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- For Chinese people, loss of Google would mean 'nothing but darkness'
BEIJING -- When Google announced that it would pull out of China if it had to continue censoring content, Zhao Hun went to the Internet giant's Beijing headquarters with a bouquet of flowers.
- FCC's plan for broadband Internet access falls short
The government has a big plan for broadband -- big enough that you'll want a broadband connection to download its full text.
- Dismantling of Saudi-CIA Web site illustrates need for clearer cyberwar policies
By early 2008, top U.S. military officials had become convinced that extremists planning attacks on American forces in Iraq were making use of a Web site set up by the Saudi government and the CIA to uncover terrorist plots in the kingdom.
- WorldSpace announces potential decommissioning of satellites
WorldSpace, a bankrupt satellite radio company, is running so low on funds that it is preparing to send its satellites to a premature death.
- Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle
SAN FRANCISCO -- Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over the copyright laws governing the Internet.
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- 18- to 24-year-olds most at risk for ID theft, survey finds
Ryan Thomas, an airman in the Air Force Honor Guard, bought some DVDs on the Internet using his debit card. It was a $20 payment made from his account, which had about $900.
- How the FCC's new national broadband plan is expected to affect consumers
Among the dozens of policy recommendations in the Federal Communications Commission's national broadband plan, the impact on consumers varies. The following are answers to some of the top questions we've been asked about how the broadband manifesto affects individuals.
- Measure would force White House, private sector to collaborate in cyber-crisis
Key members of Congress are pushing legislation that would require the White House to collaborate with the private sector in any response to a crisis affecting the nation's critical computer networks.
- Personal Tech Live
Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.
- BroadSoft, telecommunications software firm in Gaithersburg, files for IPO
BroadSoft, a Gaithersburg-based maker of telecommunications software, said Tuesday that it has filed for an initial public offering that could raise as much as $103.5 million for the company.
- London seminar offering free IVF from Virginia clinic sparks controversy
A Virginia infertility clinic sparked an international ethical controversy Wednesday by sponsoring a seminar in London that gave away an attempt to get pregnant using an American woman's eggs.
- China appears to be preparing for Google departure
BEIJING -- The Chinese government on Tuesday appeared to set the foundation for Internet giant Google to pull out of the country, with one spokesman contending that the company's potential departure would be an "individual business act" and another warning Google to obey Chinese law whether it...
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- Prince George's County crime report
These were among incidents reported by Prince George's County police. For information, call 301-772-4710.
- Fairfax County crime report
The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. For information, call 703-246-2253.
- Arthroscopic surgery revolutionizes approach to repairing damaged joints
Olie Kolzig knows all about pushing the body to its limits: During a 19-year hockey career, most of it as a goalie for the Washington Capitals, he dislocated his right kneecap twice and damaged his hip, elbow, shoulder and finger -- and required a total of nine surgeries.
- The FCC avoids the easy solution to broadband problem
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski's strategy for extending broadband Internet access to rural communities [" Behind on broadband ," op-ed, March 14] echoed the Obama administration's efforts in its stimulus package while avoiding the quickest solution.
- Loudoun County crime report
These were among incidents reported by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and the Leesburg, Middleburg and Purcellville police departments. For information, contact your police or sheriff's department.
- SemaConnect trying to fill a niche in the electric-car era
Annapolis-based entrepreneur Mahi Reddy is hoping to take advantage of what he perceives will be a big missing piece in the approaching era of the electric car.
- China holds firm against Google, says firm must obey its laws
BEIJING -- China's top Internet regulator warned Google on Friday that it must obey Chinese laws or "pay the consequences," in the bluntest official reaction yet to Google's threat to pull out of China unless the government stops censoring the Internet.
- Value Added: Commercial musician tuned in to needs of Washington region
You've probably never heard of Todd Hahn, but you might have heard his music.
- FCC's national broadband plan
Post technology policy writer Cecilia Kang will answer questions about the FCC's plan to bring high-speed Internet to the entire country.
- Tax-preparation software from TurboTax and H&R Block have drawbacks, benefits
Tax-preparation programs are an unnecessary evil. We don't need special software to pay other bills, but our elected representatives' perpetual tinkering with the tax code makes paying for our share of government so mind-numbingly complex that most of us must outsource the math. It's alarming and...
- Pros and cons to Facebook's fast-growing role in digital photography
The glossy print, it seems, is losing its sheen. According to estimates from IDC, 42 billion photos will be printed worldwide, both commercially and personally, in 2013. That's a third fewer than the 63 billion printed in 2008. Meanwhile about 124 billion photos are on pace to be shared through s...
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- Do laptops belong in the classroom?
I am a student in David Cole's class at Georgetown Law, which was featured in the March 9 front-page article "Web of diversions evicts laptops from lecture halls."
- Pre-orders brisk for Apple's new iPad
Neither recession nor gadget overload shall slow the mania surrounding the introduction of Apple's iPad mobile computer.
- Cost of Internet fraud on steep rise
LOS ANGELES -- U.S. citizens reported losing more than $550 million in 2009 in Internet fraud, falling prey to a variety of increasingly sophisticated scams, according to a report by the Internet Crime Complaint Center .
- Embryonic stem cell research stalled despite Obama's try at lifting restrictions
One year after President Obama announced he was lifting his predecessor's controversial restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research, some scientists are complaining that so far the new policy is -- ironically -- more of a burden than a boon to their work.
- Second Life's virtual money can become real-life cash
Dana Moore sells rain. He sells a lot of it, for about a buck per reusable storm.
- Cable firms seek FCC help in fee disputes
Several major cable companies and a public interest group asked the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday to intervene in disputes over transmission fees to prevent broadcasters from withholding signals from subscribers.
- Wide Web of diversions gets laptops evicted from lecture halls
On a windy morning in downtown Washington, a hundred Georgetown Law students gathered in a hall for David Cole's lecture on democracy and coercion. The desks were cluttered with books, Thermoses and half-eaten muffins.
- Iran blocking foreign, domestic Web sites to curb anti-government activists
TEHRAN -- The bearded blogger stood before an effigy of an Islamic warrior towering over the letters "WWW."
- Security gaps exploited in grade scandal remain, may be difficult to close
Montgomery County school officials have not yet closed gaps in their computer system that allowed students at a high-performing Potomac high school to change dozens of grades using a device that can be bought from Amazon.com for $69. And other school systems, including Fairfax County, remain just...
- Video Vault, cult movie rental favorite, to close in April
Another video rental store might have been content to boast a "Horror" section, but Alexandria's Video Vault always catered to far more specialized tastes.
- Billionaire Bubble: Ten players in the local tech scene look back, a decade later, at the frenzied days of the Internet boom and its fateful bust
Ten players from the local technology scene look back at the Internet boom and bust.
- Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week
Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week. This inaugurates what all TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.
- At Play: Kickstarter is a Web site for the starving artist
Baltimore-based director Matt Porterfield was overjoyed to find out that his latest film was accepted by the Berlin Film Festival. But there was one not-so-trivial problem: He didn't have any money to finish the editing and sound work.
