California's Plasma-TV Ban Could Be Costly, CEA Warns (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - California's ban on plasma-screen televisions to reduce energy consumption could cost as much as $50 million per year in sales taxes because consumers are free to buy the sets online or in other states. "At a time when the state of California is facing its worst money crisis in history, this is going to be disastrous," said Jennifer Be...... Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle (AP) AP - A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. Sony Online Service to Challenge iTunes? Fat Chance (PC World) PC World - For entertainment hardware companies like Sony, a thriving, all-encompassing online media store is the Holy Grail. It's a glorious balance, in which the customer buys software through the store, and therefore becomes hooked on the hardware to which it's attached. That's how brand loyalty is created. Mussolini's blood and brain up for sale on eBay (AFP)
New Pogoplug 'Personal Cloud' Does Social Networking (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - On Friday, Cloud Engines released its newest version of the Pogoplug, a small "multimedia sharing device" that connects hard drives to the Internet and allows a user to access the files remotely. The company described Pogoplug as "your own personal cloud that broadcasts safely from your home." Google books hearing set for February 18 (AFP)
Got Extra USB Drives? Updated Pogoplug Puts Them to Use (PC World) PC World - Have some extra USB hard drives you'd like to put to a good use? How using them to create an Internet storage cloud for your company, yourself, or your family? Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone (AFP)
Twitter's Identity Crisis (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - The micro-blogging platform's new prompt, "What's happening?", is also a redefinition. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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Reuters - The husband of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez said he was attacked by government supporters as he waited on Friday to confront state security agents accused of detaining and beating his wife two weeks ago.
AFP - Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's blood and brain went on sale Friday for 15,000 euros (22,000 dollars) on online auction website eBay, before the company pulled the ad posted by an anonymous seller.
AFP - A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.
AFP - Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.
