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Apple asks Amazon not to sell iPad in China (AP)

AP – Apple has asked online retailer Amazon.com to stop selling the iPad in China, according to a published report.

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China to expand registration rules for microblog users (Reuters)

Reuters – China will expand real-name registration for microblog users, the government’s propaganda and information arm said on Wednesday, in its latest step to better control China’s wildly popular Twitter-like websites.

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China to expand registration rules for microblog users
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Internet blackout against U.S. law fails to enlist big sites (Reuters)

Reuters – A blackout scheduled for Wednesday to protest against proposed legislation on online piracy has failed to get the support of the biggest Internet players.

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Internet blackout against U.S. law fails to enlist big sites
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Microblogging use in China quadrupled in 2011: think tank (Reuters)

Reuters – Use of microblogging in China quadrupled in 2011 compared with the previous year, with nearly half of all Chinese Internet users now taking to the near-instant service to gather news and spread views, a government Internet think tank said Monday.

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Internet Overuse Could Cause Structural Brain Damage [STUDY] (Mashable)

Mashable – Unlike drugs and alcohol, excess Internet usage could help your career, make you more informed and keep you up-to-date with the latest hilarious memes. But a recent (small) study by researchers in China showed that too much Internet usage — to the point that it’s an addiction — can cause structural damage to your brain.

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Internet Overuse Could Cause Structural Brain Damage [STUDY]
(Mashable)

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Chinese video websites in court as industry grows (AP)

AP – China’s two biggest video websites are fighting in court over accusations they are misusing each other’s programming as rivalry heats up in an industry that is luring viewers from bland state TV.

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Chinese video websites in court as industry grows
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China to try another dissident for "subversive" online essays (Reuters)

Reuters – China will try a veteran dissident, Chen Xi, on charges of “inciting subversion” for pro-democracy essays he published online, his wife said on Sunday, days after another dissident was jailed for nine years on similar charges.

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China to try another dissident for "subversive" online essays
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U.S. shoppers less than merry after online glitches (Reuters)

Reuters – Tom Nenon, a philosophy professor at the University of Memphis, is vexed with his online shopping experience at Best Buy, a sentiment shared by other U.S. Internet shoppers this holiday season.

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U.S. shoppers less than merry after online glitches
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FCC Approves AT&T’s Spectrum Deal with Qualcomm (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Seeking to expand mobile broadband deployments throughout the United States, the FCC has given AT&T the green light to begin using the 700MHz spectrum licenses the carrier purchased from Qualcomm for $1.925 billion in December 2010.

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U.S. removes Baidu from "notorious markets" list (Reuters)

Reuters – The United States has removed Baidu Inc, China’s largest search engine, from its list of notorious markets for piracy in a nod to the firm’s efforts to clean up its music offerings.

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