Archives: 2007 September

In a case that may hurt eBay’s business in its second largest market, a court in Germany rules in favor of a customer who had been found guilty of buying stolen merchandise via the site. A German court on Friday overturned the conviction of a man who…

A Facebook campaign–seeking attention for the government’s violent crackdown on pro-democracy Buddhist monks–attracts nearly 140,000 members. A chance encounter in a Myanmar coffee shop turned teenage backpacker Alex Bookbinder into a political activist at the forefront of an Internet campaign that has attracted tens of thousands of supporters….

The Cuban government proclaimed its intention to exchange its computer operating systems for free software in 2005, but the state agencies that are in charge of the switch have done little to make it happen. Indeed the exchange seems to be contingent mainly on the efforts of a small community of enthusiasts. The overwhelming majority […]

For more than a decade, academics and technology executives have been frowning at the widening gender gap in computer science. Everyone has a theory, but no one has managed to attract many more women. Now, some computer science researchers say one solution may lie in the design of software itself — even programs regular people […]

It has not yet been released in the UK but jealous rivals are already ganging up in a determined — and almost certainly forlorn — attempt to kill it off. Apple’s iPhone, with its seductive mix of drop-dead gorgeous looks and irresistible features, is expected to become the must-have gift this Christmas for well-heeled lovers […]

Just past 2 p.m. on Sept. 3, with the sun glaring overhead, there is a flurry of activity among the waiting crowds at Tindivanam Taluk Hospital in Tamil Nadu, India’s southernmost state. Bugle players straighten the tassels on their instruments, line up on each side of a long red carpet, and start to blow. Drummers […]

One of the best things about high-definition TV is that you can get to see things with such startling detail that it almost negates any desire to ever leave the comfort and safety of your home. Let’s say you’ve just come home from a tough day at the office. You don’t want to watch police […]

A London student, whose online alias translates as “Terrorist 007,” served as a vital link in three militant plots, says the FBI. A London student known online as “Irhabi 007″ served as a vital communications link in three militant plots that had once appeared unrelated, FBI Director Robert…

Justice Department’s top antitrust official says the remedy in Microsoft’s U.S. antitrust case is successful and urges U.S. and EU officials to be cautious in fighting monopoly behavior. The U.S. Justice Department’s top antitrust official called the remedy in Microsoft’s U.S. antitrust case “well-crafted” and “successful,” and urged…

BAGHDAD It began with a bang and “a huge white blast,” in the description of one witness who outlived that Saturday morning, March 29, 2003. At a U.S. Army checkpoint straddling Highway 9, just north of Najaf, four soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division, part of the initial invasion of Iraq, had…