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The entire nation of Syria goes offline yet again

# 2013-05-07 11:31:00, Engadget
Entire countries can go offline. Syria's done it before, and now it appears that the troubled nation has dropped its web connection again, according to Google's Transparency Report and other online sources. The outage appears to have begun just before 3PM ET, according to Google's report, and ha...

YouTube brings live streaming to Capitol Hill, whether you like it or not

# 2013-05-01 02:32:00, Engadget
In between watching giraffes fight and people who can't parallel park, you'll find a new attraction on YouTube this week: live streams from members of US Congress. Today, the video-sharing website announced that all federal legislators will receive the ability to tap into advanced features on th...

ATD: Gates, Ballmer and Sean Parker join Zuckerberg's FWD.us lobby group

# 2013-04-26 02:30:00, Engadget
Mark Zuckerberg showed he's more than just a social butterfly earlier this month, forming the tech-focused political lobby group FWD.us alongside some other big names in the industry. Now, according to AllThingsD, a few more heavy-hitters have signed up to offer their expertise, including Sean P...

Huawei loves the US too much to leave, doesn't like it enough to stay

# 2013-04-24 23:22:00, Engadget
Huawei VP Eric Xu has been quoted as saying that the company isn't "interested in the US market anymore," but that doesn't mean he's packing his bags. Huawei will continue to push its infrastructure and handset businesses in the States, despite being branded as a security risk by Congress -- but...