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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/technology/internet technology Internet News en-us Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:19:25 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/technology/internet http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120223/wr_nm/us_privacy_online nm/20120223/us_privacy_online Reuters technology Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:19:25 GMT Reuters - The White House on Thursday proposed a "bill of rights" that would give consumers greater online privacy protection and could eventually give the government greater powers to police Internet firms such as Google Inc and Facebook. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120223/ap_on_hi_te/as_new_zealand_megaupload ap/20120223/as_new_zealand_megaupload AP technology Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:39:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120223/ap_on_hi_te/as_new_zealand_megaupload"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120222/capt.805608253fa84520a440ab1bc2c9d4c1-3627ef458d5c4d8aba60db8d7fd3a27a-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=Jxld.oC1CkAGM34dNN0GFg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="ADD NAME IN THE SECOND SENTENCE - Kim Dotcom, the founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, walks past media after he was granted bail and released on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Auckland, New Zealand. Kim was granted bail and released on Wednesday after a New Zealand judge determined that authorities have seized any funds he might have used to flee the country. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Sarah Ivey) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT" border="0" /></a>AP - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom made his fortune and even took his name from the Internet, but now he's barred from logging on.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120223/ap_on_hi_te/as_new_zealand_megaupload"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120222/capt.805608253fa84520a440ab1bc2c9d4c1-3627ef458d5c4d8aba60db8d7fd3a27a-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=Jxld.oC1CkAGM34dNN0GFg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="ADD NAME IN THE SECOND SENTENCE - Kim Dotcom, the founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, walks past media after he was granted bail and released on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Auckland, New Zealand. Kim was granted bail and released on Wednesday after a New Zealand judge determined that authorities have seized any funds he might have used to flee the country. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Sarah Ivey) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120223/wr_nm/us_science_reef nm/20120223/us_science_reef Reuters technology Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:13:40 GMT Reuters - Finding Nemo is about to get a lot easier with the launch of a scientific survey that will allow anyone with access to the internet to take a virtual tour of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120223/tc_nm/us_paypal_rival nm/20120223/us_paypal_rival Reuters technology Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:04:58 GMT Reuters - PayPal, the online payments company owned by eBay Inc, just got a new rival in the race to develop a mobile payment service that can be used in physical stores. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120223/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_internet_privacy ap/20120223/us_tec_internet_privacy AP technology Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:13:12 GMT AP - The Obama administration is calling for stronger privacy protections for consumers as mobile gadgets, Internet services and other tools are able to do a better job of tracking what you do and where you go. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120223/wr_nm/us_kt_google nm/20120223/us_kt_google Reuters technology Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:45:06 GMT Reuters - South Korea's top Internet provider, KT Corp plans to charge data-heavy content providers such as Google's Youtube and Internet-enabled TV service operators to subsidize costly network upgrades, a KT executive said on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20120222/tc_mashable/adele_is_first_to_go_double_platinum_on_itunes mashable/20120222/adele_is_first_to_go_double_platinum_on_itunes Mashable technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:05:43 GMT Mashable - Like many artists before her, global pop star Adele experienced a post-Grammys album sales boost, selling 730,000 copies of 21 in the past week. Unlike every other artist in history, however, Adele is the first person to sell 2 million copies of one album on iTunes in the U.S. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20120222/tc_mashable/use_online_rsvp_tool_to_help_your_party_make_a_splash mashable/20120222/use_online_rsvp_tool_to_help_your_party_make_a_splash Mashable technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:35:29 GMT Mashable - The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Splash http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120222/wr_nm/us_cybersecurity_fcc nm/20120222/us_cybersecurity_fcc Reuters technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:12:02 GMT Reuters - Internet service providers need to work harder to prevent hacks, data theft and other fraud, including contacting customers whose infected computers have been hijacked by organized crime and helping them clean out viruses, the head of the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles11135_these_comedy_apps_will_put_a_smile_on_your_face/44619190/SIG=1301p2anj/*http://www.appolicious.com/tech/articles/11135-these-comedy-apps-will-put-a-smile-on-your-face appolicious_rss/20120222/http___www_appolicious_com_articles11135_these_comedy_apps_will_put_a_smile_on_your_face Appolicious technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT Appolicious - Today’s most innovative comedians are not necessarily telling jokes in front of a live audience, on TV, or in the movies. A new golden age of comedy is playing out online and via mobile applications for smartphones and tablet computers. There are apps that showcase the funniest satirists on Twitter, broadcast interviews with newcomers and comedy legends, and make classic publications like The Onion and Cracked come alive. