Daily Wrap Up - August 25 Tech.<strong>Sony adds wireless e-reader as Kindle A portable e-book device from Amazon.com that provides wireless connectivity to Amazon for e-book downloads as well as Wikipedia and search engines. Using Sprint's EV-DO cellphone network, dubbed WhisperNet, wireless access is free. It also includes a built-in dictionary. rival</strong> Sony Corp on Tuesday unveiled its first wireless electronic reader, a move to challenge Amazon.com Inc's momentum in the growing digital book market. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/sony-adds-wirelessreader-as-kindle-rival.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here. </a> <strong>Google 'Street View' Map in hot water again</strong> Google is once again under scrutiny again for its Google Maps Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a free web mapping service application and technology provided by Google that powers many map-based services including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder and embedded maps on third-party websites via the Google Maps "Street View" service. Hanspeter Thuer, Switzerland's federal data protection commissioner, said Google's pictures were violating Switzerland's strict privacy laws by not obscuring people's identities that appear on the photos for its Street View. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/google-street-view-map-hot-water-again.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here. </a> <strong>Yahoo to launch Arabic portal with Arab partner</strong> U.S. internet powerhouse A fourth-generation language from Cognos that was introduced in the late 1970s for midrange computers. It supports both character-oriented, terminal-based applications as well as Windows clients. Applications developed under PowerHouse can be imported into Cognos' Axiant client/server environment. Yahoo said on Tuesday it is acquiring Maktoob.com, one of the Arab world's largest online portals, in a bid to tap into the Arab region, making Yahoo available in Arabic. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/yahoo-to-launch-arabic-portal-with-arab-partner.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here. </a> <strong>Jessica Biel tops list as most risky star in cyberspace</strong> Actress Jessica Biel has overtaken Brad Pitt as the most dangerous celebrity to search in cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. company McAfee Inc. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/jessica-biel-tops-list-as-most-risky-star-in-cyberspace.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here. </a> |
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