Summary Box: Internet agency delays porn decision
March 12, 2010
AP - THE PROPOSAL: A .xxx Internet domain name for porn sites to voluntarily set up shop.
Digital River up on possible McAfee deal
March 12, 2010
AP - Shares of Digital River Inc., which provides technology and services for companies that sell products online, got a boost Friday after an analyst said McAfee Inc. may be testing out its e-commerce technology.
FCC Posts Tools To Measure Broadband Speeds
March 12, 2010
NewsFactor - The Federal Communications Commission unveiled three digital tools Thursday that will enable consumers, businesses, schools and other organizations to test the real-world performance of their fixed and mobile broadband connections and help identify gaps in the nation’s broadband coverage. The tools include downloadable applications for mobile devices based on Google’s Android platform and Apple’s iPhone OS.
S.Korea to probe huge online data leak
March 12, 2010
AFP - South Korea said Friday it would launch a probe into security systems of major retailer Shinsegae and 24 other companies after private data on some 20 million customers was leaked.
Media heavyweights spar over charging for news online
March 12, 2010
AFP - With The New York Times and Rupert Murdoch poised to start charging for newspapers online, media heavyweights sparred on Thursday over whether readers will pay for news on the Web.
Gameloft unveils new iPhone games
March 12, 2010
Macworld.com - GDC is a time for many game developers to show their stuff, each vying for media and consumer attention in the last big press period before E3. Gameloft, one of the leading developers for the iPhone and iPod touch, unveiled three new games to the assembled press on Thursday.
No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision
March 12, 2010
AP - Porn Web sites can’t park themselves at a .xxx address quite yet.
BioShock 2 Cleans Up, Xbox 360 Overtakes Wii in February Game Sales
March 12, 2010
PC World - Down again overall, with upticks in Xbox 360 and PS3 sales and BioShock 2 ruling the software roost, that’s February’s US video game narrative in a nutshell courtesy NPD Group’s retail industry figures. Overall video game industry sales slumped 15 percent, falling from $1.48 billion to $1.26 billion, raising year-to-date sales to just $2.42 billion, a 14 percent deficit against last year’s $2.82 billion for the same period.
February video game sales drop 15 percent
March 12, 2010
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.
Chinese minister insists Google obey the law
March 12, 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.
