Smile! Aerial images being used to enforce laws
By FRANK ELTMAN 2010-08-14T16:17:49ZRIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- On New York's Long Island, it's used to prevent drownings. In Greece, it's a tool to help solve a financial crisis. Municipalities update property assessment rolls and other government data with it. Some in law enforcement use it to supplement reconnaissance of crime suspects.... hosted.ap.org |
Facebook, YouTube used as weapons in Kashmir fight
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN 2010-08-27T10:36:29ZSRINAGAR, India (AP) -- Before hitting the streets, Ahmed reaches for his two essential protest tools: a scarf to mask his face and a cell phone camera to show the world what is happening.... hosted.ap.org |
Long expected, YouTube wades into live streaming
By JAKE COYLE 2010-09-13T14:04:08ZNEW YORK (AP) -- YouTube is making its long expected foray into live streaming by launching an experimental trial with four new media partners.... hosted.ap.org |
House Democrats shelve net neutrality proposal
By JOELLE TESSLER 2010-09-30T01:58:09ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democrats have shelved a last-ditch effort to broker a compromise between phone, cable and Internet companies on rules that would prohibit broadband providers from blocking or degrading online traffic flowing over their networks.... hosted.ap.org |
EMC's 3Q net up 58 pct as revenue climbs
By PETER SVENSSON 2010-10-19T14:55:13ZNEW YORK (AP) -- EMC Corp., the world's No. 1 maker of data-storage computers, said Tuesday its profit rose 58 percent the third quarter as spending by corporations continued to recover and the winds of technological change blew in its favor.... hosted.ap.org |