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(AP) -- Google Inc. says it plans to acquire On2 Technologies Inc., a provider of digital video compression technology, in an all-stock deal valued at $106.5 million. http://www.physorg.com/news168693094.html Technology Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:12:10 EST news168693094 They don't offer degrees but then they don't charge tuition either. http://www.physorg.com/news168241291.html Technology Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:42:22 EST news168241291 (AP) -- China has banned Web sites from advertising or linking to games that glamorize violence, another step in China's censorship campaign aimed at ensuring social stability ahead of the 60th anniversary of communist rule on Oct. 1. http://www.physorg.com/news167991051.html Technology Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:40:03 EST news167991051 A Minnesota couple's joyous wedding dance featuring the bride and groom boogieing down the aisle to the altar has become a Web sensation, racking up millions of views on YouTube. http://www.physorg.com/news167826703.html Technology Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:32:08 EST news167826703 (PhysOrg.com) -- Back on April 1, Google instigated a prank that allowed users to see an effect on Google Chrome that looked like 3D. It was actually pretty cool. But it seems as though that wasn't the only foray into 3D for Google. Apparently, the folks at Google have a "thing" for 3D. One of Google's developers, has been working on creating a 3D effect for videos. http://www.physorg.com/news167575864.html Technology Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:10:01 EST news167575864 Microsoft plans to close MSN Soapbox at the end of August, pulling the plug on an online video-sharing service that competed with Google-owned YouTube. http://www.physorg.com/news167489322.html Technology Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:40:01 EST news167489322 There's a revolution happening on the Internet -- though broadband providers have not seemed to notice. http://www.physorg.com/news166293097.html Technology Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:40:01 EST news166293097 Video-sharing site YouTube announced on Wednesday that it was doubling the size limit for uploads to its website to allow users to post more high-definition (HD) video. http://www.physorg.com/news165694671.html Technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:18:08 EST news165694671 YouTube opened an online journalism training hub on Monday featuring tips from some of the top names in the business including Bob Woodward of Watergate fame. http://www.physorg.com/news165499128.html Technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:20:03 EST news165499128 Internet giant Google promised to work harder to eliminate pornography from its Chinese Web pages as state media reported authorities had shut down some of its search services. http://www.physorg.com/news164735938.html Technology Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:30:05 EST news164735938 Internet giant Google has unveiled a Farsi translation service to help Iranians "communicate directly" to the world, while Facebook has launched a version of its site in Persian, they said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news164637120.html Technology Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:32:34 EST news164637120 The new Palm Pre from Sprint is the best attempt yet to create a phone that is as powerful, elegant and simple to use as the Apple iPhone. http://www.physorg.com/news164511613.html Electronics Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:10:04 EST news164511613 At the Bargain Zone, a freight surplus store in Lee's Summit, Mo., office manager Jeff LeMasters was clear about cell phone and Internet rules for employees: http://www.physorg.com/news164456048.html Technology Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:10:01 EST news164456048 (AP) -- Internet video leader YouTube Inc.'s losses have been overblown by some analysts, but corporate parent Google Inc. doesn't mind the misperception, according to a study to be released Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news164424171.html Technology Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:23:09 EST news164424171 The main mobile telephone network in Iran was cut in the capital Tehran Saturday evening while popular Internet websites Facebook and YouTube also appeared to be blocked, correspondents said. http://www.physorg.com/news164174928.html Technology Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:09:03 EST news164174928 (AP) -- The astronauts headed to the international space station include a Twittering skipper, a classically trained musician who named her son after one of Columbia's fallen astronauts, and a former Navy SEAL who went into Afghanistan two weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. http://www.physorg.com/news163910461.html Space & Earth Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:41:20 EST news163910461 YouTube on Friday announced it is showing "Home," an environmental documentary about Earth produced by French filmmaker Luc Besson, at the same time as it is being released in theaters. http://www.physorg.com/news163474268.html Technology Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:31:41 EST news163474268 (AP) -- Recording company Sony Music Entertainment has joined Vevo, an online music video site due to launch this year with the backing of Universal Music Group and YouTube. http://www.physorg.com/news163359752.html Technology Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:42:50 EST news163359752 US videogame giant Electronic Arts launches this week episode three in the life of multi-billion-dollar franchise "The Sims", this time adding a psychological dimension to the computer game. http://www.physorg.com/news163057212.html Technology Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:41:10 EST news163057212 Ophir Kutiel didn't set out to become YouTube's Elvis Presley. The 27-year-old Israeli DJ was just looking for a good beat. http://www.physorg.com/news162997739.html Technology Sun, 31 May 2009 14:09:19 EST news162997739 (AP) -- The final act of the year's biggest pop culture sensation will not be seen on TVs, beamed out to multiplexes or heard much on the airwaves. Well, at least not in America. http://www.physorg.com/news162795787.html Technology Fri, 29 May 2009 06:12:48 EST news162795787 Hulu.com is to provide a live stream of an upcoming concert by the Dave Matthews Band in a first for the online video website better known for showing full-length television shows and movies. http://www.physorg.com/news162223390.html Technology Fri, 22 May 2009 15:03:40 EST news162223390 YouTube just keeps getting bigger. http://www.physorg.com/news162129284.html Technology Thu, 21 May 2009 12:55:15 EST news162129284 (PhysOrg.com) -- When my son first started going to pre-school, I was surprised by the fact that there was a computer in the classroom. Aren't 3-year-olds a little young for this? However, the computer wasn't connected to the Internet; it's main purpose was to promote familiarity with what is rapidly becoming an indispensable part of modern life in the developed world. That seems to be one of the purposes behind the latest Internet browser application, called KIDO'Z, aimed at children ages 3-7: Give kids a safe and familiar place to learn the concepts associated with the Internet -- which is fast becoming a necessary tool for schoolchildren to understand. http://www.physorg.com/news161864348.html Technology Mon, 18 May 2009 11:19:56 EST news161864348 Extremist groups have made the Web their "prime tool" to spread hate and the number of online bigots on Facebook is growing faster than efforts to remove them, the Simon Wiesenthal Center said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news161506353.html Technology Thu, 14 May 2009 08:09:36 EST news161506353 Blinkx said it is putting its online video search skills to work for Britain-based Miniweb Interactive, a firm specializing in merging television with the Internet. http://www.physorg.com/news161410092.html Technology Wed, 13 May 2009 05:09:01 EST news161410092 Google's unabashed success as an Internet search and advertising juggernaut has placed it in the crosshairs of regulators worried the firm will trample free market competition. http://www.physorg.com/news161181234.html Technology Sun, 10 May 2009 13:37:50 EST news161181234 Jordan's Queen Rania "twittered" on the social online network about Pope Benedict XVI's first ever visit to an Arab country on Friday, as the pontiff kicked off his Holy Land tour. http://www.physorg.com/news161028061.html Technology Fri, 08 May 2009 19:01:23 EST news161028061 (AP) -- Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt is taking a government inquiry into his role on Apple Inc.'s board in stride, expressing confidence that the probe won't find any evidence that the ties between the two companies throttle competition in mobile phones and other technology fields. http://www.physorg.com/news160941667.html Technology Thu, 07 May 2009 19:01:56 EST news160941667 Google is routing YouTube users further into the online search giant's Internet world. http://www.physorg.com/news160926316.html Technology Thu, 07 May 2009 14:45:48 EST news160926316