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MySpace upping ante in online social games (AFP)

MySpace began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AFP - MySpace began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks.



March 10, 2010 11:39 PM

Motorola to Put Bing Search on Android Phones (PC World)
PC World - Motorola will start loading Microsoft's search and map services onto its Android smartphones in China, bringing more non-Google services to the phones amid a row between Google and China.
March 10, 2010 10:10 PM

Nikon Coolpix S360 12-Megapixel Camera (PC World)
PC World - Online photography store Adorama is offering a factory-refurbished Nikon Coolpix S360 digital camera in black for just $129.95 with free shipping. The 12-megapixel camera features a 7X optical zoom, four-way image stabilization, a 2.7-inch LCD, and in-camera editing features. It has nifty features such as a Sport Continuous Mode for high-speed image capture, and a Smart Portrait System that includes face-priority autofocus, Smile Mode, Blink Proof, and in-camera Red-Eye Fix.
March 10, 2010 9:56 PM

Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP)
AP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appears to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of personal computers under their control.
March 10, 2010 8:38 PM

US city schools locked down after online threat (AFP)

An aerial image of Minneapolis in Minnesota. A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown of all schools in the busy midwestern US city, officials have said.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown on Wednesday of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis, officials said.



March 10, 2010 7:59 PM

After Takedown, Botnet-linked ISP Troyak Resurfaces (PC World)
PC World - Last week FBI Director Robert Mueller called the fight against hackers "the cyber equivalent of cat-and-mouse." On Wednesday security experts trying to take down the Zeus botnet got a taste of what he meant.
March 10, 2010 6:10 PM

Bing gains US search market share for ninth straight month (AFP)

Microsoft's Roger Wong (2nd R) demonstrates maps using Bing at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 2010 in Nevada. Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)AFP - Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.



March 10, 2010 5:32 PM

Bing Gains Again -- Should Google Worry? (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's Bing search engine may still be a bit player in the lucrative online search business dominated by Google, but it's slowly and steadily gaining users. And it appears that Bing's share is coming at the expense of both Google and Yahoo, the latter of which recently teamed up with Microsoft to be more competitive in online search.
March 10, 2010 4:55 PM

Summary Box: OnLive game streaming to come in June (AP)
AP - THE SERVICE: OnLive will let you "stream" popular high-end games over the Internet, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.
March 10, 2010 4:28 PM

Summary Box: Global Net agency reconsiders `.xxx' (AP)
AP - THE PROPOSAL: A ".xxx" Internet suffix where porn sites can voluntarily set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.
March 10, 2010 4:21 PM
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March 11, 2010 12:30 AM
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Time for a national insurance program to cope with natural disasters? (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
Given that so many Americans live in areas that have been prone to natural disasters – hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados – is it time for the federal government to intercede to help states and property owners obtain more reasonable castastrophic insurance?
March 10, 2010 7:06 PM

Va. General Assembly votes to ban mandatory health insurance coverage (Washington Post)
RICHMOND -- Virginia's General Assembly is the first in the nation to approve legislation that bucks federal health care reforms by banning mandatory health insurance coverage.
March 10, 2010 2:46 PM

Time for a national insurance program to cope with natural disasters? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Advocates of legislation to create a national insurance program say it's better to plan ahead than do a bailout after a natural disaster. Critics say it would amount to a subsidy for owners of coastal mansions and encourage people to live in places they shouldn't.
March 10, 2010 7:18 PM

Swiss Re puts Chile quake insurance cost at $4-7BN (AP via Yahoo! News)
Swiss Reinsurance Co. said Wednesday that the strong earthquake in Chile last month will cost the insurance industry $4-7 billion, an estimate shared by its Germany-based rival Munich Re AG.
March 10, 2010 7:00 AM

Strengthen Citizens insurance, hurricane CAT fund (Miami Herald)
I wonder if I am experiencing déjà vu? How many years will it take for the state Legislature to return the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (CAT Fund) to its original mission of providing stability for huge hurricane events, such as Hurricane Andrew, and Citizens Property Insurance to its original role as the state insurer of last resort?
March 10, 2010 9:36 PM

Health insurance: Understanding when you have to pay (CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance)
For people who have health insurance, the level of fine print is rising along with the costs.
March 10, 2010 12:08 PM

CatCoverage.com Offers Alternative to Federal Flood Insurance (Insurance Journal)
The Natural Catastrophe Insurance Program (NCIP), available at www.CatCoverage.com, says it is providing an online alternative to the National Flood Insurance Program for agents, brokers and ...
March 11, 2010 12:06 AM

Calif. regulators defend dropped insurance deals (San Diego Union-Tribune)
State insurance regulators on Wednesday defended their actions against health insurers after a report showed few consumers who complained that their coverage was canceled after they took ill actually benefited from state-negotiated settlements.
March 10, 2010 7:03 PM

New NM law limits insurance administrative costs (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
New state laws in New Mexico will stop discrimination against women in the pricing of medical insurance and limit how much health insurance companies spend on administrative costs.
March 10, 2010 10:15 AM

Markel, Towing Contractors Renew Insurance Partnership (Insurance Journal)
Markel has renewed its partnership with the Independent Garage & Towing Contractors, Inc. (IGTC) to administer a tailored insurance program for tow truck companies and to work with local ...
March 11, 2010 12:06 AM