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Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonus (AP)
March 13, 2010
AP - Apple Inc. is giving its chief operating officer a $5 million bonus for "outstanding performance" running the company while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave.
Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision (AP)
March 13, 2010AP - 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.
No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision (AP)
March 13, 2010AP - Porn Web sites can't park themselves at a ".xxx" address quite yet.
Chinese minister insists Google obey the law (AP)
March 13, 2010
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.
Privacy issues nix Netflix movie-picking contest (AP)
March 13, 2010AP - DVD-by-mail service Netflix Inc. has canceled a sequel to a $1 million movie-recommendation contest, avoiding a potential courtroom drama over the privacy rights of its subscribers.
Lenovo says business will focus on mobile Internet (AP)
March 13, 2010
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.
Internet body delays decision on .XXX domain name (AFP)
March 13, 2010
AFP - The adult entertainment industry is going to have to wait a while longer to see whether it gets its .XXX domain name.
Mac news briefs: 3D and animation (Macworld.com)
March 13, 2010Macworld.com - Toon Boom Animate 2 announced
iPad Will Read Books Aloud, Support Open EPUB Format (NewsFactor)
March 13, 2010NewsFactor - Eager to be the first on your block with an iPad? Apple started taking orders for the tablets on Friday. Wi-Fi models running from $499 to $699 will be available on April 3; 3G models, costing $629 to $829, won't be available until late April.
Summary Box: Court OKs cable TV access rules (AP)
March 13, 2010AP - THE DISPUTE: Cable TV providers challenged a five-year extension of federal regulations requiring them to make channels they own available to rivals such as satellite TV.
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