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World Wide Web

The World Wide Web (the "Web" or "WWW" for short) is a hypertext system that operates over the Internet. Hypertext is browsed using a program called a web browser which retrieves pieces of information (called "documents" or [...]

Amazon offers $139 wireless Kindle for mass a...

Reuters - Amazon.com launched a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle on Wednesday, betting that the $139 price will turn its latest electronic reader into a mass-appeal device as Apple Inc's iPad gains ground.

Amazon offers $139 wireless Kindle for mass appeal
(Reuters)

Obama seeks his "mojo" on daytime T...

Reuters - President Barack Obama tried to revive his common touch on Thursday with a mainly light-hearted appearance on daytime television where five women hosts grilled him about his Blackberry, Lindsay Lohan and the Afghan war.

Obama seeks his "mojo" on daytime TV’s "The View"
(Reuters)

Motorola Smartphone Sales Up Despite Mobile L...

NewsFactor - Motorola said it shipped 8.3 million cellular handsets in the second quarter -- including 2.7 million smartphones, or 400,000 more units than the company shipped in the prior quarter. Overall, the company said it earned $162 million -- up ...

Motorola Smartphone Sales Up Despite Mobile Loss
(NewsFactor)

Russia clamps down on Internet, Google frowns...

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.

Russia clamps down on Internet, Google frowns
(Reuters)

Motorola 2nd-qtr results beat Street, shares ...

Reuters - Motorola Inc posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results on strength in its enterprise and network units, boosting its shares despite investors' frustration that its phone sales target wasn't raised.

Motorola 2nd-qtr results beat Street, shares rise
(Reuters)

Video game group spent $1.1M lobbying in 2Q ...

AP - The Entertainment Software Association, a trade group for video game companies, spent $1.1 million during the second quarter to lobby on the regulation of video game content, First Amendment protection, parental control technology and other issues...

Video game group spent $1.1M lobbying in 2Q
(AP)

Motorola 2Q earnings climb, revenue stabilize...

AP - Motorola Inc. on Thursday reported a sharply higher profit for the second quarter and stabilized its long revenue decline as its strategy of focusing on smart phones like the Droid bore fruit.

Motorola 2Q earnings climb, revenue stabilizes
(AP)

Any BlackBerry “iPhone Killer” will need ...

Appolicious - The new BlackBerry phone that Research In Motion (RIMM) and AT&T (T) are expected to unveil next week will need more than touch screen functionality and a slide-out keyboard to win back consumers who converted to the iPhone or Android-bas...

Any BlackBerry “iPhone Killer” will need better access to apps
(Appolicious)

Security pro harvests info on 100 million Fac...

Christopher Null - How easy would it be to compile a list of, say, 20 percent of Facebook's user base, including their full name, unique user ID and URL of their Facebook page? Awfully easy, it turns out.

Security pro harvests info on 100 million Facebook users
(Christopher Null)

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