China, Iran and Tunisia, which are on the groups “Enemies of the Internet” list, got more sophisticated at censorship and overcoming dissidents attempts to communicate online, said Reporters Without Borders Washington director, Clothilde Le Coz.
Meanwhile, Turkey and Russia found themselves on the groups “Under Surveillance” list of nations in danger of making the main enemies list.
Although Zimbabwe and Yemen dropped from the surveillance list, that was primarily because the Internet isnt used much in either country, rather than because of changes by the governments, Le Coz said.
Reporters Without Borders issued the third annual report ahead of Fridays World Day Against [...]

Instead, the company is in danger of going the way of its 1990s Palm Pilot, making it the latest innovator to learn that great technology and an accomplished leader dont guarantee success.
Several analysts say Palm Inc. might not remain an independent phone maker for more than a year or two. It just could be too late to stop the momentum enjoyed by Apple Inc.s iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd.s BlackBerrys - not to mention a growing crop of phones running Google Inc.s Android software.
Palm spokesman Derick Mains said the company had no comment.
Consumers have gravitated toward smart phones for [...]

The Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 unveiled Thursday its highly anticipated motion controlling system, as it takes aim at Nintendos dominance in the gaming sector. With the “PlayStation Move,” Sony hopes to lure gamers who have outgrown Nintendo, which launched the Wii in 2006 and became the first to introduce motion-detecting controllers.
Peter Dille, senior vice president of marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment, credited Nintendo Co. for “introducing motion gaming to the masses.”
Now its time for them to graduate to the PlayStation, which offers a new experience for both casual and hard-core gamers, he said at a press conference in [...]

Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what manufacturers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room. But because the sets require bulky glasses, and there is for now little to watch in the enhanced format, it will take at least a few years for the technology to become mainstream, if that happens at all.
Samsung Electronics Co. announced Tuesday that it is selling two 3-D sets this week. For $3,000, buyers get a 46-inch set, two pairs of glasses and a 3-D Blu-ray player.
Panasonic Corp. has said it will start [...]

Toyota assembled a group of experts to refute studies by an Illinois professor who revved Toyota engines simply by short-circuiting the wiring. Toyotas experts say the experiments were done under conditions that would never happen on the road.
The automaker maintained its assertion that simpler mechanical flaws, not electronics, were to blame.
“There isnt a ghost issue out there,” Kristen Tabar, an electronics general manager with Toyotas technical center, told a news conference at the companys North American headquarters in Torrance, Calif.
Meeting with reporters, Toyota addressed the work of David W. Gilbert, an automotive technology professor at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, whose work [...]

When Apple unveiled the touch-screen device Jan. 27, the company said the first iPads would reach the market in “late March” worldwide, not just in the U.S. Now international releases are planned for later in April.
Investors shrugged off the delay and instead seemed reassured that the tablet wouldnt slip even later. On a day with a broader stock market rally, Apple shares hit a record high of $219.70 and closed up $8.24, or 3.9 percent, to their highest settling price of $218.95.
The company did not specify Friday why the tablet is not coming out until April, and Apple spokeswoman Natalie [...]

The company will initially sell models that connect to the Internet using Wi-Fi networks, starting at $499. Versions that can also tap mobile-phone networks will be available in late April, Apple said today. When Apple introduced the iPad in January, the company said it would be available in March.
Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs has pitched the iPad as a mobile device that falls between smartphones and laptop computers. With a 9.7-inch (25-centimeter) touch screen, it serves up Web pages, e-mail, music, videos, games, electronic books [...]

The models will have easy access to social-networking sites and include keyboards for text messaging, according to one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans arent public. The phones will be made by Sharp Corp. and carry the Microsoft and Verizon Wireless brands, the other person said.
Until now, Microsoft has focused on providing its mobile Windows software to phone makers, rather than offering a model under its own brand. The move would parallel Google Inc.s decision to sell the Nexus One [...]

Comedy Centrals decision to yank two of the most popular shows on Hulu - “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” - in a dispute over splitting ad revenue is the latest blow to the entertainment industrys attempts to make money off ads that run with free video.
Yet Hulus most viable alternative - charging for access to some videos - could turn off viewers and crimp the sites explosive growth. Ultimately, the remedy to Hulus current troubles could leave the site even worse off, a poor shadow of its former self.
Many viewers are drawn to Hulu because of its ease [...]

In an appearance Tuesday at a search engine conference, Ballmer said Microsoft believes Google Inc. has done things to gain an unfair advantage in the Internets lucrative search advertising market. He didnt specify the alleged misconduct.
“We are expressing some of the issues and frustrations we see” with antitrust regulators, Ballmer said. “Sometimes (its) unsolicited, sometimes because we have been asked.”
Google declined to comment Tuesday. But it has said its actions are aimed at providing better experiences for Web surfers and advertisers.
Yahoo Inc., which is about to team up with Microsoft in search, seems less inclined to get regulators involved as [...]