The Associated Press writes that “[w]e think a lot about getting new gadgets, but not so much about getting rid of old ones. The result: old cell phones, defunct laser printers and Pentium III computers gathering dust. A couple companies want to help us clear out those old gadgets, while [...]
The Washington Post reports that “[m]ore than 200 companies qualified to bid in the upcoming auction of public airwaves that could raise as much as $15 billion for the U.S. Treasury. But it's not clear whether any of those companies will fulfill one of the key goals of the auction [...]
According to PCWorld.com, “[s]ome Macintosh users have encountered a security program whose function and Web site have the tell-tale signs of a scam. Visitors to the Web site selling the program, called MacSweeper, are offered a free security scan of their computers. The scan, which only works on Macs, highlights [...]
The Wall Street Journal reports that “[o]ne of Hollywood's biggest foes is about to be called on the carpet. After years of steering Web surfers to free entertainment, the organizers of a massive directory of pirated movies, music and software in Sweden could finally face serious legal repercussions. Based on [...]
Most public policy experts agree that Internet access drives a country’s economic growth and productivity – so why would French President Nicolas Sarkozy want to impose a tax on the Internet? Well, Sarkozy is proposing to ban commercials from public television to halt the decline in the number of viewers [...]