Google looking to map the abyss
April 30, 2008
Google has tackled visualization of Earth, and more recently the sky, by offering up free imagery to the public with Google Earth and Google Maps. The data Google is giving away for free is simply breathtaking — it’s hard to believe we never had access to it as recent as three years ago.
Now, Google […]
Online music services could pay $100 million in royalties
April 30, 2008
Reuters - Time Warner Inc’s AOL unit,
RealNetworks and Yahoo Inc could stand to pay up to $100
million in royalties owed to thousands of songwriters and
publishers, after a federal judge established a formula for
determining the payments.
Adobe plans to give away Flash for mobile devices
April 30, 2008
AP - Adobe Systems Inc. says it will license its video-enabling Flash software for free for mobile devices to help developers make mobile Internet experiences more closely resemble the experience on computers.
AT&T launches TV service on new phones, rivaling Verizon
April 30, 2008
AP - AT&T Inc. is launching its new video service for cell phones Sunday on two phones, and will charge $15 per month for 10 channels.
Craigslist blanched as eBay eyed marriage: lawsuit
April 30, 2008
Reuters - Web classifieds leader Craigslist
sought a divorce, while online auction giant eBay proposed a
formal marriage, according to court papers unsealed on
Wednesday that detail a testy four-year relationship.
Federal judge sets formula for Internet music royalties
April 30, 2008
AP - A federal court on Wednesday established a formula for determining the Internet royalties owed to thousands of music composers, writers and publishers by three major online services — Yahoo Inc., AOL and RealNetworks Inc.
Nine Inch Nails hammers scalpers with new policy
April 30, 2008
Reuters - In a move meant to get fans into
premium seats and bypass ticket brokers and scalpers,
industrial-rock band Nine Inch Nails has reserved tickets to
each of its upcoming summer tour dates for registered users of
its Web site, NIN.com.
EBay makes public its complaint against Craigslist
April 30, 2008
AP - The legal wrangle between Craigslist and eBay Inc. is about the competition in the online classifieds market, eBay’s complaint in the case reveals.
Microsoft’s board fails to decide on Yahoo: report
April 30, 2008
Reuters - Microsoft Corp’s board met on Wednesday
to discuss its stand-off with Yahoo Inc over its $41.8 billion
takeover bid, but failed to reach a decision on what to do
next, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Report: Microsoft board still mulling next Yahoo move
April 30, 2008
AP - Microsoft Corp.’s directors met Wednesday to consider raising the software maker’s $41.9 billion bid for Yahoo Inc. instead of pursuing a hostile takeover attempt, according to a published report.
