Daily News Alert Monday, June 22, 2009 12:01 AM PDT |
Apple fans are prepared for a part-time Jobs Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:05 pm PDT AP - Five and a half months ago, word that Steve Jobs would only work part-time as he recovered from a liver transplant would have sent investors into a selling frenzy, so closely linked was Apple's charismatic co-founder and CEO to the company's success. Full Story | Top | Reports: Apple CEO Steve Jobs had liver transplant Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:46 pm PDT AP - Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, whose recovery from pancreatic cancer appeared less certain when he had to take medical leave in January, received a liver transplant two months ago but is recovering well, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. Full Story | Top | Redbox's machines take on Netflix's red envelopes Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:30 am PDT AP - With more subscribers than ever flocking to its DVD-by-mail service, Netflix Inc. is one of the few companies to prosper during the worst U.S. recession in 70 years. Yet Netflix CEO Reed Hastings still has something to worry about: an even cheaper DVD rental service run by one of his former lieutenants. Full Story | Top | Nortel to sell itself off in pieces Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:50 pm PDT AP - Nortel Networks, once a technology giant, has decided to sell itself off in pieces rather than attempt to emerge from bankruptcy as a restructured company. Full Story | Top | Web support pours out for Iran protesters Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:46 pm PDT AP - Google and Facebook have rushed out services in Farsi. Twitter users have changed their home cities to Tehran to provide cover for Internet users there. Others have configured their computers to serve as relay points to bypass Iranian censorship. Full Story | Top | T-Mobile to sell new Google phone in August Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:16 pm PDT Reuters - T-Mobile USA will begin selling a new smartphone using Google Inc's Android operating software in August, facing off against high-end devices such as Apple's latest iPhone and the Palm Pre. Full Story | Top | Activision May Stop Supporting Sony PS3 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:40 am PDT PC Magazine - Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said in a published report on Friday it may stop making video games for Sony's PlayStation 3, the No. 3 console in the United States, due to high costs and poor sales. Full Story | Top | Windows 7 Hits a New Low Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:35 pm PDT PC World - I've always wanted to get a modern operating system to work on my graphing calculator. And we're about there, thanks to the efforts of a fellow (or strangly named lady) on The Windows Club forum. A user by the name of "hackerman1" has installed Windows 7 on his PC, which in itself is nothing to write home about. The catch here is that he's gotten a bootable, working installation on no less than a Pentium II system. No, that's not a typo--Pentium Two. The extreme...ly old machine consists of a 266 MHz CPU, a whopping 96 MB of memory, and a next-generation 4 MB graphics card. Full Story | Top | iPhone 3G S Early Buyers Face Activation Delays Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:00 pm PDT PC World - Early iPhone 3G S adopters are reporting difficulty activating their iPhones, reports AppleInsider and MacRumors. In what is practically a carbon copy of last yearâs iPhone 3G launch issues, it appears that Appleâs iPhone service activation servers were unprepared to deal with the influx of new registrations from todayâs iPhone 3G S launch, leaving the zero-day adopters with a potential two day wait. Full Story | Top | Is a Better Screen Next up for the IPhone? Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:50 pm PDT PC World - With last week's launch of Apple's latest iPhone, the iPhone 3GS, the rumor mills are running in low gear on what the secretive computer-maker might be planning for its next cell phone. Full Story | Top |
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