Netflix will add 1080p, 5.1-channel surround sound streaming to its online video service later in 2010 - According to our sister site CNET, Netflix's on-demand video streaming service, a.k.a. Netflix Watch Instantly, is jumping on the 1080p HD bandwagon later this year, with a corresponding bump in audio to 5.1-channel surround sound. The move comes after the company recently announced buoyant fourth-quarter results and...
FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited - The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years. by Declan McCullagh CNET News
Adobe strikes back at Apple over iPad/Flash debacle - We reported recently that Apple CEO Steve Jobs lashed out a bit at Google and Adobe, calling the latter "lazy," and accusing their Flash software of being a regular culprit when an Apple computer crashes. Well, Adobe has something to say about that. by Rachel King
Researchers: Facebook vulnerable to clickjacking - Facebook is susceptible to certain types of attacks that could allow someone to hijack an account while a user is interacting with another website, a security researcher warned. by Elinor Mills CNET News
Glitch strands Microsoft business customers - Microsoft's efforts to revamp a Web site that handles software licensing for businesses have resulted in hours of frustration for some of the company's most loyal customers. by Ina Fried CNET News
Google gets online book competition from unlikely source: Library of Congress - The U.S. Library of Congress has announced that thousands of historic books are now available online through their website portal. Over 60,000 different books will be available. Access to the collection is free. by Doug Hanchard
Paperless office will move out of the realm of pulp fiction in 2010 - Those evil ZDNet blog editors! I know the real reason behind asking their contributors to roll up all sorts of "Top 10" this and "Most Significant Post" that articles is to keep our brains in working order during the mush of holiday preparations and parties. So now, here I am...
How to seduce your users with web design - Andy Budd kicked off the afternoon of Day 1 at An Event Apart 2009 in San Francisco. We all like being seduced. Interaction on the web can take advantage of this idea. There is a notion of "seductive interfaces". It's...
E-commerce spending off to good start; Will it last? - Online holiday spending got off to a good start with Black Friday sales up 11 percent from a year ago, according to comScore. The big question: Will these gains stick? by Larry Dignan
News to know: E-commerce; HTC HD2; Google, Apple - The U.S. gets back to work after a four-day weekend. E-commerce sales are looking up, Matthew Miller reviews HTC HD2, Google and Apple lead the headliners. by Larry Dignan
Could the latest LaCie LaCinema Classic HD streaming media device be The One? - Unless Apple decides to make Apple TV as irresistible as it's made the iPod and iPhone, it's still anybody's game when it comes to the streaming media device that could capture the living rooms and the HDTVs installed within of the masses. There are cheap streamers, slightly less cheap streamers...
Will the Adult Industry Drive Android Adoption? - The Adult Entertainment industry drove the adoption of DVD and the streaming media technologies that everyone now enjoys and takes for granted on the Internet. Will pioneering in mobile porn also accelerate adoption of Google's Android mobile OS? by Jason Perlow
LinkedIn's platform debut: Late but important - LinkedIn has opened its platform so developers can integrate the site into business apps and Web sites. Think Facebook Connect for professionals. by Larry Dignan