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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 12:07 |
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AP - A global coalition against censorship is needed to protect online journalists and bloggers who are being targeted by repressive governments, a leading advocacy group said Tuesday....
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:01 |
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Reuters - Microsoft has asked EU antitrust regulators to intervene in a patent dispute with Google and Motorola Mobility as it stepped up its battle against the Internet search giant....
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 10:00 |
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 AP - The European Commission, facing opposition in city streets, on the Internet and in the halls of parliament, has suspended efforts to ratify a new international anti-counterfeiting agreement, and instead will refer it to Europe's highest court to see whether it violates any fundamental EU rights.
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 04:18 |
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 AP - The founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload was released on bail Wednesday after a New Zealand judge decided Kim Dotcom lacked means to flee because his funds had been seized.
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 23:47 |
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Reuters - U.S. crime-fighters failed in a bid to keep alleged Internet pirate Kim Dotcom behind bars on Wednesday when a New Zealand court freed him from jail and instead put him under effective house arrest and banned him from using the Internet....
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:53 |
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Reuters - Comcast Corp, the No. 1 U.S. cable operator, became the latest major name to take on Netflix Inc on Tuesday when it announced plans for an online video service offering a library of TV shows and movies....
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:04 |
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AP - Netflix's Internet video service is adding more marquee attractions as it braces for a new competitive threat from cable-TV provider Comcast Corp....
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 13:56 |
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Mashable - Google Fiber Inc., a subsidiary of the search giant, is asking the FCC for permission to install 4.5 meter satellite antennas on 1,000 acres of land next to its data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa....
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 13:36 |
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Mashable - Among the cold, often critical world of the web, HelloGiggles is warming it up with fun and empowering, lady-friendly content.
The website -- created by Zooey Deschanel, Molly McAleer and Sophia Rossi -- is a space where people can creatively connect in an entertaining and supportive environment....
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 13:35 |
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Reuters - Swedish telecoms gear maker Ericsson is to buy privately held WiFi technology company BelAir Networks to boost its mobile broadband offering....
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 13:02 |
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AP - Netflix has locked up the right to show "The Artist" and other movies from The Weinstein Co. on its Internet video service before the films are released to the leading pay-TV channels....
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 12:15 |
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Mashable - A New Zealand court has granted bail to Kim Dotcom, the founder of file-sharing site Megaupload. Dotcom, born Kim Schmitz, was arrested last month on many charges stemming from the operation of Megaupload, which was shut down by legal authorities (including the FBI) for encouraging piracy.
According to New Zealand's 3News, a district...
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 12:13 |
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AP - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Feb. 20, 2012:...
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 12:05 |
AP - Google is to carry real-time pricing from leading European stock exchanges, the company said Tuesday, marking an expansion of the online search giant's financial offerings....
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 10:55 |
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Mashable - Spectrum is going to be a hot issue in the upcoming year. Freeing up spectrum is a major part of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) National Broadband Plan, and last week Congress passed a law allowing TV stations to auction their spectrum to the highest bidding wireless broadband companies.
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 10:39 |
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Mashable - Kaiser Wahab is a media, venture, and tech attorney at the New York law firm of Wahab & Medenica LLC. His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to startups, and his practice deals with issues confronting businesses competing in technology, media, brand, and intellectual property-driven environments. Read more on his blog or follow...
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 09:30 |
Appolicious - The main goal behind Android 4.0 was to combine the best of the smartphone and tablet. With Android 5.0 Jelly Bean, Google may be looking to combine the best of mobile and desktops. Speculation on Jelly Bean is running high, but with each emerging rumor it appears Android’s next version has a very connected future. A week after s...
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 08:57 |
Mashable - Twitter content is one step closer to being integrated into web search -- in Russia, at least.
Yandex, Russia's largest web portal, announced a partnership with Twitter Tuesday, in which all of the microblog's public tweets will be accessible through Yandex's search engine almost instantaneously. The same search results will also be...
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 07:59 |
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Reuters - Josh Buckley, chief executive of an online gaming start-up, is looking forward to next month's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, particularly for the parties and the accompanying schmoozing with industry A-listers....
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 07:28 |
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Reuters - Satisfaction with U.S. online brokerages declined in 2011 amid volatile markets, while customers saw little to differentiate the four top players in the industry, according to an annual study released on Tuesday....
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