InternetIntel Reveals First Details on Its GPU Entry
Can a revamped Pentium core really give nVidia and ATI a run for their money? We'll find out with Larrabee.
InternetJuniper Catches Up on Access Control Promises
Will latest release of network access control framework live up to the hype?
InternetBig Yahoo shareholder demands review of board vote (AP)
AP - A major Yahoo Inc. shareholder has asked for a review of how its votes were cast in last week's re-election of the Internet company's board, raising questions about whether the opposition to the directors may have been understated.
InternetLawmakers Turn Up Heat on Ad Targeting
The request comes amid rising scrutiny of deep-packet inspection, or DPI, by lawmakers and consumer advocates.
InternetCapital Research wants Yahoo vote probe (Reuters)
Reuters - One of Yahoo Inc's largest and most critical shareholders, Capital Research Global Investors, said on Monday it had asked for a probe of last week's shareholder vote which showed strong support for Chief Executive Jerry Yang.
InternetHouse Committee Broadens Online Privacy Probe
Lawmakers send letter calling on nearly three dozen Internet service and content provider to detail their behavioral targeting practices.
InternetAmazon.com To Buy Online Bookseller AbeBooks (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Amazon said it plans to have the seller of out-of-print books continue as a standalone operation based in Victoria, British Columbia.
InternetCongress Questions Network Data-Collection Methods (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Congress wants to know: How do search engines use your personal data? The House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent out letters on Friday to major network companies asking them, among other things, how they use personal tracking data to serve up those highly targeted ads.
InternetBruised South Korean government takes on "infodemics" (Reuters)
Reuters - South Korea's unpopular young government is having second thoughts about the benefits of running the world's most wired society.
InternetGoogle, Microsoft, Others Asked About Data Collection (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A House panel is ramping up its battle against behavioral advertising by requesting that major ISPs and Internet companies provide detailed information about how they collect and store information about Web users' Internet activity.
