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China mobile search – the next battle for Google, Baidu

As China ushers in a new generation of snazzy smartphones and 3G networks, Google and Baidu are shifting their battle from the Internet to China’s mobile search market, likely to become the world’s largest, with the promise of billions of dollars in revenue.

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Video game classics need museum

A group of self-styled French “Retrogamers” is calling for the creation of a special museum for the classic video arcade games that bewitched millions of teenagers in the 1980s.

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Proposed FCC Web rule change draws wireless ire

US phone companies may be forced to open their wireless networks to rival Internet services like Skype and Google Voice under a proposal brought out by the top telecom regulator to safeguard so-called Internet neutrality.

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FCC chairman says ‘open Internet’ rules are vital

Wireless carriers shouldn’t be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission chairman said on Monday in a speech that drew a cool response from the industry.

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