AFP – 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.
MARIETTA – Comcast customers need to get ready for round two of the digital transition.
Reuters – China’s ambitions to strengthen control of the Internet with filtering software became a show of the limits of its power on Wednesday, as activists and industry groups welcomed AN abrupt delay of the contentious plan.
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. will become the first major cable TV operator to roll out wireless broadband outside of Wi-Fi hotspots as it launches the service in Portland on Tuesday, with at least three other cities to follow this year.
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AP – A person with knowledge of Michael Jackson’s will says the singer’s mother gets custody of his children and his assets are to be placed put in trust.
AP – In a rare reversal, China’s government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down Tuesday from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software.
PC World – Calling The Pirate Bayâs owners âselloutsâ who made a âdeal with the devil,â users of the notorious torrent-tracking site expressed their frustrations across the Internet today.
Comcast is launching its first wireless high-speed Internet service this week in Portland, Ore., and eventually the cable company expects to provide mobile voice and video to subscribers as well.
PC World – Google has fixed an issue with the Outlook synchronization tool it released recently for its Apps hosted communications and collaboration suite, Google said Tuesday.
Comcast, the largest cable provider in the nation, is going wireless, the company announced Monday. Sponsored Topics: Comcast – Cable television – Time Warner – Television – Hulu
Reuters – Cisco Systems Inc is considering offering Web-based alternatives to Microsoft Corp’s popular Office software as the networking giant expands on the Internet.
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PC World – Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5 browser launched today not only besting Internet Explorer 8 when it comes to features, in my opinion, but also when it comes to speed. As I’ll predict here, for its next Internet Explorer launch Microsoft will crib innovative Firefox 3.5 features and skimp on giving credit. After all, haven’t we seen Microsoft do this before? Remember where you spotted browser tabs the first time?
AP – People are clamoring to see Michael Jackson’s old videos in the wake of his death especially “Thriller.”