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Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski has warned of a ‘”looming spectrum crisis” if the government continues to disregard creating a bandwidth for mobile devices.
 

Genachowski said the government may encounter problems with the growing wireless traffic caused by online video and other bandwidth-heavy applications. He then assured FCC would prioritize ways to close the gap between demand and supply.

"I believe that the biggest threat to the future of mobile...

China has launched a crackdown on online gaming, shutting down 45 games suspected of hosting illegal activities.  The Chinese government said all 45 games were based abroad and had not been sanctioned to operate in the country.
 

"The General Administration of Press and Publication is to undergo a thorough clear-up relating to the approval and operating situation of online games by the end of the year,” a statement from the administration’s website said.

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YouTube has announced it has reached the one billionth mark in its number of views made everyday.
 

The site’s CEO and founder Chad Hurley said getting such numbers prove to be a huge achievement. 

"Three years ago today [YouTube co-founder] Steve [Chen] and I stood in front of our offices and jokingly crowned ourselves the ‘burger kings’ of media," Hurley posted in a blog.

"We’d just made headlines by joining with Google in our...

A survey from IDC revealed that most business organizations don’t believe the possibility of external hacking. 
 

Of the 400 companies polled, 15 percent said it is likely they would lose data to hackers, while 45 percent consider negligence among staff is the main cause of data breach. The survey further showed that a hacking attack would cause huge damage. 

"The challenge when protecting an organisation from internal attack is that traditional defences are...

Gary McKinnon was declined of another appeal to the UK Supreme Court. 
 

McKinnon was accused of hacking 97 military computer systems, which cost the US $800,000 (£487,000) in damages. He admitted to the hacking allegations but denied it was of malicious intent. McKinnon has tried to make an appeal several times against his extradition but failed all attempts. 

If convicted, Mckinnon will serve 70 years in US jail. He tried appealing to...

Twitter is currently rumoured to be in talks with Microsoft and Google to integrate its feeds into their search results.
 

A blog post at All Things Digital announced that Twitter is into another “advanced talk” with the leading IT companies.

If the deal is sealed, Microsoft and Google will provide real-time data from Twitter’s user base. In return, the micro-blogging site will get a huge chunk from the revenue generated from...

Senior threat researcher Greg Day at McAfee urged companies to study the effects of social networking on their business.
 

Day said social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter could benefit business organizations but they need to properly control its usage. These sites could help companies connect with their customers.

"It is a very cheap and efficient way to get your message out to a high volume of people," Day explained.

Although the...

Researchers from McAfee Labs said that traditional cyber offenses could pose a threat to the security market.
 

Researchers Craig Schmugar and Anthony Bettini revealed that classic cyber crimes have re-emerged as web 2.0 services continue to rise. They further noted latest occurrences where criminals get to manipulate huge companies to earn a considerable amount of cash.

Criminals could also benefit from web 2.0 through spreading phishing scams. They have learned how...

The European Commissioner Viviane Reding encourages internet service providers to seek for alternative solutions to prioritize traffic.
 

Reding said investing in the future is the key to tackle the economic crunch. She was directly implying to push through with Europe’s digital strategy.

"In less than 10 years the internet has grown from being a novel technical gadget application into becoming central to the economic systems of the developed world," Reding said.

"It is the...

The European Commission is collecting comments from Windows users on Microsoft’s proposal to allow them to choose web browsers.
 

Microsoft has made revisions on the proposal, offering Windows 7 without a browser. The new operating system will hit the shelves on October 22.

Microsoft’s proposal would employ Windows update mechanism over the next five years in the EU. A “choice screen” will be displayed giving users a chance...