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Syria Follows The Pattern, Shuts Its Internet Down

In what's becoming a predictable move, Syria has shut down Internet access in an attempt to quash the organization of a national uprising, and to stop the flow of images of events to the outside world.READ»

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Apple Takes A Bite Out Of Microsoft's PC Market Share, Browser Use

New data suggests something surprising: Microsoft's dominance of the computer game is still intact--but it's slipping. READ»

Google's Web for the Poor Satellite Gets Billions in Funding

Google backs some projects that may may make you blink, they're so odd--one of them is nevertheless so promising it's earned $1.18 billion in funding: It's a satellite network to bring Internet to the world's poor.READ»

What a Wiretappable Internet Could Mean for Facebook, Apple, Google, and You

Widespread phone-based wiretapping has become the norm in the U.S., sneaked by legislators by information-hungry agencies using national security as a shield against civil liberty infringements. Now there's news federal types want to expand powers to the Net too.READ»

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What the U.K.'s Growing Rural-Urban Net Divide Can Teach the U.S.

As the U.S. broadband expansion plan stalls at the starting blocks, officials could learn a trick or two from the old country. The U.K.'s Net development plans demonstrate both shining examples and pitfalls to avoid. READ»

Pakistan Dials Its Islamic Net Censorship Up to 11, Shutters Yahoo and Bing

Pakistan's just made a move that's not going to qualify it for any "friendly world citizen" awards: Its government's said it'll be filtering scores more Web sites for anti-Islamic content. Facebook, YouTube, and Wikipedia were just ...READ»

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Move My Net Worth: Educational Video Library

One of the key advantages that you gain when you join the Move My Net Worth Movement is access to an extensive educational video library. Steven Vanderhoof, also known as America’s Personal Finance Coach and the author of ...READ»

U.S. Slipping Down "Most Networked Nations" Ranks: World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum (the folks behind the yearly Davos meeting) surveyed 133 nations recently to work out how well each is networked up. Measured by a number of criteria, the U.S. slipped from third last year to fifth in ...READ»

Browser Wars: Google Chrome Wins a Round, at Everyone Else's Expense

The Net browser wars have just taken an interesting turn: For the month of February, Google's Chrome was the only one to demonstrate a growth in market share. It was a tiny change, but a strangely interesting one. What's Chrome's secret?READ»

News Manipulator Rupert Murdoch Gripes About Google's News Manipulation

Rupert Murdoch is so concerned about the future of traditional (i.e. his) news publishing at the hands of Google, he's launched paid Web newspapers via an online club. But if Google's so evil, why doesn't he block its ...READ»

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Four Ways to Fast-Track 4G, Says FCC

Today FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski took to the stage at CTIA and outlined his agency's plan to handle the welter of wireless transmissions coming in the next decade. The goal: 4G, as fast as possible. According to Mashable, the ...READ»