Net shopping fears as 11 year olds get Visa cards: related news

Net shopping fears as 11-year-olds get Visa cards

LLoyds TSB is issuing Visa debit cards to 11-year-olds, sparking fears that children will be shopping on the internet without their parents' knowledge.

MS To Release Source Code to .NET Framework Libraries

One of the things my team has been working to enable has been the ability for .NET developers to download and browse the source code of the .NET Framework libraries, and to easily enable debugging support in them. Today I'm excited to announce that we'll be providing this with the .NET 3.5 and VS 2008 release later this year. We'll begin by offering the source code (with source file comments included) for the .NET Base Class Libraries, ASP.NET, Windows Forms, ADO.NET, XML, and WPF. We'll then be adding more libraries in the months ahead (including WCF, Workflow, and LINQ). The source code will be released under the Microsoft Reference License. More...

Net Shoppers Bullied Into "Verified By Visa" Program

bluefoxlucid writes "According to The Register, several banks are forcing users to opt-in to the Verified by Visa optional service by locking their cards if and when they encounter a Verified by Visa participating site and fail to opt-in. Register reader Steve says, 'This seems like a strange way to implement a voluntary system. On most of the retailers' websites there is no clue that you are about to be challenged by Verified by Visa until you attempt to complete the transaction. This means that you trigger the "fraud protection" unintentionally. And when you have located a retailer who doesn't require Verified by Visa to complete a purchase, you can't because your account is on hold.' Further, '[I]n some cases resetting the password is all too easy.

Online shopping in New Zealand

Shopping is made easy with online malls rearing up their heads. And why not? With the advent of the e-technological age, more and more people are opting for online shopping. The face of online shopping is no different in New Zealand. Type “online shopping, New Zealand” or “online mall, New Zealand” in any of the search engines and hundreds of links are there for you to browse. With more and more people in New Zealand using credit cards, the sitting-at-home shopping, and its fast delivery has increased the number of hits on the online malls. A research states that an increase of 80 percent has been noticed in the last two years in New Zealand, when comparing the number of online shoppers.

Sex.com: We are a nation addicted to porn. And nearly 11 million of us got our fix on the net last year

Sex.com: We are a nation addicted to porn. And nearly 11 million of us got our fix on the net last year

MasterListBuilder.US Foresee the Future Of Online Shopping

MasterListBuilder.US, an application service provider, seem to take a few steps ahead of everyone, and foresee the future of online shopping, as it launches a shopping cart software that everyone is looking for. The shopping cart software is said to be the most featured shopping cart software ever release in the market. The said shopping Cart Software which you can get on http://wwwmasterlistbuilder.us is full of innovative programs and internet marketing tools which aim to automate business faster and easier to generate more profits.

.NET TIP: Using .NET Reflector

Code written in a .NET language like C# is referred to as managed code. That is, it is not compiled into machine-specific instructions. Instead, .NET compiles into MSIL (Microsoft intermediate language). MSIL is a machine-independent instruction set that is compiled at runtime by the .NET CLR (common language runtime). A similar sequence of events takes place in the Java world, within the JVM (Java Virtual Machine). This extra compilation step is the key to .NET's success. Code executes in a protected sandbox, the managed environment of the CLR. It can provide greater security, stability, and it can run on any piece of hardware that the CLR supports, which may someday include non-Microsoft platforms. With executable programs produced by traditional languages, it can be very difficult to analyze the original source code.

Senior VB.Net ASP.Net Developer - Bracknell - £30k-£40K

My Client is looking for a Senior VB.Net / ASP.Net developer to develop their internal systems. For this position you will need to have commercial experience developing with VB.NET and ASP.NET. You will also be required to have knowledge of HTML, CSS, XHTML, XML and Javascript. My client develops, hosts and maintains a complex public data portal. This is an opportunity for an individual who is keen for career progression to join a rapidly expanding team within a successful company. Due to the nature of this role you will need to have commercial web development experience. You will also need to be an excellent communicator written and verbally as you will be dealing with a variety of different people. My client is looking to conduct interviews ASAP, to avoid disappointment please apply ASAP.

Red Hat Numbers Up

Red Hat saw earnings rise 6.6% to $17.3 million, or eight cents a share in its first fiscal quarter ended May 31 on revenue up 32% year-over-year and 11% sequentially to $156.6 million. EPS was dead flat year-over-year. Subscription revenue was $130.7 million, up 27% year-over-year and up 7% sequentially. Training and services were up 64% to $25.9 million.

