Apple’s MacBook Air Is Beautiful and Thin, but Omits Features  —  Apple finally has entered the subnotebook market, introducing a lightweight laptop meant to please road warriors.  But, typical of Apple, the company took a different approach from its competitors.

Source:   Personal Technology
Author:   Walter S. Mossberg
Link:   http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080124/apples-macbook…

Sources: Vista SP1 due out in next few weeks  —  The wait is nearly over for the first service pack for Windows Vista, according to sources close to Microsoft.  —  Microsoft has said the highly anticipated service pack would be out in the first quarter of this year, but some say it could be available […]

Introducing EveryBlock  —  “What’s happening in my neighborhood?”  —  For a long time, that’s been a tough question to answer.  In dense, bustling cities like Chicago, New York and San Francisco, the number of daily media reports, government proceedings and local Internet conversations is staggering.

Source:   The EveryBlock Blog
Author:   The EveryBlock Team
Link:   http://blog.everyblock.com/2008/jan/23/launch/

Google Health Login Page  —  Want to get a first live glimpse of Google Health, which Google’s Marissa Mayer announced will be rolled out in early 2008?  Point your browser to:  —  www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?se rvice= health  —  However, I didn’t get past the login screen, so all we see at the moment is the intro page.

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Yahoo eyeing online music service  —  LOS ANGELES - Yahoo Inc., is in early discussions with major record labels over offering unprotected MP3s either for sale or for free as part of an ad-supported service, two record company executives familiar with the talks said Wednesday.

Source:   Associated Press
Author:   Alex Veiga
Link:   http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080123/ap_on_hi_te…

Pentax fleshes out Optio line with S12 and E50 compacts  —  Two more for ya from Pentax — the pocketable S12 and E50, which we’re going to dig right into if that’s okay with the crowd.  The former features a 12-megapixel sensor, VGA movie mode, 3x optical zoom, 2.5-inch LCD monitor …

Source:   Engadget
Author:   […]

eBay Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results  —  Major businesses and robust growth in newer lines of business drive revenue  —  SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY - News) (www.ebay.com) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007.

Source:   Business Wire
Link:   http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080123/20080123006302.html

Meg Whitman to Step Down as President and CEO of eBay  —  John Donahoe Will Become President and CEO on March 31  —  SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY - News) (www.ebay.com) announced today that Meg Whitman will step down as President and CEO of eBay on March 31, 2008.

Source:   Business Wire
Link:   http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080123/20080123006177.html

IBM’s Salary Cuts  —  IBM last week raised its earnings outlook for 2008.  One reason it may make more money: IBM is cutting salaries for 7,600 employees by 15%.  —  The move is in response to a legal settlement over whether tech-support workers - the people who help businesses install …

Source:   WSJ.com: Business Technology
Author: […]

Cheer Up, Ben: Your Economy Isn’t As Bad as This One  —  In the Make-Believe World Of ‘Second Life,’ Banks Are Really Collapsing  —  In the real world, banks are reeling from the subprime-mortgage mess.  In the online game Second Life, a shutdown of the make-believe banking system is causing real-life havoc for thousands of […]