| Ownership of Unix copyright headed to trial (AP)
August 24, 2009 at 9:40 pm
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| | AP - A federal appeals court on Monday reversed a judge's decision that grant the copyright of the Unix computer operating system to Novell Inc. |
| Crypt above Marilyn Monroe sold for $4.6 million (Reuters)
August 24, 2009 at 8:34 pm
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| | Reuters - An American widow sold her husband's burial crypt directly on top of film legend Marilyn Monroe's final resting place for $4.6 million on Monday, through online auctioneer eBay Inc. |
| Apple Will OK Google Voice App--Over Wi-Fi (PC World)
August 24, 2009 at 7:24 pm
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| | PC World - Those of us who have watched VOIP for a while now always keep an eye out for cases where traditional voice carriers act defensively to keep people from using VOIP. |
| GameStop says CFO will retire in March (Reuters)
August 24, 2009 at 6:44 pm
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| | Reuters - GameStop Corp , the video game retailer, on Monday said co-founder and chief financial officer David Carlson planned to retire early next year. |
| Apple's Snow Leopard goes on sale Friday (AP)
August 24, 2009 at 5:06 pm
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| | AP - Apple Inc.'s latest operating system software, Snow Leopard, will go on sale this Friday. |
| Media multitasking doesn't work say researchers (Reuters)
August 24, 2009 at 5:04 pm
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| | Reuters - Multitaskers of media activities like watching YouTube, writing e-mail and talking on the phone are not very good at any of their tasks, according to a Stanford University report on Monday. |
| Madden NFL 10 for iPhone ready in September (Macworld.com)
August 24, 2009 at 5:02 pm
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| | Macworld.com - Electronic Arts (EA) is getting ready to release the first installment of its legendary Madden NFL game franchise on the iPhone. The company on Monday offered a first glimpse of Madden on the iPhone, with news that the game will be released in September. |
| Vitacost.com plans to go public (AP)
August 24, 2009 at 4:55 pm
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| | AP - Online vitamin and natural care products company Vitacost.com Inc. has filed for an initial public offering, according to documents filed with federal regulators Monday. |
| Microsoft adds app access to non-smart phones (AP)
August 24, 2009 at 4:46 pm
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| | AP - Microsoft Corp. is giving people with regular cell phones access to the same kinds of programs smart phone owners have embraced. |
| RealNetworks Wants Rhapsody on Apple's iPhone (NewsFactor)
August 24, 2009 at 4:33 pm
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| | NewsFactor - RealNetworks is looking to leverage Apple's App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch to get its digital music subscription service to iPhone users around the world. But will Apple allow the iTunes competitor a place on its devices? |
| IREX e-reader to have wireless e-bookstore access (AP)
August 24, 2009 at 4:32 pm
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| | AP - IREX Technologies Inc. said Monday that its upcoming electronic reader will include an application for accessing Barnes & Noble Inc.'s e-bookstore. |
| Brocade stock ticks higher on upgrade (AP)
August 24, 2009 at 4:31 pm
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| | AP - Shares of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. notched higher Monday after an Argus Research analyst upgraded the stock on signs that business in the computer-networking world is improving. |
| Yahoo to overhaul search before Microsoft deal (AP)
August 24, 2009 at 4:19 pm
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| | AP - Although it plans to lean on rival Microsoft's search engine, Yahoo says it will keep innovating in the field. That's one of the main messages that Yahoo tried to convey Monday it previewed an upcoming overhaul to its search page. |
| Check Off 4 adds new interface, Snow Leopard compatibility (Macworld.com)
August 24, 2009 at 4:10 pm
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| | Macworld.com - We’re all busy people. I know this and Mac developers know it as well. How else can one explain the veritable cornucopia of task-managing apps for our platform of choice? |
| New Mac operating system available late August (Reuters)
August 24, 2009 at 3:59 pm
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|  Reuters - Apple Inc said on Monday its new operating system for Mac computers will go on sale this Friday, a bit earlier than expected, as the company looks to continue to expand its share of the PC market.
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| Microsoft revs up low-budget mobile phones (AFP)
August 24, 2009 at 3:16 pm
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|  AFP - Microsoft on Monday unveiled software that lets Twitter, Facebook and other hot Internet services be delivered to low-cost "feature phones" common in developing countries.
