Choice of CEO signals new direction for HP
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 02:38 pm PDT
 AP - The appointment of a German software executive as Hewlett-Packard Co.'s next CEO sends an unmistakable signal that the board of the world's largest technology company is prepared to gamble big on an aggressive push into the software business. Full Story | Top |
Logitech set to unveil Google-TV-enabled Revue
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 02:18 pm PDT
Ben Patterson - Nope, it’s not another streaming-media set-top box like Apple TV or the Roku. Instead, the Revue seeks to meld TV and the Web by piggybacking onto your existing DVR — with a little help from Google. How much will the Revue set you back? We’re about to find out. Full Story | Top |
Remains of the Day: Untitled Document
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 04:30 pm PDT
Macworld - You can’t stop Dan Moren, you can only hope to contain him. Oh, wait, what’s this? You can stop him. If you’re a virus. Powered by nine years of Under the Knife, these are your remainders for Friday, October 1, 2010. Full Story | Top |
Yahoo losing 3 top execs, raising more worries
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:29 pm PDT
AP - Three top Yahoo Inc. executives are leaving the slumping Internet company in an exodus that could put CEO Carol Bartz on the hot seat as she approaches the end of her second year trying to engineer a turnaround. Full Story | Top |
Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Android Phones
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 09:18 pm PDT
PC World - Microsoft filed patent infringement complaints against Motorola and its Android phones in the International Trade Commission and U.S. federal court Friday, indicating that the software giant may hope to use its strong patent position as one way to set its mobile software apart from the competition. Full Story | Top |
Facebook movie underscores cultural phenomenon
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 03:25 pm PDT
Reuters - Facebook now counts one of every two Americans as a user, would rank behind only China and India in population if it were a country and has an estimated value of more than $30 billion, larger than that of Starbucks. Full Story | Top |
Liz Phair changes gears on "Funstyle"
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 06:36 pm PDT
Reuters - Two years ago, singer-songwriter Liz Phair did a round of interviews announcing a new deal with powerhouse indie label ATO and stating that she felt creative for the first time in 15 years. She did rerelease her seminal 1993 album, "Exile in Guyville," on her new label, but fresh songs never seemed to materialize -- until July 4 of this year, when Phair posted a new album online, seemingly out of nowhere. Full Story | Top |
Web Faceoff: Yahoo vs. AOL
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 01:18 pm PDT
Mashable - Two titans of the web 1.0 era are trying to find their footing in the world of the social web. Will Yahoo or AOL be able to regain their former glory? Full Story | Top |
5 Reasons the Windows Phone 7 Will Fail
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 04:17 pm PDT
PC World - Microsoft will debut three new smartphones that carry its revamped Windows Phone 7 operating system on Oct. 11, offering them on wireless carrier AT&T a month later, according to the Wall Street Journal. Full Story | Top |
FBI says cyber-thieves stole $70 million
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 02:01 pm PDT
AP - The FBI and law enforcement agencies in Ukraine, the Netherlands and Britain are tracking down international cyber criminals who stole $70 million by using malware that captured passwords and account numbers to log onto online bank accounts. Full Story | Top |
5 Things Linux Does Better Than Mac OS X
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:17 pm PDT
PC World - Were it not for Windows' long-standing installed base and overwhelming market dominance, it seems unlikely that anyone would argue seriously for the merit of the operating system, plagued as it is by high prices, security problems and vendor lock-in. Full Story | Top |
PARTING SHOTS: Osama’s back up to his old tricks
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 03:51 pm PDT
The Upshot - Here is our roster of stories that managed to evade the full-on blog treatment: • U.S. counterterrorism officials think that Osama bin Laden may be behind the recent threat of attacks on multiple European cities. (AP) • Researchers have found a dramatic uptick in the concentration of carcinogens in the Gulf post-BP oil disaster. (Huffington [...] Full Story | Top |
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