http://www.opiniontech.com weblog about all the latest technology news around the world Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:46:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AP - Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room. http://www.opiniontech.com/2010/03/samsung-panasonic-start-selling-3-d-tvs-this-week-ap/ AP - A senior Google executive welcomed on Tuesday a U.S. decision to relax restrictions on exporting Internet communications services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba. http://www.opiniontech.com/2010/03/google-welcomes-chance-to-export-to-iran-cuba-ap/ AP - British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines. http://www.opiniontech.com/2010/03/britain-could-force-owners-to-microchip-their-dogs-ap/ As CEO of the World Wide Web Consortium, which oversees the HTML standard, Jeff Jaffe wants faster standards development and more work with outside developers. http://www.opiniontech.com/2010/03/ex-novell-exec-takes-web-leadership-post/ MacBook Pro with an Intel Core i7 label: Though likely a mistake, it's probably enough to jump-start the rumor mill. http://www.opiniontech.com/2010/03/macbook-pro-sports-core-i7-chip-label-at-best-buy/ AP - A new online database promises to crack some of the nation's 100,000 missing persons cases and provide answers to desperate families, but only a fraction of law enforcement agencies are using it. http://www.opiniontech.com/2010/03/database-can-crack-missing-person-cases-%c2%97-if-used-ap/ AP - Cablevision's 3.1 million subscribers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut had their access to the Academy Awards telecast restored Sunday night after the cable operator reached a deal with ABC's parent company in a dispute over fees. http://www.opiniontech.com/2010/03/abc-restored-to-3-1m-customers-after-oscars-begin-ap/ Two IT employees at Lower Merion School District have been put on administrative leave while alleged misuse of Webcams in student laptops is investigated. http://www.opiniontech.com/2010/03/police-get-webcam-pictures-in-school-spy-case/ The cybersecurity conference in San Francisco brings together hackers and security professionals to decode the latest threats to the digital world. http://www.opiniontech.com/2010/03/at-rsa-2010-the-secure-and-the-insecure-photos/ AP - Federal regulators trying to bring high-speed Internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program that now subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas. http://www.opiniontech.com/2010/03/fcc-to-propose-revamping-universal-service-fund-ap/