Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Yahoo picks PayPal's pocket to hire latest CEO (AP)

Yahoo picks PayPal's pocket to hire latest CEO (AP)

Yahoo picks PayPal's pocket to hire latest CEO (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:55 PM PST

The company logo is displayed at Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. Yahoo Inc., confirmed Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, it has picked PayPal chief Scott Thompson as its next CEO. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Yahoo's previous turnaround attempts have flopped under three different leaders with dramatically different backgrounds — former movie mogul Terry Semel, beloved Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang and profanity-spewing Silicon Valley veteran Carol Bartz.

Thompson brings tech background to Yahoo (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 03:44 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2010 file photo, PayPal president Scott Thompson speaks at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. Yahoo Inc., confirmed Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, it has picked PayPal chief Scott Thompson as its next CEO. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - Scott Thompson isn't an obvious pick to lead Yahoo, but he brings to the struggling Internet company expertise in technology and operations.

Disney and Comcast reach a long-term deal (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 03:06 PM PST

AP - The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that it reached a long-term agreement with the nation's largest TV signal provider, Comcast Corp., that extends their partnership into the next decade.

Just Show Me: Getting started with the Kindle App for your Android phone or tablet (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 06:25 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to get started with the Kindle App for your Android phone …

Trailer for Netflix’s first original series hits the web (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 06:16 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Despite a somewhat rough year, streaming media and DVD rental giant Netflix is updating its viewing options with new original content, including its first original series. Called Lilyhammer, it's the unlikely story of an American mobster who relocates to the small Norwegian …

Skip the Research and Let Sortable.com Find the Product That's Right for You (Mashable)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:59 PM PST

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Chinese companies battle over Internet video (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:01 PM PST

AP - China's two biggest video websites are fighting a court battle over accusations they are misusing each other's programming as rivalry heats up in an industry that is luring viewers away from bland state TV.

Netflix stock surges with Internet video streaming (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 06:55 PM PST

AP - Netflix has released some statistics that indicate the video subscription service must be doing something right, even though investors and customers have been ridiculing it for much of the past six months.

Cisco shelves home telepresence amid company revamp (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 03:56 PM PST

Reuters - Network equipment maker Cisco Systems has decided to pull the plug on umi, a home video conferencing system it once touted as a quality alternative to popular video chat service Skype -- as it continues with its restructuring plans.

Analysis: Texting profits at risk as users look elsewhere (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 03:05 PM PST

Reuters - Text-messaging has long been a big-time profit generator for U.S. mobile operators, but they now risk losing these profits as consumers find cheaper ways to communicate.

Facebook scammers are taking advantage of anti-Timeline sentiment (Digital Trends)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 08:06 PM PST

Digital Trends - Originally mentioned by Inside Facebook yesterday, scam artists are playing into the negative reaction to Facebook Timeline and convincing Facebook users to provide access to user data. The scammers use applications on Facebook to offer users a method to revert the Facebook Timeline changes and go back to the old profile. The applications use titles like “Deactivate your FB Timeline” and can be found easily through the Facebook search function. By liking the application and interacting with the instructions on the page, users are unwittingly giving the scam artists access to the Facebook profile and allowing automatic posts of spam messages with links that ultimately earn money for the scam artists after someone clicks on a link.

Review: Shark 360 mouse offers added precision (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:59 AM PST

This Jan. 3, 2012 photo, shows the FragFX Shark 360, a console gaming accessory from SpiltFish AG, in Atlanta. The game controller allows the player to use a precision wireless mouse instead of the standard cotroller to play popular games on Xbox 360, such as 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' and 'Halo.' (AP Photo/Ron Harris)AP - Console gaming occasionally gets a boost from add-ons that can make the standard controller more efficient to hold and operate. A new wireless mouse looks to replace the standard Xbox 360 controller altogether in hopes of giving fans of first-person shooters added precision and control.

Android Market surpasses 400,000 apps, sees strong development (Appolicious)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:14 PM PST

Appolicious - The Android Market is slowly improving its ability to sell developers' apps and make them easy to find, with the app store for Google's mobile platform surpassing 400,000 available apps.

Verizon mobile margins fall on strong iPhone sales (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 03:52 PM PST

Reuters - Verizon Wireless expects to report a decline of up to 6 percentage points in its fourth quarter gross profit margins on strong sales of the Apple Inc iPhone and other devices, according to a top executive for its parent company.

US album sales rise for first time since 2004 (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:45 PM PST

AP - U.S. album sales rose more than 3 percent last year for the first gain since 2004 — a sign that rising digital sales are finally stemming the decade-long decline of compact discs.

Investment analyst thinks Kindle Fire cost Apple 1 million iPad sales (Appolicious)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:46 AM PST

Appolicious - The Kindle Fire was a hot item this holiday season. It might have cost Apple quite a few sales that normally would have gone to its iPad tablet.

Apple hires Adobe officer to lead iAd: report (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 06:01 PM PST

Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new iPad during the launch of Apple's new tablet computing device in San Francisco, California, in this January 27, 2010 file photograph. The Recording Academy announced on December 21, 2011 that it is giving Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, who died October 5, 2011, a special Reuters - Apple Inc has appointed Adobe Systems Inc's Todd Teresi to head its iAd mobile-advertising business, Bloomberg said, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.

Google buys more patents from IBM (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:51 PM PST

AP - Google Inc. has bought another 188 U.S. patents and 29 patent applications from IBM Corp., IBM confirmed Wednesday.
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