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Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts ...

(Ericsson/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:40 GMT

(Ericsson/File) - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev stands during the recording ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:48:23 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev stands during the recording of his Internet blog at the presidential residence Gorki outside Moscow, June 30, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov

The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:44:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security Agency to screen Internet traffic between government agencies and the private sector, the Washington Post reported Friday, quoting Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, seen here in June 2009.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

Chinese workers use their computers in a coffee shop in Chengdu, ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:31:24 GMT

(AFP/File) - Chinese workers use their computers in a coffee shop in Chengdu, 2008. Several PC makers said they were voluntarily including China's controversial Internet filter software in new shipments despite Beijing's decision to postpone making it mandatory.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)

A sales assistant holds up a Nokia handset featuring a new mobile ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:06:56 GMT

(AFP/File) - A sales assistant holds up a Nokia handset featuring a new mobile internet music download platform at a store in Hong Kong. Rampant piracy and a crumbling market for CDs has put the music industry in Asia under immense pressure, but experts are hoping that technology like Nokia's music services will help to fill the gap.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)

A sales assistant holds up a Nokia handset featuring a new mobile ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:06:56 GMT

An internet user looking at a MySpace page. A woman who was ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:36:44 GMT

(AFP/File) - An internet user looking at a MySpace page. A woman who was convicted of computer fraud in an Internet hoax that led to the suicide of 13-year-old girl was tentatively acquitted Thursday by a federal judge.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)

Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter, ...

(Twitter) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:29:28 GMT

(Twitter) - Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter, the hot micro-blogging service, into the results generated by its new Internet search engine Bing.(Twitter)

An Internet user tries to log onto social networking site Facebook ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:56:39 GMT

(Reuters) - An Internet user tries to log onto social networking site Facebook in Tehran May 25, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Hefei, Anhui ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:40:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Hefei, Anhui province July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jianan Yu

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during the recording ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:11:32 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during the recording of his Internet blog at the presidential residence Gorki outside Moscow, June 30, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov

Computer security firm Sophos issued a warning about an Internet ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:36:43 GMT

(AFP/File) - Computer security firm Sophos issued a warning about an Internet virus transmitted from a mass e-mail claiming to contain secret songs and photos of Michael Jackson.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)

People use a laptop computer at a wireless cafe in Beijing. ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:21:54 GMT

(AFP) - People use a laptop computer at a wireless cafe in Beijing. Chinese authorities insisted an Internet filtering programme will go ahead despite a last-minute decision this week to postpone making it mandatory on new PCs, state media said.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)

A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe in Beijing. ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:21:54 GMT

(AFP) - A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe in Beijing. Chinese authorities insisted an Internet filtering programme will go ahead despite a last-minute decision this week to postpone making it mandatory on new PCs, state media said.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)

A man uses a computer at an internet cafe in Beijing July 1, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:37:59 GMT

(Reuters) - A man uses a computer at an internet cafe in Beijing July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Lee

The founder of two of the most popular gadget sites on the Web, ...

(GDGT) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:09:17 GMT

(GDGT) - The founder of two of the most popular gadget sites on the Web, Gizmodo and Engadget, launched GDGT.com, another destination for technology junkies on Wednesday.(GDGT)

New search engine Bing helped Microsoft increase its share of ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:58:44 GMT

(AFP/File) - New search engine Bing helped Microsoft increase its share of the search market in the United States in June but, still lags behind Yahoo! and Google, a Web analytics firm reported Wednesday.(AFP/File/Arko Datta)

Children play online games at an internet cafe in Xiangfan, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:46:29 GMT

(Reuters) - Children play online games at an internet cafe in Xiangfan, Hubei province July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer

Microsoft's search engine "bing" is pictured in ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:17:19 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft's search engine "bing" is pictured in this handout photograph released on May 28, 2009. REUTERS/Microsoft/Handout

A sign hangs at the Microsoft booth at the annual Consumer Electronics ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:34:11 GMT

(Reuters) - A sign hangs at the Microsoft booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Children use computers in a library in Xiangfan in central China's ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:21:03 GMT

(AP) - Children use computers in a library in Xiangfan in central China's Hubei province Wednesday July 1, 2009. In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect Wednesday, the government said it would postpone the requirement for the 'Green Dam' software. (AP Photo)

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 1982 file photo, Sony Corp. Chairman ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:13:48 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Feb. 2, 1982 file photo, Sony Corp. Chairman Akio Morita laughs during a meeting where he displays a Walkman in Tokyo, Japan. When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Today, Sony Corp. is struggling to reinvent itself and win back its reputation as a pioneer of razzle-dazzle gadgetry once exemplified in the Walkman, which Wednesday, July 1, 2009, had its 30th anniversary marked with a special display at Sony's corporate archives. (AP Photo/Neal Ulevich, File)

