The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia leaves in place the Federal Communications Commission “program access” rules, which are intended to ensure that cable companies cannot withhold highly desirable programming that they own from competitors.
The rules require Comcast Corp., for instance, to make channels that it owns – including [...]

The upgrades will allow VeriSigns machines to handle up to 4 quadrillion requests per day from computers trying to reach those sites. Thats a thousand times more lookups than the 4 trillion per day that the company can currently handle.
Ken Silva, the companys chief technology officer, said Thursday that the latest changes are needed to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Parents would be able to use the system to help block access to porn sites, though because its use would be voluntary, the “.xxx” suffix wouldnt keep such content entirely away from minors. Religious and other anti-porn groups worry that “.xxx” would legitimize porn sites, and the proposal has already been rejected three times since [...]

Wireless Ink Corp., which runs the Winksite service, claims that Facebook Mobile and Google Buzz are infringing a patent issued in October. In a complaint filed yesterday in federal court in Manhattan, the company is seeking cash compensation and a court order to prevent further use of its invention.
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“It is a deal that is fair to our customers and in line with our other programming agreements,” Cablevision Systems Corp. spokesman Charles Schueler said in a phone interview with The Associated Press after the signal had been restored. He declined to disclose details of the deal.
Rebecca Campbell, president and general manager of WABC-TV, said [...]

Time Warner Cable Inc., the biggest pay-television provider in New York City, is pitching phone companies including AT&T and Verizon Wireless on a service that uses its underground cables to carry mobile calls and Web downloads — easing the congestion spurred by data-hungry users of smartphones like the iPhone.
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The Federal Communications Commission will include a proposal to revamp the Universal Service Fund as part of a national broadband plan due to Congress on March 17. Although the proposal itself has been expected for months, Fridays announcement offered the first solid details.
The FCC said it envisions transforming the Universal Service program over the next [...]

The feature unveiled Thursday expands upon speech-recognition technology that YouTube began using to make captions available on a limited number of videos late last year.
YouTubes audience will be able to request captions at the press of a button. Video producers will also be able to download the automated captions and improve upon them.
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