YouTube Ordered To Give Log Of User Activities To Viacom
July 3, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - Google’s YouTube took quite a hit as a judge has ruled that YouTube must supply Viacom with a complete log of all user activities. This comes as part of a $1 billion lawsuit filed by Viacom against YouTube.
The log of user activities will include everything from their user names, IP addresses, as well as any videos that these users have watched in the past. Read more
Mozilla Firefox 3 Makes It Into Guinness World Record Book
July 3, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - It is a day to celebrate for the open-source company Mozilla, as they have confirmed that their open-source browser, Firefox 3, has managed to make it into the Guinness World Record book for the most downloads in a single day.
During the first 24-hours of its release, the Firefox 3 open-source browser was downloaded 8,002,530 times. Read more
Microsoft Launches Subscription Version Of Office Software
July 2, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Microsoft made the announcement on Wednesday that they are launching a subscription-based version of its Office software.
Microsoft will launch Equipt on July 15, which will combine Word, as well as Excel. Read more
Microsoft Makes A Move For Search Engine Company Powerset
July 2, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - It has been confirmed that Microsoft has acquired the search-engine startup company Powerset.
Microsoft has made a big move picking up the search engine startup, as they plan to use the company’s natural language search capabilities to help improve their own search engine. Read more
40% Of Users Surfing Web With Insecure, Outdated Web Browsers
July 1, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - A new study carried out by researchers has found that 40% of all computer users are surfing the Internet on an insecure and outdated version of their Web browser. This leaves them open to Web-based attacks.
Researchers used data collected from Google Web searches, as well as data from the security firm Secunia to come up with their figures. Read more
Adobe Teams With Google, Yahoo To Get Flash Content Indexed
July 1, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Adobe has come out and stated that they have teamed with Google and Yahoo to make more of their Flash software content indexed in search engines.
Adobe has announced what they are calling optimized Adobe Flash Player technology. Read more
Google Strikes Deal With Family Guy Creator For Content
June 30, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Google has signed a deal with the creator of Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane, for content consisting of two-minute episodes of a new cartoon. The new cartoon is called “Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy.” He will produce 50 episodes in total.
The 50 two-minute episodes will be distributed on the internet only as well as through the Adsense network. Read more
Rhapsody Supports iPod, Challenges iTunes Music Store
June 30, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Rhapsody, the online music provider, is making a serious push to challenge the Apple iTunes store by adding a whole new array of songs in MP3 format, available for customers to purchase. All of the MP3 files purchased through Rhapsody can be used on any device, including an iPod.
Apple iTunes, to this point, has managed to fend off every single challenger that tried to take them down. It has built up a list of rivals, and defeated just about all of them. Read more
Google Media Server Set To Provide Entertainment On Your TV
June 28, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Google has announced the release of a brand new application called Google Media Server, which allows users to play videos, photos, music, and more from their PC, right on their TV.
The Google Media Server has the ability to hook up with any device that supports Universal Plug and Play, or UPnP. Read more
MySpace Joins With NBC, MSNBC For Citizen Jounalist Contest
June 27, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - MySpace has joined with both NBC as well as MSNBC for a new citizen journalist contest. The idea behind it is that they are looking for a citizen journalist to go out to political conventions and cover everything from top to bottom.
MySpace, the highly popular social networking site, will work with NBC and MSNBC to recruit citizen journalists. Read more
