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1. Open Book Alliance slams Google Book Settlement

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   ... serve the private commercial interests of Google and its partners. "None of the proposed changes appear to address the fundamental flaws illuminated by the Department of Justice and other critics that ...

2. iPhone 3GS challenges RIM's control of smartphone market

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Tuesday, 27 October 2009

   ... Carton noted that RIM (Research In Motion) has fallen one point to a 40 percent market share and was currently at its "lowest level" in two years. "RIM is still in second with 27 percent of planned ...

3. Vendors have their head in the clouds

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 08 October 2009

   ... questions. "Today, everything is virtual," he said. If your data was hosted in Sao Paolo Brazil and your enterprise was based in Manhattan or in Rome, the legal liabilities were far from clear.He also ...

4. Google Books opponents claim victory

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 23 September 2009

   ... including authors, libraries, independent publishers, consumer advocates, state Attorneys General, the Justice Department, and Congress. This opportunity cannot turn into another negotiation behind closed ...

5. Scifi writers powering weapons against Google

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 03 September 2009

   ... allied professionals. Each year the organization presents the prestigious Nebula Awards for the year's best literary and dramatic works of speculative fiction. "SFWA is excited to be a part of the Open ...

6. AMD aims to cut greenhouse gases by a third

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 25 August 2009

   ...  One of the highlights of the report is the opening the new Austin, Texas "Lone Star" campus which achieved LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council in early 2009 and is powered by ...

7. Industry heavyweights gang up against Google

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 20 August 2009

   ... from electronic copies of books, with Google grabbing 30 percent. It also permits Google to sell ads on book searches involving millions of out of print books still protected by copyright. The deal ...

8. TSMC puts money into solar power

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 20 August 2009

   ... to Digitimes, the stock transfer is likely to take place before then end of next week in a deal worth an estimated $21.3 million.  A couple of months ago, Neo Solar chairman and CEO Quincy Lin ...

9. Nokia challenges RIM with Microsoft-Symbian alliance

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 12 August 2009

   ... "Here you have two very large organization working together and you have to make decisions that are best for both of them," opined Entner. "But companies aren't always good at being altruistic."Entner ...

10. Nokia to put Microsoft Office on its cellphones

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 11 August 2009

    ... Android and RIM's Blackberry devices. While the Microsoft-Nokia alliance is interesting, the question remains is whether a user of a little cellphone really wants to be running Excel or Microsoft Word ...

11. Microsoft and Yahoo in alliance against Google

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 29 July 2009

    ... to be more a question of when rather than if. This morning, both companies announced that they have finally reached an agreement that meets the expectations of both Microsoft and Yahoo. Following yesterday’s ...

12. Wireless-N finalization 'close'

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 23 July 2009

    Deep throats in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) are suggesting that the current Wireless-N (or 802.11n Draft) specification is going to be finalized in September. Deep throats ...

13. Plastic Logic inks AT&T 3G deal

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 22 July 2009

    Plastic Logic has inked a lucrative deal with AT&T to provide 3G connectivity for its Wi-Fi enabled eReader. However, the company declined to disclose financial terms of the deal. San Francisco ...

14. Craigslist 'is an online pimp'

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 14 July 2009

    ... Dart of Cook County, Illinois seeking to hold them accountable for their role in facilitating sex trafficking. CATW's Amicus Brief contains a list of 31 co-signers representing a wide range of domestic ...

15. Civil liberties group files landmark gene patenting case

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Thursday, 14 May 2009

    ... the patenting of two human genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer - BRCA1 and BRCA2 - will inhibit medical research. It also says that the patents are invalid and unconstitutional. Patenting genes ...

16. Pirates cost software industry $50 billion in 2008

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 11 May 2009

    ... the software market would grow by $40 billion a year. Lowering global piracy by just one point a year would add $20 billion in stimulus to the IT industry, says the report. The monetary value of unlicensed ...

17. INSA endorses US cyber security review

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 05 May 2009

    ... government agencies. In addition, the INSA urged all parties to "drastically improve information sharing" and streamline standards between the government, industry, and the private sector. The report also ...

