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UN report: Congo rebel network spans 25 countries

One of Africa's most brutal rebel movements relies on a vast, international network of supporters in at least 25 countries, including the United States and some in Europe, a United Nations report said.

Comcast-NBC would unite rivals on Oly network

NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival.

ABC, CBS both have early corporate ties to NBC

The three original broadcast networks still around today can all be traced back to the National Broadcasting Co.

On the Call: Dish Network CEO Charles Ergen

Dish Network Corp. delighted investors Monday by declaring a special dividend of $2 per share, even as its third-quarter results failed to impress Wall Street.

Iran's Sunni militants carve secretive path

Seven years ago, a little-known group called Jundallah emerged in Iran with claims to fight for the rights of minority Sunnis in the unruly tribal areas near the border with Pakistan.

Bengals WR Ochocinco trying to break news

Chad Ochocinco is used to making news. Now, he's trying to break some.

Scientists hope to network Facebook-style

Social networking is coming to the science lab.

Atlantic Tele-Network boosts quarterly dividend

Telecommunications company Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. said Monday it raised its regular quarterly dividend by 11 percent to 20 cents.

AT&T signal booster may help, but could add to bill

AT&T this week began testing a service that helps improves 3G cell phone reception in the home and takes some strain off its network, a growing concern with data-hungry iPhone users.

iPhone multimedia messaging starts Sept. 25

Multimedia messaging will be available on the iPhone starting Sept. 25, according to AT&T, the exclusive carrier of the popular smartphone in the United States.

USOC backs off disputed Olympic network plans

The U.S. Olympic Committee had everything to lose and nothing to air.

Dish Network sues ESPN over carriage dispute

Dish Network has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit accusing ESPN of offering better terms to the satellite TV provider's competitors than to Dish.

IOC criticizes USOC for launching network

The International Olympic Committee chastised U.S. Olympic officials on Thursday for "unilaterally" launching their own television network, warning the project could jeopardize relations with Olympic broadcaster NBC.

NBC remains intent on bidding for 2016 Olympics

NBC plans on bidding for rights to televise the 2014 and 2016 Olympics despite the U.S. Olympic Committee's decision to build a competing Olympic network.

NFL, Comcast settle NFL Network dispute

The NFL Network will stay in Comcast Corp.'s TV lineup under a deal that also could open the door for the football channel to get shown by other major cable TV operators that do not yet carry the network.

BET plans a channel to target older black viewers

BET, the leading network tailored for black teens and young adults, will be joined by a new channel aimed at an older black audience.

Beijing rejects China spy ring report as `lies'

China on Tuesday denied a research report's contention that a China-based computer spy ring stole sensitive information from thousands of hard drives worldwide, calling the accusation a lie meant to feed anxiety over Beijing's growing influence.

Tibetan exiles condemn hacking of computers

Tibet's government-in-exile denounced a cyber spy network Monday for hacking into the organization's computers, while a scholar said the sophisticated operation may have helped identify those inside Tibet who speak to exile groups.

Researchers: Cyber spies break into govt computers

A cyber spy network based mainly in China hacked into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles, Canadian researchers said Saturday.

Out-of-network insurance practices face scrutiny

Ever wonder how that bill was calculated if you had to pay to see a doctor outside your insurance network?

AP Interview: Leader of suicide ring defends work

A former assisted suicide network leader being prosecuted in a Georgia man's death is defending his group's practice of guiding people who want to kill themselves because they're suffering but not necessarily dying.

Clearwire names cities for network expansion

Clearwire Corp. said Thursday that it plans to extend its wireless data network, a competitor to the latest cellular networks, to Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Dallas this year.

Officials pop up to praise MLB studio, new jobs

Think of it as a diamond in the rough.

Street dedication celebrates MLB Network launch

New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine is scheduled to join officials of Major League Baseball for the dedication of a street outside the Secaucus studios of baseball's new cable television network.

New Mother Nature Network aims to be green machine

It's safe to say this doesn't seem like the best time to start a news outlet, given the recession and the struggles of the media industry.

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AppleInsider | Verizon continues assault on AT&T with series of holiday ads
Source: Apple Insider

Verizon has released three ads which continue to highlight the disparity between its 3G network coverage and AT&T's.

Comcast is Now Throttling All It's Internet Traffic
Source:

COMCAST, the second-largest US cable television and Internet communications service provider, has a new broadband traffic throttling scheme installed and operating in all of its markets.

Ethics Committee Staffer Leaks Secrets on File-Sharing Network | Threat Level | Wired.com
Source: Wired News

A staff member of the House Ethics Committee is being blamed for accidentally leaking a sensitive document over a peer-to-peer network from her home computer.

