Tuesday, September 28, 2010

HP provides rosy outlook, no guidance on next CEO (AP)

HP provides rosy outlook, no guidance on next CEO (AP)

HP provides rosy outlook, no guidance on next CEO (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:49 PM PDT

A view of the Hewlett Packard headquarters in Palo Alto, California November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithAP - Hewlett-Packard Co. offered a rosy financial outlook Tuesday without giving any guidance on the biggest issue hanging over the world's largest technology company: the identity of its next CEO.

Hulu Plus to play on Roku, TiVo set-top boxes (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:32 PM PDT

AP - Hulu Plus, the $10-per-month online TV subscription service, will soon be available for users of Roku Inc. set-top boxes and Tivo Inc. subscribers who purchase its newest Premiere digital video recorders.

Hulu Plus coming to Roku streaming media player (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:11 PM PDT

Ben Patterson - As I wrote last week, the recently revamped Roku TV set-top box — which starts at just $59 and offers dozens of streaming media apps, ranging from Netflix and Amazon to Pandora and Flickr — makes for one of the best bargains in home video. One important piece of the puzzle was missing, however: Hulu.

The next iPad: thinner, built-in camera, same screen size? (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:44 AM PDT

Ben Patterson - It’s a pretty safe bet that we’ll be seeing a new iPad sometime early next year. How big it’ll be and how many we’ll get are open questions.

Remains of the Day: It’s the crunchiest (Macworld.com)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Macworld.com - Apple gets ready to talk numbers, COO Tim Cook puts a stop to an ugly rumor, and Gizmodo totally scores another Apple scoop. The remainders for Tuesday, September 28, 2010 are dead ahead.

Summary Box: Bartab lets you send drinks over Web (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:01 PM PDT

AP - ON TAP: San Francisco-based startup Webtab offers a service called Bartab that lets you send friends vouchers for actual drinks using a cell phone and Facebook.

Mobile device boom sparks U.S. Net address shortage (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:43 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States could run out of unique Internet addresses to assign to new devices by the end of next year, a telecommunications official said on Tuesday.

Social Media May Predict Candidates' Wins (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 07:49 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Republican candidates for the Senate in the November midterm elections have on average four times as many Facebook fans and five times as many Twitter followers as their Democratic opponents, according to a recent analysis.

Court orders music download license fee review (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:45 PM PDT

Reuters - The fees paid by Yahoo Inc and RealNetworks Inc for licenses to play music on the Internet should be recalculated, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday in the first case over music usage involving so-called new media.

How Social Media Marketers Can Convert Attention Into Action (Mashable)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 11:11 AM PDT

Mashable - Brian Solis is the author of Engage, and a leading authority in digital branding and marketing. Connect with him on Twitter or Facebook.

Official Google Voice app may be coming to iTunes (Appolicious)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:54 PM PDT

Appolicious - Is there a thawing of the cold war between Apple and Google?

OpenOffice.org Volunteers Cut Ties with Oracle (NewsFactor)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:11 PM PDT

NewsFactor - LibreOffice. That's the possible new name of OpenOffice.org. The volunteers that develop and promote the free office software severed ties with Oracle on Tuesday and formed an independent group called The Document Foundation.

The Cloud: A Threat to Incumbents, Opportunity for Startups (PC World)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:30 PM PDT

PC World - Legacy enterprise software, like well-known CRM and ERP applications, are moving to the cloud, but new kinds of applications will need to be developed to take full advantage of these computing services, said Amazon's Web Services chief.

Lawyer: NJ ticket scam defendants didn't break law (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:49 AM PDT

AP - The upcoming trial of four California men accused of illegally buying more than a million sports and concert tickets online could set new rules for prosecuting computer fraud if it's allowed to proceed, an attorney for one of the men argued in federal court Monday.

Fedora 14 Tests Desktop Virtualization (PC World)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 11:50 AM PDT

PC World - The newly released version of the Fedora Linux-based operating system will be the first to incorporate desktop virtualization capabilities, the Fedora Foundation announced on Tuesday.

Forrester: Social Media Content Creators Down in U.S. (PC World)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:30 PM PDT

PC World - This year, a smaller percentage of U.S. Internet users are contributing to social media sites -- uploading videos, writing blog entries, posting comments to news articles and writing online product reviews -- than in 2009, according to Forrester Research.
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