CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — Australian internet service providers are speaking out against the government’s new mandatory Web-filtering initiative, saying the measure will “cripple the internet.”Broadband ISPs Internode and iiNet called Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s plan to remove...

ARLINGTON, VA — Verizon Communications has bailed from offering its customers access to Usenet newsgroups in the alt.* hierarchy and most others. The move is pursuant to an agreement the internet service provider signed with the New York Attorney General last week.The...

CHATSWORTH, CA — Early-bird registration for Internext Summer, scheduled to take place August 8th – 10th at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, FL, closes June 20th.Early registration bears a $50 discount off the full-package conference price and can be accomplished...

ALBANY, NY — In a year-long case pursued by the New York Attorney General’s office, a New York State Supreme Court Justice ruled computer manufacturer Dell Inc. engaged in fraud, false advertising, abusive debt-collection practices and deceptive business practices.Among the...

REDMOND, WA — Google and Yahoo! have shaken hands on a partnership agreement that will see the world’s No. 1 and No. 2 search engines share the lion’s percentage of the lucrative online advertising market. Search-engine advertising revenues are estimated to be worth more...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Federal Trade Commission has approved four new rule provisions under the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003. The provisions are intended to clarify the act’s requirements, but some pundits are saying they make...

LOS ANGELES – Fate can be cruel.The judge presiding over adult filmmaker Ira Isaacs’ U.S. District Court trial on charges of distributing criminally obscene videos depicting bestiality and defecation on Tuesday found himself taking heat for his personal Web space, which contains…...

MONTREAL, CANADA — Affiliate program Braincash.com has added a new consumer trial program that pays referring webmasters a minimum of $25 per $2.95, console-free trial-membership sale regardless whether users continue as full-fledged members. Current affiliates may elect to...

CUPERTINO, CA — Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new iPhone that is less expensive and faster than the original. The company hopes the change will make the gotta-have geek accessory more accessible for average users.Like its predecessor, the new iPhone will run on AT&T’s...

CANOGA PARK, CA — The Free Speech Coalition and mortgage banker and broker LoanCarpenter (LC) have teamed to offer FSC members customized services in the personal and commercial mortgage arenas.LC is affiliated with a national mortgage bank that provides services in all 50...