Neil Young: Steve Jobs listened to vinyl
By RYAN NAKASHIMA DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) – Legendary rocker Neil Young took his campaign for higher-fidelity digital sound to the stage of a technology conference Tuesday, saying a giant of the industry was on his side: the late Steve Jobs. Young said the Apple co-founder was such a fan of music that he didn’t … Read more
Private Snoops Find GPS Trail Legal to Follow
The New York Times Only yesterday it was the exotic stuff of spy shows: flip on a computer and track the enemy’s speeding car. But today, anyone with $300 can compete with Jack Bauer. Online, and soon in big-box stores, you can buy a device no bigger than a cigarette pack, attach it to a … Read more
The BlackBerry, Trying to Avoid the Hall of Fallen Giants
The New York Times FORGET the Union — what’s the state of the BlackBerry? Research in Motion, maker of BlackBerry smartphones and tablets, sent its co-chief executives packing last week and replaced them with Thorsten Heins, who had been RIM’s chief operating officer. How would he characterize his employer? “We make the best communications devices … Read more
Facebook IPO could value it among top companies
By RYAN NAKASHIMA LOS ANGELES (AP) – When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald’s, Amazon.com and Bank of America. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Facebook is preparing to file … Read more
In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad
The New York Times The explosion ripped through Building A5 on a Friday evening last May, an eruption of fire and noise that twisted metal pipes as if they were discarded straws. When workers in the cafeteria ran outside, they saw black smoke pouring from shattered windows. It came from the area where employees polished … Read more
New Web Piracy Arrest as Site Founder Is Denied Bail
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An Estonian citizen was arrested by Dutch police at the request of American authorities investigating the file-sharing Web site Megaupload, a prosecutor’s office spokeswoman said Wednesday. Also Wednesday, a New Zealand judge denied Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder, bail following his arrest last week on American accusations of copyright infringement. The … Read more
How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work
When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley’s top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president. But as Steven P. Jobs of Apple spoke, President Obama interrupted with an inquiry of his own: what would it take to make iPhones in the United States? Not … Read more
After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill
By Jim Abrams WASHINGTON (AP) – Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Critics said the bills would result in censorship and stifle Internet innovation. The demise, at … Read more
TV covering high-profile Ohio trial with puppets
THOMAS J. SHEERAM CLEVELAND (AP) – It’s courtroom drama crossed with “Sesame Street,” as a television station barred from using cameras during a high-profile corruption trial covers the highlights with a nightly puppet show. It stars a talking squirrel “reporter” who provides the play-by-play in an exaggerated, “you won’t believe this” tone. “It’s a satirical … Read more
Wikipedia to be blacked out over anti-piracy bill
AP Sarah Skidmore, AP Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind the popular community-based online encyclopedia said in a statement Monday night. The website will go dark for 24 hours in an unprecedented move that brings added muscle to … Read more
