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Microsoft Tweaks Licensing Policy to Promote Virtualization
August 20, 2008
on Business & Law
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Wolfgang Gruener
Redmond (WA) - Virtualization is one of the hot topics in enterprise computing these days, but the technology is not spreading as fast as many would have hoped, as key questions remain unanswered. Read more
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Cashing In: Google Sued For Patent Infringement
August 19, 2008
on Business & Law
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Christian Zibreg
Mountain View (CA) - GraphOn, a software company that offers remote application access software, said it has filed a patent infringement suit against Google. Read more
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Music Royalties Could Kill Pandora
August 19, 2008
on Business & Law
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Humphrey Cheung
Oakland (CA) - Escalating music royalties could put Internet darling, Pandora, out of business. Read more
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Former Microsoft Executive Joins TASER
August 19, 2008
on Business & Law
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Humphrey Cheung
Scottsdale (AZ) - A former Microsoft executive is joining less-than-lethal products manufacturer Taser International. Read more
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iPhone 3G Now Available Online To AT&T Business Customers
August 19, 2008
on Business & Law
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Christian Zibreg
Apple is wasting no time to make its iPhone available to as many people as possible. Read more
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Google Ends An Era Of Ad-free RSS
August 19, 2008
on Business & Law
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Christian Zibreg
Mountain View (CA) - A new service offered by Google enables publishers to inject contextual text or image ads into individual feeds distributed by FeedBurner, the world's largest RSS distribution service that was acquired by Google more than two years ago. Read more
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Electronic Arts Signs Publishing Deal With Epic
August 18, 2008
on Video Game Related Topics
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Wolfgang Gruener
Epic, developer of the Unreal Engine, said it will be distributing an "all-new action title for the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3" through publisher Electronic Arts (EA). Read more
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Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Sued for Fetal Selection Ads in India
August 15, 2008
on Business & Law
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Jane McEntegart
The thee major search engines have all been served court papers for supposedly promoting methods and products designed to help parents choose the sex of their unborn child. Read more
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Apple Is Worth More Than Google
August 15, 2008
on Notebooks and Laptops
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Steve Seguin
Apple found itself worth more than Google for the first time ever while trading on Wednesday Read more
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Facebook Faces Class Action Suit Over Beacon
August 15, 2008
on Business & Law
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Steve Seguin
Facebook has found itself in more trouble stemming from its controversial Beacon advertisment system, this time in the form of a class-action suit Read more
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PS3 Unit Sales Drop Sharply, Wii Remains Strong
August 15, 2008
on Business & Law
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Wolfgang Gruener
Chicago (IL) - Market research firm NPD today released its July game console shipment estimates, which shed some light on how well each manufacturer travelled through the month with typically weak sales. Read more
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Former Apple General Counsel Settles Backdating Case For $2.2 Million
August 15, 2008
on Business & Law
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Wolfgang Gruener
Washington, D.C. - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has settled options backdating charges against Nancy R. Heinen, the former General Counsel of Apple. Read more
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AOL Spammer Michael Dolan Sentenced to 7 Years
August 14, 2008
on Networking
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Jane McEntegart
A Connecticut man was sentenced to seven years in jail for scamming nearly half a million dollars out of AOL users. Read more
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PC Vendors Asking For Reductions In ODM/OEM Quotes For Blu-ray Drives
August 14, 2008
on Business & Law
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DigiTimes
PC vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Acer and Asustek Computer want a considerably large reduction in ODM/OEM prices of Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo and BD-ROM drives, but leading ODM/OEM makers are unwilling to lower current quotes, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more
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Solar Wafer Suppliers See Silicon Carbide Prices Soar Amid Short Supply
August 14, 2008
on Business & Law
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DigiTimes
Prices of silicon carbide, a material for solar wafer cutting, have jumped sharply since last year, as China, the biggest supplier, has imposed export quotas on the material, according to industry sources. Read more