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Court orders YouTube to give Viacom video logs (AP) AP - Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when.
Internet addressing agency loses its own addresses (AP) AP - This doesn't sound good: The nonprofit agency in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own.
Police wnt u to fight crime w/txt msgs (AP) AP - Police in the 1970s urged citizens to "drop a dime" in a pay phone to report crimes anonymously. Now in an increasing number of cities, tipsters are being invited to use their thumbs to identify criminals using text messages.
Study says many dial-up users don't want broadband (AP) AP - A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access.
Daily Debrief: Celebrating America's independence, questioning our own online (CNET) CNET - A day before the United States celebrates its independence, we continue to question our individual freedoms online. In Thursday's Daily Debrief, CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber and I discuss a federal judge's recent ruling in the ongoing Google-Viacom lawsuit that orders Google to turn over YouTube user activity. This will include videos watched, IP addresses, and usernames as part of an ongoing copyright infringement case.
Judge orders Google to give YouTube user data to Viacom (AFP) AFP - Google expressed disappointment Thursday at a judge's order to give entertainment giant Viacom details of video-watching habits of visitors to its popular video-sharing website YouTube.
Suit Seeks Information on U.S. Cell-Phone Tracking (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are suing the Department of Justice to obtain official records concerning the U.S. government's possible use of cell-phone-tracking technology to spy on individuals without first obtaining a court order based on probable cause.
Openmoko's Neo FreeRunner Smartphone Really Is Open (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Openmoko has taken the wraps off its Neo FreeRunner, a Linux-based smartphone based on the company's open mobile-computing platform. Before you yawn about reading yet another product-introduction story -- especially about a handset that lacks 3G capability -- what sets the Neo FreeRunner apart is that it really is open, literally and figuratively.
Firefox Browser Share Tops 19 Percent as Record Set (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The Mozilla Foundation has set a world record and achieved new heights in its battle for browser market share. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Mozilla's Firefox 3.0 Web browser set a record for the most downloads in a day. It was the first time a browser-maker attempted to set a record.
Blogger Opinion: Why We Left NetSuite (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - I first met our solution provider, Ray Tetlow, the founder of Skyytek, on the Oracle Small Business (OSB from now on) user forum. At the time we were struggling with version 7 of OSB. It was really incomplete and badly tested software. Not only was it painfully slow, but also a lot of the features on which we based our purchasing decision just did not work.
Economy casts pall on Sun Valley media fest (Reuters) Reuters - The deteriorating U.S. economy and slumping stock prices will frame discussions among top media and technology executives at the 26th annual Allen & Co confab in Sun Valley, Idaho, next week.
Game makers eye young girls with "Boogie SuperStar" (Reuters) Reuters - If "American Idol" and a modern fairy tale combined to create a video game, you'd get "Boogie SuperStar" -- Electronic Art's latest game for the Nintendo Wii system.

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Suit Seeks Information on U.S. Cell-Phone Tracking (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are suing the Department of Justice to obtain official records concerning the U.S. government's possible use of cell-phone-tracking technology to spy on individuals without first obtaining a court order based on probable cause.
Coreflood, More Microsoft-Yahoo, IPhone Plans (PC World) PC World - A Trojan horse program that has been around for about six years is now being used to steal system-administrator passwords...
Game makers eye young girls with "Boogie SuperStar" (Reuters) Reuters - If "American Idol" and a modern fairy tale combined to create a video game, you'd get "Boogie SuperStar" -- Electronic Art's latest game for the Nintendo Wii system.
Sony PS3 Update Locks Consoles, Web Site Attacked (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Sony is feeling some gaming-division woes this week with a double PlayStation 3 whammy. First, Sony's PlayStation Web site fell victim to SQL-injection attacks. Now Sony's PS3 firmware update is turning some consoles into bricks.
Spain says mobile operators colluded on price (Reuters) Reuters - Three mobile phone operators in Spain fixed tariffs in March 2007 to compensate for a new law banning rounding up call periods, Spain's Competition Commission said on Thursday, citing initial findings of an investigation.
Netcom details iPhone 3G plans in Norway (Macworld.com) Macworld.com - Norway is known for many things: Norse gods, the work of Henrik Ibsen, and a second place spot on the United Nations's Human Development Index (unseated just this past year from the top spot by rival Iceland).
Game Group falls on fear demand has peaked (Reuters) Reuters - British computer games retailer Game Group smashed first-half profit forecasts, boosted by new releases like Grand Theft Auto IV and Wii Fit, but its shares slumped on concern that demand has peaked.
Hands on With Asus's Eee PC 901 and 1000 (PC World) PC World - Taiwan's Asustek Computer (Asus), the leader of the mini-notebook category due to its early launch of the Eee PC, launched two...
Sony's Stan Glasgow talks TVs, Blu-ray (CNET) CNET - After navigating some rough seas, Sony's Electronics division has been starting to right the ship.
Sony PS3 catching up to Wii in Japanese sales (Reuters) Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii game console once again outsold Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 in Japan in June, but its lead is fading, a game magazine publisher said.
Sony PlayStation 3 Update Locks Consoles (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - Sony pulls the latest update to its PlayStation 3 after users report problems large and small.
Nvidia Reports Problem With Laptop Chips (PC World) PC World - Nvidia said it will take a one-time charge to cover costs related to repair of defective GPUs used in notebooks.
Sony Confirms Pulling PS3 Firmware Update (TechWeb) TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company released firmware 2.40 Tuesday, and reports of problems started flowing in soon after on the official PlayStation 3 message board.
Civil Rights Groups Sue Over Government's Cell-Phone Tracking (TechWeb) TechWeb - InformationWeek - The groups also want to know the number of times the government has sought cell-phone location information without court permission and how many times it has obtained the information.
Pricing for iPhone 3G Reflects a New Value Proposition (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Last month, Apple announced that its new iPhone 3G would cost just $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB version. AT&T confirmed that pricing Tuesday, but clarified that those prices are only for certain users -- buyers of any iPhone before the iPhone 3G goes on sale July 11, new AT&T customers, or subscribers eligible for an upgrade discount.
Indian Official Says No Threat From BlackBerry Use (PC World) PC World - The Indian government seems to be changing its mind on whether BlackBerry is a security threat.
Correction: AT&T-iPhone (AP) AP - In a July 1 story about the new version of the iPhone, The Associated Press, relying on information from an AT&T spokesman, erroneously reported that the carrier is working on creating a prepaid plan for the phone. Spokesman Michael Coe later said he miscommunicated, and that there will be no prepaid plan for the iPhone 3G.
Sony PlayStation Site Hacked With 'Scareware' (TechWeb) TechWeb - InformationWeek - The site runs a script that pretends to do an online security scan of your computer and presents a bogus warning message that your PC is infected with malware, researchers said.
India says no security threat from BlackBerry: report (AFP) AFP - BlackBerry mobile devices do not pose a security threat and no permission is needed from the Indian government to make the service available, an official said Wednesday, according to media reports.
Mac OS X Market Share Nears 8% (TechWeb) TechWeb - InformationWeek - The global market share for Linux jumped in the past 10 months, while Microsoft's Windows lost a few points, says Net Applications.

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