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Venezuela's Chavez: Internet should be regulated
about 7 hours ago
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet on Saturday while demanding authorities crack down on a critical news Web site that he accused of   Read Story.
Innovation on display at Games Conference
March 13, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Motion controls and social gaming were the hot topics at this week's Game Developers Conference, the annual convention of game designers, programmers and executives....  Read Story.
Disney to shut Zemeckis-run motion-capture studio
March 12, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- To further cut costs at its movie studio, The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it will shut a San Francisco-area facility used to capture the performance of Jim Carrey for his   Read Story.
Nokia revises 2009 market share down to 34 pct
March 12, 2010
HELSINKI (AP) -- Nokia Corp. on Friday revised its global market share estimate for mobile phones in 2009 to 34 percent, from an earlier 38 percent, and said it expected no growth this year....  Read Story.
Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonus
March 12, 2010
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- Apple Inc. is giving its chief operating officer a $5 million bonus for "outstanding performance" running the company while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave....  Read Story.
Privacy issues nix Netflix movie-picking contest
March 12, 2010
LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) -- Netflix has canceled a sequel to a $1 million contest to improve its movie recommendations....  Read Story.
Internet fraud losses doubled last year
March 12, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The cost of Internet fraud doubled in 2009 to about $560 million, the FBI said Friday. The most common type of frauds reported were scams from people falsely claiming to be from  Read Story.
Apple takes pre-orders for April 3 iPad launch
March 12, 2010
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- Apple is accepting pre-orders for the iPad, its new touch-screen gadget for reading books, watching video and surfing the Web....  Read Story.
Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision
March 12, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal court has upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make channels they own available to satellite TV providers and other rivals on equal terms....  Read Story.
No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision
March 12, 2010
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Porn Web sites can't park themselves at a ".xxx" address quite yet....  Read Story.
Chinese minister insists Google obey the law
March 12, 2010
BEIJING (AP) -- China's top Internet regulator insisted Friday that Google must obey its laws or "pay the consequences," giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship an  Read Story.
'Uncharted 2' nabs 5 trophies at video game awards
March 12, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" stole the show at the Game Developers Choice Awards....  Read Story.
Lenovo says business will focus on mobile Internet
March 12, 2010
BEIJING (AP) -- Lenovo Group expects wireless Internet products to account for up to 80 percent of its sales within five years as it pursues expansion in faster-growing emerging markets, CEO Yang   Read Story.
February video game sales drop 15 percent
March 11, 2010
SEATTLE (AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system....  Read Story.
Twitter unveils tool to share tweeting locations
March 11, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Twitter can now let the world automatically know your whereabouts as well as your thoughts and activities....  Read Story.
VeriSign to spend more than $300M on tech upgrades
March 11, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- VeriSign Inc., whose technology is key to allowing Internet users to access Web sites with names ending in ".com" and ".net," plans to spend more than $300 million over the n  Read Story.
Report finds online censorship more sophisticated
March 11, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents. That's what Reporters Without Borders says in a study released Thursday....  Read Story.
Feds pledge tough review of Comcast-NBC deal
March 11, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators are pledging a rigorous review of the proposed combination of Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal....  Read Story.
Pink Floyd wins battle with EMI over online sales
March 11, 2010
LONDON (AP) -- In a victory for the concept album, Britain's High Court on Thursday ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as  Read Story.
Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo
March 11, 2010
TOKYO (AP) -- Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us....  Read Story.


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