News to know: Google-China; SXSW; iPad; Universal-Comcast; XBox 360
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Christopher Dawson: Google pullout from China imminent
- Tom Foremski: Could Google's opposition to Chinese government affect its business elsewhere?
- Looks like Google is leaving China...
- Larry Dignan: Google preps China exit
- China to Google: Censor or 'pay the consequences'
Andrew Mager at SXSW:
- Facebook Developer Garage at SxSW 2010
- SxSW 2010: The location wars are heating up
- Can virality and personality save Digg?
- Engage: Notable quotes from Brian Solis at SxSW
- Playing four square with Foursquare at SxSW 2010
Christopher Dawson: SXSW keynoter bashes Google Buzz in privacy talk
Larry Dignan: The Apple iPad leap of faith
- Jason Perlow: Apple iPad: The Deed Is Done
- Joel Evans: Apple iPad: Pre-order complete
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: iPad: Should I pre-order or wait?
- Apple Store back up ... go pre-order your iPads!
- Jason D. O'Grady: Hoarding iPads? Here's how to order four
- Joel Evans: Apple iPad: accessorize your iPad with the modulR system
- Christopher Dawson: Dad, Dad! He's looking up answers on his iPod!
- Jason D. O'Grady: Forget the iPad, I want a Rolltop
- Say Hello to the iBoard (and the iMat)
Doug Hanchard: FCC, Comcast, others testify before Congress: NBC Universal-Comcast merger
Rachel King: Xbox 360 tops monthly US sales chart for first time in two years
Doug Hanchard: Cisco's timing announcing the CRS-3 was, shall we say, "well planned"
Sam Diaz: Nvidia launches anti-Intel Web site
Andrew Nusca: Motorola Cliq XT review: Pocket-friendly, but occasionally plodding
Doug Hanchard: Press Secretary: "Twitter is a quick medium" - acknowledges that there are other "Robert Gibbs - some are humorous"
Zack Whittaker: University's TiVo service: Student on-demand heaven
Ryan Naraine: The cadence of Microsoft security patches
Heather Clancy: Solar-charge your iPhone
Tom Foremski: Analysis: Google losing China - world's largest Internet market
Oliver Marks: Baidu: Check out anytime you like, but you can never leave...
Joe McKendrick: How service orienting systems could help prevent next financial meltdown
Matthew Miller: WA State passes bill to make texting and talking primary offense
Garett Rogers: Visually browsing newspapers in Google News Archive
Doug Hanchard: FBI releases 2009 Annual report on Cybercrime
Sean Portnoy: Origin PC offers Core i7-980X Extreme CPU overclocked to 4.3GHz for its gaming desktops
Paul Murphy: Puzzles, Abuse, and average users
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft set to launch beta of Silverlight for Symbian
Sam Diaz: Apple's Cook gets $5 million, stock for performance as CEO
Ed Bott: IE9 and MIX10: six big questions for Microsoft
Doug Hanchard: European Parliament notice to ACTA negotiators: Open up discussion and be transparent to the public
Matthew Miller: MobileTechRoundup show #200; Apple iPads are pre-ordered and MoTR goes live
Andrew Nusca: The Great Recession, and why IT can't save the world
Tom Foremski: Google will have to rethink its acquisition strategy
Ryan Naraine: Can Apple Safari avoid another Pwn2Own embarrassment?
Sam Diaz: Google to release noise volume controls for Buzz
Doug Hanchard: British military leases new network satellite
Joe McKendrick: Something to ponder: SOA supports military space program
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple patches Safari vulnerabilities ahead of Pwn2Own
Doug Hanchard: FBI's past and future use of biometric technology
CNET: Obama lines up with copyright owners
Matthew Miller: palmsolo appears on PalmCast Episode 99
Michael Krigsman: IT failure: 'Evil is the cure for incompetence'
Rachel King: Sony ultra-compact concept camera promises 'DSLR quality' and full HD video
Heather Clancy: Super-efficient technology from Supermicro
Andrew Nusca: Foursquare lands Starbucks as partner; geolocation meets lattes
Doug Hanchard: Sec. Clinton releases global Human Rights Report: China and Iran Internet Freedom highlighted
Dana Gardner: Virtual conference speakers focus on cloud, value to enterprises, how to get started
Jason D. O'Grady: Gallery: the iPad pre-order process (updated)\
Dana Blankenhorn: HIMSS shows how policy drives industry
Ed Burnette: How to use Multi-touch in Android 2: Part 5, Implementing the Drag Gesture
CNET: Why no one cares about privacy anymore
Doug Hanchard: Special Report: F-35 Fighter Lightning II to be delayed to 2015/16 - Lightning does strike twice.
Dana Blankenhorn: Webmink returned to the wild
Zack Whittaker: Top 100 sites in 2010: Search giants, shopping, Facebook and a bit of porn
Dan Kusnetzky: Cloudshare Pro - Business Person's Cloud?
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Do you want to upgrade to Firefox 3.6 now?
John Morris: More details on Intel's six-core Gulftown chip
Rachel King: iRes Technology debuts wearable, hands-free uCorder; records 7 hours video on internal storage