http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/41/all xx http://www.itworld.com/windows/83739/report-browser-makers-contest-microsoft-browser-ballot-deal Microsoft's rivals have asked European antitrust regulators to modify the ballot screen that would give Windows users the chance to choose which browser they use in Windows, according to a report by the New York Times. http://www.itworld.com/windows/83739/report-browser-makers-contest-microsoft-browser-ballot-deal#comments Government Internet Operating systems Software Windows News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:10:36 -0500 ITworld staff 83739 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/83737/study-internet-users-arent-isolated-thank-facebook Internet users are not as isolated as sociologists thought, but we've known that all along. Rather than isolating Americans, a new study finds the Internet broadens our social circle, and Facebook gets particular credit. http://www.itworld.com/internet/83737/study-internet-users-arent-isolated-thank-facebook#comments Internet Opinion Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:10:35 -0500 ITworld staff 83737 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/83719/developer-finds-major-coding-errors-facebook-myspace Social-networking sites MySpace and Facebook have apparently fixed coding errors that could have allowed an attacker access to all of their users' data and photos. http://www.itworld.com/security/83719/developer-finds-major-coding-errors-facebook-myspace#comments Internet Security Software News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:40:18 -0500 ITworld staff 83719 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/83718/microsoft-rivals-trade-groups-want-browser-offer-changed Microsoft's antitrust settlement offer to the European Commission needs minor, often cosmetic changes in order to restore fair competition to the market for Internet browsers, said some of the software giant's main rivals Thursday. http://www.itworld.com/government/83718/microsoft-rivals-trade-groups-want-browser-offer-changed#comments Government Internet Legal Software News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:40:17 -0500 ITworld staff 83718 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/83668/eu-breaks-deadlock-debate-over-right-internet-access After months of often bitter debate, European Union lawmakers reached agreement on how to preserve citizen's rights to Internet access in a meeting that ended in the early hours of Thursday morning. http://www.itworld.com/legal/83668/eu-breaks-deadlock-debate-over-right-internet-access#comments Government Internet Legal Networking Security News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:10:05 -0500 ITworld staff 83668 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/83661/china-bans-solitary-confinement-internet-addicts China on Wednesday banned the use of physical punishment to treat Internet addiction after reports of beatings and at least one death in recent months at clinics for the condition around the country. http://www.itworld.com/internet/83661/china-bans-solitary-confinement-internet-addicts#comments Government Internet News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:40:04 -0500 ITworld staff 83661 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/83660/vendors-scrambling-fix-bug-nets-security Software makers around the world are scrambling to fix a serious bug in the technology used to transfer information securely on the Internet. http://www.itworld.com/internet/83660/vendors-scrambling-fix-bug-nets-security#comments Internet Security News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:10:14 -0500 ITworld staff 83660 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/83655/microsoft-yahoo-partnership-could-reach-beyond-us Microsoft's deal with Yahoo under which the software maker's new Bing search engine will be used to power Yahoo searches and Yahoo will sell premium advertising for both companies could be expanded overseas, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday. http://www.itworld.com/internet/83655/microsoft-yahoo-partnership-could-reach-beyond-us#comments Business Internet News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:40:03 -0500 ITworld staff 83655 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/83652/google-releases-new-search-engine-e-commerce-sites Google on Thursday launched a new search engine service specifically designed for large e-commerce sites. The product, dubbed Google Commerce Search, will bring some of Google’s best search innovations to sites like Birkenstock USA. http://www.itworld.com/internet/83652/google-releases-new-search-engine-e-commerce-sites#comments Internet Software News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:10:04 -0500 ITworld staff 83652 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/83645/microsoft-s-liveedu-add-sharepoint Microsoft is filling out its free Live@edu service for schools with the addition of SharePoint Online. The service is expected to be added in the second half of 2010. http://www.itworld.com/business/83645/microsoft-s-liveedu-add-sharepoint#comments Business Internet Software News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:10:17 -0500 ITworld staff 83645 at http://www.itworld.com