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            <title>Jammie Thomas-Rasset seeks second retrial in RIAA case</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200928/4022/Jammie-Thomas-Rasset-seeks-second-retrial-in-RIAA-case</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Singled out by the Recording Industry Association of America, dragged through the courts, and slapped with a staggering fine of $1.92 million USD, Minnesota mother of four Jammie Thomas-Rasset is seeking to lodge an appeal for yet another trial that carries a penalty more pursuant with her financial status.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Borderline child porn latest to sully App Store</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With the dust barely settled following Apple’s decision to pull contentious boob-heavy application Hottest Girls from the online App Store, a somewhat distasteful incident within a previously approved application has once again incited the wrath of the Cupertino-based tech giant.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Bing creates momentum for Microsoft search share</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200927/3985/Bing-creates-momentum-for-Microsoft-search-share</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Now that Microsoft has ceased hollering proudly from the rooftops of its Redmond-based headquarters, it would appear the new Bing search engine has made “steady if not spectacular” progress in its opening month’s attempt to eat into Google’s online dominance.

More pointedly, new figures released by Web site traffic specialist StatCounter, show that Bing’s recent launch has seen it push Microsoft’s share of the U.S.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Swedish software company keeps Pirate Bay afloat</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Given that the four founding members of The Pirate Bay were recently slapped with jail sentences and ordered to pay some $3.6 million USD in damages, you might think the future is decidedly bleak for the contentious file-sharing service. You’d be wrong. 

Moreover, Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X AB has this week announced plans to purchase The Pirate Bay and, more importantly, turn it into a legitimate online business capable of providing compensation for copyright owners.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Death of Michael Jackson slows Internet to a crawl</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200926/3942/Death-of-Michael-Jackson-slows-Internet-to-a-crawl</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Even in death the overwhelming popularity of Michael Jackson seemingly knows no bounds. Specifically, the online performance of major headline providers in the United States was reduced to a veritable crawl yesterday when news of the King of Pop’s demise first hit the Internet.

According to Keynote Systems, a provider of on-demand mobile and Internet test and measurement solutions, the monitoring of 10 cities across the U.S.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>U.S. broadband adoption registers significant growth</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200925/3898/U-S-broadband-adoption-registers-significant-growth</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Broadband Internet adoption rates are on the up in the United States, according to the results of a new survey published by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project – but so is related pricing.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Virgin Media to suspend Internet access of illegal music sharers</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Universal Music, the global leader in music creation and distribution, has this week revealed plans to bring its expansive catalogue of musical content to Virgin Media’s new unlimited download service – but with one notable delivery caveat. 

Specifically, while access to Universal’s catalogue will arrive as great news for legitimate music lovers looking to use the upcoming service, media heavyweight Universal Music wants the U.K.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>China turns the screws with new Web filtering</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200924/3856/China-turns-the-screws-with-new-Web-filtering</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite vague promises of Internet freedoms expressed by authorities prior to, and during, the 2008 Beijing Olympics, new Chinese Web filtering software appears to have a decided political edge. 

The software, which is required on all new PCs, has the ability to block more than just pornography. Key political words and phrases are included in the software, which code experts claim will allow the Chinese government to increase its political censorship.]]></description>
            <author>Rich Bowden</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Berners-Lee: Web could cure cancer and halt climate change</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200924/3826/Berners-Lee-Web-could-cure-cancer-and-halt-climate-change</link>
            <description><![CDATA[For many of its detractors, the Internet will always be little more than a haven of frivolous gossip, misinformation and pornography. However, the Web’s founding father is holding out for a grander future, with the Internet playing a significant role in human development.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>China enforces introduction of porn-blocking Internet software</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Hardly renowned on the international stage for its liberal standpoint concerning Internet regulation, China is once again making headlines after enforcing the implementation of porn-blocking software on all domestically sold computer systems.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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