Posters advertising Sony Corp.'s Walkman are exhibited at a ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:12:47 GMT

(AP) - Posters advertising Sony Corp.'s Walkman are exhibited at a special display that opens Wednesday, July 1, 2009, commemorating the Walkman's 30th anniversary at Sony Archive building in Tokyo, Japan. When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Today, Sony is struggling to reinvent itself and win back its reputation as a pioneer of razzle-dazzle gadgetry once exemplified in the Walkman, which had its 30th anniversary marked Wednesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Sony Corp. employee Rumi Yamaguchi looks at Sony Walkman products ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:50:57 GMT

(AP) - Sony Corp. employee Rumi Yamaguchi looks at Sony Walkman products including the first Walksman, top shelf, second from left, at a special display that opens Wednesday, July 1, 2009, commemorating the handy music player's 30th anniversary at Sony Archive building in Tokyo, Japan. When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Today, Sony is struggling to reinvent itself and win back its reputation as a pioneer of razzle-dazzle gadgetry once exemplified in the Walkman, which had its 30th anniversary marked Wednesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Sony Corp.'s co-founder Akio Morita is shown in a 1989 video, ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:29:52 GMT

(AP) - Sony Corp.'s co-founder Akio Morita is shown in a 1989 video, speaking to the company employees when the Walkman marked its 10th anniversary, at a special display that opens Wednesday, July 1, 2009, commemorating the handy music player's 30th anniversary at Sony Archive building in Tokyo, Japan. When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Today, Sony is struggling to reinvent itself and win back its reputation as a pioneer of razzle-dazzle gadgetry once exemplified in the Walkman, which had its 30th anniversary marked Wednesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

A Sony Corp's employee walks by a special display commemorating ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:18:35 GMT

(AP) - A Sony Corp's employee walks by a special display commemorating the Walkman's 30th anniversary that opens Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Sony Archive building in Tokyo, Japan. When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Today, Sony is struggling to reinvent itself and win back its reputation as a pioneer of razzle-dazzle gadgetry once exemplified in the Walkman, which had its 30th anniversary marked Wednesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Sony Corp.'s first Walksman is shown at a special display commemorating ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:11:17 GMT

(AP) - Sony Corp.'s first Walksman is shown at a special display commemorating the Walkman's 30th anniversary that opens Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Sony Archive building in Tokyo, Japan. When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Today, Sony is struggling to reinvent itself and win back its reputation as a pioneer of razzle-dazzle gadgetry once exemplified in the Walkman, which had its 30th anniversary marked Wednesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

In this photo taken Tuesday, June 30, 2009, customers surf the ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:59:52 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Tuesday, June 30, 2009, customers surf the Internet at an Internet cafe in Beijing, China. In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect Wednesday, the government said it would postpone the requirement for the 'Green Dam' software. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

In this photo taken Tuesday, June 20, 2009, customers surf the ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:59:36 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Tuesday, June 20, 2009, customers surf the Internet at an Internet cafe in Beijing, China. In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect Wednesday, the government said it would postpone the requirement for the 'Green Dam' software. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

An employee displays Japanese electronics giant Sony's digital ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:29:25 GMT

(AFP/File) - An employee displays Japanese electronics giant Sony's digital multimedia player "Walkman NW-A919". Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget which revolutionised the way people around the world listened to music but has since been overtaken by an icon of the digital age -- the iPod.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

A model shows off Sony Ericsson's new mobile "Walkman ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:29:25 GMT

(AFP/File) - A model shows off Sony Ericsson's new mobile "Walkman Phone, Xmini" in Tokyo in December 2008. Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget which revolutionised the way people around the world listened to music but has since been overtaken by an icon of the digital age -- the iPod.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)

A Sony employee dispays the first model of Sony's stereo ...

(AFP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:29:25 GMT

(AFP) - A Sony employee dispays the first model of Sony's stereo cassette player "Walkman TPS-L2" (keft) and the second model "WM-2" at the company's museum in Tokyo. Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget which revolutionised the way people around the world listened to music but has since been overtaken by an icon of the digital age -- the iPod.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

People use computers at an Internet bar in Beijing. China says ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:45:42 GMT

(AFP/File) - People use computers at an Internet bar in Beijing. China says new web filtering software is designed to shield children within the world's largest online population from pornography, but trade and rights groups are concerned it is an attempt to tighten already strict controls on Internet use.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

A man surfs the Internet on a Beijing street. The American and ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:45:42 GMT

(AFP/File) - A man surfs the Internet on a Beijing street. The American and European chambers of commerce in China have welcomed a decision by Beijing to delay an order that new computers sold in the country be equipped with an Internet filtering programme.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

