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China bloggers fined for defamation: report

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22 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Two Chinese bloggers were ordered to pay about 290,000 yuan (42,478 dollars) in compensation to the widow of film director Xie Jin for claiming he died in the arms of a prostitute, a report said Saturday.

China cracks down on online games: report

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Dec 25, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

China has placed more than 4.65 million computers at some 80,000 Internet cafes under watch in a bid to crack down on violent or pornographic online games, state media reported Friday.

Follow Santa Claus, courtesy Google and NORAD

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Dec 24, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (7) | 1

Santa Claus is coming to your town -- and NORAD is tracking him as he drops off presents around the world. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, which monitors the North American airspace, on Thursday ...

China issues new rules on Internet domain names

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Dec 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

China's Internet watchdog issued a new set of rules on domain name registration this week in a bid to curb pornography and illegal content.

White House picks new cyber coordinator

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Dec 22, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- The White House has tapped a corporate cyber security expert and former Bush administration official to lead the effort to shore up the country's computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate ...

Survey: Internet use grows fast among Latinos

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Latino adults are increasing their use of the Internet faster than other ethnic groups, according to a new survey from the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Google, Bing deals make Twitter profitable: BusinessWeek

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Dec 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Twitter has reached profitability after signing deals with Google and Microsoft to make the micro-blogging service searchable on the Internet, BusinessWeek magazine reported on Monday.

Google gets digital foothold in France

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Dec 20, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Despite fierce resistance to Google's plans to digitise the world's books, observers say it is well placed to start scanning Europe's cultural treasures -- beginning in France, where the US giant got a digital ...

Hollywood adds money, talent to made-for-Web shows

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Dec 20, 2009 | 1.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- Web sites that buy original video clips often pay so little that "The Bannen Way," a flashy crime thriller debuting online, looked destined to be made poorly if it could be made at all.

French court orders Google to stop scanning French books

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Dec 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A French court on Friday told Google that it cannot digitise French books without publishers' approval and ordered the online giant to pay 300,000 euros (430,000 dollars) in damages.

Google fined $14,300 a day in France over books

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Dec 18, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- A Paris court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s expansion into digital books breaks France's copyright laws, and a judge slapped the Internet search leader with a euro10,000-a-day fine until it stops ...

Hackers steal SKorean-US military secrets

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Dec 18, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- South Korea's military said Friday it was investigating a hacking attack that netted secret defense plans with the United States and may have been carried out by North Korea.

Swiss and Google reach privacy accord pending verdict

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Dec 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Google has agreed not to put pictures of Switzerland on its "Street View" picture map under a provisional accord to end a privacy battle with Swiss authorities, the government said Friday.

Twitter briefly blocked by hackers

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Dec 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility.

Web site runs elaborate Secret Santa gift exchange

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Dec 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- 'Tis the season for heart-melting tales of spontaneous good will among strangers, which, like the rest of our relationships, has gotten a lot more convenient since the advent of the Internet.

French technology upstart challenges Google

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Dec 17, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

(AP) -- France's efforts to digitize its culture, from Marcel Proust's manuscripts to the first films of the legendary Lumiere brothers, long have been bogged down by the country's reluctance to rely on help from American ...

Want privacy on Facebook? Here is how to get some

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Dec 17, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- Over the past week, Facebook has been nudging its users - first gently, then firmly - to review and update their privacy settings.

Privacy watchdog files complaint against Facebook

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Dec 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- A Washington-based privacy advocacy group has filed a complaint against Facebook over the social network's latest privacy changes.