http://www.mail.com/subjects/1848-internet-technology.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1848-internet-technology.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099908-microsoft-touts-xbox-all-in-1-entertainment.html REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment. It will go on sale later this year, for an undisclosed price. For the past two years, Microsoft's Xbox 360... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:24:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099908-microsoft-touts-xbox-all-in-1-entertainment.html 2013-05-21T23:24:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2100098-internet-cable-cuba-to-jamaica-online.html HAVANA (AP) — A new branch of the Venezuela-to-Cuba undersea fiber-optic cable has reportedly come online, linking the island to nearby Jamaica, increasing Cuba's potential international communications bandwidth and providing a backup for the main line. Doug Madory of Internet analysis firm Renesys told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he detected new... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2100098-internet-cable-cuba-to-jamaica-online.html 2013-05-21T17:43:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2088932-highlights-music-maps-photo-google-tools.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online games, maps, search, music and photos and are meant to help the company cement its role in people's technological lives. Here's a look at some of the announcements made at Wednesday's keynote at Google I/O.... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:20:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2088932-highlights-music-maps-photo-google-tools.html 2013-05-15T23:20:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087574-google-unveils-maps-photo-music-features.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming service and enhancements to its Google Plus social network, including tools for editing and sharing photos. ... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:19:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087574-google-unveils-maps-photo-music-features.html 2013-05-15T23:19:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2087808-googles-music-plan-fresh-wave-upgrades.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks. Google made it available in the U.S. Wednesday for $8 a month to early birds who sign up for service before June 30. In addition to a 30-day free trial, the offer shave... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:56:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2087808-googles-music-plan-fresh-wave-upgrades.html 2013-05-15T21:56:29Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084326-tv-over-internet-service-hits-atlanta-month.html NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the startup that offers live television broadcasts over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market on June 17, following an expansion to Boston on Wednesday. Until this week, the service had been available only in the New York City area. Aereo said Tuesday that it will offer 27 Atlanta-area... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:34:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084326-tv-over-internet-service-hits-atlanta-month.html 2013-05-14T19:34:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084222-microsoft-embraces-google-service-change.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft's disdain for Google doesn't extend to all of its rival's products. In a rare bit of cooperation, Microsoft's Outlook.com is giving users of its free email service the option of logging into Google Chat to exchange instant messages and engage in audio or video conversations. The tie-in announced Tuesday r... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:28:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084222-microsoft-embraces-google-service-change.html 2013-05-14T13:28:47Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2072346-syria-blames-internet-outage-technical-problem.html BEIRUT (AP) — A problem with a fiber optics cable was responsible for an Internet outage that cut off civil war-ravaged Syria from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said Wednesday. Internet service stopped abruptly Tuesday evening, prompting speculation that the regime had pulled the plug, possibly as a cover for military action. Howe... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:28:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2072346-syria-blames-internet-outage-technical-problem.html 2013-05-08T21:28:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2064124-you-tax-cheat-you-shop-online-tax-free.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Buy anything on the Internet lately without paying sales tax? In all but a few states, you're probably a tax cheat. That's right, even if Internet retailers don't collect sales tax at the time of the purchase, you're required by law to pay it in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Here's the problem for states: hardly anyone pays the... Sun, 05 May 2013 12:59:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2064124-you-tax-cheat-you-shop-online-tax-free.html 2013-05-05T12:59:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039234-tv-over-internet-service-aereo-expands-to-boston.html NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and cable TV industries, is expanding to Boston on May 15. With prices starting at $8 a month, Aereo will offer 28 Boston-area broadcast channels, plus the cable channel Bloomberg TV. Service will be available in Boston and surrounding areas in Massachusetts,... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:49:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039234-tv-over-internet-service-aereo-expands-to-boston.html 2013-04-23T17:49:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2037398-yahoos-email-service-china-to-close-august.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo's email service in China will close this summer as part of an arrangement worked out with its partner in that country, Alibaba Group. The service is scheduled to close Aug. 19. Yahoo is recommending users of its free email service in China transfer their accounts to another provider such as Aliyun, an email alternative offered b... