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RIAA Under Attack After Limewire Shutdown; Alternatives Sought
Following the recent fall of the P2P (or peer-to-peer) downloading station, Limewire, RIAA received anonymous attacks from some internet groups. These online clusters were successful in hacking and making the RIAA website crash. The said attack was sort of “payback time” for Limewire’s sake. It can be remembered that RIAA was the one campaigning the ...
Can AOL Pull off a New Media Approach?
AOL has re-launched their site in hopes of becoming a media network. This took place along with AOL’s 3rd quarter revenue report on Wednesday—an event that does not excite investors due to the weakening ventures of the organization. Their dial-up core segment already died with competition and the company has continuously lost its streak in ...
Google Maps Mind Resigns; Joins Facebook
After being one of Google’s top guns, Danish-born Lars Rasmussen leaves the company, and is bound to San Francisco for a stint at Facebook. In an interview, Rasmussen said, “It feels to me that Facebook may be a sort of once-in-a-decade type of company.” He also mentioned in that same report that his decision to ...
Apple Files Counter Lawsuit against Motorola for Multi-Touch Patents
Apple counter-sues Motorola for intellectual property infringement. This soon-to-be court fiasco is a testament that mobile wars are intensifying to the tune of patent legal battles. Clearly, they are trying to hinder each other in all aspects as they every company desires to own and dominate the mobile phone space. Apple recently sued another mobile/electronics ...
Virtual Burglary Taken Up in Real Courts
It seems as if the 2 dimensions are already clashing: the virtual and the real world. The most recent evidence is a case filed before Italian courts of law regarding a virtual crime that occurred in Facebook. Specifically, the complainant pointed out that she lost a Jacuzzi, a designer sofa and a billiards table she ...
Larry Ellison Attacks Apotheker Again, Lane and HP
It seems like Oracle’s Larry Ellison’s rage and fumes have not yet settled. He just fired another shot at Apotheker, dropping Lane’s name in every statement and trash-talking both SAP and HP. Ellison was quoted Wednesday night and declared war against HP. His “Invent to Steal” remarks on HP’s tagline have harnessed negative reaction from ...
T-Mobile USA First To Offer Samsung Galaxy Tablet
T-Mobile USA arm is set to be the first company to sell Samsung Galaxy Tablet. The company intends to offer this iPad rival to subscribers in subsidized price, and under a wireless contract. Consequently, T-Mobile had another Android first, when HTC first launched the G1. This move by T-Mobile is their answer to the stiff ...
Sprint Revenue Up for the First Time in 3 Years
United States’ third wireless carrier, Sprint Nextel Corporation has reported a revenue growth for the last quarter. This surprising increase was the first in three years. The company linked this positive trend to the improvement they have implemented in their prepaid service. The continuous surge of number of prepaid subscribers pushed the revenue up for ...
Photos of Sony’s PlayStation Android Phone Leaked
Finally, proof of the Sony Playstation phone rumor has leaked out of the internet. Photos of the new Sony Playstation phone was seen over some blog sites yesterday. Engadget has released not only pictures but some specifications of this new device. The reports in August particularly pinpointed that the electronics giant is crafting yet another ...
IAC Surpassed Sales Expectations for Q3, Continues Brand Build-Out
IAC has surpassed sales expectations as stated in its 3rd quarter (of 2010) earnings report. The company has posted a jump way better than what was expected, with revenue pegged at $421.7 million; equivalent to a 25 percent increase. Along with this growth, IAC’s earnings per share rose to 32 cents. This financial leap was ...