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Global agency reconsiders `.xxx' for porn sites (AP) - 03/10/2010 08:43 PM

AP - 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.

OnLive game streaming service to start in June (AP) - 03/10/2010 09:19 PM

AP - 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.

MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up (AP) - 03/10/2010 07:12 PM

AP - 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.

Google to digitize old books from Rome, Florence (AP) - 03/10/2010 06:01 PM

AP - Google said Wednesday it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its kind.

Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package (AP) - 03/10/2010 05:50 PM

AP - Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.

Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week (AP) - 03/09/2010 11:07 PM

AP - Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000.

Google prepared to quit China over censor feud: executive (AFP) - 03/10/2010 08:59 PM

AFP - A top Google executive told US lawmakers Wednesday that the Internet giant is prepared to leave China if Beijing says it must censor Web searches or quit the world's most populous online market.

Intego releases VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection (Macworld.com) - 03/10/2010 08:54 PM

Macworld.com - The perils of malware and viruses are everywhere, and Mac users shouldnât be complacent, especially if theyâre also running Windows via Boot Camp or other virtualization software. To those ends, Intego has released VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection, which offers all the features of itsÂ X6 product for both Mac and Windows operating systems running on your machine.

China Mobile buys 20% stake in mainland bank (AFP) - 03/10/2010 04:26 PM

AFP - Phone giant China Mobile said Wednesday it will pay about 5.8 billion US dollars for a 20 percent stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank as part of its bid to enter the wireless banking market.

Stop TV networks' blackouts, providers beg the FCC (AP) - 03/10/2010 08:04 PM

AP - Cable, satellite TV and other video providers have asked the government to intervene in ongoing fee disputes with TV networks — big-money fights that are expected to escalate this year as more contracts expire.

Cloud video game service OnLive to launch in June (Reuters) - 03/10/2010 09:32 PM

Reuters - OnLive is set to launch its "cloud-based" video game service in June, as the closely watched start-up looks to challenge home console heavyweights with the promise of on-demand gaming.

Rumor: Dell Mini 5 to Take on iPad With Amazon and Kindle Integration? (PC World) - 03/10/2010 07:09 PM

PC World - Dell's upcoming Mini 5, which was first shown publicly at this years CES, will be made available in a range of colors and will also feature integration with a host of Amazon services, according to a recently leaked internal document.

First lady pushes healthy kids campaign forward (AP) - 03/10/2010 07:21 PM

AP - First lady Michelle Obama is challenging software and video game designers to develop games and applications that get kids excited about living healthy.

3Com gets 3-year networking contract (AP) - 03/10/2010 08:07 PM

AP - Computer networking systems maker 3Com Corp. said Wednesday that it received a three-year contract with the Department of Education and Training in Australia's Northern Territory to supply schools.

Correction: Botnet Busted story (AP) - 03/10/2010 04:03 PM

AP - In a story March 2 about the arrest of three suspects in the virus infection of nearly 13 million computers, The Associated Press erroneously reported the spelling of the last name of a captain with Spain's Guardia Civil, which is investigating the case. The captain's correct name is Cesar Lorenzana, not Lorenza.

Rackspace Hires to Align With MySQL Offshoot (PC World) - 03/09/2010 07:00 PM

PC World - A number of former Sun Microsystems employees who worked on Drizzle, an offshoot of the MySQL open-source database, have ended up at cloud infrastructure provider Rackspace, where they will continue their efforts, developer Jay Pipes wrote in a blog post Monday.

E-books are largest category in App Store (Macworld.com) - 03/10/2010 05:45 PM

Macworld.com - Steve Jobs once dismissed the Kindle by declaring that âpeople donât read anymore.â That may or may not be true, but either way, people definitely still sell books. As The Guardian reports, e-books are now more plentiful on the App Store than any other kind of appâincluding games.