Archive for wrzesień, 2009

iPhone ‘undisputed’ leader in customer satisfaction, study reports (Macworld.com)

środa, wrzesień 30th, 2009

Macworld.com - A new study by the CFI Group reports that the iPhone has taken the top spot in customer satisfaction. The company surveyed over 1,000 smartphone users and the iPhone (surprise, surprise) came out as the top dog.

Original post by Macworld.com

Unions could hold key to fate of Chicago Sun-Times (AP)

środa, wrzesień 30th, 2009

AP - A hometown investor has offered the unions at the Chicago Sun-Times a take-it-or-leave-it proposal to buy the company in bankruptcy court, and the unions just might leave it — snuffing out what could be the best hope for survival of the city’s oldest continuously published daily.

Original post by AP

TechBits package (AP)

środa, wrzesień 30th, 2009

AP - TV viewers can now TiVo using their BlackBerry.

Original post by AP

ICANN Drops U.S. Ties To Embrace Global Community (NewsFactor)

środa, wrzesień 30th, 2009

NewsFactor - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has ended its decade-long arrangement with the U.S. Department of Commerce. The move gained applause from the European Commission, which had called for ICANN to consider a system run by the private sector.

Original post by NewsFactor

Sirius XM passing $2 royalty fees to subscribers (AP)

środa, wrzesień 30th, 2009

AP - Listeners of Sirius XM Radio Inc. are getting $2 fees added to their monthly satellite radio bills, in what amounts to a sneaky price increase.

Original post by AP

Britain asks Schwarzenegger to close prostitute web site (Reuters)

środa, wrzesień 30th, 2009

Reuters - A British government minister asked California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to shut down a U.S. website that allows men to rate prostitutes, including many working in London.

Original post by Reuters

Govt calls distracted driving an ‘epidemic’ (AP)

środa, wrzesień 30th, 2009

AP - Driving while distracted is a growing peril in a nation reluctant to put down its cell phones and handheld devices even behind the wheel, the Obama administration declared on Wednesday. Officials said Congress and the public must team up to reduce the danger.

Original post by AP

Review: 10 ways to save on calling costs (AP)

środa, wrzesień 30th, 2009

AP - The cost of making phone calls has been dropping rapidly in the last few years. If you want take full advantage of that, you’ll need to try some new things, because the phone companies aren’t going to thrust savings on you. Here are 10 tips on how to cut the cost of your phone service.

Original post by AP

Judge Overturns $388 Million Ruling Against Microsoft (NewsFactor)

środa, wrzesień 30th, 2009

NewsFactor - A U.S. District judge has overturned a $388 million ruling against Microsoft. The ruling came on appeal in a six-year-old case launched against the software giant by Uniloc, a computer-security and copy-protection software company in Irvine, Calif.

Original post by NewsFactor

US agrees to greater international oversight of Web body (AFP)

środa, wrzesień 30th, 2009

AFP - The United States on Wednesday loosened its control over the private sector corporation that administers the Internet, opening it up to greater international oversight.

Original post by AFP