http://keznews.com/server.php?web_link=betanews.com News en-us http://media.keznews.com/pics/logo_windows_portal.jpg http://keznews.com/ http://keznews.com/40958=Sony_and_Comcast_to_jointly_open_retail_store_tomorrow <p>The two companies have set up shop in the tallest building in Philadelphia.</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:16:12 http://keznews.com/40957=Maybe_it_really_is_over__New_Broadcom_suit_against_Qualcomm_tossed_out <p>You could say Broadcom's claim that Qualcomm was double-charging on its patented technology was thrown out on a technicality. But it's a very simple one.</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:16:11 http://keznews.com/40956=Pandora_comes_to_set-top_boxes_via_Vudu <p>High-definition set-top streamer Vudu today got access to the Music Genome Project's Pandora</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:16:11 http://keznews.com/40941=Quelle_horreur__French_president_wants_to_chop_net_access_for_alleged_downloaders <p>Didn't fly in the UK, didn't fly in New Zealand...Will it fly in France?</p> Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:16:14 http://keznews.com/40940=ACTA_shielded_from_sunlight_as_court_rejects_FOIA_claim <p><img align=&quot;left&quot; class=&quot;img_left&quot; title=&quot;cloud over sun&quot; alt=&quot;cloud over sun&quot; height=&quot;87&quot; width=&quot;124&quot; src=&quot;http://images.betanews.com/media/2955.jpg&quot; />A request filed by various public-interest groups asking that details of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Act be revealed to the public has been denied by an official of the Office of the US Trade Representative. Knowledge Ecology International made seven document requests, all of which were denied &quot;in the interest of national security.&quot;</p> Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:16:12 http://keznews.com/40939=Berners-Lee_warns_of_privacy_threat_on_the_Web_s_20th_birthday <p>It was twenty years ago today: Tim Berners-Lee <strike>taught the band to play</strike> wrote up his &quot;Information Management: A Proposal&quot; paper and hatched the idea for the &quot;Mesh,&quot; which on further review he'd decide to call the World-Wide Web. What started as a simple tool for managing the dataflow at CERN has become the most disruptive technology of our lifetime. If you're reading this, raise a glass -- but don't get too comfortable.</p> Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:16:10 http://keznews.com/40936=It_s_a_more_solid-state_Sun__embedding_flash_memory_in_servers <p>As the latest step in its gradual move to &quot;end-to-end&quot; flash, Sun has unveiled solid-state drive options for some of its high-end servers.</p> Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:16:08 http://keznews.com/40934=Vivek_Kundra_s_maiden-voyage_speech__content_8__timing_2 <p>Change is still coming to Washington, but first, some warrants needed to be served.</p> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:16:10 http://keznews.com/40933=It_has_come_to_this__A_claim_that_patent_reform_threatens_the_environment <p>A bit like mixing chocolate and mustard, you'd think the subjects of green technology and patent reform wouldn't mix. One new advocacy group disagrees.</p> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:16:10 http://keznews.com/40929=Tests__Firefox_3_1_JavaScript_outpaced_by_Safari_4__Google_Chrome <p>If the race to be the biggest alternative Windows Web browser to IE8 comes down to JavaScript interpreter speed, the latest Firefox will have some catching up to do.</p> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:16:12 http://keznews.com/40928=Analysts_predict_smartphones_will_thrive__even_in_this_market <p>Gartner iillustrates a trend toward a smartphone-driven mobile device market</p> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:16:12 http://keznews.com/40927=Intel_s_Atom_and_the_return_of_the_thin_client <p>While the fast-growing netbook segment is being credited with the source of demand for Intel's single-core processor, there's another new category where it's making a big play.</p> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:16:11 http://keznews.com/40911=Quel_horreur__French_president_wants_to_chop_net_access_for_alleged_downloaders <p>Didn't fly in the UK, didn't fly in New Zealand...Will it fly in France?</p> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:16:10 http://keznews.com/40910=Palm_Pre_and_Sprint_reveal_plan_pricing_options <p>They won't say when it'll arrive and they won't say how much it'll cost, but representatives from Palm and Sprint on Thursday were willing to talk about stuff like service plans for the wildly anticipated (though not anytime soon) Palm Pre.</p> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:16:09 http://keznews.com/40909=Google_ad_exec_tapped_to_head_AOL <p>After AOL has become the widest-reaching online advertiser with its Platform-A, who better to become CEO than a Google advertising guru?</p> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:16:09 http://keznews.com/40908=T-Mobile_USA__UK_report_on_Android_Cupcake_is__just_a_rumor_ <p>Speaking with Betanews, a US-based T-Mobile rep cast doubt on a report about Cupcake emanating from the other side of the Atlantic.</p> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:16:09 http://keznews.com/40904=A_future_for_eBay_that_s_solidly_on_the_back_burner <p>PayPal and Skype have begun their ascent to the 'chief asset' positions, ahead of former giant eBay.com</p> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:16:09 http://keznews.com/40903=Version_3_0_of_iPhone_software_to_debut_next_week <p>Next Tuesday in Cupertino, California, Apple will unveil iPhone software version 3.0, according to an invitation received by the Apple faithful today.</p> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:16:09 http://keznews.com/40902=Microsoft_exec_to_join_DHS_as_CIO_nominee_gets_tangled_in_FBI_raid <p>The DHS adds a 'cyber point person,' but Vivek Kundra's got a dark cloud at his back.</p> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:16:08 http://keznews.com/40901=TV_com_blasts_competitors_with_1080p_streams <p>TV.com -- <a href=&quot;http://www.betanews.com/article/TVcom-to-become-video-site-in-CBS-Interactive-reorg/1229382782&quot; title=&quot;TV.com to become video site in CBS Interactive re-org&quot;>CBS Interactive's answer</a> to video sites like Hulu, Veoh, and Joost -- has announced today that it is beta testing streams in full 1080p high-definition.</p> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:16:18