Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Judge echoes Google critics in digital book ruling (AP)

Judge echoes Google critics in digital book ruling (AP)

Judge echoes Google critics in digital book ruling (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 21, 2008 file photo, a scanner passes over a book at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., where one of hundreds of librarians from all over the world was helping Google Inc.'s Book Search create digital versions of world's 130 million books. This week's ruling from U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin did more than complicate Google's efforts to make the digital copies and possibly sell them through an online book store that it opened last year. It also touched upon antitrust, copyright and privacy issues that are threatening to handcuff Google as it tries to build upon its dominance in Internet search to muscle into new markets. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP - As Google Inc. evolved from being an endearing startup to an Internet empire, the company has become used to critics depicting it as a copyright scofflaw and pushy monopolist. It's different when the unflattering portrait is being drawn by a federal judge.

HP's board purge cleared but pay packages scolded (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:56 PM PDT

AP - Just as Hewlett-Packard Co. seemed to emerge from one controversy, it has found itself immersed in two others.

Showtime deal with Netflix shows emerging rivalry (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:03 PM PDT

AP - Amid an emerging rivalry between traditional pay TV operators and rising star Netflix Inc., CBS Corp.'s Showtime pay TV service confirmed Wednesday that back seasons of current original series like "Dexter" and "Californication" will not be available on Netflix's streaming service as of this summer.

Say Hello to Google's New Online Magazine (Mashable)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:15 PM PDT

Mashable - Google's has quietly launched its own full-length online magazine, a quarterly publication whose aim is to create a "breathing space in a busy world."

Skype names new chief financial officer (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 07:34 PM PDT

Reuters - Internet telephone service Skype said it named Jonathan Chadwick, a former McAfee financial executive, as its chief financial officer.

New startup Color builds community with photos (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:36 PM PDT

The founder of an online music service snapped up by Apple more than a year ago is out to weave smartphone users into spontaneous communities through instant image sharing. Color, which Bill Nguyen plans to launch Thursday, lets owners of Apple or Android smartphones automatically share pictures with any other nearby users of the service.(AFP/File/Kimihiro Hoshino)AFP - The founder of an online music service snapped up by Apple more than a year ago is out to weave smartphone users into spontaneous communities through instant image sharing.

3D Smartphones: Gamechanger or Gimmick? (PC World)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:15 PM PDT

PC World - This Spring's CTIA delivered something totally new to the US mobile market: 3D phones. Sprint introduced the HTC EVO 3D while AT&T launched the LG Thrill, a US-branded version of the international LG Optimus 3D. Both are incredibly powerful phones with glasses-free 3D displays. But I have to wonder: Do we really need to see 3D content on a screen that small or is 3D going to be a gamechanger in the smartphone world?

Ex-Apple exec rolls out phone-based social network (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Bill Nguyen, the serial entrepreneur who sold his last company to Apple Inc in 2009, is launching a new cellphone-based social network which aims to challenge Facebook's dominance in social communications beyond the personal computer.

GetGlue to boost live TV with Facebook check-ins (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:37 PM PDT

Reuters - Social media service GetGlue has reached a new broadcast partnership with Comcast Corp's NBC Universal's cable networks, including USA Network, SyFy and MSNBC, to reward users for alerting friends on Facebook whenever they are watching TV shows.

RIM pulls drunken driving 'app' from Blackberry (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:59 PM PDT

US senators on Wednesday said that Research In Motion (RIM) has promised to get rid of a Blackberry software program designed to help drunk drivers evade police checkpoints.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - US senators on Wednesday said that Research In Motion (RIM) has promised to get rid of a Blackberry software program designed to help drunk drivers evade police checkpoints.

Better Than Albums? Music App Builds a Playlist To Fit Your Mood (Mashable)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:18 PM PDT

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The HTC Inspire 4G excels in speed and connectivity (Appolicious)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - Having just purchased the HTC Inspire 4G from AT&T, I can tell you that speed and connectivity were the two aspects that the developers surely had in mind.

Aircell Unveils In-flight Smartphone, Voice Service (PC World)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:40 PM PDT

PC World - Aircell will introduce a mobile voice service for business aircraft and a smartphone specially designed for in-flight use late this year, the company said Wednesday.

Lady Gaga Says 'I'm Tweeting' in Google Tribute Interview (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:51 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - It's hard to say who will love the Google Goes Gaga interview more -- geeks or fans. Lady Gaga was interviewed by the company's first female engineer, Marissa Mayer, in a celebratory piece (for Google and Gaga) posted yesterday as part of the Musicians@Google channel on YouTube.

Remains of the Day: Long live the iPod classic (Macworld)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:30 PM PDT

Macworld - Steve Jobs denied the demise of the iPod classic as recently as last fall, Apple may be thinking about bringing AirPlay to a big screen near you, and an iPhone 4 succeeds where Humpty Dumpty failed. Once upon a time, there were the remainders for Wednesday, March 23, 2011...

Oracle to give early view of software demand (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:18 PM PDT

Reuters - Oracle Corp is poised to provide fresh evidence of the upward curve of technology spending on Thursday, and to detail its battle plan against emerging competitor Hewlett-Packard Co as the two tech giants vie to lead the datacenter revolution.

Captiva 6.5 Extracts Data While Digitizing Documents (NewsFactor)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:10 PM PDT

NewsFactor - EMC has rolled out the latest version of its solution that digitizes paper documents in the enterprise. Captiva 6.5 offers new capabilities that allow it to learn document properties while processing.
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