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Malaysia to monitor Internet for 'harmful' blogs (AFP)

A reader points to news on local news portals on the Internet in Kuala Lumpur on August 15. Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities have said in the latest of a series of actions against new media.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said on Friday in the latest of a series of actions against new media.



September 03, 2010 5:16 AM

Video lambasting Google on privacy hits Times Square (AFP)

A video cartoon featuring Google's chief Eric Schmidt (pictured) giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square on Thursday as a privacy group continued to hound the Internet giant. A cartoon version of Google boss was shown cruising a residential neighborhood in an ice cream truck, spying on children and disclosing their parents' Internet browsing habits.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - A video cartoon featuring Google's chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square as a privacy group continued to hound the Internet giant.



September 02, 2010 8:48 PM

Bug found with Automator and iTunes 10 (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - As you’re aware, Apple just released iTunes 10. With that release has come some changes—both expected and not so.
September 02, 2010 7:36 PM

Summary Box: Google, AOL reach new search deal (AP)
AP - THE DEAL: Under a new five-year agreement, Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites. The companies signed the deal this week.
September 02, 2010 4:38 PM

AOL Rejects Bing and Renews Search Ties To Google (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - When Microsoft launched its Bing decision engine in 2009, it may have held out hope for an alliance with AOL. In fact, there were even rumors that Microsoft would buy out the struggling Internet service provider. But AOL has shunned Bing in favor of Microsoft's online nemesis, Google.
September 02, 2010 4:26 PM

Privacy in iTunes Ping (PC World)
PC World - Ping is Apple's music-centric social network that is integrated into iTunes 10. From a privacy standpoint, it's pretty straightforward--as opposed to Facebook's multitude of privacy settings--but then again, Ping is also very limited as to what services it offers. In either case, here's a quick run-down of the privacy features present in Ping.
September 02, 2010 4:24 PM

New AOL search deal with Google includes mobile (AP)

FILE - In this file photo made Jan. 11, 2010, a Google logo is displayed at the National Retail Federation convention in New York. Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week.



September 02, 2010 4:10 PM

iTunes TV rentals now available on Mac and PC (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Looking to catch the most recent season of Lost, but don’t want to succumb the baggage of having to buy a bunch of episodes that you’ll only watch once? Relax, friend, because if you’re an iTunes 10 user, you can now rent TV shows from the comfort of your very own…computer.
September 02, 2010 2:16 PM

Microsoft Uses Bing Home Page to Push IE8 (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft on Thursday started featuring a small advertisement on its Bing home page for Internet Explorer 8 in an apparent effort to encourage more people to migrate to the latest version of its browser.
September 02, 2010 1:20 PM

Facebook Connect Disappears from iTunes Ping (Mashable)
Mashable - Late last evening, Apple released iTunes 10 and its new Ping social network to the public. Assuming you were able to access the service, you may have noticed the ability to add friends via Facebook Connect, a feature we mentioned in our first-impressions post last night.
September 02, 2010 1:04 PM