Obama appeals to Iranian people in Internet video
(AP)
 AP - In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Barack Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
March 20, 2010 1:56 AM
Obama reaches out to Iranian people
(AFP)
 AFP - President Barack Obama Saturday subtly shifted US rhetoric on Iran, pledging to ensure Iranians could access the Internet without fear of censorship, and blaming Tehran for isolating itself.
March 20, 2010 12:09 AM
Ellen, Web site give gay teen $30,000 in prom flap
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and an inspirational Web site on Friday gave $30,000 toward the college education of a teenage lesbian whose high school prom was canceled when she asked to attend with a girl.
March 19, 2010 5:21 PM
Microsoft Winning Fans Early with Internet Explorer 9 Preview
(PC World)
PC World - Earlier this week Microsoft unveiled a preview of the engine behind its next-generation Web browser, Internet Explorer (IE) 9. Microsoft is still diligently working to convince many customers to make the switch from the archaic IE6 to the current IE8, but the march of development never stops so Microsoft is already hard at work on the next version as well.
March 19, 2010 4:12 PM
Broadband Plan, Palm Dreams, More Facebook Woes
(PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's national broadband plan captured our attention this week and will undoubtedly continue to do that in the weeks (and months and years) ahead. In other news, Palm CEO Jon Rubenstein says that his company could have given the Droid a run for it's money, only if. And the week ends with reports that Google will announce its intentions regarding business in China on Monday.
March 19, 2010 3:30 PM
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
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