AFP - Vietnam's increasingly sophisticated Internet censors mostly block political rather than pornographic content, a new study by several of the world's top universities has found.

AFP - The United States and Europe must introduce laws to stop Yahoo, Google and other Western companies helping China censor the Internet, a leading human rights group has said.

Reuters - "The Sopranos" is poised to become the first TV series to be released on high-definition video discs.

Reuters - Alltel Corp. said on Thursday it is starting to offer cellphone customers radio channels from XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. as part of a bid to boost revenue with new services.

Reuters - A rights group accused Western Internet companies on Thursday of complicity with censorship in China and called on Microsoft Corp. , Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. to resist Beijing's demands.

AP - Millions of veterans and active-duty troops whose sensitive personal information was lost by the Veterans Affairs Department will receive some form of credit protection against identity theft, the government said Wednesday.

University of California (UC) will now be part of Google's virtual library to convert books into digital form through scanning. This is seen as great news for a project that has been fending off allegations of copyright infringement....

AP - Fewer youths are receiving sexual solicitations over the Internet as they become smarter about where they hang out and with whom they communicate online, researchers said Wednesday.

Reuters - U.S. wireless carriers battled with satellite and cable operators on Wednesday for valuable licenses for advanced wireless services -- like high-speed Internet access -- on the first day of an auction that so far has raised $933.5 million.

Reuters - The 1980s pop group Duran Duran is trying to repackage itself as a band for the 21st century, using a virtual reality Web site, in what it says is a promotional first.

A new survey shows less youth are responding to sexual solicitations over the Internet, partly because they are savvier about who they talk to online. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children conducted the telephone poll of 1,500 children who had used the Internet at least once a...

Reuters - In the Darwinian evolution of electronic companions, first came the speaking doll, then the Tamagotchi virtual pet, then Sony's short-lived AIBO dog.

Microsoft has released another round of software patches and updates, fixing critical flaws in both the Windows Operating System and its flagship Office Suite. Microsoft says the update addresses two flaws in the PowerPoint application, the presentation program popular among businesses and...

NewsFactor - Sony has announced a new handheld device, known as the Mylo personal communicator, that will keep users in-touch and online when they are on the go. The Mylo uses Wi-Fi, with a focus on instant messaging, music, video, and Internet calling capabilities.

Reuters - TNT is joining cable's broadband brigade, spinning off an ad-supported online programming pipeline next week entitled Dramavision.

AP - Online technology publication Wired News removed three articles from its Web site Wednesday after editors couldn't confirm the authenticity of at least one source.

Often called the hottest cell phone on the market, the Motorola RAZR will get a facelift from some famous designers. Motorola will work with Dolce and Gabbana to create the Motorazr V3i handset, which will come in real gold.

AFP - More than three million customers of global banking giant HSBC have been left vulnerable while banking over the internet for more than two years because of a security flaw, a newspaper reported.

NewsFactor - Sprint Nextel plans to roll out a mobile broadband network that delivers video, music, and other large files at speeds approaching those of a DSL connection in a broad array of portable devices.

Investor's Business Daily - A much-hyped partnership of two fast-growing Linux software makers has quietly fizzled, raising questions about the free operating system's appeal beyond servers.