Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings (AP)
September 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under Portals & Search Engines
AP – Google Inc.’s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas’ attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet’s dominant search engine.
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Appeals court rules for Eminem in royalty lawsuit (AP)
September 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under Digital Music
AP – A federal appeals court has found Eminem’s former production company is entitled to more money from downloads of the rapper’s songs and ringtones.
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Take-Two posts profit, raises outlook (Reuters)
September 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under Video Games
Reuters – Video game maker Take-Two Interactive Inc on Thursday smashed Wall Street expectations for its fiscal third quarter and raised its forecast for the current fourth quarter, citing strong sales for its “Red Dead Redemption” title.
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Where Will Apple’s A4 Chip Go Next? (PC World)
September 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under Semiconductor Industry
PC World – Apple’s internally developed A4 chip could be implemented in new devices such as low-power servers, TVs or even communications or entertainment boxes, if the company tries to expand the chip’s footprint, analysts said.
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Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls (PC World)
September 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under Computer Security, Viruses & Worms
PC World – A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook’s photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.
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Remains of the Day: Justin Long a Mac no longer (Macworld.com)
September 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under Apple/Macintosh
Macworld.com – ItâÂÂs a long weekend for many of us and, as you probably know, the term âÂÂlong weekendâ was in fact named after actor Justin Long, who played the part of Mac in the long running Get a Mac ads that concluded earlier this year.
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School Uses Anti-bullying App After Suicide (PC World)
PC World – A school district in South Hadley, Massachusetts, is hoping a specialized software application will help stop tragedies like the one that befell Phoebe Prince, an Irish-born teen who committed suicide in January after an alleged bullying campaign by fellow students.
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IBM Code Unfetters Virtual Workloads (PC World)
September 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under Enterprise
PC World – Some of the first fruits of a European Union-funded project led by IBM are making their way into the field of cloud computing, in the form of a virtual machine migration technology.
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Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World)
September 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under Linux/Open Source
PC World – More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That’s a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.
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The Macalope Weekly: The machine that goes Ping! (Macworld.com)
September 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under Personal Technology
Macworld.com – Apple held its annual iPod show this week and the Macalopeâs here to give you the final take-away. Truth be told, heâs not even going to talk about Ping because he doesnât get it, but you know how it is with nerds: we canât pass up a chance to make a Monty Python [...]
