Category: Computers and Technology
Hulu sale at risk even as new bids are due (Reuters)
October 12th, 2011, No Comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The auction of online video site Hulu has been slowed by recent developments which could derail it completely, according to sources familiar with the process. Among the issues are conflicts over complicated digital rights, a wide bid-ask gap, and Yahoo being sidelined as a potential buyer by its own issues. Moreover, [...]
PE firms circling AOL turn attention to Yahoo (Reuters)
October 12th, 2011, No Comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc. The unrest has proved a headache for AOL, others are deeply questioned the Internet company tries to reverse his fate. AOL's interest in private equity firms have intensified after the company's stock has fallen 30 percent in earnings results last month sad. Allen & Co. and Bank of America [...]
NJ blogger acquitted of threats to Conn. officials (AP)
October 12th, 2011, No Comments
Hal Turner, of North Bergen, N.J., enters a courtroom in Hartford, Conn., Superior Court Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, where he is on trial on charges of HARTFORD, Conn. – A blogger was acquitted Friday of charges that he threatened state officials when he urged readers to “take up arms” and suggested that government leaders “obey [...]
FTC Seeks Changes to COPPA Rule
October 12th, 2011, No Comments
The Federal Trade Commission is proposing changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, which of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA, or commissioned. The COPPA Rule regulates the information that Web sites ask visitors under the age of 13 can, and the agency sought public comment on the proposed changes. The proposed amendments [...]
Yahoo gives interim CEO a 25 pct raise to $750,000 (AP)
October 12th, 2011, No Comments
San Francisco – Yahoo has given the interim Executive Director Tim Morse, a 25 percent up to step into the leadership vacuum created by the struggling Internet company's recent firing of Carol Bartz. Morse's salary is now $ 750,000, up from $ 600,000, according to an application for registration on Friday. Even Yahoo's finance director, [...]
EBay builds new division to woo developers (Reuters)
October 12th, 2011, No Comments
A pedestrian walks at the headquarters of eBay in San Jose SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ebay Inc is building a new division to woo developers and attract more merchants as the company tries to emulate the success of Apple Inc's iOS platform in the e-commerce world. Ebay's main business is still its giant online marketplaces, [...]
AT&T Launching High-Speed LTE Data Network (NewsFactor)
October 12th, 2011, No Comments
AT & T makes his promise to his high-speed and long-term development of the online data network to bring in this summer. After months of testing the 4G system is open for business as of Sunday. The first five cities that can use the network, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, Texas. The network [...]
Will AOL Buy Yahoo or Just Partner Up? (NewsFactor)
October 12th, 2011, No Comments
What is the future of Yahoo? How about AOL? Where does Microsoft fit into the picture? There seem to be more questions than answers these days — and more rumors than facts. One rumor insists either AOL or Microsoft will acquire Yahoo. AOL was named as a potential suitor before just-fired Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz [...]
Myanmar lifts bans on foreign news websites (Reuters)
October 12th, 2011, No Comments
People use the Internet to an Internet cafe in Yangon Yangon (Reuters) – Myanmar lifted the ban on prominent news sites on Thursday, including some run by critics of the military-dominated government, and published online video portal YouTube, the latest sign of possible reforms in one of the most secluded countries in Asia. Prohibition was [...]
EU probing if Google dominates Internet search (Reuters)
October 12th, 2011, No Comments
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European regulators are still undecided if Google dominates Internet search, and if abused rivals in violation of competition rules, EU antitrust chief said Friday. The European Commission has launched an investigation into Google in November last year after rivals, including Microsoft, has accused the company of abusing its dominant position in the [...]
