Friday, March 12, 2010 13:36

‘Internet’ News

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Lenovo says business will focus on mobile Internet (AP)

Friday, March 12, 2010 12:00

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 Yuanqing said Friday. . Read the rest at yahoo.com ...

FCC releases Internet speed test tool (Reuters)

Friday, March 12, 2010 8:40

Reuters – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet.. Read the rest at yahoo.com ...

Web will be ‘critical’ revenue source for Times: publisher (AFP)

Friday, March 12, 2010 5:20

AFP – Charging online readers will give The New York Times a critical second revenue stream but the print newspaper will be important for “many years to come,” publisher Arthur Sulzberger said Thursday. . Read the rest at yahoo.com ...

Ga. man who posted ‘Elton John must die’ arrested (AP)

Friday, March 12, 2010 5:20

AP – A Georgia man who posted a video of himself on the Internet holding a sign that said “Elton John must die” has been arrested for making terroristic threats. . Read the rest at yahoo.com ...

VeriSign to spend more than $300M on tech upgrades (AP)

Friday, March 12, 2010 2:00

AP – VeriSign Inc. — whose technology is key to allowing Internet users to access Web sites — says it plans to pour more than $300 million over the next decade into upgrading its infrastructure.. Read the rest at yahoo.com ...

OnLive Plans On-Demand Streaming of Video Games (NewsFactor)

Friday, March 12, 2010 2:00

NewsFactor – In a move to shake up the online gaming industry, OnLive has announced PC and Mac versions of its on-demand, instant-play games will roll out in June during the E3 2010 show. Here’s the rub: Gamers don’t have...

Summary Box: Report on online censorship (AP)

Friday, March 12, 2010 2:00

AP – THE INTERNET’S `ENEMIES’: A dozen countries were deemed by Reporters Without Borders to be the most repressive at censorship.. Read the rest at yahoo.com ...

OnLive taking videogames into the Internet "cloud" (AFP)

Thursday, March 11, 2010 22:40

AFP – California startup OnLive plans a June 17 launch for a service that streams video games over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged software. . Read the rest at yahoo.com ...

Report finds online censorship more sophisticated (AP)

Thursday, March 11, 2010 22:40

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 the rest at yahoo.com ...

Pink Floyd wins UK court battle with EMI label (Reuters)

Thursday, March 11, 2010 19:20

Reuters – British rock band Pink Floyd won its court battle with EMI on Thursday with a ruling that prevents the record company from selling single downloads on the internet from the group’s concept albums.. Read the rest at yahoo.com ...