Ncomputing's Chip Brings Windows Applications to TVs
(PC World)
PC World - Ncomputing on Friday announced a chip that could turn devices like TVs or set-top boxes into virtual desktops through which users can run Windows applications or access the Internet.
March 19, 2010 1:20 PM
New venture from Facebook co-founder to promote charity
(AFP)
 AFP - Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, who left the booming social network to work on the online arm of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, is launching a startup to promote charitable efforts.
March 19, 2010 1:05 PM
Review site Yelp under fire in business' lawsuits
(AP)
 AP - Yelp, one of the most popular Web sites that let people post opinions about restaurants, shops and local services, is being sued by several small businesses that claim they've been pressured to advertise on the site in exchange for getting negative reviews squashed.
March 19, 2010 11:37 AM
EU agrees to act to stop Iran jamming broadcasts, Internet
(AFP)
 AFP - EU nations are determined to take action to end Iran's "unacceptable" jamming of satellite broadcasts and Internet censorship, according to a text agreed by European ambassadors in Brussels.
March 19, 2010 11:31 AM
Google to add Maya, Nahuatl languages to search engine
(AFP)
 AFP - Internet giant Google is adding two native Central American languages -- Maya and Nahuatl -- to its universal search service, a company official said Thursday.
March 19, 2010 11:04 AM
Google to leave China April 10: state media
(AFP)
 AFP - US Internet giant Google will close its business in China next month and may announce its plans in the coming days, Chinese media reported on Friday, after rows over censorship and hacking.
March 19, 2010 10:55 AM
Judge: Site must delay copying of broker reports
(AP)
AP - Settling a copyright dispute closely watched in the financial news industry, a judge on Thursday ordered a Web site to delay disseminating the stock recommendations of financial services firms long enough so that the firms can alert their clients first.
March 19, 2010 10:55 AM
Somali rebels join forces in cyberspace: U.N. report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Armed rebel groups in Somalia are using the Internet for fundraising and recruitment, and they achieve better results through the Web than they do on the ground, a United Nations report said.
March 19, 2010 10:27 AM
Net produces new generation of China activists
(AP)
 AP - Lin Xiuying believes her daughter bled to death after being gang-raped two years ago by a group of thugs that had ties to the police in their southern Chinese town.
March 19, 2010 10:15 AM
Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle
(AP)
 AP - Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over the copyright laws governing the Internet.
March 19, 2010 8:40 AM
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