Coupures de Presse [ le 12 octobre ]

Articles à la "Une" : www.netsurf.ch

Téléphonie Mobile Les téléphones portables bientôt de vrais globe-trotters Utiliser son téléphone portable partout dans le monde : une utopie qui sera bientôt une réalité grâce au langage mis au point par les laboratoires Bell de Lucent. Reste à le faire adopter par les opérateurs, un défi pour certains.  (ZDnet)

Press clippings [ October 12, 2001 ]

Featured Articles : www.netsurf.ch In Cyberspace Fighting Evil Hackers With Bucks Fearing a cyber-attack on a scale similar to that of the terrorists' assault on New York and Washington, legislators debate possible solutions. One representative's answer: Use a Mac. (Wired)

Auction for America A Gift From Good Morning America Since Good Morning America began broadcasting from a new studio in Times Square two years ago, an American flag hung above the fireplace has become an icon for the show. The show has decided to auction the flag on eBay this week as part of the online auction site's Auction for America project to help raise money for the Twin Towers Fund. (ABCNews)

Nice Asteroids Named in Memory of Sept. 11 Terrorism Victims An international group responsible for cataloguing space rocks has named three asteroids to honor victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The names were chosen "to represent some of the most basic and universal human values," officials said. The names are Compassion, Solidarity and Magnanimity. (Space.com)

Anthrax Web sites market antibiotic to treat anthrax Web sites hawking impotence drug Viagra, hair loss remedies and "fat blockers"' have a new hot seller: an antibiotic used to treat anthrax. The Web sites, none of which is connected with major drugstore chains, are playing off Americans' growing fear of biological attacks, fueled by the anthrax-related death this week of a South Florida man. (USA Today)

Microsoft Attacks ground Microsoft "Fly" ad campaign The software giant replaces the slogan for its Windows XP ad campaign after the original "Prepare to Fly" was scrapped in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. (News.com) Microsoft, Yahoo tied up in traffic Microsoft releases a Web traffic report that shows its MSN site beating rival Yahoo in the contest for top search engine, a ranking that is immediately disputed by the Web portal. (News.com) Microsoft beefs up Messenger Microsoft Corp.’s latest instant messenger software isn’t even available yet but the software giant is already giving it a makeover. Microsoft said on Thursday it would beef up the new Windows Messenger in its upcoming Windows XP operating system with Internet telephone calls, the ability to receive alerts like stock information, and easier controls. (MSNBC)

Napster Napster Turns the Table on Recording Industry Napster Inc., the legally troubled online music service, has found a sliver of daylight by raising the issues of collusion and antitrust activities against the recording industry in their U.S. federal court battle. (IHT)

Time Waster Porn surfers caught with pants down A new website is sending a tough message to porn viewers. Launched last week, the site, getsomereal.com, has already generated nearly 30,000 fake porn pages. It offers a simple three-step procedure that prompts visitors to choose from a set of pornographic pics, and then to drag tasteful pink "Get some real" stickers over the relevant part  (or parts) of the model's anatomy.  (The Guardian)