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Report finds online censorship more sophisticated
(AP)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
AP - Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders said in a study out Thursday.
Feds pledge tough review of Comcast-NBC deal
(AP)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
AP - Federal regulators are pledging rigorous reviews of Comcast Corp.'s proposed purchase of NBC Universal to ensure that it would not stifle competition or harm consumers.
Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo
(AP)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
AP - Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us.
Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market
(AP)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
AP - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.
Pink Floyd wins battle with EMI over online sales
(AP)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
AP - Album lovers may rejoice a little at last: a British court says Pink Floyd, purveyor of iTunes-unfriendly concept records, cannot be unbundled.
Global agency reconsiders `.xxx' for porn sites
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.
VeriSign to spend more than $300M on tech upgrades
(AP)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
AP - VeriSign Inc. — whose technology is key to allowing Internet users to access Web sites — says it plans to pour more than $300 million over the next decade into upgrading its infrastructure.
OnLive Plans On-Demand Streaming of Video Games
(NewsFactor)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
NewsFactor - In a move to shake up the online gaming industry, OnLive has announced PC and Mac versions of its on-demand, instant-play games will roll out in June during the E3 2010 show. Here's the rub: Gamers don't have to buy a console, and they can get broadband speeds.
Verizon Expects a 4G Smartphone Earlier Than Planned
(NewsFactor)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
NewsFactor - Verizon Wireless hopes to debut its first 4G smartphone in the middle of next year, months earlier than planned, a company executive revealed Wednesday. The new handset will debut about three to six months after its Long-Term Evolution network launches, Verizon Wireless CTO Anthony Melone told The Wall Street Journal.
Panasonic Sets the 3D HDTV Bar At Best Buy
(PC World)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
PC World - A scrum of reporters pressed against Brad and Ashley as they shuffled up to the counter at a Best Buy store in Manhattan. Cameras flashed and elbows flew. Was it the end of Brangelina? Some new reality show?
OnLive taking videogames into the Internet "cloud"
(AFP)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
AFP - California startup OnLive plans a June 17 launch for a service that streams videogames over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged software.
Text message erasing application goes international
(AFP)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
AFP - A California start-up on Thursday went international with a TigerText iPhone application that lets people kill embarrassing text messages after they have been sent out.
RadiSys acquires Pactolus; terms not disclosed
(AP)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
AP - RadiSys Corp., a maker of servers that support wireless phone networks, said Thursday it acquired privately held Pactolus Communications Software Co. Terms were not disclosed.
Microsoft Tries to Lure NetSuite Users With New Deal
(PC World)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
PC World - Microsoft is offering financial enticements to customers of on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite to switch over to Microsoft's Dynamics family of business applications.
Google says talks with China ongoing
(AFP)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
AFP - Google said Thursday that it was in talks with China on the future of the US Internet giant in the Asian nation, after the firm threatened to leave over cyberattacks and state web censorship.
Prototype $200 Tablet Runs Android, Chromium OS, Linux
(PC World)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
PC World - $200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didnât last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Freescale showed off at Mobile World Congress becomes reality, though, the dream may finally come true.
Rumor: iPhone OS 4.0 Update Adds Multitasking
(PC World)
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010
PC World - The iPhone will finally support multitasking for third-party apps as part of Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 release, according to AppleInsidier sources. It is just one of many iPhone 4.0 rumors surfacing as interest in what's next for the iPhone's OS mounts.