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Gavin O’Reilly calls for Google to respect copyright

The President of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, Gavin O’Reilly, has called on Google to respect the principle of copyright and accept a new protocol on the way it reproduces content.

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US youth suicides linked to 'sexting' but trend rises

Friday, 4 December 2009

In at least two cases, sexting has been linked to suicide but a new poll shows more than a quarter of young people in the US are "sexting" - sharing nude photos, videos and chat by mobile phone or online, with the fad only becoming more common as people get older.

P2P lockdown plan leaves Spanish web users fuming

Friday, 4 December 2009

Many Spanish internet users are furious over a government proposal to shut down websites offering peer-to-peer file sharing of music and films without a court order.

'Stalker' warrants served at Yahoo and Google over nude video

Friday, 4 December 2009

Search warrants have been served at Yahoo and Google in connection with a man accused of secretly recording nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews.

Most US children play videogames

Friday, 4 December 2009

A study released Thursday by NPD Group indicates that 82 percent of US children two years of age or older play videogames but that interest wanes as teens near adulthood.

COM-IT Expo brings together producers of technology and those who use it

Friday, 4 December 2009

COM-IT is preparing to showcase the latest in technological innovations in Mumbai, a hotbed of tech activity.

Free multiplayer beta of historical war strategy game accepting sign-ups from December 7

Friday, 4 December 2009

The Creative Assembly, developers of the historical strategy Total War video game series, have announced a free online beta sign-up for players to try out a new multiplayer mode for 2009's Empire: Total War, and will be accepting requests via the game's website from Monday, December 7.

Weekly global technology agenda: LeWeb, COM-IT Expo

Friday, 4 December 2009

The largest internet event in the European calendar, LeWeb, will take place in Paris during the week of December 7. Across the globe new technologies and consumer products will feature at COM-IT in India and achievements within the mobile industry will be rewarded at the Mobile Excellence Awards in the USA.

Weekly high-tech hot topics in the blogs: Google Public DNS, CrunchPad

Friday, 4 December 2009

Hot topics in the tech blogs for the week of December 4: Google launches their own public DNS service, TechCrunch editor informed he is no longer involved in the CrunchPad, Microsoft launches Bing Maps Beta with 3D mapping and features for location-based Twitter add-ons, Google shows there is a way to index paid content articles from online news papers and Facebook changes its privacy settings.

Current fastest growing Facebook games: 'Fish Isle', 'School of Wizardry', 'Treasure Madness'

Friday, 4 December 2009

The current chart of fastest growing Facebook games: Fish Isle adds another 150,000 active users, School of Wizardry makes its first appearance in our top ten charts with a distinctive Harry Potter style, and Treasure Madness is rewarded for a hike in user numbers over the last 24 hours.

World premieres planned for December 12 video game awards show

Friday, 4 December 2009

Excitement surrounding the 7th Spike TV Video Game Awards is mounting, as the first big awards show of 2009 has been securing a number of first-look preview trailers to air as part of its December 12 program. Already confirmed are Crackdown 2, Halo Reach, the next Star Wars game, reboots to Medal of Honor and Tron, and two mysterious and previously unannounced titles.

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