By Paul McDougall April 17, 2009
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday asked a federal court to extend government oversight of Microsoft's operations for at least another 18 months in order to ensure that the company complies with an antitrust settlement under which it must share Windows product information with competitors. In a statement, DOJ said it has "concerns with the quality of the technical documentation Microsoft provides to licensees under this program and with the length of time it is taking Microsoft to improve that documentation." As a result, DOJ said it has asked Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of U.S. District Court in D.C. to extend court scrutiny of Microsoft until at least mid-2011. The oversight was originally set to expire in November.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Teen Twitter worm writer gets job, spreads new worm
by Elinor Mills April 17, 2009
The teenager who created the worms that hit Twitter earlier this week has been hired by a Web application development firm and on Friday released a fifth worm on the microblogging site. Twitter fought off four waves of worm attacks last weekend and into Monday in which Twitter users were infected just by clicking on the name or image of someone whose account was infected. The worms appeared to do no damage other than spread to infected users' followers and modify profile pages. Michael Mooney, a 17-year-old living in Brooklyn, N.Y.,told CNET News that he wrote the worms because he was bored and wanted to bring Twitter's attention to the security holes. Mooney also grabbed the attention of Travis Rowland, founder of exqSoft in Hammond, Ore., who has hired the teen.
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The teenager who created the worms that hit Twitter earlier this week has been hired by a Web application development firm and on Friday released a fifth worm on the microblogging site. Twitter fought off four waves of worm attacks last weekend and into Monday in which Twitter users were infected just by clicking on the name or image of someone whose account was infected. The worms appeared to do no damage other than spread to infected users' followers and modify profile pages. Michael Mooney, a 17-year-old living in Brooklyn, N.Y.,told CNET News that he wrote the worms because he was bored and wanted to bring Twitter's attention to the security holes. Mooney also grabbed the attention of Travis Rowland, founder of exqSoft in Hammond, Ore., who has hired the teen.
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Verizon Launching App Store For VoIP Hub
By Marin Perez April 17, 2009
Verizon Wireless is looking to bring mobile applications to customers' homes, as it's planning to launch an over-the-air store for its VoIP Hub. The company released the Hub in January and it can make voice-over-IP calls with the customer's broadband connection. The device can also send picture and video messages, as well as send unlimited SMS messages to Verizon's cellular subscribers. The Hub has a large touch screen that's filled with icons that can let the customer check the weather or stocks with the click of a button. The company is looking to expand the functionality of this home screen, and it will open it up for developers later this year to create new programs like Internet streaming radio.
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Verizon Wireless is looking to bring mobile applications to customers' homes, as it's planning to launch an over-the-air store for its VoIP Hub. The company released the Hub in January and it can make voice-over-IP calls with the customer's broadband connection. The device can also send picture and video messages, as well as send unlimited SMS messages to Verizon's cellular subscribers. The Hub has a large touch screen that's filled with icons that can let the customer check the weather or stocks with the click of a button. The company is looking to expand the functionality of this home screen, and it will open it up for developers later this year to create new programs like Internet streaming radio.
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