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Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision
(AP)
AP - A federal court Friday upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make sports programming and other channels they own available on equal terms to rival TV providers such as satellite companies.
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No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision
(AP)
AP - Porn Web sites can't park themselves at a ".xxx" address quite yet.
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Chinese minister insists Google obey the law
(AP)
 AP - China's top Internet regulator insisted Friday that Google must obey its laws or "pay the consequences," giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship and hacking.
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Lenovo says business will focus on mobile Internet
(AP)
 AP - Lenovo Group expects wireless Internet products to account for up to 80 percent of its sales within five years as it pursues expansion in faster-growing emerging markets, CEO Yang Yuanqing said Friday.
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'Uncharted 2' nabs 5 trophies at video game awards
(AP)
 AP - "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" stole the show at the Game Developers Choice Awards.
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Report finds online censorship more sophisticated
(AP)
 AP - Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders said in a study out Thursday.
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Summary Box: Internet agency delays porn decision
(AP)
AP - THE PROPOSAL: A ".xxx" Internet domain name for porn sites to voluntarily set up shop.
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FCC Posts Tools To Measure Broadband Speeds
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Federal Communications Commission unveiled three digital tools Thursday that will enable consumers, businesses, schools and other organizations to test the real-world performance of their fixed and mobile broadband connections and help identify gaps in the nation's broadband coverage. The tools include downloadable applications for mobile devices based on Google's Android platform and Apple's iPhone OS.
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Nokia revises 2009 market share down to 34 pct
(AP)
AP - Nokia Corp. on Friday revised its global market share estimate for mobile phones in 2009 to 34 percent, from an earlier 38 percent, and said it expected no growth this year.
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Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision
(AP)
AP - A federal court has upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make channels they own available to satellite TV providers and other rivals on equal terms.
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BioShock 2 Cleans Up, Xbox 360 Overtakes Wii in February Game Sales
(PC World)
PC World - Down again overall, with upticks in Xbox 360 and PS3 sales and BioShock 2 ruling the software roost, that's February's US video game narrative in a nutshell courtesy NPD Group's retail industry figures. Overall video game industry sales slumped 15 percent, falling from $1.48 billion to $1.26 billion, raising year-to-date sales to just $2.42 billion, a 14 percent deficit against last year's $2.82 billion for the same period.
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Buyers Begin Ordering Apple's iPads Sight Unseen
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple is now taking pre-orders for its much-anticipated iPad tablet device. Apple started selling the various versions of the devices in the Apple Store at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Eastern time.
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Digital River up on possible McAfee deal
(AP)
AP - Shares of Digital River Inc., which provides technology and services for companies that sell products online, got a boost Friday after an analyst said McAfee Inc. may be testing out its e-commerce technology.
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RadiSys acquires Pactolus; terms not disclosed
(AP)
AP - RadiSys Corp., a maker of servers that support wireless phone networks, said Thursday it acquired privately held Pactolus Communications Software Co. Terms were not disclosed.
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China warns Google not to stop filtering web searches
(AFP)
 AFP - China on Friday warned Google it would face "consequences" if it stopped filtering its search results, after the firm threatened to leave the country over cyberattacks and web censorship.
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Prototype $200 Tablet Runs Android, Chromium OS, Linux
(PC World)
PC World - $200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didn’t last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Freescale showed off at Mobile World Congress becomes reality, though, the dream may finally come true.
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Gameloft unveils new iPhone games
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - GDC is a time for many game developers to show their stuff, each vying for media and consumer attention in the last big press period before E3. Gameloft, one of the leading developers for the iPhone and iPod touch, unveiled three new games to the assembled press on Thursday.
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