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Virgin Media to trial broadband over telegraph poles (Reuters)
Reuters - British cable operator Virgin Media is testing a new technology to deliver ultrafast broadband over telegraph poles which could allow it to extend its reach to another 1 million homes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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