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07/02/2009
U.S. Inquiry Is Confirmed Into Google Books Deal
The Justice Department confirmed it was conducting an antitrust investigation into a settlement of a class action between Google and groups representing authors and publishers.
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07/02/2009
Bits: How Much Did Michael Jackson Rock the Web?
Compete, an analytics firm, crunched some numbers to quantify the demand for Michael Jackson information after his death.
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07/02/2009
Bits: Bing Now Shows Some Twitter Updates
Bing is adding recent "tweets" from celebrities and other popular Twitter users to its search results. It is the first major search engine to do so.
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07/02/2009
Gadgetwise: App of the Week: A Tonic for an Existential Crisis
DoGood is a little hokey, a little naive, but this good-deed app may just lift your spirits.
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07/02/2009
Gamer Steals From Virtual World to Pay Real Debts
Facing real world debts, a trusted figure in a popular online game stole money from the virtual bank he ran and exchanged it for cash through the black market.
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07/02/2009
PC Makers Voluntarily Supply Web Filter in China
Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.
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07/02/2009
State of the Art: A Router So Complete, and Vexing
From D-Link comes a device that offers virtually every home router feature you can think of, and then some. Too bad it’s so user-unfriendly.
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07/02/2009
Bits: LogMeIn I.P.O. Is Part of a Trickle, Not a Stream
LogMeIn went public Wednesday, but the market for venture-backed I.P.O.'s is still far from healthy.
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07/02/2009
Phone Smart: A Convenient Way to Track Your Struggling Investments
E*Trade’s mobile application lets you buy and sell stock with ease, while Bank of America’s application provides a basic way to keep an eye on your bank accounts.
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07/01/2009
Facebook to Offer New Features to Allow Users to Control Privacy of Information
The company is testing new controls that will allow members to specify which groups or individuals are able to see each text update, photo or video they post on the site.
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