Reuters – Canada’s established telecom carriers must spend more than half of a combined C$770 million ($727 million) kept in escrow to expand broadband Internet to rural and remote communities and return the remainder to urban customers, the telecom re…

AFP – A startup intent on making it simple for anyone to teach online announced Tuesday that it has received a million dollars in funding from “angel investors.”

AFP – A video of a girl tossing half-a-dozen puppies into a river has sparked outrage online with chat forums and Facebook pages calling for her to be tracked down and punished.

NewsFactor – Google has moved on from bringing the Gmail world free Voice over Internet Protocol calling to tackling another challenge: E-mail overload. Google is moving to de-clutter the Gmail inbox with a new system that prioritizes e-mail.

PC World – About a third of Internet users will abandon slow-loading websites within five seconds, and users of mobile devices expect website performance to be as good as it is on wired computers, according to a new survey that may have implications fo…

AP – iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Aug. 30, 2010:

AFP – Google rolled out a new tool late Monday to help users of its free Web-based email service avoid drowning in the floods of digital messages that have become part of modern life.

AP – Microsoft is raising subscription prices for its popular Xbox Live Gold online gaming service in the U.S. and three other countries.

Appolicious – Microsoft is edging in on Android’s territory in any way the company can, with a new search app for Bing. The app is limited to Verizon customers, and is available for (nearly) all Android users via a partnership with Verizon, which is …

PC World – As businesses turn to cloud computing and Web conferencing to save money, online meeting service provider Dimdim looks to capitalize on both movements with its latest product upgrade.

PC Magazine – There’s only one day left for Apple rumors before Steve Jobs takes the stage at Wednesday’s San Francisco press event, and the latest report is that Apple will double the amount of time users can listen to song samples on iTunes.

AP – Antoine Dodson’s angry, head-shaking TV interview about an attempted rape against his younger sister in her bed has turned into a chart-topping iTunes song and YouTube hit and made the 24-year-old Alabama college student an Internet sensation.

PC Magazine – Lending more credence to the rumor that Google is zeroing in on social networking, the search engine giant this week purchased social gaming company SocialDeck – its fifth acquisition this month.

Mashable – This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, America’s first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The “First to Know” series keeps you in the know on what’s happening now in the world of social media and technology.

AP – Google Inc. can sift through more than a trillion Web links in a matter of seconds, but can the Internet search leader help people wade through their overflowing e-mailboxes?

Mashable – Are you frustrated by the fact that song samples on iTunes are only 30 seconds in length, which is often hardly enough time to get a true taste of the song?

AP – Google Inc. has retained the right to publish content from The Associated Press under a new licensing deal that thaws the sometimes-frosty relationship between the two companies.

AFP – Microsoft on Monday announced it is raising the price of admission to its Xbox Live online community where people can play videogames or watch movies using Xbox 360 consoles.

The Upshot – Here’s our daily roster of stories that evaded full-on blog treatment: • Hurricane Earl is now a Category 4 storm and is projected to head up the Eastern seaboard this week. (National Hurricane Center) • CNN’s Rick Sanchez apol…

AP – NEW CONTENT CONTRACT: Google Inc. will be able to continue publishing content from The Associated Press on Google’s website under a new licensing agreement.

AFP – North Korea accused The South Monday of blocking its people from accessing online social-networking sites launched by the secretive communist country.

Appolicious – There was lots of good stuff in the iTunes App Store this week for the iPad. Travel guides, cool games and a great tool for students and academics all make an appearance on the list this week, along with a physics game for your entertainm…

Reuters – Google’s YouTube video-sharing website is in talks with Hollywood movie studios over a global pay-as-you-go video service that could be launched by the end of the year, the Financial Times reported on Monday.