Malaysian anti-porn Internet laws criticised for (Web promotion) blocking health information (AFP)AFP

Malaysian anti-porn Internet laws criticised for (Web promotion) blocking health information (AFP)AFP

Malaysian anti-porn Internet laws criticised for blocking health information (AFP)
AFP - The Malaysian government's attempts to curb Internet porn could also restrict access to important health information such as how to prevent HIV/AIDS, a media watchdog said.

AOL Boosts Video Search (TechWeb)
TechWeb - America Online debuts on its free web portal enhanced video search that includes a new lightweight video viewer and speech-recognition technology that can give better results based on the audio of multimedia files.

Nextel Tests High-Speed Wireless Internet (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - Nextel Communications Inc. of Reston said yesterday it would test a new high-speed wireless technology in the Washington area. The trial, which is scheduled to begin in the fall, will take place in the District, Arlington, Alexandria, Reston and Bethesda, but the service will not be commercially available.

EU weighs plan to help online music market -source (Reuters)
Reuters - A European Union initiative to fosterEU-wide licensing of online music use and royalty collection isdue in early July to help spur jobs and creativity, a sourceclose to the situation said on Thursday.

Google sued over'click fraud'in Web ads (Reuters)
Reuters - A seller of online marketingtools said on Wednesday it sued Google Inc., charging that theWeb search giant has failed to protect users of its advertisingprogram from"click fraud,"costing them at least$5 million.

SBC Targets Cable With Latest Promotion (TechWeb)
TechWeb - SBC says it would offer three months of high-speed Internet access and satellite TV at no charge, part of the company's aggressive strategy to lure cable subscribers.

Google Shares Mapping Technology (AP)
AP - Google Inc. is throwing the doors open on the technology used to power the search engine's mapping service, allowing developers to create Web sites and software applications that merge Google's mapping information with data elsewhere.

Startup Blinkx Searches Podcasts, Video Blogs (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Blinkx, a startup company trying to build a name with video search, adds to its online service the ability to search podcasts and video blogs.

T-Mobile To Use Google As Mobile Portal, Dumps'Walled Garden'(TechWeb)
TechWeb - New program in Europe will give data subscribers access to the entire Web, not just to pre-approved sites, the company has announced.