Amazon gives in to Macmillan on e-book pricing (Reuters)

Reuters – Amazon.com Inc all but waved the white flag in a dispute with publisher Macmillan that could lead to the online retailer raising prices on some of its e-books.

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Fears Australian piracy case could shut off net (AFP)

AFP – Australian Internet rights groups fear a piracy court case could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to become “copyright cops” and cut web access to customers who make illegal downloads.

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Fears Australian piracy case could shut off net (AFP)

AFP – Australian Internet rights groups fear a piracy court case could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to become “copyright cops” and cut web access to customers who make illegal downloads.

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Brazil Internet fest targeted by military, politicians (AFP)

AFP – An Internet festival in Brazil billed as one of the biggest in the world has proved an irresistible attraction not only for corporate technology sponsors — but also for military recruiters and politicians.

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China’s online travel market booming (AFP)

AFP – China’s online tourism market is booming as an increasingly wealthy middle class travels for pleasure and the use of credit cards and the Internet soars, analysts say.

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China: U.S. arms sales to Taiwan hurt national security (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. arms sales to Taiwan hurt China’s national security, its foreign minister said, escalating the rhetoric in a dispute threatening to deepen rifts between the world’s biggest and third-biggest economies

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Congressional Web Sites Hacked by Brazilian Group (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – Forty-nine Web sites of members of the U.S. House of Representatives were hacked following the State of the Union address recently.

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Apple’s IPad, Oracle’s Plan for Sun Share Limelight (PC World)

PC World – While it seemed that all eyes were on Apple’s unveiling of the long-awaited iPad this week, Oracle on the same day revealed its plans for Sun Microsystems’ technology, while those at Sun braced for the merger and began their public goodbyes. We also had a flurry of financial reports this week and some Internet weirdness associated with President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address.

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Google to End Support for IE6 (PC World)

PC World – Google will phase out support for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 Web browser starting in March, the company said Friday.

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Amazon Sells ‘Millions’ of Kindles — Is Apple Too Late? (PC World)

PC World – Amazon has always been cagey about releasing sales figures for its Kindle e-reader, but maybe it’s opening up a bit. Rather than simply crow about Kindle’s growing popularity with Amazon customers–the device was reportedly a best-seller during the holiday season–the online retailer is now providing numbers–well, sort of.

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