Sunday, August 29, 2010

Disney, Time Warner make progress on program fees (AP)

Disney, Time Warner make progress on program fees (AP)

Disney, Time Warner make progress on program fees (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:37 AM PDT

AP - Walt Disney Co. and Time Warner Cable Inc. said Sunday that they have made "significant progress" in resolving their issues over programming fees with less than a week left to renew a pact that feeds TV channels like ESPN into American households.

Travel, academics lead iPad Apps of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 07:24 PM PDT

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 entertainment.

India BlackBerry users hold breath over ban (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:41 PM PDT

An Indian woman and child walk past a billboard for Blackberry phones in Mumbai on August 13. India's BlackBerry users are holding their breath as they wait to see if the government carries out a threat this week to ban encrypted messages sent on the phones due to fears of misuse by militants.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - India's BlackBerry users are holding their breath as they wait to see if the government carries out a threat this week to ban encrypted messages sent on the phones due to fears of misuse by militants.

Vodafone 'to sell China Mobile stake' (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 07:38 AM PDT

People walk past a Vodafone store in London. British mobile phone giant Vodafone is to sell its shares in China Mobile to raise more than $6.2 bln, a newspaper reported.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone is to sell its shares in China Mobile to raise more than four billion pounds (6.2 billion dollars, 4.9 billion euros), a newspaper reported Sunday.

Google acquires social networking startup Angstro (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 02:09 PM PDT

Reuters - Google Inc has acquired Angstro, a startup that sorts news and information across social networks like Facebook, a spokesman for the leading Web search provider said on Sunday.

YouTube in talks over pay-as-you-go film service: report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 04:36 PM PDT

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.

Google to Hollywood: Let's Do Pay-Per-View Movies This Year (Mashable)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 02:05 PM PDT

Mashable - Google is reportedly in advanced negotiations with major Hollywood movie studios to launch a streaming, pay-per-view movie rental site by the end of 2010.

FlightTrack Android app flies past its competitors (Appolicious)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:07 PM PDT

Appolicious - Whether you travel extensively, have family and friends who fly often, or you just need to track flight information, FlightTrack is a must-have app for your DROID.

Jordan amends cyber crimes law after media outcry (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Jordan's King Abdullah II, pictured in March 2010. Jordan on Sunday approved a temporary law on cyber crimes after amending it to appease the fury of journalists who said the legislation was a means to control local news websites.(AFP/File/Joseph Eid)AFP - Jordan on Sunday approved a temporary law on cyber crimes after amending it to appease the fury of journalists who said the legislation was a means to control local news websites.

Online video key to Disney, Time Warner Cable row (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 02:23 PM PDT

Reuters - The growing availability of popular TV shows on the Web is at the heart of ongoing contentious programing fee negotiations between Walt Disney Co and Time Warner Cable Inc, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
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