Archive for luty, 2009

China’s Wen makes Internet debut (AFP)

sobota, luty 28th, 2009

AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao joined the Internet craze Saturday as he chatted online with netizens for the first time, broaching issues as diverse as a shoe-throwing protest and corruption among officials.

Original post by AFP

Bolivia pins hopes on lithium, electric vehicles (AP)

sobota, luty 28th, 2009

AP - To Bolivia’s president, it’s the great silvery-white hope.

Original post by AP

Jaunty Jackalope: Where’s the Beef? (PC World)

sobota, luty 28th, 2009

PC World - I’m getting a little worried about the state of open source on the desktop. Modest strides forward have been made in recent times, bringing open source to entirely new audiences. But there might be the faintest whiff of complacency.

Original post by PC World

Welcome to LinuxLink (PC World)

sobota, luty 28th, 2009

PC World - For as long as Linux has existed, PC World editors have watched closely as the open source OS has grown and evolved from a student project at the University of Helsinki into a powerful operating system available in myriad distributions all around the world. And now we’re proud to launch this blog dedicated entirely to Linux and the world of open source software.

Original post by PC World

Depeche Mode debuts season-pass model on iTunes (Reuters)

piątek, luty 27th, 2009

Reuters - iTunes has long been a double-edged sword for the music industry — on one hand, it provided a model for selling digital music. On the other, the dominance of singles sales over album sales leaves a revenue gap that labels are still trying to close.

Original post by Reuters

iPhone Game Roundup: ExZeus, Shooter, Tamagotchi (Macworld.com)

piątek, luty 27th, 2009

Macworld.com - Just a small sampling of all the great iPhone and iPod touch games we’ve learned about this week, but we’re willing to bet there are a few items here that might catch your fancy.

Original post by Macworld.com

Yahoo paid $79 million to financial advisers (Reuters)

piątek, luty 27th, 2009

Reuters - Yahoo Inc paid its financial advisers millions of dollars last year to defend the Internet company against Microsoft Corp’s unsolicited buyout offer, according to a filing.

Original post by Reuters

Sony Hoping Newest Game Helps It Enter Kill Zone (Investor’s Business Daily)

piątek, luty 27th, 2009

Investor’s Business Daily - Sony sees the video game console race as a marathon, not a sprint.

Original post by Investor’s Business Daily

CBS Makes Television Shows Available on iPhone (NewsFactor)

piątek, luty 27th, 2009

NewsFactor - CBS Interactive wants to be sure television viewers don’t miss their favorite television shows when they aren’t able to sit in front of the tube. Select full episodes, news updates, and clips from CBS can now be viewed by iPhone and iPod touch users by downloading a free TV.com app from Apple’s App Store.

Original post by NewsFactor

Alaska Becomes Latest Airline With Wi-Fi (PC World)

piątek, luty 27th, 2009

PC World - Alaska Airlines is the latest carrier to launch in-flight Wi-Fi, offering passengers on a specially equipped Boeing 737 a service that uses satellites instead of cellular towers to connect the plane to the Internet.

Original post by PC World