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Russia clamps down on Internet, Google frowns (Reuters)
Reuters - A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites which it said disseminated extreme views, prompting U.S. Internet giant Google to say on Thursday the move restricted access to information.
July 29, 2010 1:13 PM

US wants increased police access to email: report (AFP)

A wireless internet router sits on top of a laptop computer. The White House wants to give the FBI easier access to the Internet activity of suspects without a court order, the Washington Post reported Thursday.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)AFP - The White House wants to give the FBI easier access to the Internet activity of suspects without a court order, the Washington Post reported Thursday.



July 29, 2010 11:14 AM

China jails three Uighur webmasters: report (AFP)

Two young Chinese Uighur Muslims, view a video at an Internet cafe in the city of Urumqi in China's western Xinjiang Province in 2008. A Chinese court has jailed the webmasters of three Uighur-language Internet sites who were detained following deadly ethnic unrest in China's Xinjiang region last year, Radio Free Asia said Thursday.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - A Chinese court has jailed the webmasters of three Uighur-language Internet sites who were detained following deadly ethnic unrest in China's Xinjiang region last year, Radio Free Asia said Thursday.



July 29, 2010 11:00 AM

Hands-on with the new Kindle (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Heard about the new, smaller Kindle? My fellow tech blogger Chris Null had the scoop Wednesday night, and I was recently lucky enough to spend some hands-on time with Amazon’s lighter, pared-down e-reader. After playing with it for a few minutes, I’m pretty sure I want one.
July 29, 2010 11:00 AM

Online betting firm bwin announces merger with Partygaming (AFP)

Austrian online betting company bwin announced Thursday it had signed a merger agreement with British rival PartyGaming.(PartyGaming)AFP - Austrian online betting company bwin announced Thursday it had signed a merger agreement with British rival PartyGaming.



July 29, 2010 10:32 AM

Obama talks race, pop culture on 'The View' (AP)

In this photo provided by ABC, President Barack Obama is shown as the featured guest on ABC's 'The View,' with co-hosts from left, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. (AP Photo/ABC, Steve Fenn) NO SALESAP - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the racial firestorm that led to the ouster of a black Agriculture Department official was a "phony controversy" generated by the media. He said his administration overreacted by forcing her out.



July 29, 2010 10:00 AM

HOW TO: Implement Google Font API on Your Website (Mashable)
Mashable - This series is supported by Ben & Jerry's Joe, Ben & Jerry's new line-up of Fair Trade and frozen iced coffee drinks. Learn more about it here.
July 29, 2010 8:14 AM

Why You Need to Monitor and Measure Your Brand on Social Media (Mashable)
Mashable - Maria Ogneva is the Director of Social Media at Attensity, a social media engagement and voice-of-customer platform that helps the social enterprise serve and collaborate with the social customer. You can follow her on Twitter at @themaria or @attensity360, or find her musings on her personal blog and her company's blog.
July 29, 2010 6:20 AM

Vietnam restricts online games after murder cases (AP)
AP - Vietnam has banned the advertisement of online games and restricted access after several cases in which young people committed murder or robbery to get money to pay to play, an official said Thursday.
July 29, 2010 4:18 AM

Zynga Gets $150M From Japan's Softbank (PC World)
PC World - Zynga, the online gaming company best known for its Farmville Facebook game, has received a US$150 million investment from Japanese Internet company Softbank.
July 29, 2010 3:10 AM