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China says has more people surfing the Web than US (AP)

In this July 2, 2007 file photo, visitors play on-line shooting game at an international animation, cartoon and game fair in Shanghai, China.  China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday, July 25, 2008. (AP Photo/ Eugene Hoshiko, File)AP - China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday.


Creators of Scrabble knockoff on Facebook sued (AP)

Toy-makers Hasbro and Mattel have demanded that social networking website Facebook remove the online game Scrabulous due to alleged copyright infringement(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AP - T-R-O-U-B-L-E could loom for a Scrabble knockoff that has become one of the most popular activities on Facebook.


Japanese Internet mogul found guilty in appeal (AP)

In this Dec. 20, 2006 file photo, former dot-com star Takafumi Horie listens to questions during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo. A Japanese appeals court upheld Friday, July 25, 2008 the conviction of flamboyant former Internet mogul Horie in an ongoing case that has come to symbolize this nation's effort to deal with white collar crime at emerging dot.coms. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara, File)AP - A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of flamboyant former Internet mogul Takafumi Horie on Friday in an ongoing case that has come to symbolize this nation's effort to deal with white collar crime at emerging dot-coms.


Microsoft defends search investments to analysts (AP)

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks during the launch ceremony of Microsoft's new research and development centre in Herzliya near Tel Aviv May 21, 2008. Ballmer on Thursday defended the company's need to make steep investments in its Internet business in order to compete with Google Inc and said such moves could boost its value in time. (Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters)AP - Microsoft's CEO defended the software maker's decision to invest heavily in its unprofitable online business, but shed minimal light Thursday on specific steps it will take to challenge Google in the wake of the failed bid to buy Yahoo.


California utilities lead in solar energy, report says (CNET)
CNET - Southern California Edison is leading the way as utilities become the solar industry's largest customers, according to a report Wednesday by the Solar Electric Power Association, whose members include solar tech companies and more than 300 utilities.
China's Web users top 250m on back of disasters, Olympics (AFP)

A woman surfs the internet at a cafe in Beijing in January 2008. China's online population, already the world's largest, has swelled to 253 million, an official report said, driven by news events such as natural disasters and the Beijing Olympics.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China's online population, already the world's largest, has swelled to 253 million, an official report said, driven by news events such as natural disasters and the Beijing Olympics.


Yahoo: Burn Your DRMed Tracks to CD Now (PC World)
PC World - Yahoo has become the latest company to abandon customers who bought tracks from its music store encoded with DRM, drawing fire...
Thief steals Prince Harry's phone in Lesotho (AFP)

Britain's Prince Harry, briefly dumped by his girlfriend last year over compromising text messages, was breathing a sigh of relief on Friday after being reunited with a cell phone stolen in Lesotho.(AFP/Pool/File/Lewis Whyld)AFP - Britain's Prince Harry, briefly dumped by his girlfriend last year over compromising text messages, was breathing a sigh of relief on Friday after being reunited with a cell phone stolen in Lesotho.


Microsoft To Buy DATAllegro (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The data warehouse appliance maker's software is typically used with Ingres' open source database, but could be easily be optimized for Microsoft's SQL Server.
Augmented Reality Coming to Your Desktop Soon (PC World)
PC World - A Tokyo-based start-up has taken the wraps off new software that brings to the desktop the world of augmented reality.
It's art, for the Facebook generation (Reuters)

The art installation 'DIY GORI: seed_1216944000' by South Korean artist Jee Hyun Oh, being displayed at the 'International Symposium on Electronic Art 2008' in Singapore, is seen in this undated handout. (International Symposium on Electronic Art 2008/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - If like many people in our technology-ruled world you can't live without Google, video games, digital media and social networking sites like Facebook, this is your kind of art exhibit.


'Wallace & Gromit' to become episodic video game (AP)

This image provided by Telltale Inc. shows a scene from the 'Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventure' game. Telltale Inc., the leader in interactive episodic entertainment, is announcing that development is underway for Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures, a new series based on Aardman Animations Wallace & Gromit. The new series will join Telltale's all-star lineup. (AP Photo/Telltale Inc.)AP - "Wallace & Gromit" are going on a new adventure.



