FCC releases Internet speed test tool
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet.
March 11, 2010 8:18 PM
Web will be 'critical' revenue source for Times: publisher
(AFP)
 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.
March 11, 2010 6:53 PM
Ga. man who posted 'Elton John must die' arrested
(AP)
 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.
March 11, 2010 5:47 PM
VeriSign to spend more than $300M on tech upgrades
(AP)
AP - VeriSign Inc., whose technology is key to allowing Internet users to access Web sites with names ending in ".com" and ".net," plans to spend more than $300 million over the next decade to upgrade its systems.
March 11, 2010 5:35 PM
Battle for human rights increasingly fought on Internet: US
(AFP)
 AFP - The United States said Thursday that the battle for human rights is increasingly being fought on the Internet as China, Iran and other states try to block access by political activists and others.
March 11, 2010 5:32 PM
It's Time to Finally Drop Internet Explorer 6
(PC World)
PC World - A security researcher has published exploit code for the latest Internet Explorer zero-day flaw on the Web and Microsoft is warning that more attacks against the unpatched vulnerability can be expected in-the-wild. One thing seems to be more apparent with each passing Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability: its time to upgrade the Web browser.
March 11, 2010 4:33 PM
OnLive Plans On-Demand Streaming of Video Games
(NewsFactor)
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 to buy a console, and they can get broadband speeds.
March 11, 2010 3:56 PM
Summary Box: Report on online censorship
(AP)
AP - THE INTERNET'S `ENEMIES': A dozen countries were deemed by Reporters Without Borders to be the most repressive at censorship.
March 11, 2010 3:46 PM
Glance: Countries in Internet censorship report
(AP)
AP - Reporters Without Borders issued its annual report on countries least tolerant of Internet freedoms:
March 11, 2010 3:27 PM
Rights group puts Australia on Internet watchlist
(AFP)
 AFP - A top media rights watchdog listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report published Friday on countries that pose a threat of Internet censorship.
March 11, 2010 3:23 PM
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