Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things: “US starts issuing RFID passports, despite security concerns Snip from Financial Times article by Alexander Kliment: The US has begun issuing passports that contain biometric information stored on remotely readable microchips, in spite of lingering security and privacy concerns. Supporters of the new Leia mais… »

Internet: dépôt d’un projet de loi américain contre la censure chinoiseLe Figaro.fr: “WASHINGTON (AFP) – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Un projet de loi visant à empêcher les grands acteurs américains de l’internet de coopérer avec des pays exerçant leur censure sur les informations en ligne, notamment la Chine, a été déposé Leia mais… »

Internet Suicides Alarm JapanWired News: : … Internet suicide pacts have occurred since at least the late 1990s and have been reported everywhere from Guam to the Netherlands. But in Japan, where the suicide rate is among the industrialized world’s highest, officials are worried about a recent spate of such Leia mais… »

Brasil tem 33,1 milhões de internautas, crescimento de 4,1% Por Daniela Braun, editora do IDG Now!Atualizada em 09 de março de 2006 às 17h15 São Paulo – No quarto trimestre, 33,1 milhões de brasileiros acessaram a internet em casa, no trabalho, em escolas e locais públicos. No último trimestre de Leia mais… »

TVA e Samsung prometem acesso móvel de banda larga com WiMAX Telexpo: TVA e Samsung assinam contrato para piloto em São Paulo usando a tecnologia sem fio WiMAX.Alexandre Barbosa SÃO PAULO – A Samsung e a TVA anunciaram durante a Telexpo a assinatura do contrato que dá o pontapé inicial Leia mais… »

‘Technology feeds grassroots media’ The democratisation of media is also, fundamentally, about the people we once called mere consumers. Their role is evolving from a passive one to something much more interactive, but they are blessed (or cursed, depending on one’s viewpoint) with an unprecedented variety of voices and services. Leia mais… »

Laptop de US$ 100 pode ter versão brasileira :: Estadao.com.br: Laptop de US$ 100 pode ter versão brasileira Governo federal prepara seu próprio projeto de laptop de baixo custo, independente dos acordos com a entidade OLPC – One Laptop per Child, que promove o laptop de US$ 100. Renato CruzAB/AE Leia mais… »

Internet News Article | Reuters.com: “NEW YORK (Reuters) – Online retailer Amazon.com Inc is holding talks with three Hollywood studios on creating a service to allow consumers to download movies and television programs and copy them onto DVDs, the New York Times reported on Friday.Citing three people briefed on the Leia mais… »

Libération :Lycos lance un moteur de recherche sur internet sans mots clés: jeudi 09 mars 2006 (Reuters – 18:35) PARIS – Lycos Europe a lancé un nouveau moteur de recherche en ligne qui permet de retrouver des informations en faisant appel aux connaissances d’autres internautes. Le service, accessible à l’adresse Leia mais… »