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Global agency reconsiders `.xxx' for porn sites
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:43:39 GMT
 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.
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OnLive game streaming service to start in June
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:19:02 GMT
AP - In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to "stream" popular high-end games such as "Assassin's Creed II" over the Internet in June, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.
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MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:12:53 GMT
 AP - Long ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to the other social networking sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly.
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Google to digitize old books from Rome, Florence
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:01:53 GMT
AP - Google said Wednesday it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its kind.
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Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:50:51 GMT
AP - Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.
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Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week
(AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:07:58 GMT
 AP - Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000.
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Google prepared to quit China over censor feud: executive
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:59:01 GMT
 AFP - A top Google executive told US lawmakers Wednesday that the Internet giant is prepared to leave China if Beijing says it must censor Web searches or quit the world's most populous online market.
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Intego releases VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection
(Macworld.com)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:54:00 GMT
Macworld.com - The perils of malware and viruses are everywhere, and Mac users shouldn’t be complacent, especially if they’re also running Windows via Boot Camp or other virtualization software. To those ends, Intego has released VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection, which offers all the features of its X6 product for both Mac and Windows operating systems running on your machine.
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China Mobile buys 20% stake in mainland bank
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:26:59 GMT
 AFP - Phone giant China Mobile said Wednesday it will pay about 5.8 billion US dollars for a 20 percent stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank as part of its bid to enter the wireless banking market.
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Stop TV networks' blackouts, providers beg the FCC
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:04:42 GMT
AP - Cable, satellite TV and other video providers have asked the government to intervene in ongoing fee disputes with TV networks — big-money fights that are expected to escalate this year as more contracts expire.
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Cloud video game service OnLive to launch in June
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:32:46 GMT
Reuters - OnLive is set to launch its "cloud-based" video game service in June, as the closely watched start-up looks to challenge home console heavyweights with the promise of on-demand gaming.
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Rumor: Dell Mini 5 to Take on iPad With Amazon and Kindle Integration?
(PC World)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:09:00 GMT
PC World - Dell's upcoming Mini 5, which was first shown publicly at this years CES, will be made available in a range of colors and will also feature integration with a host of Amazon services, according to a recently leaked internal document.
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First lady pushes healthy kids campaign forward
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:21:45 GMT
AP - First lady Michelle Obama is challenging software and video game designers to develop games and applications that get kids excited about living healthy.
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3Com gets 3-year networking contract
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:07:16 GMT
AP - Computer networking systems maker 3Com Corp. said Wednesday that it received a three-year contract with the Department of Education and Training in Australia's Northern Territory to supply schools.
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Correction: Botnet Busted story
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:03:17 GMT
AP - In a story March 2 about the arrest of three suspects in the virus infection of nearly 13 million computers, The Associated Press erroneously reported the spelling of the last name of a captain with Spain's Guardia Civil, which is investigating the case. The captain's correct name is Cesar Lorenzana, not Lorenza.
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Rackspace Hires to Align With MySQL Offshoot
(PC World)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:00:19 GMT
PC World - A number of former Sun Microsystems employees who worked on Drizzle, an offshoot of the MySQL open-source database, have ended up at cloud infrastructure provider Rackspace, where they will continue their efforts, developer Jay Pipes wrote in a blog post Monday.
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E-books are largest category in App Store
(Macworld.com)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:45:00 GMT
Macworld.com - Steve Jobs once dismissed the Kindle by declaring that “people don’t read anymore.” That may or may not be true, but either way, people definitely still sell books. As The Guardian reports, e-books are now more plentiful on the App Store than any other kind of app—including games.
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