Lenovo says business will focus on mobile Internet
(AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:38:53 GMT
 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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Chinese minister insists Google obey the law
(AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:30:26 GMT
 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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'Uncharted 2' nabs 5 trophies at video game awards
(AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:29:26 GMT
 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)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:21:53 GMT
 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)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:54:11 GMT
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. |
VeriSign to spend more than $300M on tech upgrades
(AP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:35:24 GMT
AP - VeriSign Inc., whose technology is key to allowing Internet users to access Web sites with names ending in ".com" and ".net," plans to spend more than $300 million over the next decade to upgrade its systems. |
You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz
(InfoWorld)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT
InfoWorld - What happened this week? Online retailer Newegg leaped out of the frying pan and into the fire after it was found to be selling ersatz silicon. |
Sony, Panasonic Cameras Combine Small Size With SLR Features
(PC World)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:50:12 GMT
PC World - It's been a year since Panasonic debuted the first digital camera that combined the compactness of a point-and-shoot with the flexibility of interchangeable lenses. The Lumix G1 kick-started a new segment in the camera market, which this week saw a new model from Panasonic and the second showing of a prototype camera from Sony. |
India May Delay Mobile Number Portability Again
(PC World)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:30:12 GMT
PC World - The roll-out in India of mobile number portability (MNP) is likely to delay beyond a March 31 deadline, because operators have not yet upgraded their infrastructure, the country's minister of state for communications and IT, Gurudas Kamat, said on Thursday. |
Appeal filed in Phil Spector case
(AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:32:41 GMT
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. |
A look at February's top-selling video games
(AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:11:10 GMT
AP - The top-selling video games in the U.S. in February, by number of copies sold, according to NPD Group: |
iPad available for pre-order at 5:30 Pacific, 8:30 Eastern
(Macworld.com)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:41:00 GMT
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. |
Opera Mini 5 Beta Released for Android Phones
(PC World)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:36:00 GMT
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. |
RadiSys acquires Pactolus; terms not disclosed
(AP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:47:52 GMT
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. |
China warns Google not to stop filtering web searches
(AFP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:55:19 GMT
 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)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:16:00 GMT
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. |
iPad available for pre-order at 5:30 Pacific
(Macworld.com)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:41:00 GMT
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. |