18. Samsung preps slim Android phone – for Europe

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 27 April 2009

    ... U.S. consumers looking for an Android phone will have to stick with T-Mobile’s G1 for now.  Chicago (IL) – Samsung’s upcoming i7500 smartphone may be the first Android phone that will challenge ...

19. Yahoo drop in profits means 700 will go

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 21 April 2009

    ... be across the board, but from specific business units. Gossip continues that Yahoo is still in talks with Microsoft to create a strategic alliance on search technology but neither firm care to comment ...

20. IBM semi alliance loving 28 nm technology

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 16 April 2009

    ... process technology. The target? Mobile Internet devices with optimized battery life. Low-power, 28nm technology and the favorable leakage characteristics of the HKMG technology are supposed to result ...

21. Microsoft and Yahoo in ad alliance talks, again

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 13 April 2009

    ... to slow Google’s pace. We here at TG Daily believe that a deal between Microsoft and Yahoo is inevitable. The question is simply how long it will take the two companies to figure out a way to work with ...

22. Chipset battleground: Nvidia accuses Intel of breach of contract

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 27 March 2009

    The chipset license dispute between Nvidia and Intel seems to get a bit more interesting as Nvidia now wants to terminate Intel’s license to Nvidia’s patents. Right now, it seems more like a flexing ...

23. The second Android cellphone arrives by Easter

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 19 March 2009

    ... mysteriously dissapeared and is nowhere to be found.(Click for slideshow) Conclusion:  All key Android pieces now in place As we recently reported, Google will soon treat their existing Android G1 owners ...

24. Sony and Epson in alliance to make small LCDs

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 12 March 2009

    ... billion yen (or US$1 billion), while Sony estimated this year's net loss to 150 billion yen (US$1.5 billion). Specific terms of the LCD deal are still on the table and open for discussion is taking ...

25. Apple's App Store analysis: This Titanic is actually unsinkable

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 10 March 2009

    ... Apple hit the new 25,000 App Store applications milestone sometime during this past Thursday night (March 5/6, 2009). To put that figure into perspective, Global Intelligence Alliance estimated (and Microsoft ...

26. Intel wins TSMC support to gear up for historic battle with ARM

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 02 March 2009

    ... battle stations. Now we are waiting for the first shot, and it will be interesting to see which of the two will be more nimble and score the decisive strategic moves. ...

27. Apple's board of directors re-elected for another term

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 25 February 2009

    Despite the embargo on live reporting of Apple's annual shareholders meeting, interesting details have emerged online that reveal how the company voted on several tongue-in-cheek proposals by investors ...

28. IBM lay offs may already exceed 4,000

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 27 January 2009

      The Associated Press (AP) is reporting that some estimates for IBM's lay offs since last week are above 4,000. Alliance@IBM for example, a union group reportedly representing a small number of IBM workers, ...

29. Zune in Crisis: Holiday sales down 54%

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 26 January 2009

    ... price cuts didn't help move Zunes off the shelves, and Apple's stellar iPod holiday sales helped cement Zune's destiny. If Microsoft doesn't come up with a better business plan - one that should call ...

30. Several IBM employees report being laid off on Alliance@IBM

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 22 January 2009

    Chicago (IL) - An earlier posting made approximately six months ago by "Markham" on the Alliance@IBM job cuts page said January 23, 2009 would be the day 16,000 IBM workers worldwide would be laid off. ...

31. Blockbuster and Sonic Solutions team up for Internet movie delivery

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 14 January 2009

    ... disc players for viewing and burning. Blockbuster begins this service long after rival Netflix Inc. began a similar service last year. Sonic's existing CinemaNow providers will become part of an expanded ...

32. Google, Microsoft and Yahoo looking to bypass Net Neutrality with money

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 15 December 2008

    ... the population regardless of new innovations by smaller startups which may meet consumer's needs better. "Ma Bell," the U.S.'s long time monopolistic phone company, has had rules in place which have ...

33. Nearly 50 Open Handset Alliance members now backing Android

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 10 December 2008

    ... Will that be enough to push the still young and nascent Android platform into the mainstream? Android faces opposition from entrenched players like Nokia and Microsoft who continue pushing Symbian and ...

