Thursday, November 24, 2011

Lawsuit over 'Jew or not Jew' iPhone app dropped (AP)

Lawsuit over 'Jew or not Jew' iPhone app dropped (AP)

Lawsuit over 'Jew or not Jew' iPhone app dropped (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 05:13 AM PST

AP - French anti-racism groups dropped a lawsuit Thursday against Apple Inc. over an iPhone app called "Jew or not Jew?" after it was removed from circulation worldwide.

Nokia to delist from Frankfurt exchange (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 02:52 AM PST

AP - Nokia Corp. has applied to delist from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange because of falling trading volumes of its shares, the world's largest mobile phone maker said Thursday.

Qualcomm challenges LCDs through new e-reader (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 01:56 AM PST

AP - A new electronic display is poised to challenge power-hungry LCDs after U.S. mobile chip maker Qualcomm Inc. teamed up with a South Korean bookseller to introduce a new e-reader.

Startup Helps 'Little Fish' Businesses Make a Big Splash in Marketing (Mashable)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 03:12 PM PST

Mashable - The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Mogulfish

Shadow looms over China's Internet lending market (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 08:34 PM PST

Reuters - One of the worst cash crunches in decades is hitting Chinese companies, but for Pan Zhengqiang, borrowing money recently has been as smooth as the well-oiled machines at his widget factory in the farmlands surrounding Suzhou.

EU court says ISPs can't be forced to monitor users (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:33 AM PST

Reuters - Internet service providers cannot be forced to block their users from downloading songs illegally, as such an order would breach EU rules, Europe's highest court said on Thursday in a ruling welcomed by a consumer group.

UK's Ministry of Defence loses a ton of tech (Digital Trends)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 07:50 PM PST

Digital Trends - From time to time, employees lose company laptops, accidentally leaving them in a bar or on a train. USB sticks go missing too, slipping out of pockets or sliding down the back of sofas, never to be seen again. And of course, some equipment gets stolen.

Apple ahead in mobile loyalty: Gfk research firm (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:02 PM PST

Reuters - Apple is well ahead of rivals in building brand loyalty among its users in a mobile market where the key brands are rushing to build as large a foothold as possible, a study by research firm GfK showed.

AT&T, Telekom to press ahead with T-Mobile deal (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 02:56 PM PST

AP - Deutsche Telekom and AT&T vowed Thursday to press ahead with the planned sale of the German company's T-Mobile USA unit to the U.S. cell phone operator despite concerns raised by American authorities.

So you want to get away this Thanksgiving... (Appolicious)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:00 AM PST

Appolicious - And when we say 'away' we don't necessarily mean a vacation (though that would be nice). We mean away from the family for a bit, or away from the constant barrage of Black Friday sales and leftover turkey sandwiches.

AT&T braces for T-Mobile deal collapse (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 03:07 PM PST

Reuters - AT&T said it would take a $4 billion charge in case its takeover of T-Mobile USA fails, a tacit recognition of the dwindling chances that the deal will get through U.S. regulators who say it would destroy jobs and curb competition.

Microsoft to improve Xbox Live media search through VideoSurf acquisition (Digital Trends)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:17 PM PST

Digital Trends - Microsoft has announced that it has inked a deal to acquire video searching startup VideoSurf in a bid to improve searching for entertainment content across its Xbox Live platform. By integrating VideoSurf’s technology, users will be able to search for a term (say, “Spider-Man”) and pull up unified results across games, the Zune marketplace, TV and film entertainment, and potentially even entertainment content from third-party providers like Netflix, Hulu, or Comcast.

Steve Jobs tribute exhibit on display at the US Patent Museum (Digital Trends)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:20 PM PST

Digital Trends - An exhibit paying tribute to Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs was unveiled last week at the United States Patent Office Museum, located in Alexandria, Virginia. The museum’s Jobs tribute is open to the public and is free of charge.
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