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  Consensus emerges for key Web app standard

  Indexed DB isn't a sure thing, but it's got most of the right allies in the browser world en route to becoming an enabler of the cloud computing vision.

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  Obama vows to protect intellectual property

  The president says U.S. intellectual property is the country's "single greatest asset" and must be protected from piracy and counterfeiting.

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• FCC chairman outlines broadband plan for kids

  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski lays out a plan for 21st century digital access, citizenship, literacy, and safety.
  • We ask FCC chairman your questions

  (Posted in Safe and Secure by Larry Magid)

• Hunch gets $10 million from Khosla, others

  Hunch, a buzzy start-up that answers questions using crowdsourced recommendations, has lined up at least $10 million in funding, according to sources.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Peter Kafka, AllThingsD)

• Microsoft races to plug IE hole

  Software giant's patch process speeds up after researcher releases code on Net that can be used to target the vulnerability and take over PCs.

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)

• Apple COO gets $5 million thank you

  Tim Cook will get $5 million plus some extra stock options as a reward for filling in for Steve Jobs last year.

  (Posted in Circuit Breaker by Erica Ogg)

• Emergency alarm evacuates SXSWi meeting hall

  Was it a glitch or a mischievous prankster who pulled the fire alarm during the South by Southwest Interactive Festival? Or maybe a sign that it's happy hour?
  • @ScrewYouSXSW vents at absent husband
  • Drowning in ads at SXSWi
  • Full coverage: Tech finds its place at SXSWi

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• GDC: Sid Meier and his mind games

  Game developer and guru Sid Meier talks gamer psychology at the Game Developers Conference.
  • Photos: Video game pros get down to work at GDC
  • Full coverage of GDC 2010

  (Posted in Web Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)

• FCC tool collects broadband speed data

  A new FCC tool tests whether consumers are actually getting the broadband speeds they're paying for.

  (Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)

• Privacy concerns derail Netflix contest

  Netlix says privacy concerns have prompted the company to cancel a contest that rewards technology that best predicts a user's movie-viewing preferences.

  (Posted in Media Maverick by Greg Sandoval)

• ICANN postpones decision on .xxx domains

  Advocates for a .xxx designation for adult sites will have to wait until at least June after the ICANN board postponed a decision on the matter at its meeting Friday.

  (Posted in Safe and Secure by Larry Magid)

• When malware strikes via bad ads on good sites

  Who is responsible for malware in ads, Web site owners or ad networks and delivery firms?

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)

• Google ponders split decision on China

  Google appears close to deciding its future in China and might be eyeing a resolution that lets it stay in the country in some fashion even if it shuts down its search engine.

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)

• Week in review: Game on for Sony

  Sony joins the motion controller wars, and broadband gets ready for a big leap. Also: SXSWi goes geolocation.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Steven Musil)

• 'Deep-energy retrofits' take root in homes

  The talk at an annual building conference in Boston is about how to reduce energy use in houses by more than 50 percent. Early pilot tests show it can be done, but with steep costs.
  • Photos: Chasing efficiency in green homes

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)
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