Friday, July 22, 2011

AP source: Apple considering Hulu bid (AP)

AP source: Apple considering Hulu bid (AP)

AP source: Apple considering Hulu bid (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:57 PM PDT

AP - Apple Inc. is in talks to potentially bid for video-streaming service Hulu, a person close to the situation said Friday.

Verizon pulls in subscribers with iPhone; new CEO (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:15 AM PDT

In this July 10, 2011 photo, a woman walks past a Verizon stone in Hollywood. Verizon Communications Inc. is seeing a big boost from the iPhone, adding more new subscribers on contracts in the second quarter than it has in two and half years.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Verizon Communications Inc. is seeing a big boost from the iPhone, adding more new subscribers on contracts in the second quarter than it has in two and half years.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez governs homeland using Twitter (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 05:47 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - While your most important use of Twitter today might be telling all your dedicated followers what you had for lunch, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez rules a country using the social network. During his extended stay in Cuba â€" as he undergoes treatment …

TechLife on OS X Lion, invisible art, the internet making us cuddly, and more! (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 05:41 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Welcome everybody to TechLife on Tecca TV, where we give you the top 5 technology-meets-lifestyle news stories in only 5 minutes. We want to bring a little Friday Fun to you every week! If you missed last week's edition, be sure to check …

Apple to Buy Hulu? [REPORT] (Mashable)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:13 PM PDT

Mashable - Apple could be considering a purchase of popular online video service Hulu, according to "two people who weren't authorized to speak publicly." The two sources spoke with Bloomberg, calling the negotiations "early talks that may lead to an offer for Hulu."

Oracle to question Larry Page in Google patent lawsuit (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:58 PM PDT

File picture shows Google founders Larry Page (R) and Sergey Brin. Oracle will get to question Page under terms set by a US judge presiding over a patent suit pitting the business software titan against the Internet giant(AFP/Getty Images/File/Michael Nagle)AFP - Oracle will get to question Google co-founder Larry Page under terms set by a US judge presiding over a patent suit pitting the business software titan against the Internet giant.

Judge cuts damages in Minn. music downloading case (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 05:51 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge has again reduced the penalty imposed on a Minnesota woman for illegally sharing 24 songs online, this time from $1.5 million to $54,000.

White iPod Touch images surface (Digital Trends)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 05:31 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Nothing can quite rival the hysteria surrounding the White iPhone. The thing rose to epic proportions and became the apple (pun intended) of every fanboy’s eye. Now another iOS device could possibly get the white treatment: The iPod Touch.

RIM's QNX-Based PlayBook Will Get Android App Player (NewsFactor)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 02:12 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Research In Motion is developing an Android App Player for its QNX-based PlayBook tablet, and it's expected to be available before the end of summer. A beta version of the player was inadvertently posted on the company's BlackBerry site and has since been removed, RIM confirmed Friday.

Calif. man gets 4 years for stalking on Facebook (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:47 PM PDT

George Bronk, who had pleaded guilty in January 2011 to charges of computer intrusion, false impersonation and possession of child pornography, listens as he is sentenced to more than four years in prison in Sacramento, Calif., Superior Court Friday, July 21, 2011. Bronk, who violated the online privacy of women in 17 states, Washington, D.C., and England, had searched their Facebook pages for clues that allowed him to take over the their email accounts. After searching their folders for nude or semi-nude photographs or videos they had sent to their husbands or boyfriends, he then distributed the images to their contact lists. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - A California man who trolled women's Facebook pages searching for clues that allowed him to take over their email accounts was sentenced Friday to more than four years in state prison after a judge rejected a plea for a lighter sentence and likened the man to a peeping Tom.

Bullseye iPhone app targets integration of games and music videos (Appolicious)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - It wasn't that long ago that I was an angry teenager lamenting that MTV "never played music videos anymore." Shortly afterwards, of course, they created MTV2 which played music videos exclusively until people realized they didn't really want to watch a station that just played music videos.

Verizon beats Q2 EPS views (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:35 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - Verizon Communications earned 57 cents a share, 2% below a year earlier but 2 cents above forecasts. Revenue edged up 2.8% to $27.53 bil, ahead of views. While Verizon Wireless, its joint venture with Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD - News), added 3 times more subscribers overall than AT&T , Verizon only activated 2.3 mil Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - News) iPhones vs. 3.6 mil iPhone activations by its rival. COO Lowell McAdam will step up to the CEO spot Aug. 1. Shares fell 2.2%.

Rumor: Spotify has 70,000 paid US users one week after launch (Digital Trends)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 06:01 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Spotify launched in the United States a week ago on an invite-only basis, and has been getting a lot of coverage recently, including some rave reviews. The streaming music service can be used for free with ads, but also offers two paid subscription options that start at $4.99. Despite hurdles to sign up, in the time Spotify has been available in the United States, Billboard now claims that 70,000 users have signed up for a paid subscription.

Macbook battery firmware vulnerable to hijacking or worse (Digital Trends)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 06:52 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Well-known Mac security gnat Charlie Miller, a researcher at Accuvant consultancy and co-author of The Mac Hacker’s Handbook, says he’s found a hole in MackBook security through a little-studied areaâ€"the battery.

Windows Sales Fail To Keep Up with Microsoft's Growth (NewsFactor)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 01:48 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $17.37 billion, up eight percent over the same period last year, is good news for the world's biggest software maker and its investors -- except when you consider the decline in its signature product.

Enterprises Favor iPhone, iPad Over Android Devices (NewsFactor)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT

NewsFactor - Apple's iOS devices continued to be the principal driving force behind the rising adoption of smartphones and tablets in the enterprise space during the second quarter, according to a new report from Good Technology. Significantly more iPad and iPad 2 activations took place in the three months through June than for Google Android-based smartphones and tablets, according to the mobile-device management and security provider.
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