| Microsoft's search engine bases some results on Google's, according to the accusation. Google apparently set up a "honeypot" specifically to catch Bing in the act. A total of 33.6 million addresses are on their way to their ultimate users on the Net--meaning the last blocks of IPv4 addresses will be allocated soon. IPv6, hurry up, would ya? After failing to acquire music licenses in the U.S. for over a year, Spotify has offered major labels more money and agreed to limit its free-music offering. EMC's online backup subsidiary concludes it can't afford subscriptions for unlimited data backup. CNET News' Stephen Shankland concludes it's his fault. Multiple sources have told CNET that the massive social network is on the cusp of releasing a product that would allow digital publishers to power their commenting systems entirely through Facebook. Intel's Sandy Bridge chipset is potentially serious but the relatively small number of systems in customers' hands mitigates the severity to some degree. With Internet service in Egypt all but extinct amid massive protests, those with simple voice connections can now get messages out on Twitter. | | Egypt's Net-disconnect focuses attention on Senate proposals giving president emergency authority, including power to "order the disconnection of" computers and Web sites. | | | Featured item | | |   | | | | In today's episode of Loaded, Natali Morris questions the Internet as the force behind the Egyptian uprising. | |
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