massive data loss bug in leopard  —  Update: The bug occurs regardless of the type of destination being moved to (whether it’s local USB, local Firewire, SMB, etc.).  Also, I have been informed that this bug goes back all the way to Panther.  —  Leopard’s Finder has a glaring bug …

Source:   tomkarpik.com
Link:   http://tomkarpik.com/articles/massive-data-loss-bug…

Google Unveils Cellphone Alliance  —  Google Inc. announced today an ambitious alliance with 33 handset makers, wireless carriers and other technology companies to create low-cost mobile phones based on “open” technology standards.  —  The Mountain View, Calif., Internet company …

Source:   Wall Street Journal
Link:   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119427874851482602…

Google’s Dream Phone  —  Google likes software, particularly the kind that puts ads on Web pages, making Google rich.  The realities of a phone business—running a supply chain, keeping inventory and managing distribution—were never something Google wanted from its phone initiative.

Source:   Forbes
Author:   Quentin Hardy
Link:   http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/05/gphone-google-phone…

For Radiohead Fans, Does “Free” + “Download” = “Freeload”?  —  2 out of 5 Downloaders Willing to Pay an Average of $6 for “In Rainbows” Album  —  U.S. Downloaders Willing to Pay More than International Counterparts  —  comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world …

Source:   comScore
Link:   http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=1883

Google Launches Mobile Phone Platform, Android: What it Means, What Experts Think  —  Updated post press conference, read My Take #2: Google (GOOG) has just announced its much talked about Google mobile phone platform, Android, and has announced a large list of partners who are working with the company.

Source:   GigaOM
Author:   Om Malik
Link:   […]

Yahoo Adds Service  —  Yahoo Inc. is launching a social-networking service designed to help college students get career help, an offering created by a young Yahoo unit charged with advancing product innovation.  —  The Sunnyvale, Calif., company today is releasing Kickstart …

Source:   Wall Street Journal
Author:   Kevin J. Delaney
Link:   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119422706461182065…

Breaking: Google Announces Android and Open Handset Alliance  —  Google just officially announced the Open Handset Alliance to create an open platform (to be called Android) for a Linux phone that can run mobile Google apps and others.  The 34 partners include T-Mobile, Sprint Nextel …

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Erick Schonfeld
Link:   http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/05/breaking-google…

Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform for Mobile Devices  —  Group Pledges to Unleash Innovation for Mobile Users Worldwide  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.; BONN, Germany; TAOYUAN, Taiwan; SAN DIEGO, Calif.; SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (November 5, 2007) — A broad alliance of leading technology …

Source:   Google
Link:   http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel…

Hollywood Writers Strike: A Chance For Millions Online To Bloom  —  Hollywood film and television writers go on strike today in a move that will slowly cripple the big media production machine.  —  The strike relates to demands by writers for higher residual payments for DVD sales and internet downloads …

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Duncan […]

Google Enters the Wireless World  —  Google took its long-awaited plunge into the wireless world today, announcing that it is leading a broad industry alliance to transform mobile phones into powerful mobile computers that could accelerate the convergence of computing and communications.

Source:   New York Times
Link:   http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/technology/05cnd…