Google’s deals in doubt amid spat with Beijing (AP)

A bouquet of flowers is seen on the Google logo outside the Google China headquarters in Beijing Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Google's attempted detour around China's Internet censorship rules was met with countermeasures Tuesday by the communist government, which blocked people on the mainland from seeing search results dealing with such forbidden topics as the pro-democracy movement. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP – Google Inc.’s business ties in China unraveled a little more amid a widening backlash to the U.S. Internet company’s decision to move its Chinese search engine offshore in a challenge to the country’s online censorship laws.


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Growth ‘phenomenon’ in offshore services keeps India in lead

With its strong IT labor pool and government support, India continues to dominate the offshore services scene in the Asia-Pacific region. by Kevin Kwang ZDNet Asia View full post on News items | ZDNet

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Key U.S. lawmaker backs FCC’s spectrum plan (Reuters)

Reuters – A key U.S. lawmaker expressed support on Thursday for a proposal by communications regulators to give auction proceeds to broadcasters as an incentive to give up some airwaves highly sought by wireless broadband providers. View full post on Yahoo! News: Internet News

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Report: Memory card exposed 3,000 phones to virus

Vodafone has discovered that malware found on several HTC Magic phones it distributed came from the memory cards. by Elinor Mills CNET News View full post on News items | ZDNet

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GoDaddy plans to stop China domain registrations (Reuters)

Reuters – Internet domain company GoDaddy.com said it planned to stop registering domain names in China, joining Google Inc in protesting cyber attacks and censorship in that country. View full post on Yahoo! News: Internet News

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Bad security update brings down PCs worldwide

A number of BitDefender users, whose 64-bit Windows systems stopped working or were unable to be rebooted after updating their security programs, vented their frustration by flooding its forum pages over the weekend. by Kevin Kwang ZDNet Asia View full post on News items | ZDNet

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Police release Frenchman who hacked Obama Twitter page (AFP)

French police have released a hacker who gained access to US President Barack Obama's account in one of his attacks on the wildly popular micro-blogging site Twitter, police said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AFP – French police have released a hacker who gained access to US President Barack Obama’s account in one of his attacks on the wildly popular micro-blogging site Twitter, police said Wednesday.


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Browser ballot doubles Opera downloads

Microsoft’s browser ballot choice screen for European PCs has led to a boost in downloads for Opera, the company that prompted the investigation that led to the introduction of the feature. by Matthew Broersma ZDNet UK View full post on News items | ZDNet

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British parties imitate Obama in e-election (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama’s use of the Web on his way to the White House in 2008 has inspired British political parties to ramp up their digital campaigns for a general election expected in May. View full post on Yahoo! News: Internet News

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DEMO: Visiarc streams mobile e-mail attachments

Newcomer Visiarc is trying to solve an annoying – accessing and sharing large e-mail attachments on underpowered devices on congested networks. by Josh Lowenstein CNET News View full post on News items | ZDNet

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Summary Box: Google deals in doubt amid China spat (AP)

AP – POSSIBLE PRESSURES: China appears to be quietly getting businesses to abandon the U.S. Internet giant after it moved its controversial Chinese search engine offshore. View full post on Yahoo! News: Internet News

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Malware delivered by Yahoo, Fox, Google ads

Malware that exploits holes in popular applications is being delivered by big ad delivery platforms including those run by Yahoo, Fox, and Google. by Elinor Mills CNET News View full post on News items | ZDNet

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Senators form caucus on global Internet freedom (AFP)

US Sen. Sam Brownback speaks during a news conference about abortion on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, in 2009. A group of US senators Wednesday launched a bipartisan caucus aimed at promoting global Internet freedom, saying the Web should allow free speech and not be used by governments to crack down on dissent.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP – A group of US senators Wednesday launched a bipartisan caucus aimed at promoting global Internet freedom, saying the Web should allow free speech and not be used by governments to crack down on dissent.


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DEMO: iPhone app making for dummies

If you thought Apple’s App Store was getting crowded, we’ve got bad news. It’s about to get worse. by Josh Lowenstein CNET News View full post on News items | ZDNet

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UK police asks Internet cafes to monitor customers (AP)

AP – Internet cafe users in the British capital may want to watch what they download. View full post on Yahoo! News: Internet News

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