Md. officials to discuss broadband network
STEVENSVILLE — Maryland officials are announcing the completion of the One Maryland Broadband Network. Gov. Martin O’Malley, Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman are making the announcement […]
Industry renews the online-piracy alarm
WASHINGTON — The music and movie industries are sounding the alarm again on online piracy, saying illegal downloads are on the rise and search engines like Google aren’t doing enough […]
USDA cracks down on Internet puppy sales
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department is cracking down on dog breeders who sell puppies over the Internet, issuing new regulations that will force them to apply for federal licenses. The […]
Comcast offers low-income web access
Comcast Corp., a media and technology company, announced the start of the third year of its Internet Essentials program, which offers eligible low-income families across Maryland affordable Internet service and low-cost computers, as well as free digital literacy training and resources.
Samsung seeks smart watch trademarks in U.S., South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. has applied for U.S. and South Korean trademarks for a watch that connects to the Internet in the latest sign that consumer technology […]
Asiana to sue San Francisco TV station over names
SEOUL, South Korea — Asiana announced Monday that it will sue a San Francisco TV station that it said damaged the airline’s reputation by using bogus and racially offensive names […]
Facebook introduces video on Instagram
NEW YORK — Facebook is adding video to its popular photo-sharing app Instagram, following in the heels of Twitter’s growing video-sharing app, Vine. Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom said Thursday that […]
Supreme Court archive has about 14K hours of audio
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell’s Tidewater Virginia drawl could make the word “court” sound as if it had two syllables. And Justice Clarence Thomas, though he doesn’t […]
On the Record: Lawyers learn how to maximize online presence
Attorneys need to tap into their inner-techie, with their own website, social media pages, blogs and videos, according to a seminar at the MSBA’s Annual Meeting.
The Internet for attorneys
Attorneys need to tap into their inner-techie, with their own website, social media pages, blogs and videos, according to a seminar at the MSBA’s Annual Meeting.
Obama defends phone data collection program
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama vigorously defended the government’s newly disclosed collection of massive amounts of information from phone and internet records on Friday as a necessary defense against terrorism, […]
U.S. declassifies phone program details after uproar
Moving to tamp down a public uproar spurred by the disclosure of two secret surveillance programs, the nation's top intelligence official is declassifying key details about one of the programs while insisting the efforts were legal, limited in scope and necessary to detect terrorist threats.






