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Data of 13 million South Korean online game subscribers hacked (Reuters)

Reuters – South Korea’s communications regulator said on Saturday that personal information of more than 13 million subscribers of a popular online game of Nexon Korea Corp, a leading game developer in the country, had been leaked in a hacking attack.

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Google bets on mobile Internet growth in India (Reuters)

Reuters – Internet giant Google expects India’s Internet growth to be driven by mobile users, predicting that they will form the majority of new Internet users in the country as low-priced smartphones become available.

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Spanish piracy law draws U.S. investments: minister (Reuters)

Reuters – Major U.S. and Spanish companies are preparing to invest in online music and movie services in Spain once a controversial new law to fight piracy takes effect next month, the country’s culture minister said.

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Shoe attack on China web censor sparks online buzz (AFP)

AFP – Internet users in China are hailing a student who claims to have thrown a shoe at the architect of the country’s so-called “Great Firewall” of Internet controls during a university appearance.

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FCC mandates wireless data roaming (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. regulators on Thursday adopted data roaming rules that would allow smartphones to access the Internet in areas across the country not covered by their wireless carrier.

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$100M Revamp Will Make YouTube a TV Competitor (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – YouTube may never look the same again. Google is planning a major revamp of the popular video site, one that will help it compete with the likes of Hulu in an Internet-connected TV era.

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