MySpace to 'block sex offenders'
Social networking website MySpace says it will release tools to identify and ban US sex offenders from its service.common - comments - 7.12.2006
Emergence Day Revealed: Critically Acclaimed Xbox 360 Title “Gears of War” to Surface Nov. 12, 2006
Countdown begins for the most anticipated game of 2006 as gamers eagerly await the flagship title from Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games.microsoft - comments - 3.8.2006
Vista: the Gender Challenged OS, After the Longhorn Sex Change
Windows Vista is a Microsoft gender-challenged operating system, after it has survived the Longhorn sex change. Just bear with me, it will all make sense in the end, I promise.windows - comments - 22.3.2008
ATITool 0.27 Beta 1
ATITool is an overclocking utility designed for ATI video cards. Design target is to write a light-weight application for the enthusiast - so no questionable registry tweaks.download - comments - 28.2.2007
BIG Comparison of 27 BitTorrent clients
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of BitTorrent clients. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date.common - comments -
Windows Home Server, officially available August 27
If there’s one computing server product every enthusiast and home-user should be excited about, that would not be Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems..windows - comments - 17.8.2007
27 Vista SP1 Copies Running Simultaneously on the Same Machine
Microsoft never contested the fact that Windows Vista's hardware requirements qualified the latest Windows client as resource hungry, but at the same time, the company did point out that, given the right system, the platform would deliver quite a performance. windows - comments - 9.6.2008
February 27, 2008: Microsoft plans a triple-play launch
Microsoft announced at its partner conference on July 10 that it will launch Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 together in a single launch on February 27, 2008, in Los Angeles.microsoft - comments - 10.7.2007
29,000 Sex Offender Profiles on MySpace
The problem of sex offenders on MySpace now appears to be much larger than the company initially suggested. The social networking site said earlier this week that it had deleted 29,000 sex offender profiles...betanews.com - 26.07.2007
Ohio politician proposes sex offender tracking device
An Ohio lawmaker is proposing his state help its citizens track the locations of registered sex offenders by using RFID technology...betanews.com - 08.12.2007
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MySpace Looks to ID Sex Offender Profiles
In an effort to curb use of the site by sex offenders, MySpace plans to introduce technology that would identify and block those attempting to use its social networking service...betanews.com - 05.12.2006
VA Wants E-Mail Addresses of Sex Offenders
MySpace has been advocating that governments require sex offenders to register their online identities. On Monday, it may have found its first ally in that fight: Robert McDonnell, the attorney general for the state of Virginia...betanews.com - 12.12.2006
MySpace Agrees to ID Sex Offenders
MySpace has acquiesced to demands from several states' attorneys general, saying it would release data on sex offenders it has identified and removed from its site...betanews.com - 22.05.2007
MySpace Data Used To Catch Seven Sex Offenders
It did not take very long for data released by MySpace on sex offenders to be used in the apprehension of those who are using the site in violation of their parole or probation rules...betanews.com - 16.06.2007
eHarmony launches site for same-sex love seekers
In a move which both thrills and irritates this writer, eHarmony has agreed to open a new matching service for those who are homosexual by March 31, 2009. By starting CompatiblePartners.net, a new site for those who would like to pursue a same-sex relationship, eHarmony has avoided being found in violation of New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination (LAD).Read full story.....
neowin.net - 20.11.2008
MySpace Deleting Sex Offender Profiles
The MySpace profiles of a "few thousand" convicted sex offenders have been removed, the popular social networking site said Tuesday. But the company says it will not hand over the users' names to states requesting the data...betanews.com - 16.05.2007
Britain wants to ban sex offenders from social networking sites
The British Home Office today announced it wants to stop convicted sex offenders from using social networking Web sites by making it illegal for them to sign up. Parliament is scheduled to take a look at the legislation before 2009...betanews.com - 04.04.2008
GTA Re-Release Due Next Week
The re-release of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is due next Tuesday, according to the Web sites of gaming retailers. GameStop lists the title as being available September 13, roughly two months after it stopped selling GTA due to the "Hot Coffee" modification, which allows the game's main character to engage in sex acts...betanews.com - 08.09.2005
MySpace asked for names of registered sex offenders
Attorneys general from eight states want MySpace to turn over the names of potentially thousands of registered sex offenders who may be members of its popular social networking site. In a May 14 letter to MySpace, the attorneys general from Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania said they are "gravely concerned" that sexual predators are using the Web site to lure children to meet them offline. They asked MySpace to tell them how many registered sex offenders they've identified on the site and what the company is doing to remove them.The officials also want to know what MySpace has done to alert its users who have communicated with the sex offenders as well as what the company has done to alert law enforcement. They gave MySpace until May 29 to respond. The attorneys general said they believe that data from Sentinel Tech Holdings, a company working with MySpace to identify sex offenders, indicates that thousands of sex offenders are MySpace members. "MySpace is a treasure-trove of potential victims for child predators," said North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper. "Sex offenders have no business being on this site, and we believe MySpace has a responsibility to get them off the site."
