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• Spotify Hits 320,000 Paying Customers The Swedish music streaming service -- still not available in the U.S. -- reports signing subscribers by the thousands every week.
• National Broadband Plan Gets Down to Business Business can benefit from the FCC's consumer-oriented initiative.
• Top 6 Security Myths and How to Beat Them Analysis: It's not funny to laugh at users who fall for sneaky come-ons that cynical tech pros dismiss.
• Would You Interrupt Sex to Tweet? Social network addicts itch to update from bedroom, bathroom and other odd places and times, study reveals.
• FCC Wrestles Private Interests for the Public Good The FCC National Broadband Plan is a bold initiative requiring private sector cooperation to protect the national infrastructure for the public good.
• iMac, Not iPad, Forecast to Drive Apple Sales This Year Apple could account for 25 percent of the 2010 desktop market, researchers suggest.
• Google Traffic Dominates the Internet A significant portion of Internet data travels through the search giant's servers, an analysis reveals.
• Bad BitDefender Update Clobbers Windows PCs A bad BitDefender antivirus update has caused 64-bit Windows machines to become unusable.
• Google Reconsiders Privacy Practices New options for Google Analytics may appease users but make the tool less useful.
• Tiny Telecom to Google: You Want 'Nexus One?' Let's Talk Google could still get the trademark for its Nexus One, says Integra Telecom.
• Sex.com Sale Halted by Bankruptcy The firm that owns one of the most sought-after domains was forced into bankruptcy and the domain's sale is delayed.
• Apple Eyes Social Nets with iGroups Analysis: A recent Apple patent application shows the company's interest in mobile social networking.
• How to Get Kicked Out of the App Store An App Store developer disses Apple, messes with prices, and pays.
• Sony Pushes Back at Wii The newest series of TV ads highlights the PlayStation Move and mocks the Wii's omissions.
• Facebook Considers 'Panic Button' for Kids in UK Officials of the social network met with British officials to discuss adding a single-click connection to child protective services and other safety resources.