Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on six particular stories of interest today.
Anonymous Hacks Syrian Ministry of Defense’s Website
Hacktivist group Anonymous took control of the Syrian Ministry of Defense website over the weekend (since brought down), posting a message addressed to Syrian citizens and links to a handful of websites protesting the actions of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian military.
Social Media Blamed in London Riots
UK press organizations are debating the role of social media following riots in the northern part of London over the weekend, which were triggered by an unexplained shooting of a man by police.
45,000 Verizon Employees On Strike
45,000 workers in Verizon’s landline division went on strike Sunday after their labor contracts expired. Verizon has assured wireless customers that service will not be disrupted.
Google Strikes Book Agreement in France
Google has signed an agreement with Hachette Livre, France’s largest book publisher, to bring tens of thousands of French-language books to the French version of its ebookstore, set to launch at the end of the year.
Apple To Release Low-Priced iMac for Education Consumers?
Apple is set to release a 21.5-inch Mac geared towards education consumers priced at less than $1000, according to 9to5Mac.
Further News
Google has made it easier for Google+ beta testers to invite their friends to the service.
The FBI has released an iPhone app that allows parents to store photos and details about their children that they can immediately share with law enforcement should they go missing.
Comcast has rolled out a program offering discounted Internet service and computers to low-income families.
The BBC has launched a new version of its video-on-demand service, iPlayer, formatted specifically for TVs.
The New York Times has launched Beta620, a public beta site for experimental projects that may go on to live at nytimes.com.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, DNY59
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Posted on Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:48:48 +0000 at http://mashable.com/2011/08/08/anonymous-syria-verizon-google-apple-imac/
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Anonymous Hacks Syrian Ministry of Defense’s Website
Hacktivist group Anonymous took control of the Syrian Ministry of Defense website over the weekend (since brought down), posting a message addressed to Syrian citizens and links to a handful of websites protesting the actions of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian military.
Social Media Blamed in London Riots
UK press organizations are debating the role of social media following riots in the northern part of London over the weekend, which were triggered by an unexplained shooting of a man by police.
45,000 Verizon Employees On Strike
45,000 workers in Verizon’s landline division went on strike Sunday after their labor contracts expired. Verizon has assured wireless customers that service will not be disrupted.
Google Strikes Book Agreement in France
Google has signed an agreement with Hachette Livre, France’s largest book publisher, to bring tens of thousands of French-language books to the French version of its ebookstore, set to launch at the end of the year.
Apple To Release Low-Priced iMac for Education Consumers?
Apple is set to release a 21.5-inch Mac geared towards education consumers priced at less than $1000, according to 9to5Mac.
Further News
Google has made it easier for Google+ beta testers to invite their friends to the service.
The FBI has released an iPhone app that allows parents to store photos and details about their children that they can immediately share with law enforcement should they go missing.
Comcast has rolled out a program offering discounted Internet service and computers to low-income families.
The BBC has launched a new version of its video-on-demand service, iPlayer, formatted specifically for TVs.
The New York Times has launched Beta620, a public beta site for experimental projects that may go on to live at nytimes.com.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, DNY59
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Posted on Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:48:48 +0000 at http://mashable.com/2011/08/08/anonymous-syria-verizon-google-apple-imac/
Comments: http://mashable.com/2011/08/08/anonymous-syria-verizon-google-apple-imac/#comments