Red Hat Numbers Up

Red Hat saw earnings rise 6.6% to $17.3 million, or eight cents a share in its first fiscal quarter ended May 31 on revenue up 32% year-over-year and 11% sequentially to $156.6 million. EPS was dead flat year-over-year. Subscription revenue was $130.7 million, up 27% year-over-year and up 7% sequentially. Training and services were up 64% to $25.9 million.

Red Hat Numbers Up

Red Hat saw earnings rise 6.6% to $17.3 million, or eight cents a share in its first fiscal quarter ended May 31 on revenue up 32% year-over-year and 11% sequentially to $156.6 million. EPS was dead flat year-over-year. Subscription revenue was $130.7 million, up 27% year-over-year and up 7% sequentially. Training and services were up 64% to $25.9 million.

PowerBuilder Editorial: The State of the State

Back in 2002, Sybase announced their four-phase approach toward adding .NET support to PowerBuilder. Phase 1 was the implementation of web services in PB9 and Phase 2 was the release of DataWindow.NET, which was packaged with PB 10. Phases 3 and 4 were the more significant phases. In Phase 3, Sybase added a number of .NET target types to PowerBuilder 11 and added support for calling non-visual .NET assemblies from PowerScript. The 4th phase will be completed in PowerBuilder 12 and involves “...support for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) ... as well as full support for visual controls and drag-and-drop programming with .NET within the IDE�.1 We’re at the mid-point between the release of PowerBuilder 11 (phase III) and the release of PowerBuilder 12 (phase IV, which should complete .

Priceline.com Bookings Up 70 Percent

Priceline.com reported that its gross travel bookings for the 2nd quarter, which refers to the total dollar value, inclusive of all taxes and fees, of all travel services purchased by consumers, rose 70.9 percent year-over-year to $2.1 billion. Priceline.com had GAAP revenues in the 2nd quarter of $514.0 million, a 44.4 percent increase over a year ago. The company's international operations contributed revenues in the 2nd quarter of $164.5 million, an 82.0 percent increase versus a year ago. GAAP gross profit for the 2nd quarter was $253.7 million, a 61.4 percent increase from the prior year. Priceline.com had GAAP net income for the 2nd quarter of $54.1 million or $1.08 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $34.6 million or $0.

Priceline.com second-quarter net income up on higher revenue

late Tuesday reported its second-quarter net income rose to $54.1 million from $34.6 million a year earlier. Net income applicable to common stockholders for each diluted common share was $1.08 compared with 79 cents in the second quarter of 2007. Adjusted net income in the second quarter rose 39.6% to $1.55 a share. Revenue increased to $514 million from $355.9 million a year ago, said the Norwalk, Conn.-based online travel services company. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had projected Priceline to post earnings of $1.41 a share on revenue of $496 million. The company expects adjusted earnings of $5.50 to $5.85 a share in 2008. End of Story

GFK ASIA REPORTS H1 TOTAL ASIA RETAIL SPEND ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS REACHES US$ 11.5 BILLION

SINGAPORE, Aug. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Gfk Asia Releases 2008 Mid Year Pan Asian Retail CE Summary Showing Healthy Growth In Consumer Electronics Demand Across Asia Despite Reports Of A Gloomy Global Economic Climate GfK Asia releases its 2008 Mid Year Pan Asia Consumer Electronics Data Summary, highlighting the trends in the region's growing consumer electronics sector and showing a retail spend of approximately US$ 11.5 Billion dollars in the first half of 2008, which is an increase of 13% year on year. The report includes data from 13 countries* overall, covering the following products: television; DVD player recorder, and DVD portable; audio home system and home theatre system; camcorder; MP3 digital portable audio player and MP4 digital portable video player; car navigation; and, headphones.

Micro Focus Net Express With .NET Brings Unprecedented Agility To Cobol Applications

Net Express with .NET launch and Net Express 5.1 and Server Express 5.1 updates take contemporary COBOL capabilities forward into the Enterprise...

Why Did Javascript/AJAX Mop the Floor With Java, Flash and Silverlight?

