DOJ drops charges against websites seized for 17 months
The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its case against two Spanish websites that stream sports events nearly 17 months after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seized the sites and shut them down for alleged copyright violations. In a one-page brief to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the district said his office had dropped the case against...
Meet your desktop’s ancestors: AT&T exhumes footage of the Bell Blit (video)
By Daniel Cooper posted Aug 29th 2012 4:53PM AT&T’s video archives are rich seams of juicy historical tidbits, and today’s offering is a fine example. It’s sharing footage of the Bell Blit, a graphic interface that Bell Labs developed after being inspired by the Xerox Alto. Originally named the Jerq, it was created by Rob Pike and Bart Locanthi to have the same usability as the Alto, but with “the...
Apps Now Key to Small-Business Savings
Small businesses are using technology to help them operate more efficiently and cost-effectively in an increasingly competitive environment. Each Monday, USA TODAY looks at new ways companies are gaining an innovative edge in a tough economy. Photos by Maxine Park,, USA TODAY Real estate brokerage owner: Krisstina Wise likes the app DocuSign, which enables digital signatures: “It’s rare that we need an ink signature...
Samsung unveils new Series 7 and Series 5 AIOs: Windows 8 and gesture recognition for $749 and up
By Sarah Silbert posted Aug 28th 2012 3:00AM Samsung teased a Series 7 all-in-one running Windows 8 — on a 10-point touch display — at Computex in June, and today the machine gets official with pricing and specs. The Series 7 will be available in 23- and 27-inch flavors, both of which run Microsoft’s latest OS on a 1080p touchscreen. The setup includes a redesigned keyboard, which is small enough to tuck under the...
Police fire on suspected iPhone thief, lock down school during chase
Police fired on a suspected iPhone thief, and locked down an elementary school as they used the Web to track down the stolen phone in San Francisco on Monday. At about 6:30 a.m., two armed men stopped a pedestrian on Minerva street in San Francisco’s Ocean View neighborhood, and fled after taking the victim’s Apple iPhone, according to a story by the San Francisco Chronicle. APPLE IPHONEYS: iPhone 5 edition Within...
