Congress studies how people track your online use (AP)
AP - Executives from major Internet players — Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. — are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny is a small Silicon Valley startup called NebuAd Inc.
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Google ventures into virtual reality with 'Lively' (AP)
AP - In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google Inc. hopes to orchestrate more fantasizing on the Web.
Court keeps cell tower backup rules on hold (AP)
AP - More than a year after they were introduced, federal rules intended to keep cell phone towers operating during natural disasters remain in limbo.
DreamWorks Animation goes from AMD to Intel chips (AP)
AP - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., maker of the "Shrek" movies and "Kung Fu Panda," announced Tuesday it will switch from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. computer chips to Intel Corp.'s as it moves toward making all 3-D movies.
Bank of America may finally embrace Firefox (CNET)
CNET - The largest bank in the United States has officially ignored the second most popular Web browser--until recently.
France's first lady launches new album on Web (Reuters)
Reuters - France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave Internet users a free hearing of her new album on Wednesday ahead of its official launch later this week.
Fans line-up in Asia 2 days before new iPhone launch (Reuters)
Reuters - Seeking to be one of the world's first to grab the new-generation iPhone, fanatical Apple fans around Asia are queuing up two days before its launch, undiscouraged by rain or freezing temperatures.
Reliance and MTN extend tie-up talks (AFP)
AFP - Indian mobile phone giant Reliance Communications said Wednesday the deadline for talks that could lead to a blockbuster merger with Africa's largest cellular firm MTN had been extended.
IBM, Second Life Demo Virtual World Interoperability (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The extensions used to connect Second life to the OpenSim server will be made available to the open source community and the OpenSim community.
Microsoft sets pricing, fee sharing for services (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp introduced on Wednesday pricing for its suite of online services targeted at corporate customers and a revenue-sharing plan to encourage other companies to sell the software company's products.
Sun Takes on Data Boom With Expanded Storage Lineup (PC World)
PC World - Sun expanded its storage line with a series of arrays and a server-storage hybrid.
Investors play the market for hot video games (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - If you see your nephew or daughter waving a plastic wand like a crazy person at the TV, rather than calling a shrink, you might want to dial your broker. Novel types of controllers, like the motion sensitive wand used to move on-screen characters on the Nintendo Wii console, have shown investors that video games have burst light years beyond the dark basements of geeks.
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