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Tagged.com Sued By NY AG

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that his office intends to sue social networking site Tagged for deceptive email marking practices and invasion of privacy.

Teen Charged In Internet Bomb Threat Case

A 16-year old North Carolina teen has been indicted by federal prosecutors on three counts for his role in making false bomb threats via the Internet to Purdue University and a number of other colleges and high schools around the country. The FBI arrested Ashton Lundeby, at his home in Oxford, North Carolina on March 6, 2009 and he has been detained and remains in federal custody.

Broadband Speeds Increase Worldwide

The United States and China were the two largest attack traffic sources, accounting for nearly 50 percent of total traffic, according to Akamai's first quarter State of the Internet report. The top 10 portals saw about 90 percent of the attack traffic, with more than two-thirds of the traffic likely related to the Conficker worm.

Fake Chrome OS Screenshots Punk Tech Media

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard that Google announced that it would be releasing a new operating system called Google Chrome OS this week. One mysterious blog entry popped up soon after, claiming to have snagged some screenshots of the OS as Google demoed the product to Acer. Here's an excerpt from that post:

Amazon Launches Web Services Start-Up Challenge

Amazon.com has announced its third annual Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge, a contest for entrepreneurs and start-ups. The winner of the contest will receive $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits, mentoring sessions, and premium gold support for one year. The winner may also receive an investment from Amazon. All finalists will receive $5,000 in AWS credits and all qualified participants will receive $25 in AWS credits.

French Lawmakers Take Up Revised Internet Piracy Bill

The French Senate is considering a revised version of an Internet piracy law that was ruled unconstitutional last month, despite backing by President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Online Health Videos Top Resource For Consumers

Almost 50 percent of consumers say that online health videos are a top resource when searching for medical conditions and prescription drug information according to a new survey by Prevention, Men's Health and Women's Health magazines. Health information websites such as WebMD were rated as the most popular destinations to view health information videos (43%) followed by pharmaceutical websites (14%), video sharing sites (9%) and social networking sites (6%).

Microsoft Opens Hohm To Public

Microsoft has launched Hohm, its new website for managing and regulating home energy usage. Hohm allows people to better understand their energy usage, receive recommendations and ways to save money. Recommendations can vary from placing new caulking on windows to removing air leaks to installing a programmable thermostat. The recommendations are based on specific information about a users home including house features, usage patterns and appliances. The savings will vary based on the information shared and the characteristics of consumer's households.

Video Game Engagement Continues To Increase

Fans of video games are spending increasingly more time playing games, according to a new survey from Nielsen. The survey, "The Value Gamer: Play and Purchase Behavior in a Recession," found since the beginning of the year and through May, gamers are spending an additional one to two hours a week playing games, compared to 2006, when Nielsen started tracking video game data.

Yahoo Rolls Out Search Pad

Yahoo has introduced its new Search Pad feature, which allows users to organize, save and share information they find while researching information online. Search Pad works by automatically recognizing when users are doing research and allows them to collect information and websites found in their search results. Search Pad organizes information in one integrated notepad that stays with users as they search.