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AP Interview: Twitter’s Biz Stone

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:41:05 +0000

AP – When Twitter turned five years old on March 21, co-founder Isaac “Biz” Stone was on the road celebrating with some of the popular short messaging service’s famous users. In the past two weeks, he has appeared on the shows of Conan O’Brien, Howard Stern and Martha Stewart among others. He also made a special stop in Chicago just to take out Twitter’s employees there for drinks — a pastime he calls “beersonbiz.”

Acer pledges efforts to rebound amid slowing sales (AP)

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:41:09 +0000

AP – Taiwan’s Acer Inc. has pledged to meet new challenges in the slowing PC market after it replaced its top executive as sales fall amid competition from tablets and other devices. Related posts:New-home sales hit a low; durable goods orders up (AP) Google’s deals in doubt amid spat with Beijing (AP) Google Inc’s deals in doubt amid [...] Related posts:

Myanmar marks unusually low-key Armed Forces Day (AP)

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:41:09 +0000

AP – Myanmar’s military government on Sunday held an unusually low-key ceremony marking Armed Forces Day, as anticipation mounts that it will soon turn over power to a nominally civilian administration. Related posts:Top Secret MJ Videos Protected by Armed Guards! Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes — Heavily-Armed Cops SWARM Over Tool Heist Opposition to sue Myanmar junta over [...] Related posts:

Major Media Companies Unite to Serve Cease-and-Desist Against iPad News Aggregator Zite (Mashable)

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:41:04 +0000

Mashable – The founder and CEO of iPad news aggregator Zite, Ali Davar, has received a cease-and-desist letter signed by several major U.S. publishers, including the Associated Press, Dow Jones, Gannett and Getty Images, for copyright and trademark violations. Related posts:Apple, Major League Baseball Team Up on iPad App Report: Apple gets iPad trademark from Fujitsu (Macworld.com) ipad [...] Related posts:

China report claims Google-linked firms broke rules (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:41:03 +0000

Reuters – Chinese authorities found three companies linked to Google Inc broke tax rules and are investigating possible tax avoidance, a Chinese state-run newspaper said on Thursday, raising the risk of fresh pressure on the Internet search giant.

Ericsson lands contracts worth $1.8 bln in China (AFP)

NewsonToday — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:31:23 +0000

AFP – Swedish telecom giant Ericsson said Monday it had won contracts to provide equipment to two of China’s largest operators, China Mobile and China Unicom, to the tune of 1.8 billion dollars (1.3 billion euros).

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The Strangest Product of CTIA: Eye-Controlled Earphones (PC Magazine)

NewsonToday — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:32:15 +0000

PC Magazine – The strangest demo I saw at CTIA had to be the eye-controlled earphones from NTT Docomo, which was used to control a music player and mobile phone. View full post on Yahoo! News: Technology News Related posts:Smartphones not enough for carriers at CTIA (Reuters) The Apple iPad Won’t Change the World (PC Magazine) Viacom vs. Google: [...] Related posts:

InfoWorld review: Flash Builder 4 lights up rich Internet app development (InfoWorld)

NewsonToday — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:33:05 +0000

InfoWorld – Nearly a year has passed since Adobe made public the beta versions of Flash Builder 4, the next-gen Eclipse-based IDE for constructing data-driven apps on its open source Flex framework. Since then, few innovations have emerged, but don’t be lured into thinking this toolset is more fizzle than flash. This package represents a sizable improvement over its predecessor, Flex Builder 3.

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GlobalPost charts online future amid newspaper woes (AFP)

NewsonToday — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:32:48 +0000

AFP – As US newspapers struggle for a business model for the digital age, the founders of a free online news site which recently celebrated its first birthday are optimistic about its future.

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Zain, Bharti telecoms to ink Africa deal Tuesday: report (AFP)

NewsonToday — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:35:51 +0000

AFP – Kuwait’s Zain telecom and India’s top mobile firm Bharti Airtel are expected to sign a 10.7 billion dollar deal for the sale of Zain’s African assets on Tuesday, a Kuwaiti daily reported.

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