Archive for: September, 2009

Facebook will shut down Beacon to settle lawsuit

Facebook will shut down Beacon to settle lawsuit

Facebook has agreed to shut down its much maligned Beacon advertising system in order to settle a class-action lawsuit.

DOJ: Court should reject Google book search settlement

DOJ: Court should reject Google book search settlement

The U.S. Department of Justice has come out against the proposed agreement to settle copyright lawsuits that authors and major publishers filed against Google over the search company’s book search program.

PBS.org Web site fixed after malware attack

PBS.org Web site fixed after malware attack

PBS has fixed a malware problem related to the Web page for the Curious George children’s TV show.

EBay loses Dior trademark case in France

EBay loses Dior trademark case in France

A French court has found eBay guilty of counterfeiting and fined the online auction site €80,000 (US$118,000).

Report: New net neutrality rule coming next week

Report: New net neutrality rule coming next week

FCC chairman Julius Genachowski will propose new network neutrality rules during a speech at the Brookings Institute on Monday, the Washington Post reports.

Report: FCC will formalize net neutrality rule

Report: FCC will formalize net neutrality rule

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is planning to create formal rules against Internet providers selectively blocking or slowing traffic, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Apple decision on Google Voice was made by senior execs

Apple decision on Google Voice was made by senior execs

Apple’s decision to reject the Google Voice app for the iPhone was spelled out to Google by one of Apple’s top executives: Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing.

AMD reinstates salaries after eliminating pay cuts

AMD reinstates salaries after eliminating pay cuts

Advanced Micro Devices this week told employees that it is reinstating old salaries after canceling an earlier cost-cutting program in which the company cut pay by 5 percent to 20 percent.

Google says Apple did reject Voice app

Google says Apple did reject Voice app

Google told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that Apple did indeed reject the Google Voice application from the iPhone store, despite contrary statements from Apple.

Condoleezza Rice stumps for capitalism at SAP event

Condoleezza Rice stumps for capitalism at SAP event

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, speaking at an SAP event Thursday, defended American-style capitalism against charges that it led to the global economic meltdown.

Microsoft launches CDN for AJAX

Microsoft launches CDN for AJAX

The free Microsoft AJAX CDN provides caching for libraries, improving Web site performance

Intel to show off laptops, netbooks

Intel to show off laptops, netbooks

Intel will show off key products next week that the chip maker hopes will expand its presence in the mobile space, while driving it into new markets.

Second lawsuit threatens Skype sale

Second lawsuit threatens Skype sale

Another legal challenge threatens to derail eBay’s planned sale of Skype to a group of investors, with the filing of a suit against Joost’s former CEO.

You don’t know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz

You don’t know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz

Google offers new ways to view the news; Microsoft’s Zune HD debuts

Swedish startup looks to tame Web’s information overload

Swedish startup looks to tame Web’s information overload

A Swedish startup is nearly set to launch a Web-based application that monitors millions of blogs, Twitter messages and other media for specific keywords and topics.

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