Lawmakers seek to ban laptops, other devices in cockpits after airliner incident
Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits FAA revokes licenses of Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew Minneapolis by 150 miles
FAA revokes licenses of wayward Northwest pilots North Korea claims South Korean crossed DMZ to defect, is under communist regime’s ‘warm care’
NKorea claims SKorean crossed DMZ to defect Pyongyang says South Korean crossed DMZ to defect to North Korea, is under ‘warm care’
Pyongyang: SKorean crossed DMZ to defect to NKorea Wayward pilots were focused on laptop screens not cockpit displays, raising new safety worries
Laptops, other devices in cockpit pose new concern Growing number of states push electronics manufacturers to take responsibility for e-wasteINDIANAPOLIS — Frustrated by inaction in Congress, a growing number of states are trying to reduce the rising tide of junked TVs, computers and other electronics that have become one of the nation’s fastest-growing waste streams. Beware geeky gifts: State governors turning down mystery laptop shipmentsCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Even during tight budgetary times, a growing handful of state governors are proving too wary to accept “free” laptop computers that have shown up at their offices this month, unsolicited. Obama administration tightens oversight of controversial laptop searches at the borderWASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday put new restrictions on searches of laptops at U.S. borders to address concerns that federal agents have been rummaging through travelers’ personal information. Wired War: High-tech innovations offer US forces ways to kill fewer Afghan innocentsFORWARD OPERATING BASE SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan — Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Henson goes out on patrol with a computer on his back and a joystick in his holster. He also carries a rifle, but the military is hoping he’ll soon have less need for it. Michelle Obama says children need exposure to the arts _ jokes about her kids’ laptopsWASHINGTON — If you think your kids spend a little too much time on their laptops, take heart: Michelle Obama has the same problem. Michelle Obama fetes nation’s most innovative designers _ and jokes about her kids’ laptopsWASHINGTON — If you think your kids spend a little too much time on their laptops, take heart: Michelle Obama has the same problem. EU says Microsoft has offered concessions to settle Internet Explorer antitrust actionBRUSSELS — Microsoft Corp. will offer computer users a choice of Web browsers to ward off new European Union antitrust fines, EU regulators said Friday. Idaho Supreme Court rejects suit from shareholder claiming price-fixing by Micron TechnologyBOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court has refused to revive a lawsuit brought by a shareholder who claimed Micron Technology’s top officials were taking part in a price-fixing scheme. EU charges Philips and others for fixing the price of liquid crystal display monitorsBRUSSELS — European Union antitrust regulators have charged Royal Philips Electronics NV and LG Display with fixing the price of liquid crystal display monitors, Philips said Monday. Google CEO glad he dropped his resistance to co-founders’ push for PC operating systemSUN VALLEY, Idaho — Eric Schmidt spent his first six years as Google’s CEO resisting a push by the company’s co-founders to develop their own operating system for personal computers. State Department still struggling with laptop security a decade after embarrassing lapseWASHINGTON — Nearly a decade after a State Department laptop containing highly classified information disappeared in an embarrassing security lapse, the agency is still unable to account for all of its portable computers, a government report said Wednesday. Tech expert: Potentially years’ worth of New Orleans’ mayor’s e-mails deletedNEW ORLEANS — A technology expert said Wednesday that potentially years’ worth of Mayor Ray Nagin’s e-mails have been deleted. Power lines move into digital age; ’smart grid’ is buzz of electric industry, Obama teamWASHINGTON — Thomas Alva Edison, meet the Internet. Dell policy formalizes ban on exporting broken electronics and parts to developing countriesSEATTLE — PC maker Dell Inc. on Tuesday formally banned the export of broken computers, monitors and parts to developing countries amid complaints that lax enforcement of environmental and worker-safety regulations have allowed an informal and often hazardous electronic-waste recycling industry to emerge. Report: Foreign intelligence analysts contradict US on Iran bomb progressWASHINGTON — Congressional investigators say some foreign intelligence analysts believe U.S. intelligence is underestimating Iran’s progress toward designing a nuclear warhead before Tehran halted its program in 2003. Intel director says high-value info gained in tough questioning of terror suspectsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s top intelligence official privately told employees last week that “high value information” was obtained in interrogations that included harsh techniques approved by former President George W. Bush. House oversight committee reopens probe of data disclosures on Internet file-sharing servicesWASHINGTON — A House committee is reopening its investigation of Internet services that let computer users distribute music and movies online amid reports the same software was exploited to gain unauthorized access to government and private data. |