Microsoft Corporation CEO Steve Ballmer (L) speaks to John Chambers, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:41:13 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corporation CEO Steve Ballmer (L) speaks to John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, during a panel discussion in New York August 20, 2007. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A man surfs the Internet in the street in Beijing on June 20, ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:49:24 GMT

(AFP/File) - A man surfs the Internet in the street in Beijing on June 20, 2009. China has delayed a plan requiring that all new computers come with a Chinese-made Internet filtering software programme, state media reported Tuesday, hours before it was to take effect.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

People use computers at an Internet bar in Beijing. China has ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:49:24 GMT

(AFP/File) - People use computers at an Internet bar in Beijing. China has delayed a plan requiring that all new computers come with a Chinese-made Internet filtering software programme, state media reported Tuesday, hours before it was to take effect.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

Radi Kauof, a paraplegic soldier from Israel, demonstrates the ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:28:15 GMT

(AP) - Radi Kauof, a paraplegic soldier from Israel, demonstrates the The ReWalk suit which enables paraplegics to stand, walk, and climb stairs while Dr. Alberto Esquenazi, right, medical director of the MossRehab rehabilitation hospital in Elkins Park, Pa. watches closely Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Dr. Esquenazi is leading the first clinical trial in the U.S. to test the new technology that was developed in Israel. (AP Photo/Mark Stehle)

Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., left, greets Dr. Amit Goffer, CEO ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:25:08 GMT

(AP) - Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., left, greets Dr. Amit Goffer, CEO of Argo Medical Technologies Ltd. in Israel and inventor of the ReWalk suit which enables paraplegics to stand, walk, and climb stairs, at the MossRehab rehabilitation hospital in Elkins Park, Pa. Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The first clinical trial in the U.S. of the new technology is being held at the MossRehab with its first participant already enrolled. (AP Photo/Mark Stehle)

Alysse Einbender, center, a paraplegic for eight years, demonstrates ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:18:05 GMT

(AP) - Alysse Einbender, center, a paraplegic for eight years, demonstrates the The ReWalk suit which enables paraplegics to stand, walk, and climb stairs while Dr. Alberto Esquenazi, right, medical director of the MossRehab rehabilitation hospital in Elkins Park, Pa. watches closely Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Einbender is the first participant in the U.S. clinical trial led by Dr. Esquenazi to test the new technology that was developed in Israel. (AP Photo/Mark Stehle)

A view of fiber optics seen through lighting effects. Access ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:26:25 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A view of fiber optics seen through lighting effects. Access to affordable high-speed Internet and mobile phone service are key to economic growth and job creation in developing countries, the World Bank said.(AFP/HO/File)

People use computers at an internet bar in Beijing. China will ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:39:19 GMT

(AFP/File) - People use computers at an internet bar in Beijing. China will delay a controversial plan to require that all computers sold in the country must come with a Chinese-made Internet filtering software programme, state media has reported.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

People use computers at an internet bar in Beijing. China is ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:12:16 GMT

(AFP/File) - People use computers at an internet bar in Beijing. China is to delay a controversial plan to require all computers sold in the country to come with a Chinese-made Internet filtering software programme installed, state media has reported.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

Customers use computers at an Internet cafe in Taiyuan, Shanxi ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:16:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Customers use computers at an Internet cafe in Taiyuan, Shanxi province June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer

The highly anticipated global 3G BlackBerry(R) Tour(TM) from ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:30:33 GMT

(AP) - The highly anticipated global 3G BlackBerry(R) Tour(TM) from Research In Motion (RIM) will hit Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on July 12. The BlackBerry Tour is a 3G world phone, giving customers the option to make phone calls in 220 countries and to access e-mail and Internet in any of the 175 countries where Verizon Wireless provides data roaming services. (PRNewsFoto/Verizon Wireless)

Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Taiyuan, Shanxi ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:57:09 GMT

(Reuters) - Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Taiyuan, Shanxi province June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer

Apple's iconic chief executive Steve Jobs, pictured in 2008, ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:49:40 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Apple's iconic chief executive Steve Jobs, pictured in 2008, has returned to work after a five-month medical leave of absence during which he underwent a liver transplant.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)

Coca-Cola�s New Interactive Vending Machine vending machine ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:54:17 GMT

(AP) - Coca-Cola�s New Interactive Vending Machine vending machine with a large format touch-screen and Bluetooth capabilities has taken home the Gold Lion in the Point of Sale category at the 2009 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. (Photo: Business Wire)

A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:46:36 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Google on Monday unveiled a new service designed to provide information via SMS text message to mobile phone users in Africa, where cell phones are prevalent but Internet penetration is low.(AFP/DDP/File)

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs speaks at Apple's "Let's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:37:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs speaks at Apple's "Let's Rock" media event in San Francisco, California September 9, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith