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Google: Search engine blocked in mainland China (AP)

The national flag of China flies in front of the former headquarters of Google in Beijing, July 1, 2010. REUTERS/Jason LeeAP - Google says people in mainland China are being blocked from using its Internet search engine.



July 29, 2010 5:10 PM

Google says China Web search fully blocked (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc's Web search and mobile services in China were fully blocked on Thursday, according to a message on the company's website.
July 29, 2010 5:05 PM

Expedia posts higher profit as bookings rise (Reuters)
Reuters - Online travel agency Expedia Inc on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected profit as travel bookings rose, boosting its shares 2 percent.
July 29, 2010 4:28 PM

On Your Side: Download Refund Woes (PC World)
PC World - I purchased the RegWork Windows Registry cleaner online but lost my Internet connection before I could download it.
July 29, 2010 2:20 PM

Russia clamps down on Internet, Google frowns (Reuters)
Reuters - A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites which it said disseminated extreme views, prompting U.S. Internet giant Google to say on Thursday the move restricted access to information.
July 29, 2010 1:13 PM

Internet Gambling Bill Clears Committee (PC World)
PC World - A bill to regulate Internet gambling cleared its first hurdle yesterday on the way to becoming a law. The measure--which would require anyone running Net gambling operations to be licensed by the U.S. government if they want to take bets from U.S. citizens--cleared the House Financial Services committee by a vote of 41-22 and now goes before the full House of Representatives.
July 29, 2010 12:59 PM

US wants increased police access to email: report (AFP)

A wireless internet router sits on top of a laptop computer. The White House wants to give the FBI easier access to the Internet activity of suspects without a court order, the Washington Post reported Thursday.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)AFP - The White House wants to give the FBI easier access to the Internet activity of suspects without a court order, the Washington Post reported Thursday.



July 29, 2010 11:14 AM

China jails three Uighur webmasters: report (AFP)

Two young Chinese Uighur Muslims, view a video at an Internet cafe in the city of Urumqi in China's western Xinjiang Province in 2008. A Chinese court has jailed the webmasters of three Uighur-language Internet sites who were detained following deadly ethnic unrest in China's Xinjiang region last year, Radio Free Asia said Thursday.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - A Chinese court has jailed the webmasters of three Uighur-language Internet sites who were detained following deadly ethnic unrest in China's Xinjiang region last year, Radio Free Asia said Thursday.



July 29, 2010 11:00 AM

Hands-on with the new Kindle (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Heard about the new, smaller Kindle? My fellow tech blogger Chris Null had the scoop Wednesday night, and I was recently lucky enough to spend some hands-on time with Amazon’s lighter, pared-down e-reader. After playing with it for a few minutes, I’m pretty sure I want one.
July 29, 2010 11:00 AM

Online betting firm bwin announces merger with Partygaming (AFP)

Austrian online betting company bwin announced Thursday it had signed a merger agreement with British rival PartyGaming.(PartyGaming)AFP - Austrian online betting company bwin announced Thursday it had signed a merger agreement with British rival PartyGaming.



July 29, 2010 10:32 AM