"".NET is Microsoft’s answer to Java: it compiles things into bytecode, it’s multi-platform, etc. Technically, many argue that it’s “Java as it should have been�. .NET isn’t free: while the virtual machine and the language itself are ECMA standards, Microsoft’s GUI libraries and other key components aren’t. This means (surprise surprise) that you can’t write a .NET program for Microsoft Windows, and run it under GNU/Linux, even though there is a .NET virtual machine for GNU/Linux (called “Mono�). If .NET is Microsoft’s answer to Java, Silverlight is Microsoft’s answer to Flash. Silverlight allows you to run .NET applications within your browser

Plat'Home Announces Free Availability of Easy-to-Operate VPN Software

PacketiX.NET Utilizes Cloud Computing to Protect Remote Access SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)-- Plat'Home(TOKYO:6836)(ISIN:JP3833000007), Japan's Linux technology pioneer, today announced the world-wide availability of PacketiX.NET, a VPN server cluster with a web interface and thousands of virtual hubs. With PacketiX.NET, users can easily set up their own private virtual hub for free and take advantage of unlimited, full functionality by simply accessing a free download. Plat'Home is a sales partner for SoftEther, the maker of PacketiX.NET. To build a network connection and send data over a hub, users can download and install the PacketiX VPN client for free at www.packetix.net/en/. PacketiX.NET routes all data transmissions over a secure gateway server and encrypts all data by SSL.

Canadian iPhone: Get Less, Pay More - Rogers plan comes with low cap, 3 year contract....

Canadian consumers are finally getting the iPhone a year later than their friends to the south. However, customers are annoyed by how expensive and restrictive Rogers' service plan is. Not only must users sign a mandatory three year contract, but for the same $75 AT&T customers pay, Rogers users get a third less calling time, half as many text messages, and a 750MB cap. From a report on Fortune:

Priceline.com Reports Financial Results for 2nd Quarter 2008

Gross travel bookings increase 71% year over year; International gross travel bookings grow 80%, Domestic gross travel bookings grow 59% NORWALK, Conn.--(Business Wire)-- Priceline.com Incorporated(R) (Nasdaq: PCLN) today reported its financial results for the 2nd quarter 2008. Gross travel bookings for the 2nd quarter, which refers to the total dollar value, inclusive of all taxes and fees, of all travel services purchased by consumers, rose 70.9% year-over-year to $2.1 billion. Priceline.com had GAAP revenues in the 2nd quarter of $514.0 million, a 44.4% increase over a year ago. The Company's international operations contributed revenues in the 2nd quarter of $164.5 million, an 82.0% increase versus a year ago. GAAP gross profit for the 2nd quarter was $253.

E-commerce in Latin America to surpass $16 billion this year, Visa says

Retail e-commerce in Latin America, including travel and tourism, rose to nearly $11 billion in 2007, up from about $5 billion in 2005 and $7.78 billion in 2006, and is expected to surpass $16 billion this year and reach nearly $30 billion by 2010, Visa Inc. says in a new study, “B2C Electronic Commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean: Beating All Odds.”

Mad Catz Scratches Together $3.2 Million in Annual P

Video game accessories manufacturer Mad Catz today revealed its fourth quarter and full-year earnings for the period ended March 31. Sales in the fourth quarter were up over 13 percent to $21.9 million while net loss amounted to $0.8 million. For the entire year, however, net sales were $87.6 million (down over 12 percent) and Mad Catz posted a net income of $3.2 million, down slightly from the previous year's $3.7 million.

RadioShack (RSH) NewsBite - RSH Rises With Electronics Stores

RadioShack (RSH) opened at $12.27. So far today the stock has hit a low of $12.27 and a high of $13.09. RSH is now trading at $12.89, up 0.63 (5.14%). After hitting a one-year high of $34.98 last July, the stock hit a one-year low of $11.58 last week. Shares of RSH are rising this morning with other elecronics stores this morning, as lower oil prices seem to be easing investors' worries that energy costs will cut into consumer spending. Technical indicators for RSH are bearish and steady, while S&P gives the stock a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold rating. If you’re looking for a hedged play on this stock, consider an October bull-put credit spread below the $10 range. RSH hasn’t been below $11.50 at all in the past year and has shown support around $11.

Wanna try shopping groceries online? If so lets take a quick pitstop at D'Agostino ...

Wanna try shopping groceries online? If so lets take a quick pitstop at D’Agostino Supermarkets I have been shopping at D’Agostino Supermarkets for about a month now and I feel very exicted to share my experience shopping groceries online. The stores are small, but they stock a wide variety of high quality groceries, produce, meat, poultry, and seafood as well as deli items. The chain may be small by food industry standards, but D'Agostino enjoys a big reputation both in the city and nationally. With teenagers in the house, they cook for themselves, but they aren't so great about writing what they used up on the shopping list. I can't tell you how many times I've turned to the cabinet to make something, and it's just all gone. I thought, 'How easy is this?' Before you throw it in the garbage, you scan it, and then it shows up on my shoppi

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