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:21:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2037398-yahoos-email-service-china-to-close-august.html 2013-04-22T19:21:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2035292-google-ceo-shares-vision-tech-treatise.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some illuminating books already have been written about Google's catalytic role in a technological upheaval that is redefining the way people work, play, learn, shop and communicate. Until now, though, there hasn't been a book providing an unfiltered look from inside Google's brain trust. Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, who sp... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:23:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2035292-google-ceo-shares-vision-tech-treatise.html 2013-04-21T20:23:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2026538-ebay-grows-1q-earnings-outlook-falls-short.html NEW YORK (AP) — EBay's high-flying stock price declined in after-hours trading Wednesday after the e-commerce bellwether's outlook for the current quarter fell below Wall Street's expectations. The company grew its earnings and revenue in the first quarter, as shoppers continued to flock to eBay.com and other sites and mobile apps, to buy everything from ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:33:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2026538-ebay-grows-1q-earnings-outlook-falls-short.html 2013-04-17T23:33:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026126-microsoft-offers-security-enhancement-sign-ins.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is offering enhanced security for its email, storage and other services. People who turn on the new feature will be asked not just for a username and password, but also a second piece of information, such as a temporary code sent as a text message to a phone on file. Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. already allow two-step verificati... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:03:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026126-microsoft-offers-security-enhancement-sign-ins.html 2013-04-17T19:03:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020176-dish-network-offering-to-buy-sprint-255b-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — Dish Network Corp. is trying to snag U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel away from a Japanese suitor, the latest sign that satellite dishes are losing their relevance in the age of cellphones that play everything from YouTube videos to live TV. Dish offered $25.5 billion in cash and stock on Monday for Sprint, which Dish says beats an offe... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:34:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020176-dish-network-offering-to-buy-sprint-255b-deal.html 2013-04-15T20:34:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013704-tofu-towhit-senators-discuss-epa-email-aliases.html WASHINGTON (AP) — To whom? ToWhit? Tofu? Senators sidetracked their confirmation hearing Thursday for Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, to discuss secret government email addresses that have been used by senior EPA officials for at least a decade. The agency's inspector general is investigating Re... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:05:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013704-tofu-towhit-senators-discuss-epa-email-aliases.html 2013-04-11T21:05:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1992976-facebook-matures-losing-edge.html NEW YORK (AP) — To see what Facebook has become, look no further than the Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer. Sometime last year, people began sharing tongue-in-cheek online reviews of the banana-shaped piece of yellow plastic with their Facebook friends. Then those friends shared with their friends. Soon, after Amazon paid to promote it, posts featuring the $3.49... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1992976-facebook-matures-losing-edge.html 2013-04-02T21:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1990970-ny-appeals-court-oks-aereo-live-television-service.html NEW YORK (AP) — An Internet company offering inexpensive live broadcast television feeds to computers, tablets and smartphones doesn't violate U.S. copyright law, a divided federal appeals court said Monday. The 2-to-1 ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cleared the way for Aereo Inc.'s expansion of its $8-a-month service, which had been limit... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:14:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1990970-ny-appeals-court-oks-aereo-live-television-service.html 2013-04-01T21:14:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1985280-google-to-deliver-goods-to-online-shoppers.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Internet search leader Google is taking another step beyond information retrieval into grocery delivery. The new service, called Google Shopping Express, will initially provide same-day delivery of food and other products bought online by a small group of consumers in San Francisco and suburbs located south of the city. The company, b... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:53:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1985280-google-to-deliver-goods-to-online-shoppers.html 2013-03-29T15:53:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1982446-pivot-network-millennials-tries-to-change-tv.html NEW YORK (AP) — Pivot is the name of a TV channel aimed at 15-to-34-year-olds who want to change the world. In the process, they could help Pivot change the television business. Announced last December, the new venture was officially unveiled Wednesday at a news conference disclosing program and distribution details as well as its name and August 1 sign-o... