12 posts tagged “the register”
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over iPhone 3G flakiness
— We all knew it was coming, it was just a matter of time. A lawsuit
has been filed against Apple over what the plaintiff is referring to as
the “Defective iPhone 3G,” which she hopes will become a class-action
complaint.
Apple:
MobileMe: Supplemental 60-day extension eligibility and details
— Learn about the 60-day extension to MobileMe subscriptions that
Apple is providing to eligible members free of charge. — Note: This
article will be updated when all 60-day extensions have been made
available.
Discussion:
ReadWriteWeb, Data Center Knowledge, Digital Daily, Epicenter, DygiScape, TUAW, Insanely Great Mac, PC World, TechSpot, The Register, WebWorkerDaily, GottaBeMobile, One More Thing, MacRumors, The iPhone Blog, CrunchGear, The Apple Core, AppScout, Gizmodo, MacUser, MacDailyNews, TidBITS, Silicon Alley Insider and Infinite Loop
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:Apple's MobileMe: Why don't we just call it a beta
BIZ / Twitter Blog:
Changes for Some SMS Users—Good and Bad News
— Let's start with the bad news. Beginning today, Twitter is no
longer delivering outbound SMS over our UK number. If you have been
receiving SMS updates from Twitter via +44 762 480 1423, you'll notice that they've stopped and you may want to explore …
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MG Siegler / VentureBeat:
Twitter kills SMS service in some countries over costs. Will someone kill SMS already?
— I've got some bad news for you if you're addicted to the
micro-messaging service Twitter and don't live in the United States,
Canada or India: You're about to get shafted.
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch UK:Twitter cuts UK SMS - there goes another business model
IPhone Software Sales Take Off: Apple's Jobs
— CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple Inc.'s bet on cellphone software appears
to be paying off. — In the month since Apple opened an online
software clearinghouse called the App Store, users have downloaded more
than 60 million programs for the iPhone …
Discussion:
TeleRead, Ars Technica, The Register, Contentinople, TechCrunch, One More Thing, Byte of the Apple, ReadWriteWeb, Mashable!, PDA, The Outsidr, TUAW, CyberNet, Silicon Alley Insider, Pulse 2.0, The Social Times, iLounge, FierceWireless, Valleywag, iPod Observer, Boy Genius Report, CrunchGear, Colin's Corner, localmobilesearch.net, Gizmodo, mocoNews.net, VentureBeat, BloggingStocks, FierceMobileContent, Apple 2.0, I4U News, MacDailyNews, Boing Boing Gadgets, AppScout, Apple Gazette and videogaming247
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
iPhone App Downloads Are Up. What About Their Usage?
— The iPhone App Store is red hot: in its first month, more than 60
million software programs were downloaded and generated about $1
million a day in sales. That information comes from Steve Jobs in an
interview with The Wall Street Journal.
Discussion:
Tech Check with Jim Goldman, VentureBeat, 9 to 5 Mac, AppleInsider, Electronista and Gadget Lab
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Steve Jobs: 60 million iPhone apps downloaded, confirms kill switch
— Steve Jobs, presumably speaking from a hyperbaric chamber where he's
being nourished with an infusion of liquified developers-souls before
his next public appearance, had a few interesting tidbits about the
AppStore for the Wall Street Journal this morning.
Steve Jobs: MobileMe “not up to Apple's standards”
— In an internal e-mail sent to Apple employees this evening, Steve
Jobs admitted that MobileMe was launched too early and “not up to
Apple's standards.” The e-mail, seen by Ars Technica, acknowledges
MobileMe's flaws and what could have been done to better handle the
launch.
Discussion:
Digital Daily, IT Project Failures, The Register, Gizmodo, Guardian Unlimited, Data Center Knowledge, AppleInsider, Boing Boing Gadgets, BloggingStocks, MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer, The Mac Observer, CrunchGear, The iPhone Blog, Cult of Mac, MobileCrunch, last100, Silicon Alley Insider, GottaBeMobile, 9 to 5 Mac, TUAW, MacRumors, MacDailyNews, Engadget and Digg
Arn / MacRumors:
Nullriver Introduces 3G/EDGE Tethering App for iPhone [Updatedx3]
— Nullriver, Inc. has released NetShare onto the iTunes App Store this
evening (via iPhone Alley). The $9.99 application promises to allow
you to share your iPhone's network connection with your computer.
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:Tethering Briefly Comes To The iPhone, Tempers Flare
BREAKING: CBS Acquiring CNET For $1.8 Billion; 44.6 Percent Premium
— CBS (NYSE: CBS) is acquiring CNET (NSDQ: CNET) for $1.8 billion in
cash. The purchase price comes to $11.50 per share, representing a
44.6 percent premium over last night's closing price of $7.95.
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PR Newswire:
CBS Corporation To Acquire CNET Networks, Inc.
— CBS to Become a Top Ten U.S. Internet Company with Unparalleled
Content and Reach, Boasting Approximately 200 Million Monthly Unique
Users Worldwide — CNET Networks' CNET, ZDNet, GameSpot.com, TV.com,
CNET News, UrbanBaby, BNET …
Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
CBS Buying CNET For $1.8 Billion; CBS Predicts $1 Billion Interactive Revenues By 2010
— CBS will pay $11.50 a share for CNET. The all-cash deal represents
a premium of 44% above the $7.95 CNET closed at yesterday. Will it be
enough to satisfy JANA et al?
Discussion:
paidContent.org, HipMojo.com, The Boy Genius Report, MarketingVOX, Smalltalk Tidbits …, innonate and Tech Ticker
Margaret Kane / CNET News.com:
CBS to buy CNET Networks
— CBS has agreed to acquire CNET Networks in a deal valued at $1.8
billion, the companies said Thursday. — The purchase price comes to
$11.50 per share, representing a 44 percent premium over Wednesday's
closing price of $7.95.
