FOX and Cablevision Reached an Agreement
NEW YORK (AP) – Fox and Cablevision reached an agreement Saturday that will restore programming to more than 3 million New York-area subscribers who have been without some of their favorite shows and baseball playoff games for two weeks. Signals for all stations and cable channels were restored before the first pitch of Game 3 … Read more
Microsoft Hypes Smart Phone and Browser
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer pumped up unique features in the company’s new Web browser and smart phone software at a software developer conference Thursday, the company’s annual pep rally for people who will build programs for the Web, Windows computers and phones. Ballmer is known for his onstage enthusiasm. This year, … Read more
New Air Review
NEW YORK (AP) – The first MacBook Air laptop hit the catwalk in 2008 as an elegant but somewhat impractical statement about how far Apple would go to make the thinnest laptop ever. It wasn’t very powerful, had a short battery life and started with a nosebleed price tag of $1,800. Apple has revamped the … Read more
Death of an Icon
NEW YORK (AP) – The Walkman, the Sony cassette device that forever changed music listening before becoming outdated by digital MP3 players and iPods, has died. It was 31 years old. Sony announced Monday that it has ceased production of the classic, cassette tape Walkman in Japan, effectively sounding the death knell of the once … Read more
UN Report: Internet Users to Surpass 2B in 2010
NEW YORK (AP) – If the Internet were a country, it would be experiencing explosive population growth. According to a U.N. report released Tuesday, the number of people worldwide with access to the Internet has doubled within the past five years and is expected to surpass 2 billion by the end of 2010. The report … Read more
Verizon to Sell Samsung’s iPad Rival for $600
NEW YORK (AP) – The first big-name competitor to the iPad in the U.S. won’t be undercutting it in price. Verizon Wireless on Wednesday said it will start selling Samsung Electronics Co.’s tablet computer, which is half the size of the iPad, for $600. That’s more than the basic version of Apple Inc.’s tablet. Verizon … Read more
Analysts See Broad Strategy by Cablevision in Feud
NEW YORK (AP) – The contract dispute that has left 3 million Cablevision subscribers without Fox programming since the weekend may be just one move in a broader chess match between broadcast TV companies and subscription TV providers. Industry experts say one reason Cablevision Systems Corp. is playing tough in negotiations is to draw action … Read more
FOX vs Cablevision
NEW YORK (AP) – The dispute between Fox and Cablevision that left 3 million cable subscribers in the New York area without Fox programming over the weekend has stretched into its third day. Fox, owned by owned by News Corp., and Cablevision Systems Corp. said talks Monday morning did not bring a new agreement on … Read more
US Studying Australian Internet Program
WASHINGTON (AP) – The government is reviewing an Australian program that will allow Internet service providers to alert customers if their computers are taken over by hackers and could limit online access if people don’t fix the problem. Obama administration officials have met with industry leaders and experts to find ways to increase online safety … Read more
Verizon to Sell Apple’s iPad.
NEW YORK (AP) – In a sign of warming relations between the two companies, Verizon Wireless is going to start selling Apple Inc.’s iPad at the end of this month, the companies said Thursday. The news follows published reports that Verizon Wireless will start selling a version of the iPhone early next year. The companies … Read more
