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CIA, FBI push ‘Facebook for spies’

WASHINGTON (CNN) — When you see people at the office using such Internet sites as Facebook and MySpace, you might suspect those workers are slacking off.

A social-networking site for the world of spying officially launches for the U.S. intelligence community this month.

“It’s every bit Facebook and YouTube for spies, but it’s much, much more,” said Michael Wertheimer, assistant deputy director of national intelligence for analysis. Read more

4,500-year-old ice shelf breaks away

TORONTO, Ontario (AP) — A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away from Ellesmere Island in Canada’s northern Arctic, another dramatic indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar frontier, scientists said Wednesday.

Large pieces of ice are seen drifting off the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf in this July file photo.

Derek Mueller, an Arctic ice shelf specialist at Trent University in Ontario, told The Associated Press that the 4,500-year-old Markham Ice Shelf separated in early August and the 19-square-mile shelf is now adrift in the Arctic Ocean. Read more

Nikon D3 reaches new imaging heights

(CNET) — For years, Nikon users had been asking their favored camera maker for a dSLR with a full-frame sensor (the same size as a 35mm frame of film).

Finally, Nikon caved, delivering the 12-megapixel D3; the result is a camera that reaches new heights in imaging with extremely low noise at astronomical ISO sensitivities, while maintaining the pro-level control and body design Nikonians have come to expect in the company’s flagship cameras.

Interestingly, Nikon seems to pit its flagship model against Canon’s 10-megapixel EOS-1D Mark III, with its APS-H size sensor, rather than the 21-megapixel, full-frame EOS-1Ds Mark III. That makes sense on some level, though, since the 1D Mark III and the D3 are really all-around cameras that combine the burst speed to handle the demands of sports shooters with ruggedness and image quality that should appeal to news photographers and many others. Read more

eBay launches socially conscious retail site

NEW YORK (AP) — Most consumers probably associate eBay Inc. more with vintage lunch boxes and low-priced electronics than with laptop bags made from recycled plastic by women in New Delhi.

Online auctioneer eBay launched WorldofGood.com to sell goods that claim to help improve the planet.

The online auction operator is trying to change that perception with WorldofGood.com, a Web that launched Wednesday to sell goods produced with social and environmental goals in mind.

EBay developed the site with World of Good Inc., a startup focused on “ethical supply chains” behind consumer products, and licensed the group’s name for the marketplace. World of Good will get a share of the revenue from the site, which had been operating for the past six months as an online community focused on the social impact of business. Read more

Sony’s portable game machine gets a makeover

TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Sales are improving in Japan for Sony Corp.’s PlayStation Portable handheld video game machine, and a beefed up version with a clearer display is expected to add momentum, a senior executive said Tuesday.

The PSP-3000 has an improved liquid crystal display and a built-in microphone.

The portable game machine faces tough competition from Nintendo DS — the handheld machine from the Japanese manufacturer of Pokemon and Super Mario games.

Nintendo also has a big hit in the Wii home console that’s battering Sony’s PlayStation 3 in sales. Read more

Google unveils free browser

Just a week after Microsoft released an updated version of its Internet Explorer Web browser, Google has launched a competitor called Chrome. The browser is available for free download in 100 countries starting Tuesday, Fortune reports Read more

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