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China wants content, values censored in online games

Thu Nov 19, 2:38 AM ET

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China said it will tighten regulations in its rapidly growing online games sector, requiring game operators to enhance socialist values in their games and hire specialized staff to monitor content.

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    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Wednesday that early demand for its latest electronic reader was higher than expected in advance of the holidays and shipment delays could result.

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    China orders Microsoft to halt some Windows sales Wed Nov 18, 4:01 PM ET

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has been ordered by a Chinese court to stop selling versions of its Windows operating systems that include fonts designed by a local company, citing a violation of licensing agreements.

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    TORONTO/BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers could one day turn ordinary smartphones into "rogue" devices to attack major wireless networks, Research In Motion's security chief warned.

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    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texting people to remind them to wear sunscreen daily actually works, research shows.

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    EU ombudsman rebukes EU over errors in Intel case Wed Nov 18, 5:24 AM ET

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Ombudsman rebuked European Union regulators on Wednesday for procedural errors in their antitrust probe of Intel but the censure will not affect a 1.06 billion euro ($1.58 billion) fine against the U.S. chipmaker.

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    SKOPJE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - "Practical English Grammar by Correspondence" -- a 1973 tome published by the Soviet Union -- sits atop a pile of books on the librarian's desk in Macedonia's Grigor Prlichev elementary school.

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    Microsoft to launch Azure cloud service early next year Tue Nov 17, 1:51 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it will launch its long-awaited Windows Azure cloud computing system on Jan 1, as it looks to take advantage of the growing interest in internet-based software and services.

  • Intel's Otellini worries about PC "pinch points" Tue Nov 17, 8:05 PM ET

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Reuters) - Intel Corp Chief Executive Paul Otellini said on Tuesday the semiconductor industry may experience possible "pinch points" in the PC production chain as manufacturers ramp up to meet higher demand next year.

  • T-Mobile admits employee sold private data Tue Nov 17, 1:47 PM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - A employee of mobile phone operator T-Mobile is facing prosecution after selling personal details of thousands of British customers to rival companies in an alleged major breach of data protection laws.

  • Vancouver to tone down its "sonic gun" Wed Nov 18, 3:06 AM ET

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Vancouver will modify powerful audio equipment that critics say could be used as a "sonic gun" against protesters at next year's Winter Olympics, and stop any chance of using the device as a weapon, Vancouver police said on Tuesday.

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    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Celebrities beware: YouTube is making it even easier for anyone with a camera phone to turn your behavior -- be it mundane or sensational -- into news.

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    TORONTO (Reuters) - U.S. Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday that it was introducing Kindle, its wireless electronic reader, in Canada.

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    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and has begun treatment, a spokesman for his investment company said on Monday.