No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision
(AP)
- 2010-03-12T13:34:24
AP - Porn Web sites can't park themselves at a ".xxx" address quite yet.
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Chinese minister insists Google obey the law
(AP)
- 2010-03-12T11:39:03
 AP - China's top Internet regulator insisted Friday that Google must obey its laws or "pay the consequences," giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship and hacking.
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Lenovo says business will focus on mobile Internet
(AP)
- 2010-03-12T08:38:53
 AP - Lenovo Group expects wireless Internet products to account for up to 80 percent of its sales within five years as it pursues expansion in faster-growing emerging markets, CEO Yang Yuanqing said Friday.
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'Uncharted 2' nabs 5 trophies at video game awards
(AP)
- 2010-03-12T08:29:26
 AP - "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" stole the show at the Game Developers Choice Awards.
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Report finds online censorship more sophisticated
(AP)
- 2010-03-11T21:21:53
 AP - Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders said in a study out Thursday.
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Feds pledge tough review of Comcast-NBC deal
(AP)
- 2010-03-11T21:54:11
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.
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China warns Google as Internet row deal seen soon
(Reuters)
- 2010-03-12T12:34:52
Reuters - China warned Google, the world's largest search engine, against flouting the country's laws on Friday, as expectations grow for a resolution to a public battle over censorship and cyber-security.
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BioShock 2 Cleans Up, Xbox 360 Overtakes Wii in February Game Sales
(PC World)
- 2010-03-12T12:00:00
PC World - Down again overall, with upticks in Xbox 360 and PS3 sales and BioShock 2 ruling the software roost, that's February's US video game narrative in a nutshell courtesy NPD Group's retail industry figures. Overall video game industry sales slumped 15 percent, falling from $1.48 billion to $1.26 billion, raising year-to-date sales to just $2.42 billion, a 14 percent deficit against last year's $2.82 billion for the same period.
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Revenge of the Cable Guys
(BusinessWeek)
- 2010-03-12T13:08:45
BusinessWeek - Once upon a time, not so long ago, a bunch of small companies in Silicon Valley thought the future of television was theirs. Soon, the thinking went, TV would be everywhere. Frequent fliers would tune in on laptops and vacationers on tablets from the beach. If so inclined, you'd be able to watch Glee on a cell phone in a tree house. The network suits and the cable guys just didn't have the digital chops to make it happen. ...
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Appeal filed in Phil Spector case
(AP)
- 2010-03-12T09:32:41
AP - Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct.
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February video game sales drop 15 percent
(AP)
- 2010-03-12T11:56:30
AP - U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system.
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iPad now available for pre-order
(Macworld.com)
- 2010-03-12T13:40:00
Macworld.com - If youâve left one of your browser tabs open to the Apple Store for the past seven days, your payoff is finally at hand. As promised last week, Apple made the iPad available for online pre-order on Friday morning, meaning you must now once again reset your countdown clock timer for the device's ship date of April 3.
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Opera Mini 5 Beta Released for Android Phones
(PC World)
- 2010-03-12T04:36:00
PC World - Do you want to try a different browser on your Android phone? The folks at Opera Software announced a beta version of the Opera Mini 5 browser that provides a PC-like browsing experience on smartphones and other handheld devices that run on the Android platform.
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RadiSys acquires Pactolus; terms not disclosed
(AP)
- 2010-03-11T21:47:52
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.
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China warns Google not to stop filtering web searches
(AFP)
- 2010-03-12T08:55:19
 AFP - China on Friday warned Google it would face "consequences" if it stopped filtering its search results, after the firm threatened to leave the country over cyberattacks and web censorship.
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Prototype $200 Tablet Runs Android, Chromium OS, Linux
(PC World)
- 2010-03-11T03:16:00
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.
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iPad available for pre-order at 5:30 Pacific, 8:30 Eastern
(Macworld.com)
- 2010-03-12T04:41:00
Macworld.com - If you're looking to be first in line to pre-order Apple's new iPad, then set your alarm, because Steve Jobs's latest creation is available for pre-order in the U.S. early on Friday, March 12: 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time or 8:30 a.m. for those of us on the East coast.
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