Daily News Alert | Friday, January 30, 2009 12:00 AM PST |
Calif. weighs tough TV energy standards
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:50 pm PST
 AP - Visit any electronics store and it's clear that flat-screen TVs are among their best sellers — and that they hope consumers continue a years-long tradition of upgrading their home entertainment systems for the Super Bowl. Full Story | Top |
Amazon stock soars on strong profit and outlook
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:48 pm PST
AP - Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 9 percent and easily surpassed analysts' forecasts. Those results, plus an optimistic forecast, sent its shares soaring 13 percent in extended trading. Full Story | Top |
Obama puts his beloved BlackBerry to work
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:27 pm PST
 AP - He won the fight to keep it. Now, Barack Obama is putting his beloved BlackBerry to work. Upon returning to the White House on Thursday morning after a trip to his younger daughter's school for a class presentation, the president walked along the West Wing Colonnade toward the Oval Office while looking down at the electronic communicating device he held in both hands. Full Story | Top |
Google delays stock option exchange program
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:47 pm PST
CNET - Googlers who want to revalue their underwater stock options will have to wait until Tuesday for the voluntary employee option exchange program to launch, Google said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday that did not explain why. Full Story | Top |
AP, news groups urge court webcast in music case
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:02 pm PST
AP - Fourteen news organizations, including The Associated Press and The New York Times Co., are urging a federal appeals court to allow online streaming of a hearing in a music downloading lawsuit the recording industry filed against a Boston University graduate student. Full Story | Top |
Dell plots smartphone foray, eyes Apple: report
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:11 pm PST
 Reuters - Dell Inc is plotting a foray into the cell phone arena as early as next month, making and selling smartphones to revitalize a business walloped by crumbling PC sales and pitting the firm against Apple, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Full Story | Top |
Nortel exits WiMax business
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:21 pm PST
Reuters - Nortel Networks Corp, the ailing telecom equipment provider, has decided to abandon its WiMax wireless technology business as it restructures in bankruptcy protection. Full Story | Top |
Microsoft releases Web Sandbox under open source
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:12 am PST
InfoWorld - Microsoft has made source code for its Live Labs Web Sandbox project for securing Web content through isolation available via open source under the Apache License 2.0, according to a report this week on Microsoft's Port 25 site. Full Story | Top |
SP2 for Vista, Server 2008 Reportedly Sent to Testers
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:02 pm PST
NewsFactor - With Windows Vista hanging in the balance between a coming-to-life Windows 7 and a refusing-to-die Windows XP, a second service pack for Vista and Windows Server 2008 has reportedly been sent to testers. The reports say a release candidate escrow build has been sent for feedback, with other versions to be available in the next few months. Full Story | Top |
What If My Storage Cloud Turns Stormy?
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:40 pm PST
PC World - Services that store enterprise data in a "cloud" on the Internet raise questions that organizations are just beginning to ask, but for all their limitations, they may be no more risky than on-site storage platforms. Full Story | Top |
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