(2) (Platform for Internet Content Selection) A system for rating Web sites that has been endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium. PICS is promoted worldwide in order to encourage self regulation and avoid governmental censorship. Initially using labels within the HTML meta tag format to define a site, PICS labels can also be described in the RDF format. For more information, visit www.w3.org/pics. See ICRA.
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- Apple wins royalty rate showdown
- Apple wins royalty rate showdownhigher Rate?the Real price for a song should about 25 cents (this will make it more competive agains "free") but guess the RIAA's members just want more money no matter what. that is why the RIAA must be shutdown as it is the most anti-consumer criminal...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Gadget nostalgia: Five things I had and five things I have now
- Gadget nostalgia: Five things I had and five things I have nowRE: Gadget nostalgia: Five things I had and five things I have nowMy friend, you are correct. Kudos to you, and thanks for the heads-up.I think the slash in the C:/ prompt is backwards...C: instead of C:/ in PC...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Would you buy an all-screen notebook computer?
- Would you buy an all-screen notebook computer?Well, given that you could carry a folding keyboard, why not?But, how about touch screens that somehow gave you a feeling when your fingers were in the right place??? You could possible put at least a raised "dash" on the screen for the F...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Slingbox PRO-HD now shipping with HD streaming capability
- The Slingbox PRO-HD is now shipping, for US$299.99, and you can now enjoy full HD quality video anywhere you may be traveling. Dave Zatz posted some pics and offers some thoughts on the new Slingbox PRO-HD and links to a full review on Sling Community. The Slingbox PRO-HD offers HD...
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- LEAKED: Touchscreen Nokia 5800 XpressMusic pics
- Details are emerging for Nokia's rumored Oct. 2 announcement of the "Tube," or the 5800 XpressMusic, and intrepid site Mobile.cz stumbled on the first official image. Rumored specs for the device are as follows: A-GPS and Wi-Fi, a 640x360 touchscreen, Symbian S60 and an 8GB SD...
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- News to know: Google and T-Mobile on G1; OpenWorld; SOA; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Andrew Nusca: T-Mobile G1: Specs, pricing breakdown UPDATED: T-Mobile, Google, HTC unveil G1 (with hands-on pics) Ed Burnette: Google releases Android 1.0 SDK Hands-On with...
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- UPDATED: T-Mobile, Google, HTC unveil G1 (with hands-on pics)
- Your two Toybox editors and perhaps even a Mobile Gadgeteer are live on the scene for T-Mobile's press conference in New York City to announce the HTC-made, Google Android-equipped T-Mobile G1. Matthew Miller is live blogging the event on his Smartphones and Cell Phones blog. ...
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- The lessons in Sarah Palin's email adventure
- The lessons in Sarah Palin's email adventureThis is just the price paid ...for using a third party cloud provider.Networks the size of Yahoo or Google manage technology with technology instead of hands on. Any business that uses the cloud provided by a network like this can expect a loss of...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-20
- Who hacked Sarah's email? And who is rubicon10?
- So, there was this post deleted on the 4chan.org /b/ board by rubico, which claimed responsibility for the break-in (warning: bad language ahead), via Michelle Malkin: rubico 09/17/08Wed12:57:22 No.85782652 Hello, /b/ as many of you might already know, last night sarah palin's yahoo was "hacked"...
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC
- The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PCWhy such an expensive processor?Surely you can cut a couple of hundred dollars off the price and not lose too much performance by getting a lower spec processor.That way you could keep both hard drives (great for keeping the data separate from the...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- What's happening in Mobile: a peek at new products, services
- Last night, I had the chance to meet with some companies who are exhibiting at this week's CTIA Wireless conference in San Francisco at a press-only event called Mobile Focus. It was a good show - food and drink alongside some new devices and technologies in the mobile space -...
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- DEMO: Today's Web becomes a two-way street
- The opening sessions at the DEMOfall conference in San Diego were kicked off with an interesting take on the evolution of the Web by executive producer Chris Shipley. Since the beginning of the Web, it's grown from a mostly-text online inventory of information to a transactional Web, a place buying...
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- OMNIA gallery image 1 (Image Gallery: First impressions of the Samsung OMNIA WM 6.1 Pro device)
- OMNIA gallery image 1 (Image Gallery: First impressions of the Samsung OMNIA WM 6.1 Pro device)Yawn...Nothing exciting for me to see...I prefer QWERTY devices more than non-QWERTY devices.I like HTC Diamond and HTC Touch Pro better than Omnia.I am only impressed as this is more interesting than the Palm WM.You...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- BatchStamper (msi)
- BatchStamper is an easy-to-use tool that can batch add text and date/time on multiple digital photos. BatchStamper can read the original date/time when the photos were taken from the embedded EXIF data. It can add the date/time on dozens of pics very fast and in one operation. Also it offers...
- Software downloads 2008-09-02
- Wallpaper Hanger Desktop Designer (zip)
- Take control of your desktop and create your own custom wallpapers by easily resizing, cropping & combining your pictures. Also automatically changes your desktop wallpaper on the schedule you choose. Easy to use, just add jpg, gif, png, or bmp pics, including transparent pics, and set the time change. Great...
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- Signs of life emerge on the Vista marketing front
- Signs of life emerge on the Vista marketing frontMarkets are based onDemand and Availability..Nobody needed a new OS at this stage.Nobody still does.. Ads won't change this.Plus for me.. i don't need fancy GUI tricks i could do 8 years ago under Enlightenment with X11 and Linux.There is no added...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- 2008 MacBook Pro concept
- The MacBook Pro is due for a re-design, this much we know. But is this the new professional notebook from Apple? The picture above surfaced in an a Digg submission purportedly of a "new ad" a version also appeared on NeoWin and is hosted on an anonymous...
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Q&A with Palm on the Palm Treo Pro reveals a few cool features
- Now that the Palm Treo Pro is official we will soon start seeing reviews posted on this latest device. I should be getting an evaluation unit tomorrow or Friday, but we are limited in what can be posted until a future date. Engadget Mobile received their evaluation model already and...
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Feds bust P2P-based kiddie porn ring
- Feds bust P2P-based kiddie porn ringI have many waysthere are many ways of dealing with these peoplewithout death being the punishment, they'd wish they were dead.RE: Feds bust P2P-based kiddie porn ringThey should take everyone of them out and hang them. Don't let their neck snap but let them down...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- BlackBerry rumor mill takes a page from Apple
- BlackBerry rumor mill takes a page from AppleTo the flip-phone hatersA flip-phone style BB is a great option for many in Corporate America. I know several people who HATE using the BB as a phone because the ergonomics of the form-factor SUCK!!! Many of these same people just want to...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
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