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Search becomes No. 2 Web activity

November 21, 2005 But surfers are still more addicted to e-mail, the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds. News reading comes in third. TAGS: Pew Internet & American Life Project, search engine, activity, Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., e-mail

Place a bet. Now go to jail

February 4, 2005 States are cracking down on offshore online gambling. That's worrisome to Mark Stone, head of the Interactive Gaming Council. TAGS: offshore, Super Bowl, bet, activity, U.S.

Software Freedom Day struggles in Europe

September 8, 2005 Intended to highlight the virtues of open-source and free software, the worldwide event is most popular in developing countries. TAGS: developing country, Africa, open source, activity, Asia, co-founder, Europe, U.K., event

A look inside Google's open-source kitchen

December 13, 2006 Google's Chris DiBona says the search giant has a lot of involvement in open source, but is also a firm believer in proprietary software. TAGS: open source, open-source developer, open-source project, Google Inc., social networking, open-source software, project, phishing, activity, code, Java

China leads Asia in malicious online activity

September 20, 2007 Report finds that China topped the region in the first half of 2007, producing the most malicious code, spam zombies, bots and attacks. TAGS: China, bot, Asia, region, malicious code, spam, activity, Symantec Corp., security

American workers: Lazy or creative?

September 5, 2005 Salary.com's Bill Coleman sees value in Web surfing and other time "wasting" activities at work. TAGS: Salary.com, Human Resources, women, worker, workforce, men, activity, survey

Snooping by satellite

January 12, 2005 Police agencies are making inroads in using GPS technology to track suspects--without court orders. TAGS: GPS, vehicle, police, privacy, satellite, activity, agency, New York

MIT explains why bad habits are hard to break

October 19, 2005 Why do you get excited when you see a coffee mug after years of going without coffee? Because your neurons remember. TAGS: cue, habit, rat, maze, reward, pattern, behavior, brain, activity

Phony kids, virtual sex

April 12, 2006 Makers of the online world "Second Life" grapple with adults pretending to be sexually active children. TAGS: Second Life, virtual worlds, behavior, children, law, child, activity, vice president, forum

Privacy issues with Google library search

June 18, 2005 Google's contract with University of Michigan for Web-based library searches lacks privacy protections. TAGS: Richard Smith, Google Book Search, privacy, Google Inc., library, activity, spokesman, Yahoo! Inc.

Do we need a red light before going green?

February 6, 2007 Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff says corporations shouldn't wait for politicians to put in place a pro-environment agenda. TAGS: initiative, tree, corporation, Salesforce.com Inc., activity, Dell

Study: Online teens need more supervision

May 23, 2005 Only about half of parents regularly monitor their children's activity on the Internet, child safety advocates say. TAGS: teenager, teen, Cox Communications Inc., children, parent, survey, activity, IM, monitor

From PARC, the mobile phone as tour guide

September 28, 2007 reporter's notebook Legendary lab develops mobile software that suggests activities based on where you are, time of day, personal preferences and past behavior.Images: 'Magitti' mobile app gets you... TAGS: Xerox PARC, Palo Alto, restaurant, mobile phone, preference, Japan, activity, Apple iPhone, notebook computer, e-mail

Prohibition won't work for Net gambling either

May 5, 2006 Former New Jersey game enforcement chief Frank Catania says an agenda-driven minority is trying to impose its morality. TAGS: prohibition, regulation, ban, approach, bill, activity, U.S.

Details on defacement of Microsoft's U.K. Web site

July 3, 2007 Company says breach last week by hackers likely had no impact on customers, but it continues to investigate the incident. TAGS: defacement, SQL injection, hacker, Oracle Corp., activity, SQL, U.K., security, Microsoft Corp., database

European tech acquisitions hit all-time high

July 21, 2006 Key factor behind $220 billion swell is increase in deals within telecommunications, media sectors. TAGS: acquisition, M&A, increase, telecommunications, activity

Soaring malware levels hint at criminal activity

July 5, 2005 Nearly 8,000 different pieces of malicious code have been detected by Sophos this year--mainly emanating from criminal gangs. TAGS: Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., gang, malware, malicious code, trojan horse, activity, virus, Microsoft Corp.

Worms could dodge Net traps

August 4, 2005 Scientists outline a way that attackers could subvert the early-warning systems meant to detect threats. TAGS: sensor, attacker, Wisconsin, researcher, scientist, IP address, activity, worm, IP, threat, location

Microsoft calls IBM hypocritical on document standards

February 14, 2007 Redmond publishes open letter accusing Big Blue of blocking ISO from considering Office Open XML as document standard. TAGS: standardization, OpenDocument Format, IBM Corp., procurement, standards, representative, general manager, XML, letter, activity, Microsoft Office, format, Microsoft Corp., document