Global agency reconsiders `.xxx' for porn sites (AP)
Categorie : World Business NewsAP - A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers. ...
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Wed Mar 2010
Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP)
Categorie : World Business NewsAP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appears to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of personal computers under their control. ...
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OnLive game streaming service to start in June (AP)
Categorie : World Business NewsAP - In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to "stream" popular high-end games such as "Assassin's Creed II" over the Internet in June, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online. ...
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MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up (AP)
Categorie : World Business NewsAP - Long ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to the other social networking sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly. ...
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MySpace upping ante in online social games (AFP)
Categorie : World Business NewsAFP - MySpace began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks. ...
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Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth (AP)
Categorie : World Business NewsAP - Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census announced a new campaign Thursday that aims to reach the hard-to-count demographic through its smart-phone-toting youngsters. ...
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Opera rolls out mobile browser for Android (Reuters)
Categorie : World Business NewsReuters - Opera Software unveiled on Thursday a version of its Mini mobile browser for use on cellphones running on Google's Android software. ...
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Panasonic Sets the 3D HDTV Bar At Best Buy (PC World)
Categorie : World Business NewsPC World - A scrum of reporters pressed against Brad and Ashley as they shuffled up to the counter at a Best Buy store in Manhattan. Cameras flashed and elbows flew. Was it the end of Brangelina? Some new reality show? ...
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New racing videogames set to rev up sales (Reuters)
Categorie : World Business NewsReuters - Blatant disregard for oncoming traffic and speed limits will get you into serious trouble on the road, but drivers seeking similar thrills can indulge in a fleet of new racing video games due out soon. ...
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Apple iPod Shuffle 4 GB (PC World)
Categorie : World Business NewsPC World - Spring break is just around the corner, so what better companion to take on your swimsuit workouts than an Apple iPod Shuffle? Amazon has the 4GB 3rd Generation Silver iPod Shuffle for $55.99 with free shipping. The 3rd Generation iPod Shuffle features a sexy design, voice navigation ...
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Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones (Reuters)
Categorie : World Business NewsReuters - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system. ...
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MySpace Revamps for Revival (PC World)
Categorie : World Business NewsPC World - As Google takes on the social networking world with Buzz, and Facebook and Twitter bring out location-sharing ala Foursquare, does anybody remember the social networking site that started it all? MySpace has had a tough year -- with employee cuts and CEO resignations -- but the company's ...
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