Discussion:
Download Squad, MediaFile, paidContent.org, Screenwerk, SEO and Tech Daily, My Blog Posts, Windows Connected, jkOnTheRun and Mobility Site
Staci D. Kramer / paidContent.org: CBS-CNET: Interview: Leslie Moonves, CEO, CBS: 'Right Opportunity … NEW!
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks: Live Reporting: CBS/CNET Acquisition Call
Yahoo!'s Board of Directors Responds to Latest Microsoft Letter
— The Board of Directors of Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading
global Internet company, today sent the following letter to Steve
Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation. — Dear
Steve:
Discussion:
CNET News.com, VentureBeat, Ars Technica, GigaOM, BetaNews, Tech Beat, eWeek, DailyTech, Bits, LiveSide, Digital Daily, Salon, Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog, The Register, HipMojo.com, All about Microsoft, Beyond Binary, Paul Kedrosky's …, New York Times, BoomTown, Silicon Alley Insider, BBC NEWS, Bink.nu, SEO and Tech Daily, Search Engine Watch Blog, CyberNet, Digital Trends, Epicenter, Blogspotting, I4U News, Search Engine Land, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, The Tech Report, Contentinople, Tech Trader Daily, Search Engine Journal, Download Squad, CrunchGear, Search Engine Roundtable, WebProNews, Alice Hill's Real Tech News and PDA
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:Yahoo vs. Microsoft: Thanks for the letter Steve; Now give us more money or get lost
New York Post:YAHOO! SETS REPLY TO MICROSOFT ATTACK
Microsoft chops Vista retail prices
— In what may be an unprecedented decision, Microsoft said Thursday
that it plans to lower the retail prices for several flavors of Windows
Vista. — For those in the U.S., Microsoft is cutting prices only on
the higher-end versions of Vista …
Discussion:
The Register, Mark Evans, Electronista, Inquirer, CrunchGear, Gizmodo, Techlog, Slashdot and WinBeta
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Microsoft:
Microsoft Reduces Price on Several Retail Stand-Alone Versions of Windows Vista
— Q&A: Brad Brooks, corporate vice president for Windows Consumer
Product Marketing at Microsoft, discusses changes to pricing of Windows
Vista retail stand-alone editions. — Since its release …
Discussion:
Rough Type, Guardian Unlimited, Download Squad, BBC, The Tech Report, GottaBeMobile and Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog
Reuters:
Microsoft cuts Vista prices to urge upgrades
— SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it plans to cut
prices of its Windows Vista operating system sold at retail outlets in
a move aimed at pushing customers to switch to the newest version of
Windows.
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:Don't get too excited about those Vista price cuts
Discussion:
Gawker
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / Hardware 2.0:Vista price slash
Discussion:
Channel 9
Google Works to Torpedo Microsoft Bid for Yahoo
— Standing between a marriage of Microsoft and Yahoo may be the
technology behemoth that has continually outsmarted them: Google. —
In an unusually aggressive effort to prevent Microsoft from moving
forward with its $44.6 billion hostile bid for Yahoo …
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Official Google Blog:
Yahoo! and the future of the Internet
— The openness of the Internet is what made Google — and Yahoo! —
possible. A good idea that users find useful spreads quickly.
Businesses can be created around the idea. Users benefit from constant
innovation. It's what makes the Internet such an exciting place.
Discussion:
Telegraph Blogs, Guardian Unlimited, IT Project Failures, DSLreports, WinExtra, The Register, Business Week, WebProNews, BloggingStocks, Yahoo! Finance, Windows Connected, CNET News.com, LucaFiligheddu.com, Performancing.com, Search Engine Land, Mark Evans, 901am, Alexander van Elsas's Weblog …, Seeking Alpha, GigaLaw.com Daily News, Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog, Electronista, Techmamas, New York Times, Silicon Alley Insider, AccMan Pro, Oliver Thylmann's Thoughts, Joe Duck, Trends in the Living Networks, The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, Alice Hill's Real Tech News, Slashdot, ReadWriteWeb, O'Flaherty, TechCrunch, Today @ PC World, Peter Black's Freedom …, TECH.BLORGE.com, Los Angeles Times, Search Engine Journal, David Dalka, Brandon LeBlanc, Damien Mulley, Engadget, Tech Beat, HipMojo.com, Ars Technica, AppScout, Anshu's Blog, Google Watch, Digital Destiny, Tech Talk with Dean Takahashi, Techland, Screenwerk, Yahoo! Finance, TechBlog, BuzzMachine, Bits, Clickety Clack, All about Microsoft, VentureBeat, Marc's Voice, BBC NEWS, Between the Lines, Paul Kedrosky's …, ParisLemon, The Last Podcast, Zoli's Blog, MarketingVOX, Furrier.org, Gizmodo, FP Posted, Epicenter, Mini-Microsoft, Boing Boing, ResourceShelf, Mac Beach, ZDNet.com.au, Profy.Com, Valleywag, Mashable!, GigaOM, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check and Digg
Mark Cuban / Blog Maverick:
Why Yahoo should say Yes to MicroSoft
— One thing about Jerry Yang that I always have admired is that he
cares. He cares about his employees. He cares about his products. He
cares about his shareholders. Most of all he cares about building a
world class company that can be great at what it does.
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:Microsoft Writes Yahoo: BoomTown Decodes the Letter, So You Don't Have To!
Discussion:
Silicon Alley Insider
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:Google launches its 'let's annoy Microsoft' plan: Pings Yahoo and works regulators
Matt Asay / The Open Road:Microsoft is “committed to openness,” snickers its general counsel
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