It should come as no surprise that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Comcast regarding the speed of its service.  Gilbert Randolph, LLP has filed the suit in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of a client and the residents of the District.

SharePoint is a comprehensive solution that fosters collaboration across an organization but it can be expensive. Google Sites is hoping to swipe a piece of that wiki application business by offering a low cost, easily implemented solution.

Microsoft Research has begin private alpha testing for its WorldWide Telescope (WWTelescope), a free software allowing users to seamlessly pan and zoom themselves through galaxies and stars.

Though it is common for the government to watch the network and internet activity of its employees like a hawk, simply out of safety, the U.S. Air Force’s latest measure seems a bit unreasonable — Air Force employees are no longer allowed to access many blogs or sites that have “blog” in the title, no questions asked.

For techies and internet junkies, CEOs and their antics are much more exciting to follow than those celebs over in Hollywood, mainly because there is so much drama that CEOs spew forth one can hardly leave the internet and break from the excitement. Well the latest CEO to step up to the baseless accusation plate is none other than the CEO of Dreamworks, who soooo went there: video games are hurting the sales of movies!

About.com, one of the longest running blog networks, is losing its CEO, Scott Meyer. In a surprise move, considering his eight year history with the New York Times Company, Meyer’s departure was leaked earlier today. About.com confirmed Meyer was indeed leaving and that his last day at work would be Thursday of next week.

It was only a matter of time.  Hackers have found a way to hack Gmail’s CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing) system which could potentially allow them to send spam using Gmail accounts en masse.  CAPTCHA systems are used to tell humans apart from other computers to prevent this kind of thing.

Ever put something on the web that you now regret? A new technique dubbed “Googlewashing” might be a way out, but it also introduces severe risk for online reputations as SEO hackers learn how to erase any site from the Google index.

Controllers are of the utmost importance for gamers, providing the link between the on screen action, and the input from the player. But are the Xbox 360 and PS3 behemoths the way to go, or is it the simpler, more intuitive Wiimote? Big guns at both Sony and Microsoft have given surprising answers.

Phishing, or pretending to be a bank or organisation to steal personal information over the Internet is a disgusting practise which robs many people all across the world of money every year. It’s already highly illegal, and practitioners can be prosecuted for their crimes, but that isn’t stopping the US Senate from introducing new laws which at first glance offer nothing new than what is already in place.

ISP based porn filters will deliver porn free internet to Australian internet subscribers. Testing will begin soon in a closed environment in Tasmania.

The SDK is already running late and speculation has been running rampant about the iPhone SDK and it looks like we’ll be getting some answers soon.  Apple is planning an event for the first week in March and will discuss several items, including the iPhone SDK.

The Sony DSC-W300  is a point-and-shoot digital camera designed for photo enthusiasts who wants a higly pocket-able and high resolution camera.

Microsoft was unable to launch Vista for the holiday season of 2006 and decided to initiate a program with free upgrades to Vista.  Depending on the version of XP that shipped with the computer determined which version of Vista the person was able to get.  At the same time it also launched the “Vista Capable” and “Premium Ready” programs.  This confused consumers and has led to a class action lawsuit against the company.

The EU seems unpleased with Microsoft at the moment. Proof? How about that record $1.4bn fine it just imposed on the world’s largest software company?

According to the BBC, EU regulators say Microsoft is the first firm to defy an EU anti-trust ruling.