Microsoft Update Forces HP MediaSmart Home Server Delay
August 31, 2007
TechWeb - While no one is saying the update is fixing flaws, HP said it decided to wait until the better version of the software was available.
Google defies their own “send you away” strategy with Google News
August 31, 2007
Google has publicly stated on several occasions that they are not interested in keeping users on their site — they want people to find information and leave Google as quickly as possible — but their latest move is a sign that Google is taking a second look at that strategy.
Instead of sending people to any […]
Fake ad: iMacs are “Vista-capable”
August 31, 2007
A fake ad shows the new generation of iMacs with a virtualized Blue Screen of Death. But should Mac users be so smug about the Blue Screen of Death?
Facebook attracts developers — and controversy
August 31, 2007
InfoWorld - Many Web developers these days feel a sleep-depriving mix of unbridled enthusiasm and nagging concern over Facebook's social-networking platform.
Monster breach teaches familiar lessons
August 31, 2007
AP - By now, the perils of securing online data with little more than user names and passwords should be well known. Monster.com learned that lesson late and the hard way, prompting this week’s disclosure that the Web jobs board will spend millions of dollars to improve its security.
Apple Cancels NBC Fall TV Lineup On iTunes
August 31, 2007
TechWeb - The rift was based on a doubling of the wholesale price Apple pays for each NBC TV episode.
Microsoft Purchase of RIM Nice to Consider, but Unlikely
August 31, 2007
PC World - Rumors that Microsoft Corp. may purchase BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. are likely just that because of RIM's high price tag, though there would be benefits for both parties if a deal were struck, analysts said Friday.
Judge OKs settlement in Microsoft case
August 31, 2007
AP - A district court judge on Friday approved the $179.95 million settlement in the Iowa class-action lawsuit against Microsoft Corp.
Google begins hosting news on its site
August 31, 2007
AP - Internet search leader Google Inc. on Friday began hosting material produced by The Associated Press and three other news services on its own Web site instead of only sending readers to other destinations.
Microsoft purchasing RIM a nice rumor but unlikely
August 31, 2007
InfoWorld - Rumors that Microsoft may purchase BlackBerry maker Research in Motion are likely just that because of RIM's high price tag, though there would be benefits for both parties if a deal were struck, analysts said Friday.