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120222/wr_nm/us_ibm_security nm/20120222/us_ibm_security Reuters technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:48:47 GMT Reuters - International Business Machines is gearing up to take a chunk of the growing Internet security market by applying its data analytics to help companies and organizations fight cyberattacks. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20120222/tc_mashable/google_to_launch_tv_service mashable/20120222/google_to_launch_tv_service Mashable topstories Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:42:07 GMT Mashable - Google is looking to get into the paid TV business. The company filed an application last week to provide video service to residents of Kansas City, Mo., according to The Wall Street Journal. If approved, the service could launch as soon as a month from now, according to the article, which cites a "media executive currently involved in negotiations to license channels to the service." Offerings in the video package would include live TV as well as on-demand and online access to TV channels, according to the report, which was based on an earlier article by The New York Post. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20120222/tc_mashable/nostalgia_overload_new_tumblr_challenges_you_to_draw_classic_video_game_maps_from_memory mashable/20120222/nostalgia_overload_new_tumblr_challenges_you_to_draw_classic_video_game_maps_from_memory Mashable technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:13:11 GMT Mashable - [More from Mashable: Adele Is First To Go Double Platinum on iTunes] http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles11132_pokemon_developer_battles_app_store_rip_offs/44617854/SIG=12ujeuufr/*http://www.appolicious.com/games/articles/11132-pokemon-developer-battles-app-store-rip-offs appolicious_rss/20120222/http___www_appolicious_com_articles11132_pokemon_developer_battles_app_store_rip_offs Appolicious technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:49:00 GMT Appolicious - There’s still no official Pokemon title in the iTunes App Store, despite the clamoring of fans for a mobile version of Nintendo’s incredibly popular monster-catching role-playing game series. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120222/wr_nm/us_eu_copyright nm/20120222/us_eu_copyright Reuters technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:48:32 GMT Reuters - The European Union's executive said on Wednesday it would refer a disputed global agreement to tackle online piracy to the bloc's highest court to check whether it complies with EU fundamental rights. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120222/ap_on_hi_te/us_attacks_on_press ap/20120222/us_attacks_on_press AP technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:07:29 GMT AP - A global coalition against censorship is needed to protect online journalists and bloggers who are being targeted by repressive governments, a leading advocacy group said Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20120222/tc_mashable/why_most_people_say_theyre_addicted_to_the_internet_infographic mashable/20120222/why_most_people_say_theyre_addicted_to_the_internet_infographic Mashable technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:37:11 GMT Mashable - Are you addicted to the Internet? If so, you're not alone. Some 61% of people feel addicted to the Internet and are unable to quit browsing, according to an informal survey. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120222/tc_nm/us_microsoft_motorolamobility_eu nm/20120222/us_microsoft_motorolamobility_eu Reuters technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:15:52 GMT Reuters - Microsoft Corp has asked EU antitrust regulators to intervene in a patent dispute with Google Inc and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc as it stepped up its battle against Google. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20120222/tc_mashable/google_docs_for_android_update_lets_you_edit_on_the_go mashable/20120222/google_docs_for_android_update_lets_you_edit_on_the_go Mashable technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:36:04 GMT Mashable - Google announced a Google Docs update for Android Wednesday, allowing for easy native editing from your smartphone and tablet. The new feature was introduced in a blog post, in which Google says the update focuses on remote collaboration and is aimed at increasing users' productivity. Google software engineer Vadim Gerasimov describes how he now can accomplish everything he does in the office -- such as check his email and edit documents -- with his Android during his morning commute to the company's Sydney office. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120222/ap_on_hi_te/eu_europe_internet_protests ap/20120222/eu_europe_internet_protests AP technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:00:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120222/ap_on_hi_te/eu_europe_internet_protests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120217/capt.76ab46a474d24a80ad72c02d638548e8-76ab46a474d24a80ad72c02d638548e8-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=aPNgiFf57XFrM2iCdaVobw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An internet rights activist wearing a Darth Vader costume attends an anti-ACTA protest in downtown Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Poland and Slovenia said Friday, February 17 they won't ratify an international copyright agreement that has infuriated Internet users, acknowledging misgivings about the deal. (AP Photo/Matej Leskovsek)" border="0" /></a>AP - The European Commission, facing opposition in city streets, on the Internet and in the halls of parliament, has suspended efforts to ratify a new international anti-counterfeiting agreement, and instead will refer it to Europe's highest court to see whether it violates any fundamental EU rights.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120222/ap_on_hi_te/eu_europe_internet_protests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120217/capt.76ab46a474d24a80ad72c02d638548e8-76ab46a474d24a80ad72c02d638548e8-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=aPNgiFf57XFrM2iCdaVobw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="An internet rights activist wearing a Darth Vader costume attends an anti-ACTA protest in downtown Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Poland and Slovenia said Friday, February 17 they won't ratify an international copyright agreement that has infuriated Internet users, acknowledging misgivings about the deal. (AP Photo/Matej Leskovsek)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)