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AFP - Facebook sees a promising future in mobile phones but the online social networking star is not building its own handset, the founder said in a TechCrunch interview posted online Wednesday.
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Facebook out to make mobile phones more social (AFP)
PARTING SHOTS: GOP rolls out ‘Pledge to America,’ Obama to resume touting health care law (The Upshot)
The Upshot - Here is our roster of stories that managed to evade the full-on blog treatment today: • The GOP will release its platform tomorrow called "Pledge to America," highlighting tax cuts, a freeze on most government hires, and domestic spending caps, while playing down social issues such as abortion and gay rights. (Politico) • A Florida [...]
Netflix Launches Streaming Video Into Canadian Homes (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Netflix is expanding its borders -- literally. The Internet movie subscription service just launched its service in Canada. This is the first time Netflix has offered streaming video outside the United States.
FTC Settles Privacy Complaint Against Online Data Broker (PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with online data broker US Search on complaints that the company failed to deliver on promises that it would not share the records of customers who paid a fee.
Millions download freshly-launched Internet Explorer 9 (AFP)
AFP - Millions of people have downloaded Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) since Microsoft released the test version of its next-generation Web browser a week ago.
Facebook's Zuckerberg Denies 'Facebook Phone' (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - No, there is no "Facebook phone, Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg told industry blog TechCrunch on Wednesday, confirming what the company had told media outlets on Monday.
PayPal Practices Driving Sellers to Seek Alternatives (PC World)
PC World - PayPal has established itself as the de facto method of transacting money on the Internet. It is ruffling some feathers, though, with business and dispute resolution practices that seem to be focused on making sure PayPal gets to hang onto money as long as possible.
Ivi Online TV Service Heading for Legal Showdown (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The battle between startup Ivi TV and a collection of broadcasters is headed to a showdown in court.
Enough 'Farmville'? Facebook revamps game updates (AP)
AP - More than 200 million people play games on Facebook each month. This means about 300 million members of the world's largest online social network don't.
JetBlue Plans Fleet-wide Wi-Fi for Mid-2012 (Mashable)
Mashable - Good news and bad news for JetBlue loyalists: the airline has finally settled on an in-flight broadband strategy. Unfortunately, the airline won't begin deploying the system to its 160+ plane fleet until mid-2012.
Netflix launches streaming video service in Canada (Reuters)
Reuters - Netflix launched an online video-streaming service in Canada for films and television on Wednesday, its first foray outside the United States and a direct threat to established cable companies.
EU parliament calls for online piracy crackdown (AFP)
AFP - The European parliament pressed on Wednesday for a crackdown on film and music piracy on the Internet, raising fears among online rights groups that a new law will soon follow.
Superfast mobile 3G networks boom: UN telecoms agency (AFP)
AFP - Superfast third generation (3G) mobile phone networks have expanded nearly tenfold in four years, outstripping fixed line broadband, the UN's telecoms agency said on Wednesday.
More Than Half of Mobile Apps Not Secure, Report Says (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - More than half of mobile applications aren't secure, according to a report released Thursday by Internet security company Veracode.
Twitter XSS Worm Holds Lessons for IT (PC World)
PC World - The online world was all aflutter yesterday with news of a worm spreading through Twitter. The "onMouseOver" issue--which presented pop-up boxes and redirected users to porn sites--was quickly handled by Twitter, but the events that led up to it hold some valuable lessons for IT.
Internet Marketer Webloyalty Settles NY Complaint for $5.2M (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced that his office had reached a $5.2 million settlement with Internet marketer Webloyalty for tricking Web users into signing up for discount clubs that charge hidden fees.
Twitter Worm Timeline: Exploit Erased Early, Damage Minimized (PC World)
PC World - Twitter is attempting to move past its security breakdown, saying in a blog post that the bug that led to a series of worms on its site had been fixed last month but was reintroduced by mistake.
TechCrunch Blogger Walks in on Conspiracy (PC World)
PC World - Conspiracy. Danger. Intrigue. A top-secret venture capitalist cartel involved in collusion and price-fixing.
WorldMate Android app a great travel buddy (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Travel has gone almost paperless. People book travel through sites like Expedia, leave their itineraries in the cloud or file them in email, check-in through airline web sites, and receive confirmations online. Thus, there's no paper to look at when you're running to the airport and wondering if you have the flight time right. That's why I'm excited about the WorldMate app.
Summary Box: Top eBay e-commerce executive leaves (AP)
AP - WHO'S LEAVING: Lorrie Norrington, president of eBay Marketplaces. The business is eBay's largest and includes its namesake auction website and other e-commerce sites.
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