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• Apple victorious in iphone5.com domain dispute

  Apple has apparently won control of the iphone5.com domain, according to changes in a Web record of the URL.

• Apple wants iphone5.com domain handed over

  Apple is disputing ownership of the iphone5.com domain, sparking speculation that the company will use the long-rumored name for its next smartphone.

• Lawmakers ask ICANN to delay generic TLD plan

  A group of U.S. representatives has asked the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to delay its plan to begin rolling out new generic top-level domains in early 2012.

• ITU agrees on green IT measurement standards

  The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has reached an agreement on ways to measure the impact of IT systems on the environment, in an effort to standardize the widely varying estimates now in use, the group said Wednesday.

• UN: Mobile tech, Web services to aid in disaster relief

  Traditional helpers in disaster relief, such as the U.N. and world governments, provided aid after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti in January 2010, leveled Port-au-Prince, claimed 230,000 lives and caused US$14 billion in damages.

• UN human rights head 'concerned' over pressure on WikiLeaks

  The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said she is concerned over reports of government pressure on Internet service providers and other companies to stop doing business with WikiLeaks.

• UN warns developing countries of growing e-waste

  Developing countries need to prepare for an avalanche of e-waste generated by PCs, consumer electronics and appliances, the United Nations said in a study released Monday.

• Two Webs don’t make a right: Berners-Lee

  The internet needs to remain as one single structure, accessible from all kinds of devices by all kinds of people to remain useful says father of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

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  Internet Governance Forum kicks off in Egypt

  The fourth meeting of the UN-backed Internet Governance Forum (IGF) kicked off in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with discussions covering access, diversity, openness, security, and critical Internet resources.

• United Nations looks to SAP for ERP system

  The United Nations may be on the verge of installing an ERP system from SAP AG, potentially resulting in one of the largest public-sector deployments to date for the Walldorf, Germany-based software vendor.