It's Official: The ATF and the FBI Don't Get Along
Source: TIME

That fight for jurisdiction was a "low point" for federal agents in Seattle, part of a long-simmering national rivalry which has festered since Congress moved the ATF from the Treasury Department to the Department of Justice after Sept.

Is NBC Dead?
Source: AOL

Just a couple weeks into the fall television season, the prognosis is not looking good for NBC.

POLL: What is your PRIMARY source for news?

Just curious. With all the differing opinions, I was just wondering where everyone got their news. What is the FIRST place you turn to for news when you want to know what's going on in the world? Do you turn on the television or listen for the town crier?

When the Internet Breaks, Who Ya Gonna Call?
Source: ABC News

At this point, it's hard to imagine life without the Internet, at least in the developed world. But buried underneath the breathtaking Web applications and streaming media that we use on a daily basis, the actual software that makes the Internet work is starting to show its age.

Let me Show You Inside a Secret Blogging Alliance
Source: ProBlogger Blog Tips

Anyone interested in forming a new alliance here at Newsvine similar to what is described in this article, please message me.

" The Roving Giraffe News Report "
Source: Ace News Services

This is a great gadget that is useful for providing network news across the web with both RSS feeds and downloads to either igoogle or other news aggregators such as yahoo.

The Problem with the Mainstream Media-- and It Isn't That It's "Too Liberal"
Source: Salon.com

now we have an example of GE's forcibly silencing the top-rated commentator on MSNBC -- ordering him not to hold Fox News accountable any longer -- because, in return, News Corp. has agreed to silence its own commentators from criticizing GE.

Iranian Hackers Swat At Obama On Oregon U. Computer And Exhibit Anti-American Tactics

Earlier this morning, June 24, Oregon University became the unwilling host for a rather unflattering message from Iranian hackers to the President of the United States.

Why Smart Grids Could Be Slow to Beat Web 2.0
Source: Read/WriteWeb

Smart electrical grids that deliver energy consumption data from the home to a utility company, through software for analysis and back to consumers at home again, are believed to be a new frontier in environmental responsibility, effective public planning and tech innovation.

Facebook or Phacebook ?
Source: MSN

Social networks such as Facebook and even Newsvine are subject to dangerous PHishing attacks .

7 Things You Should Know About Ning
Source: Educause Learning Initiative

If you've heard about Ning but do not know what it is, this article summarizes the most important features of Ning

Has T-Mobile been hacked?
Source: seclists.org

Like Checkpoint Tmobile has been owned for some time. We have everything, their databases, confidental documents, scripts and programs from their servers, financial documents up to 2009.

What the Heck? Say Goodbye to Who?
Source: Yahoo.com

The TV shows that got the axe by the networks and won't be coming back next season...and the dubious show that will--'Parks and Recreation' the unfunny show with Amy Poehler.

Googles Official Response to Todays Outages
Source: googleblog.blogspot.com

Imagine if you were trying to fly from New York to San Francisco, but your plane was routed through an airport in Asia. And a bunch of other planes were sent that way too, so your flight was backed up and your journey took much longer than expected.

10 Amazing Visualizations of Social Networks | Social Media Trader
Source: socialmediatrader.com

Social networks are dynamic and constantly evolving. While we can easily identify our friends and acquaintances within a network, it's much harder for us to comprehend how members in a social network are connected and how those connections influence a particular network.

One writer's journey to understand our peculiar - and very British - passion for railways
Source: the Mail online

You would find it hard to design a nation better suited to modern rail travel than Britain: it is a natural hub-and-spoke country. London is an overwhelmingly dominant power in the land.

Obama pushes for high-speed rail
Source: Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will seek to develop high-speed rail nationally, President Barack Obama said on Thursday in emphasizing a broader commitment to U.S.

Fox Plans Layoff Reality Show
Source: eurthisnthat.com

The Fox network has to be put in their place.  I mean come on, to plan a LAYOFF REALITY SHOW?  What kind of foolishness is that when we're in the midst of very real economic pressures that heads of families are killing themselves and their families over?  Certainly, people w …

Pwn2Own 2009: Safari/MacBook falls in seconds
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---Wanted to seed because it looks like the first seed had been deleted---

Register.com goes down taking millions of websites, email address and network communications with it.
Source: The Inquirer

On April 2 the giant domain name registrar Register.com suffered an hour or two's worth of DNS problems. Now its confirmed that all thier servers are down, including the www.register.com website itself. Employees of Register.com are still in denial. A DDoS attack may be to blame.

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