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Venezuela's Chavez: Internet should be regulated (AP)
March 14, 2010
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 spreading false information.
Innovation on display at Games Conference (AP)
March 14, 2010
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.
Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonus (AP)
March 14, 2010
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.
Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision (AP)
March 14, 2010AP - A federal court Friday upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make sports programming and other channels they own available on equal terms to rival TV providers such as satellite companies.
No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision (AP)
March 14, 2010AP - Porn Web sites can't park themselves at a ".xxx" address quite yet.
Chinese minister insists Google obey the law (AP)
March 14, 2010
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 and hacking.
Australia defends mandatory Internet filter (AFP)
March 14, 2010
AFP - Australia Sunday defended its plan to block some Internet content, such as that featuring child sex abuse or advocating terrorism, after a media rights watchdog warned it may hurt free speech.
HDTV: Even Critters Prefer It (PC World)
March 14, 2010PC World - Apparently we aren't the only species to prefer the crisp, smooth picture of an HDTV compared to that from one of those old CRT sets of yesteryear.
China's new generation picky about factory jobs (AP)
March 14, 2010AP - Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile phones and car parts.
Summary Box: Court OKs cable TV access rules (AP)
March 14, 2010AP - THE DISPUTE: Cable TV providers challenged a five-year extension of federal regulations requiring them to make channels they own available to rivals such as satellite TV.
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