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  Let Bing's New Features Entertain You

  To give Bing a boost, Microsoft's bringing in the muscle of its modest entertainment empire.

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  Judge rules in favor of YouTube over Viacom

  Viacom's US$1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against Google's video-sharing site YouTube has been dismissed by the court, ending for now an acrimonious legal battle between the companies that has been going on for more than three years.

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  IE9 preview brings new features, impressive performance

  Microsoft is progressing to the next phase of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) development today with the launch of Platform Preview 3 (PP3) of the next generation Web browser. Developers can download the latest preview to get a sneak peek at what's in stor...

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  Flickr revamps photo page

  Flickr has given a makeover to the layout of its site's photo display page, making the default picture size larger, revamping the navigation scheme and consolidating capabilities and information under fewer menus and sections.

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  Why security needs to catch up to Web 2.0

  Security managers can keep blocking Facebook, refusing to support mobile devices and vetoing cloud-based services, but they aren't going away.

• LinkedIn Tip: Your Guide to the New 'Groups' Features

  LinkedIn announced today a bundle of updates to its Groups pages-the section of the social networking site dedicated to communities of professionals based on common interests, experiences, affiliations and goals. This update, rolling to users out thr...

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  A 'fat-free' programming framework for the cloud

  Researchers in the U.K. are developing a lean-and-mean programming framework called Mirage that is designed specifically to support applications running on cloud infrastructure platforms such as Amazon Web Services and Google App Engine.

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  Google Voice now open to everyone in the US

  Google's telephony management application Google Voice is now open to all U.S. residents, as the company on Tuesday removed the requirement for prospective users to receive an invitation in order to sign up for the service.

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  Reports: Google working on news, music services

  Google is developing services to let consumers pay for access to news articles and songs through individual purchases and subscriptions, according to various news reports.

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  Run on IPv4 addresses could exhaust supply by December

  The remaining pool of unallocated IPv4 addresses could be depleted as early as December due to unprecedented levels of broadband and wireless adoption in the Asia Pacific region, experts say.

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  North Korea moves quietly onto the Internet

  North Korea, one of the world's few remaining information black holes, has taken the first step toward a fully fledged connection to the Internet. But a connection, if it comes, is unlikely to mean freedom of information for North Korea's citizens.

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  European Union, France to consult on net neutrality

  The European Commission will launch a public consultation on the issue of network neutrality this quarter, Neelie Kroes, commissioner for the digital agenda, said Tuesday.

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  President Clinton talks about the iPhone, newspapers, broadband

  In a forum today marking the 25th anniversary of the first .com registration, former USPresident Bill Clinton spoke about his favorite devices, the grim outlook for newspapers and the need for policies to improve Internet access.

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  The Internet is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

  The Norwegian Nobel Institute yesterday announced there are 237 nominees for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Though the the institute doesn't normally disclose who made the list, an official did confirm to Computerworld that it includes the Internet.

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  Worldwide poll: 4 of 5 call Internet access a basic human right

  Nearly four out of five people around the world believe that Internet access is a fundamental human right, according to a BBC World Service study released this week.