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Archive for May 14th, 2008

AT&T limits iPhone purchases to one per customer (The Boy Genius Report)

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

The Boy Genius Report:
AT&T limits iPhone purchases to one per customer  —  A “breaking news” bulletin was just sent out to all AT&T Retail employees today stating that they have started limiting iPhone purchases to one per customer.  The email isn’t exciting, but the inventory is definitely starting to dry up.

Hitwise: Google Again Hits New High; Microsoft & Yahoo Again New Lows (Danny Sullivan/Search Engine Land)

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Hitwise: Google Again Hits New High; Microsoft & Yahoo Again New Lows  —  Hitwise released the latest statistics for search engine share in the United States for April 2008.  Google has again hit a new high, jumping up 0.65% from the prior month’s high, to 68% of the US […]

AT&T to boost 3G speeds more than fivefold by 2009 (Katie Marsal/AppleInsider)

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Katie Marsal / AppleInsider:
AT&T to boost 3G speeds more than fivefold by 2009  —  AT&T said Wednesday it plans to boost the speed of its 3G wireless network to speeds of 20 megabits per second in 2009, paving the way for over-the-air downloads that are more than five times faster than what customers can […]

Google about to launch Flash API for Maps (Garett Rogers/Googling Google)

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Garett Rogers / Googling Google:
Google about to launch Flash API for Maps  —  Google just published a page detailing how Flash developers can now use the Google Maps ActionScript API.  Unfortunately, as of right now all the samples still don’t work, but based on the documentation from a guy who has never made anything […]

O2 hints at 3G iPhone launch date (Richard Wray/Guardian)

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Richard Wray / Guardian:
O2 hints at 3G iPhone launch date  —  The 3G version of the iPhone will be unveiled “in the coming weeks”, the boss of Apple’s exclusive mobile phone partner in the UK and Ireland hinted today.  —  Speculation is rife that Apple will reveal the 3G version of the phone at […]

115 CEOs Converge At Microsoft For CEO Summit (Michael Arrington/TechCrunch)

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
115 CEOs Converge At Microsoft For CEO Summit  —  Microsoft’s annual CEO Summit kicks off officially today with an 8:30 am keynote by Bill Gates titled “The Next Wave of Business Productivity and the Challenge of Continual Innovation.”  —  115 CEOs will attend from 26 countries, says Microsoft.

MySpace wins huge spam payout (BBC)

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

BBC:
MySpace wins huge spam payout  —  MySpace has won a $234m (£120m) legal judgement over junk messages sent to members of the social networking site.  —  Victory in the case was awarded to MySpace after Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines, the men behind the junk mail, failed to show up in court.

MySpace wins bumper spam payout (BBC)

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

BBC:
MySpace wins bumper spam payout  —  MySpace has won a $234m (£120m) legal judgement over junk messages sent to members of the social networking site.  —  Victory in the case was awarded to MySpace after Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines, the men behind the junk mail, failed to show up in court.

LiMo Foundation™ Expands in Breadth and Depth With Further Swell … (LiMo Foundation)

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

LiMo Foundation:
LiMo Foundation™ Expands in Breadth and Depth With Further Swell of New Members  —  Diversity of Newest Membership Intake Illustrates Powerful Momentum within the LiMo Ecosystem  —  LiMo Foundation, a global consortium of mobile leaders delivering an open handset platform …

Disqus and Seesmic Pair Up For Video Comments (Fred/A VC)

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Fred / A VC:
Disqus and Seesmic Pair Up For Video Comments  —  First, let me say that I am not sure about the utility of video comments.  I’ve seen them and even viewed them on Techcrunch and I think they slow down and break up the conversation more than they contribute to it.