Venezuela's Chavez rules out Internet controls (AP)

March 22nd, 2010

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is denying that his government plans to impose controls over the Internet.

Demise of coral, salamander show impact of Web (AP)

March 22nd, 2010

In this Nov. 26, 2009 photo, orange-colored ringed rice coral, or montipora patula, is seen in waters off Waimanalo, Hawaii. Ringed rice coral is among 82 coral species the federal government is considering listing as endangered or threatened. (AP Photo/Keoki Stender)AP - The Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists and law enforcement officers said Sunday.

Venezuela's Chavez: "I'm pro-Internet" (Reuters)

March 22nd, 2010

Reuters - President Hugo Chavez denied on Sunday that he planned to censor or limit the Internet in Venezuela, saying on the contrary Web use had shot up more than nine fold during his decade in power.

Michigan State urges community to woo Google (AP)

March 22nd, 2010

AP - Add Michigan State University and the surrounding area to the cast of thousands of communities competing for Google’s experimental, high-speed broadband network.

Venezuela's Chavez rules out Internet controls (AP)

March 22nd, 2010

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is denying that his government plans to impose controls over the Internet.

L.A. band tries to cash in with free monthly album (AP)

March 22nd, 2010

In this photo made Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, John Wood poses in his studio in Los Angeles. Wood and a bunch of other artists use the sound-proofed space with an extra-high ceiling to create a new album every month. It's a staggering feat when you consider it means recording a new song every three days. And then they essentially give it away for free. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - In an instrument-filled garage almost every day for the past year, musician John Wood has tried to find a new way to make a living.

"Red Steel 2" videogame an homage to spaghetti westerns (AFP)

March 22nd, 2010

AFP - A “Red Steel 2″ sword and gunplay videogame hitting the market on Tuesday pays tribute to the nameless hero carved into film legend by director Sergio Leone.

Bad BitDefender Update Clobbers Windows PCs (PC World)

March 22nd, 2010

PC World - Users of the BitDefender antivirus software started flooding the company’s support forums Saturday, apparently after a faulty antivirus update caused 64-bit Windows machines to stop working.

Facebook News Readers More Loyal Than Googlers (NewsFactor)

March 22nd, 2010

NewsFactor - First, Facebook dethroned Google as the most trafficked web site in the United States, and now the social networking community has proven to have an extremely loyal following among news readers, potentially threatening the dominant position held by Google News. So says a recent Hitwise survey.

The Macalope Weekly: Familiar territory (Macworld.com)

March 22nd, 2010

Macworld.com - The iPad is now available for purchase and iPad sales figures are available for loose speculation! Microsoft phone fans find themselves in familiar territory and whatâ??s that Braying sound?