The Globe and Mail - Technology News

Facebook to sow network beyond ‘walled garden'

ERIC AUCHARD — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:10 EDT

Facebook Connect will transform social network from private site to Web-wide site where software makers (with user permission) can tap member data for use on their sites

Top Microsoft exec to leave

JESSICA MINTZ — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:53 EDT

Kevin Johnson, who was in charge of Windows and Web operations and was an instrumental player in the Yahoo bid, to become CEO at Juniper Networks

British ISPs agree on anti-piracy plan

KATE HOLTON — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:47 EDT

For three-month trial, providers will send letters to downloaders telling them to stop downloading; if users do not comply, ISPs will send more letters

U.S. cancer researcher bucks accepted wisdom with warning on cellphone use

JENNIFER C. YATES AND SETH BORENSTEIN — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:10 EDT

Says it takes too long to get answers from science and he believes people should take action now

Speak2Me on Chinese TV

MARCUS GEE — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:30 EDT

Lingo Media Corp. hopes contest in China will help its interactive language-teaching website

Amazon defies spending slump

MATT HARTLEY — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:10 EDT

Consumer gas pains a boon as shoppers go online

Google opens reference tool ‘Knol' to public

MICHAEL LIEDTKE — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:55 EDT

After 7-month test, ‘Knol' online encyclopedia is unveiled, which Google says is supposed to supplement, not replace, Wikipedia

Online banking dicier than assumed

JORDAN ROBERTSON — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:33 EDT

U.S. researchers found design flaws in 76 per cent of the 214 American financial institution websites they studied

UN pushes global emergency ID

ANICK JESDANUN — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:33 EDT

UN International Telecommunication Union is trying to adapt a standard system for the entire world

FCC commissioner votes 'no' on XM-Sirius deal

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:28 EDT

Democrat Jonathan Adelstein had set conditions for an affirmative vote, which were not met; five member panel now split at 2-2