Kenneth Corbin

In a town hall meeting with university students in Shanghai Monday morning, President Obama tried to strike a diplomatic tone when asked about his views on China’s less-than-stellar record on Internet censorship. “I’ve always been a strong supporter of open Internet use. I’m a big supporter of non-censorship,” Obama said. “This is part of the […]

Late Friday, Google submitted to a federal court a revised version of a controversial settlement agreement with two author and publisher groups that would make millions of out-of-print books available online, but opponents of the deal quickly fired back, arguing that the changes are more cosmetic than substantive. “Our initial review of the new proposal […]

Next week is shaping up to be a busy one for the tech industry on the Hill, with at least four hearings slated to examine a variety of issues, some with bills attached, others with legislation still being drafted. Tuesday morning kicks off the festivities. Then, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is set to […]

There’s not even an official merger yet, but already an opposition coalition is preparing for a big fight. Taking aim at the widely anticipated but still-unannounced merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, media-reform group and Washington busybody Free Press today hosted a press call to kick off its preemptive protest against the deal. “We’ve never […]

Google’s popular video site YouTube plans next week to begin offering videos in 1080p format, a high-resolution HD video mode that offers superior image quality geared for wide-screen displays. “As resolution of consumer cameras increases, we want to make sure YouTube is the best home on the Web to showcase your content,” Billy Biggs, a […]

Google has confirmed that it acquired Gizmo5, a San Diego-based Internet phone startup, for an undisclosed sum. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) plans to integrate the VoIP provider’s technology into Google Voice, the firm’s omnibus telephony application. Announcing the deal in a blog post, Google Voice product managers Wesley Chan and Craig Walker did not offer a […]

WASHINGTON — So much of the government’s recent attention to broadband networks has focused on the networks used by consumers, but in the backdrop of that heavily-lobbied debate are policymakers’ concerns over the use of broadband to improve public safety. But with a thicket of state, local and tribal jurisdictions with widely varying needs and […]

That didn’t take long. Facing an unexpected wave of errors, Twitter has halted the roll-out of its controversial retweet feature. “We’re working on a few problems related to the ongoing roll-out,” the company said in an update to its status blog. That update, posted late Wednesday afternoon, back-pedaled from an earlier note the company has […]

Sen. John Kerry is continuing his push to accelerate the adoption of electronic medical records. The Massachusetts Democrat on Tuesday introduced legislation to spur family doctors and small-scale practitioners to migrate their paper records to digital format, a goal that most everyone agrees would improve care and lower costs, but one that entails a significant […]

Global Internet advertising slipped for the third straight period in the third quarter, but the rate of decline is leveling off, indicating that the sector could be poised to return to growth early next year, according to research firm IDC. The firm reported online ad spending of $14.6 billion in the period, down 1 percent […]

This week Twitter is rolling out a long-anticipated update to its profile pages — despite the fact that it admits the addition will be “somewhat controversial.” The move aims to bring some clarity and order to the popular “retweet” feature that people use to pass along interesting items other people post to their followers. Retweeting […]

Nearly one-third of federal agencies confront cyber threats every day, with many of the vulnerabilities stemming from foreign attacks and lax internal policies and employee habits, according to a study released today by IT contractor CDW-G. In its polling of 300 cybersecurity professionals across military and civilian federal agencies, CDW-G found that the threat rate […]