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03/14/2010
Venezuela's Chavez: Internet should be regulated (AP)
In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, center, checks a Chinese-made military plane during a ceremony at a military base in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Saturday, March. 13, 2010. Venezuela received its first shipment of six Chinese-made military planes, and Chavez said his government aims to buy 40 in all. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)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.



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03/13/2010
Innovation on display at Games Conference (AP)
In this undated image released by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony's new motion controller is shown. The Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 unveiled Thursday, March 10, 2010, its highly anticipated motion controlling system, as it takes aim at Nintendo's dominance in the gaming sector. Used with the existing PlayStation Eye camera, the new wireless motion controller can track players' body movements. The controller, in turn, has on its end a light-emitting orb that is recognized by the camera. (AP Photo/Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)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.



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03/12/2010
Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonus (AP)
FILE - In this June 8, 2009 file photo, Apple interim CEO and Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook smiles before the start of the the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. 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.  Timothy Cook will also receive 75,000 restricted stock units scheduled to vest in 2011 and 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)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.



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03/12/2010
Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision (AP)
AP - 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.
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03/12/2010
No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision (AP)
AP - Porn Web sites can't park themselves at a ".xxx" address quite yet.
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03/12/2010
Chinese minister insists Google obey the law (AP)
Li Yizhong, Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology, gestures during a press conference in Beijing Friday, March 12, 2010. Li, 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. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)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.



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03/14/2010
U.S. to roll out major broadband policy (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. regulators will announce a major Internet policy this week to revolutionize how Americans communicate and play, proposing a dramatic increase in broadband speeds that could let people download a high-definition film in minutes instead of hours.
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03/13/2010
HDTV: Even Critters Prefer It (PC World)
PC 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.
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