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Starbucks Launches Free Wi-Fi Service

Starbucks Corp began offering coffee drinkers a way to get free Wi-Fi access at its shops on Tuesday, but some customers had a hard time cashing in.Some visitors to Starbuck's Card Rewards site were greeted with a pop-up window stating: Due to overwhelming interest in Card Rewards, we are currently experiencing difficulty accessing Starbucks Card accounts. We are working to fix the problem and... Starbucks Launches Free Wi-Fi Service

Yahoo Adds Social Network Integration

Yahoo Inc is working to rewire the dozens of services across its site so that users can manage all information about themselves in a single place and share it with friends across the Web."We are not building another social network," Chief Technology Officer Ari Balogh told attendees at the Web 2.0 Expo conference in San Francisco on Thursday. "We are building social into everything ... Yahoo Adds Social Network Integration

Comcast Network Practices Questioned by FCC

The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday that an investigation of how Comcast Corp manages its network had raised further concerns about tactics used to restrict Internet users from file sharing.Testifying before Senate lawmakers, U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Comcast had used a "blunt" technique to impose broad restrictions on peer-to-pee... Comcast Network Practices Questioned by FCC

Nokia WiMax Joins Sprint Nextel Wireless Network

The handheld device, which has a 4.13-inch touch screen, is the device Spring is betting on for its WiMax high-speed services.WiMax promises to deliver mobile Web links that are five times faster than today's speeds. Like the first N810, which went on sale in the fall, the new version will also work on Wi-Fi, a short range wireless technology used in hotspots such in coffee shops."The di... Nokia WiMax Joins Sprint Nextel Wireless Network

Harvard Hacker Breaks Network Security

Personal information of nearly 10,000 Harvard University students and applicants may have been breached by a hacker who gained access to the school's Web server.Dubbed as the "Harvard Hacker," the University said it discovered the data breach last month but that its initial investigation did not reveal its full extent. The school is now notifying all students and applicants that the... Harvard Hacker Breaks Network Security

Verizon Announces BitTorrent File Sharing Network

Verizon said Friday that it plans to offer a new advanced peer-to-peer network for BitTorrent file sharing and other applications. The international company also said it wants to increase speeds for legal file-sharing.Unlike Comcast, who is the center of a bandwidth throttling debate with the FCC, Verizon says the key to generously providing subscribers to download or file sharing is cooperation. ... Verizon Announces BitTorrent File Sharing Network

Microsoft Office Patch Addresses Network Security

The patch, all items marked critical, is a big one for anyone running Microsoft Office 2003 or higher. According to the company's March 2008 Security Bulletin, 12 security flaws are addressed that could impact anyone using the Office applications.Excel is named one of the most serious in the bulletins, which alone has six specific vulnerabilities noted. To make matters worse, one of those sec... Microsoft Office Patch Addresses Network Security

Sprint Nextel Mogul Unleashes New Mobile Cellular Network

The new Mogul device is Sprint Nextel's first cdma2000 EV-DO Revision A mobile handset that will include network speeds. The network is widely expected to increase data speeds for e-mail and web access from 400-700Kbps to between 600Kbps-1.4Mbps with average upload speeds from 50-70Kbps to 350-500Kbps.The faster speeds come before Sprint's official launch of mobile WiMAX services next mo... Sprint Nextel Mogul Unleashes New Mobile Cellular Network

Network Security at risk on Social Websites

The annual Virtual Criminology Report is commissioned by security vendor McAfee and draws on sources including the Oxford Internet Institute, the LSE's Information Systems Integrity Group and the Met's Computer Crime Unit. It warned that attacks on web-based services such as online banking will be one of the ten biggest global security threats in 2008 and may crucially damage consumer co... Network Security at risk on Social Websites

Verizon Opens Wireless Network to All Mobile Devices

Verizon Wireless has just announced that it will enable customers the viable option to use, on its nationwide wireless network, devices, software and applications. In early 2008, the international company will publish the technical information companies and developers will need to design products to link with Verizon's network. Any device that meets the minimum technical standard will be acti... Verizon Opens Wireless Network to All Mobile Devices