Powerset Search Engine To Focus On Meaning, Not Words

New York (dbTechno) - Powerset made the huge announcement on Monday that they have released the latest beta build of their search engine to the public. This new search engine relies on meanings to questions, rather than keywords.

Their new product is a search engine which does not focus on words like your typical search engines. Instead, it relies on meaning when it looks up stuff on the Internet. The technology is called natural language technology, based on patents from PARC. Read more

Facebook Connect Makes Users’ Profiles Portable On The Web

Washington (dbTechno) - It did not take long for Facebook to come out with an announcement to counter the MySpace announcement of Data Availability. Facebook has announced a similar feature with Facebook Connect, which will allow users to take their profiles and use them on any site on the Internet.

Facebook Connect was presented by Facebook’s senior platform manager Dave Morin on the developer blog. Read more

Lawyer Says TorrentSpy Won’t Pay $111 Million Judgment

New York (dbTechno) - The lawyer for TorrentSpy has come out and stated that the $111 million judgment to be paid to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) will not happen.

Just one day after a Los Angeles federal court ruled in favor of the MPAA, the lawyer, Iraq Rothken, stated that TorrentSpy will not be paying out the money. Read more

Google’s New Web Security Focuses On Corporations

Washington (dbTechno) - Google announced the release of Web Security for Enterprise on Thursday, a new Web security product which will focus on protecting corporations from malware attacks in real time.

Product marketing manager, Tim Johnson, wrote in a blog post that Web Security for Enterprise will allow corporations to monitor everything an employee does on the Internet. Read more

MySpace Data Availability Allows Users To Access Profile Across Internet

Boston (dbTechno) - News Corp’s MySpace social network is set to expand again in terms of what features it offers with Data Availability. This new feature will allow users to share and access their profile, pictures, videos, etc. across the Internet on other Web sites.

Users are going to be able to go into their MySpace profile and make an update. Once that update is made, other sites who work off of MySpace profiles and features will update automatically. Read more

FBI Backs Down To Internet Archive Digital Library

Washington (dbTechno) - The FBI has backed down, dropping a request for information on a user of the Internet Archive, a non-profit organization which stores web pages for purpose of making a digital library.

The FBI requested information from the Internet Archive in regards to one of its users back in November 2006. Read more

Judge Orders TorrentSpy To Pay MPAA $110M In Damages

Boston (dbTechno) - U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper has ruled that TorrentSpy, a BitTorrent tracking site, must pay $110 million to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for copyright infringement.

TorrentSpy was a U.S.-based torrent tracking service.

This part March, it was forced to shut down when it lost its case against the MPAA. Read more

Gates Says Microsoft Staying Independent After Yahoo Bid

Seattle (dbTechno) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has come out and stated that, following the withdrawal of a $47.5 billion takeover bid for Internet giant Yahoo, Microsoft is no longer pursuing any other deals.

Gates spoke in Tokyo, stating that Microsoft will pursue its own “independent paths” after they pulled out their bid for Yahoo. Read more

Stephen Colbert Takes Home Top Webby Award

Washington (dbTechno) - Stephen Colbert, the host of The Colbert Report, has taken top honors winning a Webby. This comes after he announced his U.S. presidential campaign to beat out the likes of Obama and Clinton. It failed, but he still has managed to win the Webby award for the Person of the Year.

The Webby awards are pretty much the Oscars of the Internet, and Colbert just won the top prize. Read more

Nintendo Channel For Wii Goes Live With Trailers, Demos, And More

Boston (dbTechno) - Nintendo has launched the Nintendo Channel for the Wii in North America, allowing for more downloads, and tons of extras for your console.

The Nintendo Channel features the ability to watch trailers, mini-documentaries, product demos, as well as gameplay videos from upcoming video games and other forms of entertainment. Read more

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