Daily News Alert | Sunday, September 26, 2010 12:01 AM PDT |
Rights groups denounce arrest of Thai webmaster
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:52 pm PDT
AP - Human rights and free speech groups protested Saturday the arrest of a Thai webmaster as she returned from an Internet freedom conference on charges of insulting the monarchy and violating the Computer Crime Act. Full Story | Top |
Traders: China halts rare earth exports to Japan
Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:25 pm PDT
AP - China has halted exports to Japan of rare earth elements — which are crucial for advanced manufacturing — trading company officials said Friday amid tensions between the rival Asian powers over a territorial dispute. Full Story | Top |
EU says to drop antitrust probe into Apple
Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:02 am PDT
 AFP - EU competition regulators said Saturday they will drop an antirust probe into Apple after the US computer giant eased restrictions on programming tools and cross-border warranties for the iPhone. Full Story | Top |
iPhone Tops in Smartphone Customer Satisfaction
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:22 pm PDT
NewsFactor - Traditional wireless cell-phone owners are keeping their devices longer than ever before, and Apple's iPhone is the number-one smartphone in customer satisfaction. Those are some of the conclusions of new studies released Thursday by J.D. Power and Associates measuring customer satisfaction for both traditional mobile phones and smartphones. Full Story | Top |
Newark hopes Facebook gift translates to results
Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:25 pm PDT
 AP - New Jersey has already thrown enough money at its largest school district to make it among the nation's best-funded, yet it remains in the pits. Can a $100 million gift from the founder of Facebook really turn it around? Full Story | Top |
Ashton Kutcher Has Little Twitter Influence [STUDY]
Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:05 pm PDT
Mashable - A study conducted at Northwestern University determined that celebrities like Ashton Kutcher with millions of Twitter followers are mostly ignored on the social media site, resulting in very little if any influence. Full Story | Top |
Official Galaxy Tab video dazzles
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:49 am PDT
Appolicious - A new video highlights the features of Samsung's coming tablet computer. Also, in today's App Industry Report, we offer advice for organizing your business cards and a look at a new iPad app for foodies. Full Story | Top |
Top tech firms settle employment probe
Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:39 am PDT
Reuters - Google, Apple, Adobe Systems, Intel, Intuit and Disney's Pixar reached a settlement with the Justice Department that bars the companies from agreeing to not poach each other's top employees, the department said on Friday. Full Story | Top |
Oracle interest lifts chipmakers
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:58 pm PDT
Investor's Business Daily - Larry Ellison, CEO of the No. 3 software maker, told a gathering of analysts, "You're going to see us buying chip companies." Experts speculate that Oracle (NMS:ORCL) is considering acquiring AMD (NYSE:AMD - News), ARM (NMS:ARMH) or Nvidia (NMS:NVDA). Oracle (NMS:ORCL) bought Sun Microsystems this year for $7.5 bil. The talk lifted AMD 6.9%, ARM 7.6% and Nvidia 5.5%. Full Story | Top |
Racist messages pose quandary for mainstream sites
Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:14 pm PDT
 AP - Although you rarely hear racial insults on Main Street these days, there's a place where unashamed bigotry is all too easy to find: tossed off in the comments sections of some of the Internet's most popular websites, today's virtual Main Street. Full Story | Top |
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