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Today's Technology News: Google tweaks search to punish 'low-quality' sites US tweaks China over web-erasing diplomat's name Nintendo 3-D handheld goes on sale in Japan Sony chops PSP price to $130 ahead of NGP launch Netflix: 30% of streaming videos have subtitles, shooting for 80% by end of 2011 China campaigners plan new rallies after clampdown High tech, medieval weaponry combine in trebuchet competition Smartphone app revives flagging S. Korean custom Court expert removed from case over Facebook pics Oscars Live Report Groupon Launches China Site at Gaopeng.com A Mixed Night For The Social Network Verizon iPhone flaw, sales debated Motorola sues TiVo over DVR technology 'DJ Kadhafi' takes Internet by storm Next Up: iPhone 5 Chrome Browser Acts More Like an OS, But Security Is Unclear SeaMicro's New Server Has Latest Intel Atom N570 Chip Google tweaks search to punish 'low-quality' sites Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:19 pm PST AP - Google has tweaked the formulas steering its Internet search engine to take the rubbish out of its results. The overhaul is designed to lower the rankings of what Google deems "low-quality" sites. Full Story Top US tweaks China over web-erasing diplomat's name Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:54 pm PST AP - The U.S. is tweaking China for its online blocking of the American ambassador's name. Full Story Top Nintendo 3-D handheld goes on sale in Japan Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:16 am PST AP - Nintendo's latest game machine, offering glasses-free 3-D images, went on sale in Japan on Saturday ahead of a global rollout, and analysts say it promises to be the world's first 3-D mass-market product. Full Story Top Sony chops PSP price to $130 ahead of NGP launch Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:19 am PST Ben Patterson - Starting Sunday, the nearly two and a half-year-old PSP-3000 will get a $40 price cut to just $130—but is it a bargain worth scooping up, given that Sony's next-generation gaming handheld is waiting in the wings? Sony announced the deal … Full Story Top Netflix: 30% of streaming videos have subtitles, shooting for 80% by end of 2011 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:34 am PST Ben Patterson - Nearly a year after Netflix finally began adding subtitles to its collection of streaming "Watch Instantly" movies, the video rental giant has checked in with a progress report: 30 percent down, and another 50 percent—for the remainder of 2011, at … Full Story Top China campaigners plan new rallies after clampdown Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:37 pm PST AFP - Organisers of an online campaign to pressure China's government on Monday condemned Beijing's tough security response to their call for weekly rallies nationwide and announced new action on March 6. Full Story Top High tech, medieval weaponry combine in trebuchet competition Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:20 pm PST Reuters - In a mashup of 12th-century weaponry and 21st-century technology, employees of an area Google Data Center triggered a 6-foot wooden siege weapon this weekend with an Android cell phone, a computer the size of a credit card and a Blue Tooth receiver. Full Story Top Smartphone app revives flagging S. Korean custom Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:19 pm PST AFP - South Korea's biggest mobile phone carrier has devised a smartphone application to revive a flagging custom -- raising the national standard over homes on important holidays. Full Story Top Court expert removed from case over Facebook pics Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:27 pm PST AP - Some parents are seeking to remove a Beverly Hills psychiatrist from their child custody cases after discovering lewd photos of him on Facebook and other websites, a newspaper reported Sunday. Full Story Top Oscars Live Report Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:27 pm PST AFP - 16:23 PST: Interesting tidbits we're picking up from red carpet interviews: Mila Kunis was offered her role in Black Swan by director Darren Aronofsky via Skype. In fact, "all our meetings (before rehearsals began) were on Skype," the actress says. Full Story Top Groupon Launches China Site at Gaopeng.com Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:40 pm PST PC World - Groupon has finally launched its China site at GaoPeng.com, following weeks of reports and speculation on how the U.S. company was going to enter the country's burgeoning Internet market. Full Story Top A Mixed Night For The Social Network Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:02 pm PST Mashable - It was a great night for The King's Speech and Inception at the 83rd Academy Awards Sunday -- and a somewhat more disappointing outcome for their main rival, David Fincher's The Social Network. Full Story Top Verizon iPhone flaw, sales debated Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:01 pm PST Appolicious - Bloggers and journos have been buzzing this weekend about a technical flaw Consumer Reports reported in the Verizon Wireless (VZ) iPhone 4, and also about sales of the new smartphone. Full Story Top Motorola sues TiVo over DVR technology Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:33 pm PST Reuters - Motorola Mobility sued TiVo Inc for infringing its patents for digital video recorders (DVRs). Full Story Top 'DJ Kadhafi' takes Internet by storm Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:19 pm PST AFP - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi may be reviled by many of his own people and the international community, but he's enjoying an unexpected surge of popularity -- as a music video star. Full Story Top Next Up: iPhone 5 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:32 am PST PC World - Next week Apple will spill the beans on the iPad 2, which can only mean one thing: It's time to start focusing on the iPhone 5 -- which will (probably) be announced in June. Full Story Top Chrome Browser Acts More Like an OS, But Security Is Unclear Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:42 pm PST PC World - Google has announced that forthcoming releases of its Chrome browser will be able to run apps in the background. Essentially, the feature moves Chrome one step closer to becoming a true application platform--and with continuing efforts to develop HTML5, in a few years time it's very likely the Chrome browser will have more in common with an operating system than a humble Web browser. Full Story Top SeaMicro's New Server Has Latest Intel Atom N570 Chip Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:20 pm PST PC World - SeaMicro on Monday announced a low-power server that includes 256 of Intel's latest Atom N570 dual-core processors. Full Story Top

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