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Potential console killer OnLive to go live June 17 - OnLive, a streaming video game service that, if properly implemented, could threaten traditional console makers. by Daniel Terdiman CNET News

FBI nab cyber-extortionist who sought $3 million from NY insurance firm - David Letterman faced a 2 million dollar extortion attempt in October of last year. Chump change for some criminals. by Doug Hanchard

UK university websites hijacked; selling Viagra etc. - A number of UK colleges and universities with the .ac.uk domain name have been hacked and now dish out fake drug stores. Can you protect your network from website breaches? by Zack Whittaker

Italy has really messed up the internet for their people - The internet is a series of tubes -- tubes attached to very innovative people and companies that have made websites which have changed how people work, play and interact. Many of these websites and tools were created without fear of their creators being prosecuted due to the actions of...

How to think about services for the open web - Editor's note: Andrew Mager is reporting from the Future of Web Apps (FOWA 2010) conference, held in Miami from February 22 to 24. Click here to read all of his coverage. Karsten Januszewski from Microsoft spoke this afternoon at FOWA about different types of web services, and...

John Resig explains the status and future of jQuery - Editor's note: Andrew Mager is reporting from the Future of Web Apps (FOWA 2010) conference, held in Miami from February 22 to 24. Click here to read all of his coverage. The following is just some scattered notes from John's talk, not his actual words ...

Putting the Semantic Web to work in e-Commerce with GoodRelations - Martin Hepp and Jamie Taylor answer questions about the GoodRelations vocabulary in a podcast conversation, exploring opportunities to enrich the way in which we compare goods and services. by Paul Miller

I found my Facebook friends advertised on CTV Olympic website - Social networking is great. But when you find your personal Facebook photos of your friends staring at you in an ad, that's taking it a bit too far. by Doug Hanchard

URL typos earn Google $497 million per year, study says - Google could be earning some $497 million a year from the registered owners of website addresses that mimic typographical errors in existing sites, according to a new study. by Andrew Nusca

Is TiVo readying refreshed UI, new hardware to announce at March 2 event? - TiVo is planning a major event for March 2, and speculation is already running rampant about what the DVR company will be unveiling. In particular, Crunchgear has the usual anonymous tipster who is leaking details like a refreshed user interface that boost the resolution to full HD...

Netflix will add 1080p, 5.1-channel surround sound streaming to its online video service later in 2010 - [UPDATE: As one of our readers points out below, Netflix will not be adding 1080p this year. Apparently, the feature was mistakenly placed on the 2010 development road map. That's a fairly big boo-boo. In any event, 5.1 surround sound is still on the list for adoption this year. ]...

FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited - The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years. by Declan McCullagh CNET News

Google Store View: Imagine the possibilities, concerns - Rumor has it that Google is looking into a "Store View" feature, similar to Street View on Google Maps. by Sam Diaz

Adobe strikes back at Apple over iPad/Flash debacle - We reported recently that Apple CEO Steve Jobs lashed out a bit at Google and Adobe, calling the latter "lazy," and accusing their Flash software of being a regular culprit when an Apple computer crashes. Well, Adobe has something to say about that. by Rachel King

Local merchant helps after briefcase died - Christina's Luggage helped me get a better computer bag and do something good for the community by Dan Kusnetzky

Target names its tech team as it plans to migrate off Amazon.com's platform - Target announced its lineup as it prepares to separate its store from the Amazon.com infrastructure in 2011. IBM, Sapient and Oracle are among the core vendors. by Larry Dignan

Google gets online book competition from unlikely source: Library of Congress - The U.S. Library of Congress has announced that thousands of historic books are now available online through their website portal. Over 60,000 different books will be available. Access to the collection is free. by Doug Hanchard

UPDATED: AT&T website won't sell iPhones to New York City zipcodes - According to a Consumerist tipster, AT&T's website won't sell you an iPhone is you are shopping from an NYC zip code. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Paperless office will move out of the realm of pulp fiction in 2010 - Those evil ZDNet blog editors! I know the real reason behind asking their contributors to roll up all sorts of "Top 10" this and "Most Significant Post" that articles is to keep our brains in working order during the mush of holiday preparations and parties. So now, here I am...

Amazon adds streaming media to its CloudFront - Amazon has added streaming media to its CloudFront content delivery service. by Larry Dignan

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