Sara Kim

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• Nov 20, 2011

  Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) Under Review by U.S. House Judiciary Committee

  The controversial bill for the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, was introduced on Oct. 26, and, if passed, would allow law enforcement officials and copyright holders to seek court orders to stop online ad networks, search engines, domain-name registrars and payment processors from continuing to do business with websites that are accused of infringing on copyrights or facilitating copyright infringement.

• Nov 13, 2011

  Web Privacy Laws to Become Stricter in Europe

  The EU’s European Commission is planning to make a legal change next year which may force U.S. Web giants like Facebook and Google to change the way they store and process user data.

• Nov 13, 2011

  iPhone Apps for the Disabled

  The number of apps for the visually and hearing impaired has proliferated recognizably over the past year and continues to grow. In fact, even Apple’s App Store has a “Special Education” section, which contains apps for the disabled. Also a new law signed in 2010 makes it so that support technologies are now a legal requirement.

• Nov 13, 2011

  Kindle Fire vs. Barnes & Noble Nook: Tablets Released This Week

  Just in time for Black Friday, Amazon’s Kindle Fire ships to customers on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for $199, and the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet will be in stores for $249 later this week.

• Nov 13, 2011

  Nintendo Ranks Bottom for Green Electronics Companies, Nokia Top

  Greenpeace has released its quarterly Guide to Greener Electronics since 2006, which ranks leading PC and cell phone manufacturers on their practices of eliminating harmful chemicals, their global policies, and on taking responsibilities for products once discarded by consumers.