http://technewsreview.com.au/ General RSS feed for Tech News Review en-au Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:47:45 -0400 Copyright: Tech News Review 2005-2006 http://technewsreview.com.au/page?id=rss 120 http://technewsreview.com.au/images/site/rsslogo2.jpg http://technewsreview.com.au/ http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6179 Abstract: Goal evaluation is an essential element of the process of designing regulatory frameworks. Lawyers and legal scholars do however tend to ignore it. The present article stresses the importance of pinpointing the precise regulatory objectives in the fluid environment of electronic communications, since, due to their technological and economic development, they have become the vital basis for communication and distribution of information in modern societies. The article attempts an analysis of the underlying regulatory objectives in contemporary communications and seeks to put together the complex puzzle of economic and societal issues. http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6179 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:46:36 -0400 Research http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6178 The European Commission will roll out a range of initiatives in the coming months to promote the Internet of the Future, while remaining highly vigilant in protecting citizens and networks, Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding told EurActiv in an interview. http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6178 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:44:27 -0400 Governance http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6177 The U.S. government is soliciting input on a way to make the Internet's addressing system less susceptible to tampering by hackers. http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6177 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:42:15 -0400 Domain Names http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6176 An effort by the state of Kentucky to seize more than 140 online gambling Web site names is raising novel legal questions about the physical location of digital property and the reach of local and regional governments on the global Internet. http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6176 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:40:52 -0400 Domain Names http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6175 A long-standing court test using community standards to determine whether adult content is criminally obscene has been a potential problem area for the U.S. pornography industry. http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6175 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:39:18 -0400 Censorship http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6174 With most American mobile data networks busy trying to deliver third-generation (3G) mobile wireless access to traveling businesspeople, Sprint's newly launched Xohm service takes a giant step forward by offering America's first 4G system. http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6174 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:37:24 -0400 Mobile & Wireless http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6173 A plan to use mobile phones to combat Taleban propaganda in Afghanistan is being considered by the UK Government. http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6173 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:31:08 -0400 Internet Use/New Technologies http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6172 Abstract: The meteoric rise of network neutrality's prominence as a crucial Internet policy debate has led to current events far outpacing theoretical and historical analyses. This paper addresses this lag in scholarship by contextualizing recent events in relation to historical telecommunications antecedents. In doing so, we critically evaluate the current network neutrality debate and offer a set of technical and policy guidelines for a new, more broadly defined network neutrality. http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6172 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:08:29 -0400 Research http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6171 Afilias have announced policy changes to make .info they hope will be an effective deterrence to abuses such as phishing and spam and make surfing the internet a safer experience. The new policies come into effect on 6 November. http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6171 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:54:41 -0400 Domain Names http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6170 India is the top spam sender in Asia and the seventh largest in the world, accounting for over four percent of the total global spam, says a study. http://www.technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6170 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:39:05 -0400 Spam