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:15:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1982446-pivot-network-millennials-tries-to-change-tv.html 2013-03-27T19:15:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1982036-calif-city-free-wi-fi-via-high-tech-meters.html SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The city of Santa Clara flipped on a big Internet switch this week, becoming what it says is the first in the country to use wireless, digital "smart meters" on homes as channels for free citywide outdoor Wi-Fi. "This is just one of the major benefits our community will enjoy as a result of our advanced metering technology," sai... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:30:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1982036-calif-city-free-wi-fi-via-high-tech-meters.html 2013-03-27T13:30:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1980726-wal-mart-tests-in-store-lockers-online-orders.html SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will be testing this summer an option for consumers to be able to order product on its website and then have it kept in a physical locker at the store so they can pick it up without having to wait in line or talk to a store clerk. The test, which will be conducted in about a dozen stories in an undisclosed mar... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:00:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1980726-wal-mart-tests-in-store-lockers-online-orders.html 2013-03-27T01:00:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1976148-bracketracket-zags-ryans-wiki-geno-59.html Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, we say farewell to our first No. 1 seed and explain why Gonzaga's ouster was unusual compared to recent tournament history. We also check in with actor Josh Duhamel, browse Bo Ryan's Wikipedia page and get Coach K to compare Duke with the Yankees. ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:56:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1976148-bracketracket-zags-ryans-wiki-geno-59.html 2013-03-24T07:56:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1972828-fcc-chairman-genachowski-to-step.html NEW YORK (AP) — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, on Friday announced that he's stepping down in the "coming weeks," after a four-year tenure that's garnered mixed reviews for him and tangible progress in the industries he oversees. The country's top telecommunications regulator told a staff meeting of his decision... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:20:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1972828-fcc-chairman-genachowski-to-step.html 2013-03-22T19:20:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1971956-google-exec-urges-myanmar-to-embrace-free-speech.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt on Friday urged Myanmar's government to allow private businesses to develop the country's woeful telecommunications infrastructure, emphasizing the importance of competition and free speech. "Try to keep the government out of regulating the internet," he said to a round of applause from a group... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:02:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1971956-google-exec-urges-myanmar-to-embrace-free-speech.html 2013-03-22T07:02:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1971606-report-fcc-chair-genachowski-to-step.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski (jen-uh-KOW'-skee) is reportedly set to announce Friday that he will step down. That's according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited an unnamed FCC official and an industry representative on Thursday. His five-year term is to end in June. Genachowski, 50, chaired a group t... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:51:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1971606-report-fcc-chair-genachowski-to-step.html 2013-03-22T00:51:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1951392-researchers-find-german-made-spyware-globe.html LONDON (AP) — The discovery of a group of servers linked to an elusive espionage campaign is providing new details about a high-tech piece of spy software that some fear may be targeting dissidents living under oppressive regimes. A Canadian research center said Wednesday that it had identified 25 different countries that host servers linked to FinFisher,... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:03:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1951392-researchers-find-german-made-spyware-globe.html 2013-03-13T21:03:03Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1950560-report-youth-use-smartphones-route-to-web.html CHICAGO (AP) — Keep computers in a common area so you can monitor what your kids are doing. It's a longstanding directive for online safety — but one that's quickly becoming moot as more young people have mobile devices, often with Internet access. A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that 78 percent of young people, ages 12 to... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:33:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1950560-report-youth-use-smartphones-route-to-web.html 2013-03-13T04:33:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1948254-report-iran-blocks-vpn-access-to-gmail-yahoo.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities have blocked many foreign-based virtual private networks, or VPNs, severely restricting access to many websites. The VPNs are illegal in Iran but offered a path for Iranians to freely use the Internet, access banned opposition websites as well as popular sites such as Facebook. A report Tuesday by the independent Do... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:44:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1948254-report-iran-blocks-vpn-access-to-gmail-yahoo.html 2013-03-12T11:44:45Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1945444-chinese-e-commerce-giant-alibaba-names-ceo.html BEIJING (AP) — Alibaba Group, one of the world's biggest e-commerce companies, said Monday its executive vice president will succeed founder Jack Ma as chief executive. Ma, 48, announced in January he was stepping down as CEO to make way for younger leaders. He stayed on as chairman. Jonathan Lu Zhaoxi, a 13-year veteran of the company, will take over in ... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:57:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1945444-chinese-e-commerce-giant-alibaba-names-ceo.html 2013-03-11T10:57:42Z