Russian Firefox drops Google for Yandex
Although Google has been the default search engine on popular web-browser Firefox's search bar (located right next to the address bar) for as long as many can remember, Russian users will soon find a new face taking Google's place: Yandex. According to Mozilla General Counsel Harvey Anderson, Russian-localized versions of... Read on »
Two executives leave as Dell restructures
Dell's President of Global Operations, Mike Cannon, and Chief of Marketing, Mark Jarvis, are leaving the company less than two years after being brought on by Dell CEO Michael Dell, who returned to the helm of the computer maker in 2006. Dell, once the top global PC maker, has fallen... Read on »
Repairs on underwater Internet cables started
Following the break of three underwater Internet cables in the Mediterranean early last Friday, France Telecom has sent a ship, the "Raymond Croze," to examine and repair the damage. The cables are now thought to have been accidentally cut by a ship's anchor, and repairs were started yesterday at 1330... Read on »
Three of four underseas Internet sub-cables broken
According to telecom provider Interoute, three of the four underseas sub-cables connecting Asia to North America have been severed for unknown reasons.... Read on »
Chinese man wins case against Internet vigilantism
It started out as many sordid love stories do: the suicide of a wife after the discovery that her husband had been... Read on »
FCC clears Sprint-Clearwire WiMAX merger
Originally announced in May of this year, the merger between the WiMAX divisions of Sprint and Clearwire is coming ever closer to reality: the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced that it has unanimously passed the deal with a 5-0 vote. FCC regulators hope that the merger will inject... Read on »
Google ends ad agreement with Yahoo
Speculation grew last month when we reported that the Google-Yahoo ad deal may be over. In a post on the official Google Blog, Senior VP David Drummond announced today that, due to legal concerns, a possible ad partnership between search engines Google and Yahoo would not be coming to fruition... Read on »
Revision3 cuts shows from lineup
Fans of the popular Internet-based television network Revision3 may notice a bit of a change in the programming line-up when they tune in next week. Jim Louderback announced today on the company blog that five shows, including Pixel Perfect, PopSiren, Internet Superstar, Epic Fu, and Wine Library, will either be... Read on »
Google Earth comes to the iPhone
No doubt many of you have frittered away several hours through the sheer exploration possibilities offered by the Google Earth program. Perhaps some of you may even have wished you could have this little application everywhere you go. If so, then you're in luck: in a posting on Google's LatLong... Read on »
Intel teams with Oprah Winfrey for ad campaign
Intel and Oprah Winfrey. You don't hear these two words often in the same sentence, but perhaps you may want to get used it, at least for this year. Intel announced today that for the 2008-2009 season, it will be partnering up with the popular talk show host for an... Read on »
iPhone lowering margins for phone carriers
Although many traditionally think of cell phone carriers as huge conglomerate organizations intent on nickel-and-diming the consumer at every corner, one cannot forget about the heavy subsidies on phones that these companies take on in order to lure consumers to sign for longer term contracts. With the release of the... Read on »
Yahoo possibly cutting 3500 jobs
Hot off the revelation that Microsoft is no longer interested in acquiring it, search-company Yahoo may be planning to cut as many 3500 jobs by December 10th, mainly in its sales and finance departments. According to an anonymous source who tipped off Valleywag.com, "Finance will be cutting 50% of the... Read on »
DoJ closes AMD antitrust investigation
After nearly two years of investigation, chip-maker AMD has finally announced that the US Department of Justice is closing its antitrust investigation of ATi, a move analysts predicted from as early as the beginning of the investigation. Competitor nVidia, which was subpoenaed at the same time as ATi, confirmed that... Read on »
Apple Threatens to Shut Down iTunes
This coming Thursday, the Copyright Royalty Board is expected to rule on a request by the National Music Publisher's Association to increase royalty rates paid to its members for online purchases as much as 66% (from 9 to 15 cents a track). Apple, however, stands adamantly opposed to the decision,... Read on »
Nasdaq Probes Google's Price Swing
The Nasdaq Stock Market said it will cancel some of the late trades in Google, whose shares appeared to plunge as low as 1 cent at the close of North American markets on Tuesday. A spokeswoman for exchange parent Nasdaq OMX Group stated that the "erroneous orders" that caused the... Read on »
Apple Adds NDA to App Store Rejection Notices
The situation regarding Apple's App Store for the iPhone is getting weirder by the day. Several applications have been rejected from the App Store based on seemingly dubious claims such as duplication of functionality (even though they didn't duplicate anything), or alikeness to default applications. Of recent note are two... Read on »
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