Headlines for April 15th, 2009
Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 by [modern media mom] in Lastest Headlines, Latest News, Links & Resources
- US mulls stiffer sentences for common Net proxies – AP News – "It sends a bad message about protecting your own privacy," said John Morris, general counsel for the Center for Democracy and Technology. "This is the government saying, 'If you take normal steps to protect your privacy, we're going to view you as a more sophisticated criminal.'"
- Security Fix – Microsoft Fixes 23 Software Security Flaws – "Microsoft on Tuesday issued eight security updates to plug at least 23 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. The patches are available through Windows Update or via Automatic Updates."
- Nintendo Wii’s MotionPlus arriving in June – "The remote accessory will release on June 8 for $19.99. The first games to use the add-on will be Electronic Arts' Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, both of which arrive a week later."
- Finally, a Reason to Bring a Little More Lindsanity to BoomTown – Not sure whether to giggle or shake my head…
- EBay planning spinoff of Skype through IPO –
- Yahoo May Announce Layoffs on Tuesday – "The cuts would be the third round of layoffs at Yahoo in little more than a year. The Internet company, which has been struggling for more than two years, laid off about 1,000 workers early in 2008. It cut 1,400 or so in the fourth quarter of last year, in continuing efforts to prune its sprawling online business and bring down expenses. It ended the year with 13,600 employees."
