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When tweets can make you a jailbird (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - Maxi Sopo was having so much fun "living in paradise" in Mexico that he posted about it on Facebook so all his friends could follow his adventures. Others were watching, too: A federal prosecutor in Seattle, where Sopo was wanted on bank fraud charges.
IPad subscriptions could boost mag circulation (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - Magazine publishers may have a new way to boost flagging circulation: the iPad.
China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario' (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad.
Google phone now works on iPhone's wireless system (AP)
March 17, 2010AP - Google Inc. has upgraded its Nexus One phone so it works on the same high-speed wireless network as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, putting the increasingly antagonistic rivals on an even more direct collision course in the mobile market.
Microsoft Bing nabs more Web searches in February (AP)
March 17, 2010AP - Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search engine gained market share in the U.S. in February, according to research groups.
FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - More corners of the country would have high-speed Internet access and existing connections would become much faster under a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy that is being unveiled Tuesday.
Chinese ad firms seek Google compensation talks (AFP)
March 17, 2010
AFP - A group of 27 Chinese advertising agencies have sent Google a letter calling for talks over compensation for possible business losses if the Internet giant pulls out of the country.
Drive a Porsche? Up your status with a phone (Reuters)
March 17, 2010
Reuters - As if a Porsche isn't enough of a status symbol, the German luxury sports car company's subsidiary, Porsche Design, is marketing a mobile phone that's exclusive to Porsche owners.
Jury awards VirnetX $106M in Microsoft dispute (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - A jury has awarded communications company VirnetX Holding nearly $106 million after determining Microsoft violated two of its patents.
Sony bets MJ fans won't stop 'til they get enough (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - The man who spearheaded the record-breaking deal in which Michael Jackson's estate will get up to $250 million in the next seven years said Tuesday that Sony Music Entertainment bought a treasure trove of new Jackson music, some of it recorded "quite recently," some in collaboration with other artists.
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