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US lawmakers propose changes in telecom subsidies

Two U.S. lawmakers have proposed legislation that would allow money from a huge fund that subsidizes telephone and mobile service to parts of the U.S. to also go for broadband deployment.

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China to tighten grip on Twitter-style sites

A Chinese government watchdog plans to push Twitter-style Web sites to censor their content, the country's latest move to block Internet users from posting certain politically sensitive information online.

| News | Government | Internet | 11/06/09 at 6:40 am


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FTC expected to take antitrust action against Intel

With New York's Attorney General filing antitrust charges against Intel Corp. this week, industry watchers say the Federal Trade Commission will join the fray against the chip maker, maybe even before the end of the year.

| News | Government | Hardware | IT management/strategy | 11/05/09 at 8:40 pm


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World Tech Update Nov. 5, 2009

In this week’s World Tech Update, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tours Asia and talks about the future of television, HTC launches the HD2 smartphone that runs Windows Mobile 6.5, Intel gets slapped with an antitrust lawsuit, Motorola’s Droid gets ready to go on sale, an iPhone app from Harvard Medical School helps protect you from swine flu and new research enables 3D on a Microsoft Surface computer.

| News | Government | Internet | Legal | Mobile & wireless | Personal tech | SaaS | Software | 11/05/09 at 6:40 pm


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Senate panel approves data-breach notification bills

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved two bills that would require organizations with data breaches to report them to potential victims.

| News | Government | Security | 11/05/09 at 5:10 pm


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