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When Comcast Bullies Netflix, the Internet Loses

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December 7, 2010
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When Comcast Bullies Netflix, the Internet Loses By charging Level 3 to deliver Netflix content to users, Comcast is double dipping -- and setting up a classic protection racket
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WikiLeaks' Founder Assange Arrested in London Julian Assange was arrested by U.K. police after turning himself in to authorities on rape charges.
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Google Maps Update Deals Another Blow to GPS The latest update, which will debut in a few days for Android users, includes 3D building images in major cities, dynamic rendering for a smoother experience while panning and zooming, and offline mapping and navigation.
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Google Demos Motorola Tablet Running Android 3.0 The new mobile OS, which will be optimized for tablets, is expected to be released sometime next year.
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Amazon Responds to Google eBookstore with Kindle for the Web Kindle for the Web is expected to give users the chance to read full books in their browser and allow any website to become a bookstore offering Kindle books.
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12 iPhone (and iPad) Accessories That Define You What do you get the geek in your life who already has an iPad or iPhone? An accessory, of course. Here are 12 identity-defining accessories (and related apps).
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The Big News in Android 2.3 Gingerbread: Support for New Sensors Support for new sensors in Gingerbread may give future Android devices remarkable powers.
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WikiLeaks: A Terrorist's Best Friend? WikiLeaks and Julian Assange have finally gone too far after listing dozens of global facilities that may be targeted by terrorists.
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A Crazy Data Back-up Scheme That Works Symform's groundbreaking online data backup offering is turning heads, but can it win over skeptics?
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Is Verizon 4G LTE as Fast as Advertised? We run some speed tests on the 4G network that Verizon launched this week.
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Another Lara Croft Makeover Gaming's most famous heroine is getting another facelift in her next adventure.
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Google Launches eBooks, eBookstore Google announced Google eBooks and Google eBookstore on Monday, launching a long-anticipated cloud-based system to allow readers to buy e-books online from a choice of booksellers and to read them with a variety of devices.
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Operation Payback: WikiLeaks Avenged by Hacktivists A hacktivist organization known as Anonymous is coming to WikiLeaks' defense with a botnet DDoS attack against PayPal and others.
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World of Warcraft Cataclysm Launch Smooth So Far Blizzard's newest World of Warcraft expansion may have indelibly messed up the game world, but the technology underpinning the game seems to be ticking along without hitches.
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15 Hottest Holiday Tech Gifts of 2010 Here is a roundup of this year's hottest holiday tech gifts.
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Consumer Reports: AT&T Still Worst Wireless Carrier Second-largest U.S. mobile service provider falls further behind rivals; Sprint rises
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Managing Smartphones Calls for New Realism and Flexibility Companies are opting for modern mobile operating systems such as iOS and Android, instead of the traditional server-based infrastructures of RIM's BlackBerry OS and Windows Mobile.
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Rumor: Apple Launching Mac App Store Next Week Apple will launch its Mac App Store next week, according to a blog that cited an "inside source" at the company.
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