Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for August 16, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
The Latest Jump of US Jobless Claims Shows the Ailing US Economy
The new claim for US unemployment insurance rose by 2000 to 484, 000. This is the highest level of unemployment in the last six month and it proves that the labor market recovery is very unsteady. Economists projected the unemployment claims around 469 000. U.S. stocks closed down for a third straight day, pressured …. Read the original article : here.
Summary Box: Middle East, Indian threats of BlackBerry ban echo US debate on encryption
Summary Box: Int’l encryption woes echo US debate
THE LATEST CONCERNS: Foreign governments including India and the United Arab Emirates are uneasy about the encryption technology behind BlackBerry’s corporate e-mail service.
ECHOS OF THE PAST: The U.S. also had been worried about encryption, fearing that exports of encryption products at the level in common use …. Original source : Summary Box: Middle East, Indian threats of BlackBerry ban echo US debate on encryption.
Middle East, Indian threats of BlackBerry ban echo US debate on encryption
Threats of int’l BlackBerry bans echo US debate
NEW YORK – Threats by the governments of India, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to shut down BlackBerry’s corporate e-mail services reflect unease about a technology that the U.S. government also took a while to accept.
The foreign governments are essentially a decade … Read more : Middle East, Indian threats of BlackBerry ban echo US debate on encryption.
Playboy Magazine is Coming to iPad without Nudity
Playboy, the adult magazine has decided to censor iPad apps by removing all of the indecent content in order to further avoid violation of Apple’s anti-obscenity rules. The user will be able to read Playboy without any explicit photo that titillated teenagers for long time. The most popular feature of Playboy, The Playmate of … Read more >>>.