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US Senate backs anti-piracy bill targeting foreign sites

...The US Senate's Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to approve a bill that targets internet... Read more

27 May, 2011 by Greg Sandoval

Apple, Google face US Senate questions over privacy

...A second US Senate hearing over location privacy has been scheduled, a move intended to highlight... Read more

17 May, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn
US politicians put SOPA on hold

US politicians put SOPA on hold

...to wave the white flag on SOPA came just hours after US Senate leaders announced they had postponed their vote on the Protect IP Act... Read more

23 January, 2012 by Don Reisinger

US senate to vote on Protect IP bill in January

...The US Senate will debate a controversial Hollywood-backed copyright bill as soon as senators... Read more

20 December, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

Senate committee approves website shut-down bill

...of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a Senate committee approved the measure on Thursday by a unanimous vote. In the... Read more

19 November, 2010 by Declan McCullagh

US bill would give Obama emergency control of internet

...A new US Senate bill would grant the president far-reaching emergency powers to seize control... Read more

11 June, 2010 by Declan McCullagh

SOPA, Protect IP support wavers in face of online protest

...enthusiasm for Protect IP and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). A Senate floor vote on Protect IP is scheduled for 24 January."I'm... Read more

19 January, 2012 by Declan McCullagh and Elinor Mills

US senator seeks answers over Carrier IQ

...US senator Al Franken, who heads a Senate privacy panel, is asking wireless companies and hardware makers exactly how they... Read more

6 December, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

Sopa piracy bill allows provision for IP blocking

...the allegedly piratical website. That language did not appear in an earlier Senate version called the Protect IP Act."It would cover IP blocking," says... Read more

21 November, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

US renews Patriot Act despite surveillance concerns

...offered a similar warning. The cautionary note from two members of the Senate intelligence committee — who are briefed on classified activities and are tasked with... Read more

31 May, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

US justice department presses for data-retention laws

...said the department is seeking new laws on data retention. Credit: US Senate Jason Weinstein, the deputy assistant attorney general for the criminal division, picked... Read more

11 May, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

US privacy bill to exclude government agencies

...A new bill in the US Senate designed to protect personal data will exempt data gathering by government agencies... Read more

13 April, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

US politicians vote down net neutrality regulations

...a move that will invite a confrontation with President Obama if the Senate follows suit. By a 240 to 179 vote that, as expected, fell... Read more

11 April, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

US Congress to vote against net-neutrality policy

...overturn decisions of federal agencies. It requires both the House and the Senate to vote, and is subject to a presidential veto, but is not... Read more

1 March, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

US internet 'kill switch' bill gets revision

...A Senate proposal that has become known as the internet 'kill switch' bill was... Read more

21 February, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

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Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

10 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

12 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

15 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

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SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

16 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

18 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

19 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

21 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

23 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

23 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

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Thomas Gellhaus

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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