• Megaupload Founder Could Get His Property Returned

  Megaupload.com isn't going back online anytime soon, but the founder of the file-sharing site that was shuttered in January may get his computers, documents and trove of vehicles back.

• Online piracy legislation outcry prompts White House response

  Online piracy legislation has caused such an outcry that the White House is now weighing in.

• Google offers gripping view of Japanese devastation via Street View

  The cataclysmic damage caused by the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan in March has been powerfully captured through 360-degree panoramic photography at Google Street View.

• Will Google roll out its music store this week?

  Google is planning a mystery event on Wednesday - could it be the announcement of Google's entry into the online music business?

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  Privacy: Will Facebook ever get it?

  With Facebook reportedly close to cutting a deal with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over privacy sins dating back to 2009, the question remains whether or not the social network's brain trust really gets the privacy issue.

• Get 5GB of free cloud-sync storage from SugarSync

  Wouldn't it be cool if you had a "magic" folder on your PC, one that automatically synced its contents with the Web, your other PCs, your cell phone, and other devices?

• Force YouTube to play HD videos every time

  Yesterday we talked about customizing your YouTube homepage settings -- and protecting your privacy while you're at it.

• The web is dead. Who cares?

  No doubt many netizens of cyberspace were surprised to hear this week that the World Wide Web is on death's doorstep while the Internet is alive and well and ready to be the platform for an electronic Camelot. That's because for many folks the Web and the Net are synonymous. They use the words interchangeably in their daily lives, and they're likely to continue using them that way even if the prediction of the Web's fade from glory becomes a reality.

• Ways to share spare CPU cycles

  A network of hundreds of thousands of home computer users recently discovered a rare celestial object by donating their computers' downtime to a worthy cause.

• Google Wave flops: What Google service will go next?

  Let's pause for a moment of silence to remember Google Wave, a service that has gone off to greener pastures. Google confirmed the news late yesterday, saying the service hadn't seen the type of user adoption it had been hoping for.

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