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| Trend Micro Unveils 2010 Consumer Security Line (PC Magazine)
August 24, 2009 at 2:19 pm
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| | PC Magazine - Trend Micro today unveiled new versions of its Trend Micro Internet Security and Trend Micro Internet Security Pro consumer security products, both optimized for Windows 7. |
| BlizzCon 2009 Roundup: Cataclysm, StarCraft II and Diablo III (Macworld.com)
August 24, 2009 at 2:06 pm
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| | Macworld.com - BlizzCon, Blizzard Entertainment's two-day celebration for enthusiasts of its popular computer games, converged this past weekend in Anaheim, Calif. Blizzard used the event to reveal its upcoming "Cataclysm" expansion pack for World of Warcraft, and also provided details of other games in development. |
| Sprint-Virgin Mobile deal gets U.S. antitrust nod (Reuters)
August 24, 2009 at 12:56 pm
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| | Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp's proposed $483 million merger with Virgin Mobile USA Inc received antitrust clearance, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Monday. |
| Nokia's Booklet 3G Netbook Takes On Apple and Google (PC World)
August 24, 2009 at 12:54 pm
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| | PC World - Nokia announced it is moving beyond its mobile roots and boldly entering the PC market with its netbook offering dubbed the Booklet 3G. |
| Schools urged to prepare for swine flu absences (AP)
August 24, 2009 at 12:52 pm
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|  AP - Schools should be ready with hard-copy packets and online lessons to keep learning going even if swine flu sickens large numbers of students, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Monday.
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| Swiss official tells Google to erase street views (AP)
August 24, 2009 at 12:48 pm
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| | AP - A Swiss government official is demanding that Google Inc. immediately take off the Internet any "Street View" images of Switzerland, and the company said Monday it would work to resolve problems with the privacy rights regulator. |
| Officials warned about fake DHS intel e-mails (AP)
August 24, 2009 at 12:47 pm
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| | AP - Some e-mails purporting to be from the Homeland Security Department's intelligence division were fake and contained malicious software. |
| Apple to unleash Snow Leopard on August 28 (AFP)
August 24, 2009 at 12:04 pm
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|  AFP - Apple announced on Monday that its next-generation Snow Leopard operating system tailored for the California company's Macintosh computers will be unleashed on the market on Friday.
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| Mac OS X Snow Leopard Supports Microsoft Exchange (NewsFactor)
August 24, 2009 at 11:55 am
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| | NewsFactor - Snow Leopard will go on sale Friday, Aug. 28, Apple announced Monday. Enhancements in this v10.6 of the Mac OS X will make existing features run faster and more efficiently, Apple said, including a more responsive Finder, a faster-loading Mail, and 80 percent faster initial backup from Time Machine. |
| Google Voice Alters iPhone Experience, Apple Tells FCC (NewsFactor)
August 24, 2009 at 11:18 am
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| | NewsFactor - Denying earlier media reports, Apple said Friday that it's still evaluating Google Voice for iPhone as a possible addition to its Apps Store. On the other hand, the software from Google raises concerns about its impact on the iPhone user experience, said Apple Vice President Catherine Novelli in a written response to the Federal Communications Commission. |
| Pirate Bay suitor targeted in police probe (AFP)
August 24, 2009 at 10:22 am
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|  AFP - Police in Sweden said Monday they were investigating Global Gaming Factory, the Swedish online games firm looking to buy illegal download site The Pirate Bay, as doubts surfaced about the sale.
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| Nokia to make laptop, jumping on wireless trend (AP)
August 24, 2009 at 9:41 am
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| | AP - Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, said Monday that it will start making a small, light laptop, similar to ones PC manufacturers are already selling through wireless carriers around the world. |
| Rhapsody Music Service Headed for iPhone (PC World)
August 24, 2009 at 8:29 am
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| | PC World - RealNetworks wants to put Rhapsody, its music subscription service, on the iPhone. The application has been submitted to Apple and, if approved, will offer users unlimited music streaming over Wi-Fi, 3G and Edge for $15 per month. |
| Nokia to enter PC industry with first netbook (Reuters)
August 24, 2009 at 7:52 am
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|  Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Monday it would start to make laptops, entering a fiercely competitive, but fast-growing market.
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| Microsoft to halt Live Framework CTP (InfoWorld)
August 24, 2009 at 6:59 am
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| | InfoWorld - Microsoft on Sept. 8 plan to discontinue its Live Framework Community Technology Preview for developers, instead integrating the framework into the next release of the company's Windows Live online services. | | | 
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