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Yahoo: Burn Your DRMed Tracks to CD Now (PC World)
PC World - Yahoo has become the latest company to abandon customers who bought tracks from its music store encoded with DRM, drawing fire...
Thief steals Prince Harry's phone in Lesotho (AFP)

Britain's Prince Harry, briefly dumped by his girlfriend last year over compromising text messages, was breathing a sigh of relief on Friday after being reunited with a cell phone stolen in Lesotho.(AFP/Pool/File/Lewis Whyld)AFP - Britain's Prince Harry, briefly dumped by his girlfriend last year over compromising text messages, was breathing a sigh of relief on Friday after being reunited with a cell phone stolen in Lesotho.


Post.Office mail server compatible with Leopard (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Tenon Intersystems has announced the release of Post.Office 3.8.4, an update to its mail server for Mac OS X. Post.Office costs $349 for a 100 mailbox/10 list system; updates for current users are free.
Wall Street Beat: Some Companies Shine Amid Gloom (PC World)
PC World - When Samsung Electronics, a giant in chips, mobile phones and LCD panels, reported earnings on Friday, it noted worsening...
Samsung Q2 Results Higher on LCD, Cell Phone Sales (PC World)
PC World - Healthy sales of LCD (liquid crystal display) panels and a profitable cellular handset business helped Samsung Electronics...
Users May Help to Vet Android Apps (PC World)
PC World - Google may use a user-driven rating system to help keep bad or harmful Android applications off mobile phones.
MS Plots iPhone Rival, Vista PR, as MobileMe Draws Flak (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple has been boosting sales of Macs with its Mac OS X operating system -- seemingly at Microsoft's expense, as more PC users turn up their noses at Microsoft's Windows Vista. Apple also has had great success with its iPhone, but now that Apple is taking flak because of problems with its MobileMe service, an admiring Microsoft appears ready to go after some of Apple's revenue.
Software Lets BlackBerry Sync With iTunes (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - RIM's Media Sync Software will only transfer DRM-free tracks and does not work with 64-bit systems or Macintosh operating systems.
Trade Group, US Officials Rally for Free Trade (PC World)
PC World - The Consumer Electronics Association and several U.S. officials speak up for free trade at a rally.
Once media-shy Taliban go hi-tech in propaganda war (Reuters)

Paramilitary soldiers patrol near Bara, a town in the Khyber tribal region near the Afghan border, June 28, 2008. (Mohammad Shahkar/Reuters)Reuters - The once media-shy Taliban have gone hi-tech with DVDs, mobile phone messages, ring-tones, emails and a website to publicize their exploits and lambast their Afghan and Western enemies, a think-tank said on Thursday.


Amway Parent Catches iPhone Fever (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Alticor is among the largest companies to acknowledge publicly that it's launching an iPhone trial.
Qualcomm earns outlook falls short of expectations (AP)
AP - Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of chips that run cell phones, issued fourth-quarter and full-year earnings guidance Thursday that fell short of Wall Street targets, but the stock soared on a broad-ranging legal settlement.
Cancer Expert Issues Warning On Cell Phone Risks (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - In particular, Dr. Ronald B. Herberman's advisory urged children to limit their use of cell phones.
Lab test: Apple gets iPhone 3G right for business (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - With the iPhone 3G's banner opening weekend and newsstands looking like a rack of brochures for the device, a review of the iPhone 3G at this point might be pro forma, except for one thing:
Why iPhone 2.0 won't yet rule the roost in the enterprise (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Most of the world, it seemed, drank the Steve Jobs Kool-Aid about the new iPhone being a BlackBerry killer when the Apple CEO first announced the device earlier this year. But after nearly two weeks with the new iPhone 2.0 software on my iPod Touch, I can tell you that Apple has not yet delivered on that promise.
Sanyo Develops Contactless Charger for Wii-mote (PC World)
PC World - A new charger developed by Sanyo makes replenishing the batteries in Nintendo Wii controllers as easy as placing them in a...
Motorola Unveils Updated PEBL in South Korea (PC World)
PC World - Motorola unveiled on Thursday in South Korea a new version of its PEBL cell phone with a outer display that's hidden under the...
Digital Comics Coming to the Wii in Japan (PC World)
PC World - Four of Japan's biggest comic book publishers are coming together to bring digital versions of their magazines to Nintendo's...
China Mobile Phone Subscribers Pass 600 Million Mark (PC World)
PC World - The number of Chinese mobile phone subscribers topped 600 million in June.
Griffin brings slots to iPhone (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Griffin Technology on Wednesday announced Lucky 7 Slots for the iPhone, a game that simulates casino slot machine action. It costs $1.99.

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