Obama cites his agenda in holiday address (AP) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:48:37 GMT President Barack Obama points to members of his family and friends as he walks across to Marine One helicopter before his departure from Ft. McNair in Washington, Friday, July 3, 2009. Obama is traveling to Camp David to join his family and returning tomorrow to the White House. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Jackson fans told to stay away as tickets up for grabs (AFP) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:14:16 GMT Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard. Jackson's family has announced a free public memorial service for the tragic pop icon in Los Angeles, as a battle looms with his ex-wife who wants custody of their two children.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)

Ericsson announces broadband contracts in China (AFP) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:40 GMT Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)

Japanese imperial army maps to go online (AFP) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:59:07 GMT Japanese veterans in Imperial Army uniforms march in front of the Tarii Gate to offer prayers for the country's war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, 2006. Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)

Wanna be @the_real_shaq? That'll be $50,000... (PC World) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:31:00 GMT PC World - If you're a nobody who wants to be somebody in the online Web world, you don't need friends--just a thriving bank account. That's where uSocial comes into play. The company converts your cash into background support on the Web's top social sites: You can buy Diggs, votes on Yahoo Buzz, eyeballs for StumbleUpon... and now, Twitter followers.

US government Internet traffic to be screened: report (AFP) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:44:28 GMT The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security Agency to screen Internet traffic between government agencies and the private sector, the Washington Post reported Friday, quoting Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, seen here in June 2009.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

Broadband industry group say U.S. rules go too far (Reuters) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:21:55 GMT Reuters - U.S. government guidelines to spend $4 billion to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the United States may go beyond current laws, a broadband industry group, said on Thursday.

iPhone 3GS Gets Jailbroken, Hack Available Online (PC World) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:45:00 GMT PC World - The first jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS is now available. The tool, called purplera1n, will only allow the installation of unofficial third-party applications, but will not unlock the iPhone 3GS.

PC makers offer China Internet filter (AFP) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:31:24 GMT Chinese workers use their computers in a coffee shop in Chengdu, 2008. Several PC makers said they were voluntarily including China's controversial Internet filter software in new shipments despite Beijing's decision to postpone making it mandatory.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)

Web Site for China Mobile's Application Store Appears (PC World) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:11 GMT PC World - A Web site for China Mobile's upcoming mobile application store appeared online on Friday, giving a preview of what free and paid downloads the carrier will offer to its more than 480 million subscribers.