that Facebook has agreed to get tougher on keeping its young website users safe from bullies, porn, pedophiles and other online hazards. more Extremists hone Internet skills: Senate report 8 May 08, 17:18 ET Reuters - Al Qaeda and other radical groups have dramatically increased their use of the Internet in recent years to lure and train recruits worldwide, a U.S. Senate report warned on Thursday. more Extremists hone Internet skills, threats: U.S. report 8 May 08, 17:18 ET Al Qaeda and other radical groups have dramatically increased their use of the Internet in recent years to lure and train recruits worldwide, a U.S. Senate report warned on Thursday. more With Microsoft mum, analysts mull next moves for Live Search 8 May 08, 17:04 ET AP - Without the influx of Web traffic that Microsoft bet would quickly follow a Yahoo buyout, the software maker is facing a long slog if it wants to turn its money-losing online services business into a Google-killer. more Strombo becoming an Internet star 8 May 08, 16:54 ET By Lee-Anne Goodman - THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — George Stroumboulopoulos has been quietly amassing a devout Internet following that reaches beyond ... more Facebook Issues Improved Privacy, Obscenity Protections; Joins ... 8 May 08, 16:45 ET Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. ... more Tech/Fresno State Game to Be Streamed on Internet 8 May 08, 16:45 ET Danielle Sheridan and Amberly Waits hope to do some damage on the base paths today against 10th ranked Fresno State. HONOLULU -- Louisiana Tech's game ... more Closing Glance: Internet software, services stocks rise 8 May 08, 16:38 ET Internet software and services stocks rose Thursday along with the overall market, which increased despite record-high oil prices. more HDTV-Internet "Click Through" to Launch New MGM Grand Casino 8 May 08, 16:33 ET By Michael Dinan In a marriage of two popular technologies, a Connecticut casino scheduled to open May 17 has become the first client of a new public ... more Internet advice for Mother's Day gifts 8 May 08, 16:28 ET If you're looking for a Mother's Day gift or gesture, why not turn to the Internet for suggestions? "So while it may not overly help the economy or charity ... more Internet Archive Challenges FBI Data Demand -- and Wins 8 May 08, 16:28 ET In November 2007, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle received an unwelcome letter with a return address for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. more US Lawmakers Introduce New Net Neutrality Bill 8 May 08, 16:20 ET PC World - Two Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would subject broadband providers to antitrust... more Dealer.com Clients Dominate Auto Dealer Monthly's 2008 Internet ... 8 May 08, 15:43 ET Dealer.com today announced that many of its clients garnered top placements in Auto Dealer Monthly's 2008 Internet Achievement Awards. ... more Senate report finds US lacks outreach plan to counter terrorist messages on the Internet 8 May 08, 15:26 ET WASHINGTON - The United States must develop a communications plan to counter radical Islamic messages on the Internet, according to a Congressional report released Thursday. more Report: US lacks plan to counter terrorist messages 8 May 08, 15:23 ET AP - The United States must develop a communications plan to counter radical Islamic messages on the Internet, according to a Congressional report released Thursday. more FBI withdraws national security letter in Internet library settlement 8 May 08, 15:16 ET [JURIST] The FBI has withdrawn a National Security Letter (NSL) [CRS backgrounder, PDF; FBI backgrounder] issued against an Internet library website in a ... more Strombo becoming an Internet star as 'The Hour' gets fans via YouTube 8 May 08, 15:15 ET George Stroumboulopoulos has been quietly amassing a devout Internet following that reaches beyond Canada's borders with his low-key talk show, "The Hour. ... more Internet Archive Wins David-and-Goliath Privacy Tussle With FBI 8 May 08, 15:11 ET By Keith Regan The government has gone too far in its use of National Security Letters, the Electronic Frontier Foundation argues. ... more MySpace to allow users to share data with Yahoo, others 8 May 08, 15:07 ET AP - The popular online hangout MySpace will soon enable users to quickly share profile data with other sites, including Yahoo and eBay. more Alabama man to face kidnapping charge in Internet sex case 8 May 08, 15:02 ET By Paul Alongi • STAFF WRITER • May 8, 2008 A 21-year-old Alabama man is on his way to Greenville to face charges that he had sexual chats with a ... more Cablevision plans wireless broadband network 8 May 08, 14:53 ET AP - Cable TV provider Cablevision Systems Corp. disclosed plans Thursday to offer high-speed wireless Internet service across its coverage area in the New York region. more Internet probe underway at Collier public utilities 8 May 08, 14:49 ET By NAPLES DAILY NEWS STAFF Collier County officials acknowledged today that an Internet pornography investigation is underway at the Public Utilities ... more UCLA To Offer Free Internet Audio Broadcasts Of NCAA Women's Water ... 