TechnologyOwl.comTechnology news from around the webWestern Digital My Book Mirror Edition 2TB Review- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The Digital Trends test lab published a review of the Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition 2TB external HDD. The new WD My Book scored an Editor's Choice Award. Quote from the review: "Whats better than a My Book with a single drive inside of...http://www.technologyowl.com/i96836-c134-rss Sweden approves wiretapping law- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Sweden's parliament passes new laws on surveillance, labelled Europe's most far-reaching eavesdropping plan.http://www.technologyowl.com/i96828-c134-rss Yahoo to add new domains to webmail service- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Two new domain choices will ease the burden of trying to find an available e-mail address among 260 million users.http://www.technologyowl.com/i96829-c134-rss Japanese Piggy Bank helps Savers enjoy Romance- (Found June 19, 2008 ) TOKYO (Reuters) - You can't buy love, but with a Japanese piggy bank that combines thrift with virtual romance, you can at least save up for it. ...http://www.technologyowl.com/i96830-c134-rss Web Browsers' 'Visited' Feature Creates Privacy Concerns- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Ben Adida points to an interesting hack that takes advantage of a bugfeature (depending on your perspective) of modern browsers. When a webpage is rendered, the browser will typically display links that have been previously visited in a different color. Under the hood, this is implemented by setting the link's style to "visited." A website can use JavaScript to detect this information and report it back to the server -- and could even do something sneaky like adding "hidden" links not actually..http://www.technologyowl.com/i96831-c134-rss Free music service Qtrax is back with... wait, no it isn't- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Promising legal P2P music download service Qtrax opened its doors again yesterday with an announcement on its site and a press release boasting of a licensing deal with Universal. We'd have a hands-on report for you... if Qtrax actually worked this time.Read More...http://www.technologyowl.com/i96832-c134-rss The Great Yahoo Web Mail Land Grab- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Yahoo creates ymail.com and rocketmail.com to let users grab new e-mail aliases, Yahoo IDs....http://www.technologyowl.com/i96833-c134-rss HP to Reorganize Printer Unit- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Report: Hewlett-Packard will streamline its lucrative printer division....http://www.technologyowl.com/i96834-c134-rss Sony Alpha HVL-F58AM Flash with Quick Shift Bounce- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Sony is expanding its a (alpha) system of accessories to include the new HVL-F58AM flash unit with exceptional features for versatile and flexible external lighting control. This new flash features a new and innovative Quick Shift Bounce system. The...http://www.technologyowl.com/i96835-c134-rss Ousted Air Force Secretary Looks Back in Cyber- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Recently ousted Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne looks back on some of his achievements -- and settles some old scores. Noah Shachtman reports from the Air Force's Cyber Symposium.http://www.technologyowl.com/i96846-c134-rss |