neowin.net - 16.05.2007
Top 20 BetaNews stories of 2008
What were the stories that gathered BetaNews readers' attention, got them talking, made them think more about the meaning behind the technology? Our space-age statistics generator has provided us with the final tally...betanews.com - 01.01.2009
Sex offenders must turn over Internet passwords
Sex offenders who live in the state of Georgia have lost a lot more privacy. A new law that went into effect today requires all offenders not only give authorities their Internet email address and screen names but also the passwords too. Georgia is not the first state to enact such legislation. Utah was the first to require passwords as well as Internet handles to be turned over to authorities; there are currently 15 states that require email address and user names be turned over but not all require passwords. State Senator Cecil Staton told MSNBC, "We limit where they can live, we make their information available on the Internet. To some degree, we do invade their privacy ...Read full story.....
neowin.net - 02.01.2009
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo Sued for Sex Selection Ads in India
Microsoft, Google and Yahoo were issued notices by India's Supreme Court on Wednesday, following a complaint that they were promoting techniques and products for the selection of an unborn child's sex through advertising and links on their search engines. There is a deliberate attempt by these companies to target Indian users with advertisements that claim to help in the selection of a child's sex, said Sabu Mathew George, the petitioner in the case, in a telephone interview on Thursday.The three companies were unavailable for comment, despite repeated phone calls to Yahoo in Bangalore, Google in Hyderabad and Microsoft in Delhi. The advertisement of products and techniques to aid in the selection of an unborn child's sex is an offense under India's "The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act". In India, at least 900,000 unborn girls die each year through feticide, said George who is a social activist associated with organizations fighting for the rights of young girls in India.
neowin.net - 14.08.2008
Editors Choice: Top Stories of 2009
Microsoft PressPass editors present their selection of the most interesting stories they published over the past year about Microsoft people and technologies...microsoft.com/presspass - 22.12.2009
Neowin's most talked about stories of 2008
So what had our members posting the most in 2008? We've searched through the archives to find the stories and topics that sparked our members interest and made them voice their views and opinions. 2008 was an interesting year for Neowin News, as we've rolled our a new design and migrated from cut & paste news to original articles. We hope that your continued activity and readership in 2009 will double this list next year. By far, the most popular topic was the upcoming Microsoft operating system Windows 7. It dominated the news nearly every month, with a few of them in the top five stories of the year.Read full story.....
neowin.net - 02.01.2009
Why I'm Skipping Windows Vista: IT Speaks Out
Despite warnings to businesses about the dangers of skipping Windows Vista, many IT managers and CIOs are standing firm that the risks of migrating to Vista outweigh the benefits.The recent press coverage regarding performance efficiencies seen in the Windows 7 pre-beta (delivered at Microsoft's recent Professional Developers Conference) has dimmed the spotlight on Vista a bit.
winbeta.org - 05.11.2008
Neowin 2009: Top five stories of the year
As 2009 comes to a close it's always important to take a look back and see what occurred during the year. For Neowin, it was especially busy as we tracked the release of Windows 7. Everything from how to get your beta key to mapping the differences between release versions was covered by the News Team and below are the top five stories covered this year. The top five stories on Neowin for 2009: 5. Major bug in Snow Leopard deletes all user data 4. Windows 7 Ultimate cracked and activated with OEM master key 3. Windows 7 public beta released, remember to patch 2. Thousands of Hotmail passwords leaked online 1.Read full story.....
neowin.net - 31.12.2009
MySpace to 'block sex offenders'
Social networking website MySpace says it will release tools to identify and ban US sex offenders from its service.The company said the new service will be the first national database that brings together about 46 US state sex offender registers. MySpace is a personal website tool for people who use it to post blogs, music, and videos.
More than 80 million people have registered a MySpace page. News Corp bought the site for 軤m last year. The new technology, called Sentinel Safe, will let MySpace search US state and federal databases to seek out and delete MySpace profiles of registered sex offenders. It will be available in the next 30 days.
neowin.net - 07.12.2006