8 May 08, 14:44 ET UCLA is again broadcasting for free over its internet web site (UCLABruins.com) the NCAA Women's Water Polo Tournament matches involving the Bruins on May ... more MySpace lets users take profile data outside site's walls 8 May 08, 14:38 ET AFP - MySpace announced Thursday it is opening the gates of its popular online community by letting users automatically transfer profile information to other social-networking websites. more 2:30 pm: Spy photos of 2010 Cobalt hit Internet 8 May 08, 14:37 ET Information and photos are hitting the Internet of the next-generation 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt that is said to be headed for the General Motors Lordstown ... more Facebook Issues Improved Privacy, Obscenity Protections; Joins MySpace On Internet Safety Task Force 8 May 08, 14:33 ET Facebook makes a PR push on the privacy and safety front today, instituting an array of enhanced privacy safeguards and obscenity blockers as part of an agreement with 49 state attorneys general over the level of protection the social net offers its younger users. The company also signed on to the Internet Safety Task Force that MySpace set up as part of its agreement with state AGs over the ... more Paedophile suspect detained after Internet appeal 8 May 08, 14:32 ET A suspected paedophile has been arrested within two days of Interpol releasing photographs in an appeal for information on the Internet. ... more MySpace Data Availability Allows Users To Access Profile Across ... 8 May 08, 14:28 ET Boston (dbTechno) - News Corp’s MySpace social network is set to expand again in terms of what features it offers with Data Availability. ... more Internet dating blamed for sex assaults 8 May 08, 13:47 ET Internet dating could be responsible for an increase in the number of sexual assaults in Auckland over the past two months. more Austin Radio News Personality Bets on Internet Radio 8 May 08, 13:39 ET Austin, TX, May 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- A voice that is familiar to many in Austin, Texas is now going to make his voice heard as a media consultant at Austin ... more Comcast To Sell You Internet Forever 8 May 08, 13:37 ET Apparently Brian Roberts was on a bus once and got a lot of work done on this bus, using fast Internet. So he was like, "Hey, we should all get fast ... more Internet safety warning after men admit sex offences 8 May 08, 13:33 ET The dangers of the Internet were highlighted once again today when three middle-aged men admitted a catalogue of sex offences involving 16 underage girls. ... more 'Stifling' gadgets threaten internet's future 8 May 08, 13:30 ET By Peter Griffiths in London THE rise of gadgets like the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build ... more Canadian filmmaker turns to Internet to finance movie 8 May 08, 13:24 ET Reuters - A Canadian filmmaker is asking people to help fund his film project, one frame at a time. more Facebook, states set bullying, predator safeguards 8 May 08, 13:13 ET AP - Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, will add more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, attorneys general from several states said Thursday. more Comcast Weighs 250 GB/Month Download Limit 8 May 08, 13:12 ET PC Magazine - Comcast is considering a rate hike for broadband customers who consume more than 250 gigabytes of data each month, though there are no immediate plans for implementation. more FBI backs off in dispute with Internet Archive 8 May 08, 13:08 ET The FBI has retracted a demand issued to the operators of the Internet Archive to release information on one of its users. This is the outcome of a legal ... more Tonight’s ‘Lost’: Tracking the Internet’s Crazy (or Are They ... 8 May 08, 13:05 ET Last week's episode of Lost didn't add a lot of explicit craziness to the island's mythology, but there were plenty of quirks and oddities for the hive mind ... more Internet Archive emerges victorious in national security row with ... 8 May 08, 13:02 ET By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetaNews A National Security Letter was issued last year to the Internet Archive, seeking information about what it called a ... more Facebook Partners With AGs for Kids' Safety 8 May 08, 13:00 ET PC World - Facebook is following in the footsteps of its rival MySpace by reaching an online safety agreement with the attorneys general... more Intel buys license for Sweden-wide WiMax network 8 May 08, 12:53 ET AP - Intel Corp. dove further into the cellular business on Thursday, becoming one of the winners in Sweden's auction of licenses for nationwide wireless broadband. more Internet Marketing Firm WebMetro and Inc. 500 Entrepreneur Join ... 8 May 08, 12:43 ET San Dimas, CA (PRWEB) May 7, 2008 -- Predicated on several years of a strong agency-client relationship and the shared vision of accelerated yet sustainable ... more Horizon Media Partners with Backchannelmedia to Use First Ever TV ... 8 May 08, 12:38 ET Horizon Media, the largest independent media services agency in America and the fastest growing in the industry, is partnering with Backchannelmedia, ... more Reporters Without Borders Urges Iran to Halt Crackdown on Women ... 8 May 08, 12:36 ET By VOA News A Paris-based media rights group is calling on Iran's government to stop its crackdown against women rights activists, after it recently ... more Cablevision to launch wireless broadband network 8 May 08, 12:33 ET Reuters - Cablevision Systems Corp said on Thursday it plans to spend $350 million to build a wireless broadband network to serve its subscribers in the New York area. more