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India Wants Google and Facebook to Censor User ContentIndia’s government wants Internet companies and social networks like Facebook to screen content from users in India before posting it, according to a report from The New York Times. Kapil Sibal, India’s telecommunications minister, and executives from the Indian units of Google, Micr... Lonely Planet Launches iPhone App for Soliciting Friends’ Reviews in Real-TimeTravel guide publisher Lonely Planet introduced a handy iOS app Monday that allows you to access reviews and recommendations from a number of well-known travel publishers, as well as your friends, in real-time. You can use Wenzani to tap into the recommendations of publications such as Time Out N... ‘Cyber Week’ Sets New Record With $6 Billion TakeOnline sales for the so-called “Cyber Week” that ended on on Dec. 2 were just shy of $6 billion, setting a record, according to comScore. With an estimated $1.25 billion take, Cyber Monday 2011, Nov. 28, was only the second billion-dollar day for online U.S. sales in history, followi... Apple iOS Platform Internal Codenames RevealedYou don’t have to be an Android user to know Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich are codenames for Google’s Android platform just as you don’t have to be a Windows Phone user to know that NoDo and Mango are the two updates for the Redmond-platform. ... Yahoo Shuts Down Four Entertainment BlogsYahoo has shut down The Projector, The Set, The Amplifier and The Famous, four blogs covering television, movie, music and celebrity topics, respectively. The blogs announced the news on their Twitter accounts, adding that “other blogs” will be shut down as well. “As was just ... 8 Weird Gifts to Buy at the Wired Store in Times SquareIf you’re a tech or gadget junkie, you should get to New York City’s Times Square for your holiday shopping. Now through Dec. 24, the Wired Store in Times Square will display 200 tech products ranging from art and electronics to some of the strangest gadgets and devices you could eve... YouTube’s 20 Most-Shared Ads for November [VIDEOS]As the year winds down, one thing is clear: People sure love them some Danny MacAskill and Ken Block. Videos from the pair were regulars on this list and it wouldn’t be surprising to see either of them pop up in the year’s top five. The presence of both illustrates a trite-but-true fa... Enflick Launches Touch, New Selective Sharing Chat AppEnflick, the maker of popular group messaging apps Pingchat and TextNow, is launching another instant chat app on Monday that can also function as a way to share photos with selective groups of friends. In addition to the instant chat features that are present in its other apps, which include the... India Seeking Online Censorship, XBox Live Update, Holiday Ecommerce: Today’s Top StoriesWelcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on three particular stories of interest today. India Asking Facebook, Google to Censor Content Executives from the Indian ... Assange’s Extradition Fight Heading to UK Supreme CourtJulian Assange will be allowed to appeal his extradition in front of the UK’s Supreme Court after two judges ruled that his case is one of “general public importance,” the Guardian reports. In November, the UK High Court ruled Assange should be extradited to Sweden. His only ch... |