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Legislation that would create a national cyber security czar reporting directly to the White House was introduced April 1 by U.S. Senators John D. Rockefeller (D-WVA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME). The new position would serve as the government’s top official on all cyber security matters, including coordinating efforts between the government and the private sector.While […]

The much ballyhooed March 28 Earth Hour called for individuals, businesses and governments across the globe to turn off unused appliances and computers for 1 hour as a show of support for climate change action. The World Wildlife Foundation, the sponsor of the event, went so far as to call Earth Hour “the world’s first-ever […]

After a successful trial run on limited flights, American Airlines said March 31 it was expanding its Wi-Fi Internet service to more than 300 domestic aircraft over the next two years. Teaming with airline Wi-Fi service provider Aircell, American will install wireless broadband on its domestic MD-80 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft fleets, beginning with 150 […]

WiMax provider Clearwire said March 31 it plans to begin offering a Wi-Fi device that allows users of Apple’s iPhone and other Wi-Fi-enabled devices to tap into Clearwire’s 4G mobile WiMax network. Clearwire claims its WiMax technology will deliver wireless Internet speeds several times faster than users’ phones with embedded 3G technology-without having to find […]

Predictions are that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is again likely to quickly hit its ceiling of 65,000 H-1B visas when the controversial program’s annual lottery for educated foreign workers begins April 1. In 2008, the same quota was met in a single day, not to mention a supplemental program that provides for 20,000 additional […]

It began over the remote Chatham Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean and from there-time zone by time zone-Earth Hour 2009 marched around the globe March 28, with hundreds of cities and communities and millions of individuals dimming their lights to call attention to climate change. In all, nearly 1,000 global landmarks went dark for […]

Nokia said March 29 it has issued a software update for its troubled Nokia 5800 XpressMusic device. A best seller in Europe, Nokia introduced the XpressMusic consumer touch-screen smartphone to the United States in late February. Nokia touted the phone as a serious rival to Apple’s iPhone.A week later, Nokia temporarily pulled the device from […]

Recession? What recession? While the dismal economic climate cripples one industry after another, the prognosticators at industry research firm IBISWorld claimed March 30 that voice over IP services are still going strong and currently top IBISWorld’s top 10 list of industries expected to have the largest revenue growth in 2009.According to the rankings, VOIP services […]

After a first wave off, NASA officials brought the space shuttle Discovery home March 28. High winds and heavy cloud cover forced NASA to pass on the first of two possible landing opportunities for the day, but one orbit later mission control cleared Discovery for touch down at the Kennedy Space Station. The landing completes […]

By most accounts, President Obama’s March 27 online town hall meeting went well: More than 100,000 questions were submitted, with almost 3.5 million votes deciding which queries were the best. But for at least one group-pot advocates-the meeting was, well, a downer, dude.As they did in January when the Obama transition team hosted a site […]