U.S. to roll out major broadband policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators will announce a major Internet policy this week to revolutionize how Americans communicate and play, proposing a dramatic increase in broadband speeds that could let people download a high-definition film in minutes instead of hours.
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U.S. to roll out major broadband policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators will announce a major Internet policy this week to revolutionize how Americans communicate and play, proposing a dramatic increase in broadband speeds that could let people download a high-definition film in minutes instead of hours.
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Mashup mocks SXSWi’s ‘geo’ obsession, gender imbalance
Two Digg employees have built “Wheretheladies.at,” a relatively simple map mashup that tries to figure out which South by Southwest venues are populated by the most females.
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Startup News & Technology | Mashup mocks SXSWi’s ‘geo’ obsession, gender imbalance
Google Is Near Closing Its China Site [Voices]
By Loretta Chao and Ben Worthen, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal
Google appears increasingly likely to shutter its Chinese-language search engine, a step that would remove one of the last major foreign players from the world’s most populous and fastest-growing Internet market.
A person familiar with situation said on Saturday [...]
Internet fraud’s U.S. price tag put at $550 million
LOS ANGELES — U.S. citizens reported losing more than $550 million in 2009 in Internet fraud, falling prey to a variety of increasingly sophisticated scams, according to a report by the Internet Crime Complaint Center.
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At SXSWi, Facebook flexes its gaming muscle
The social network’s annual developer get-together as part of the South by Southwest Interactive Festival was focused on how it can bring its Facebook Connect technology to gamers on disparate platforms.
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Startup News & Technology | At SXSWi, Facebook flexes its gaming muscle
Venezuelan Web site rejects Chavez’s allegations
CARACAS, Venezuela — A Venezuelan Web site that was accused by President Hugo Chavez of spreading false reports of killings said Sunday the government is trying to restrict criticism, but announced it had banned the visitors who posted the inaccurate rumors.
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Weekend tech reading: TechSpot’s PC Buying Guide, always up to date!
Our desktop buying guide has undergone yet another update, and with your help, it has greatly improved from the first day of publishing. Since December, all of the systems have reduced in price — mostly thanks to the launch of new products, such as Intel’s [...]
Amazon reacts to new Colo tax, costing affiliates
DENVER — Kristie McNealy blogs from her suburban Denver home about raising four children and health issues. Her husband, Rob, a floor installer, runs another Web site offering product reviews and advice on hardwood floors.
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Shirky: Napster tapped into our primate instincts
We don’t want to share goods, but we want to share information, the NYU professor said at a SXSWi talk, and Napster transformed music into information.
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Startup News & Technology | Shirky: Napster tapped into our primate instincts