34. Nokia to complete Symbian acquisition and may change the mobile landscape

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 02 December 2008

    ... The analyst also urged Nokia to "de-focus from owning Symbian," suggesting the cellphone giant should "spin it out to make it more attractive to the development community, and potentially to other phone ...

35. Microsoft’s Zune phone rumor back again, this time with Tegra

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 24 November 2008

    ... threat to its Windows Mobile customers if it manufactured its own phone. But a new article published by the Inquirer revives those rumors with an interesting angle. The website suggests that the Microsoft-branded ...

36. Android source code released, anyone can now make Android devices

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 21 October 2008

    ... to follow - especially as more vendors jump on the Android bandwagon and existing ones gain more experience in building Android handsets. Even Motorola is rumored to be developing its own Android-powered ...

37. The 20 most anticipated video games for the 2008 Christmas shopping season

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 09 October 2008

    ... is jam-packed with a few very interesting titles and sequels to some of the most popular games already on the market for both the PC and console game systems. Here are our recommendations as a guideline ...

38. Timeline: How AMD changed over the past 39 years

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 07 October 2008

    ... creates bit-slice processor elements for minicomputer designs. 1979: AMD joins the New York Stock Exchange and opens its new manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas. 1982: AMD becomes an Intel-licensed ...

39. AMD goes fabless, targets Intel

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Tuesday, 07 October 2008

    ... by someone like Intel for instance?  These risks appear to be mitigated by the folks doing the funding as they are investing heavily in both the new foundry company and AMD.  In addition, the ...

40. Nokia and Microsoft in alliance to make Zune phone?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 06 August 2008

    ... giant is now teaming up with Nokia to launch an "all out assault" on Apple, while there is still time. The report cites an unverified "well placed source within Microsoft" that revealed details behind ...

41. Microsoft BrowseRank versus Google PageRank

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 25 July 2008

    ... interesting points. It tries to judge a page by its usage, which kind of means popularity,too. This makes it great for well trafficked sites, perhaps. Interestingly enough, the Microsoft researchers admit ...

42. First product launched by green plastics startup Novomer

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 01 July 2008

      Novomer, a new materials company that is pioneering a family of low-cost, high-performance, green plastics, polymers and other chemicals has begun selling its first product: NB-180 is an amorphous, colorless ...

43. Companies group together to push Macs to enterprises

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 30 June 2008

    ... will host a series of online and offline events to spread the word and provide IT professionals with knowledge resources that shed light on questions such as how a Mac can be integrated into a corporate ...

44. Google and OHA urged to set up Android certification testing center in Taiwan

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 26 June 2008

    The Department of Industrial Technology (DOIT) under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will urge Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) to set up a certification testing center in Taiwan ...

45. Android delayed to Q4: iPhone 3G set for slam dunk?

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 23 June 2008

    ... problems since they have to integrate Android operating system and Android applications into their own network services. AT&T, Apple's exclusive iPhone 3G distributor in the US, still hasn't decided ...

46. Age of Conan set for fast expansion

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Monday, 16 June 2008

    ... new areas and already existing ones will get new content – a brand new dungeon in Aquilonia, a redesign of three dungeons in Stygia and a complete mountain range in Cimmeria. A new batch of 60 new quests ...

47. SSD Alliance to introduce first testing program in July

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 12 June 2008

    An alliance advocated by Taiwan-based companies for the standardization of solid-state drive (SSD) testing will introduce the first set of testing standards in July. Members of the alliance aim to ...

48. Android stirs enthusiasm among developers and handset makers

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Sunday, 01 June 2008

    ... surprised all who questioned Android's ability to smoothly deliver fancy graphics. Android's GUI clearly has been polished. Smooth animations and the quality of graphics are reminiscent of what Apple has ...

49. 3G iPhone to be available worldwide from day 1

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 20 May 2008

    ... million potential customers today to about 470 million when the 3G iPhone debuts. Wu estimates that cumulative iPhone shipments will hit 14.6 million by the end of 2008, up from 11 million units he previously ...

50. Intel to launch Tukwila Itanium processor in 2009?

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 19 May 2008

    ... to be a bit later than what has been rumored so far. Intel previously said that Tukwila would begin shipping sometime this year, which apparently is still the plan, according to Intel spokesperson Nick ...