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Archive for April 22nd, 2009

Chris DeWolfe to Step Down as CEO of MySpace (News Corporation)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

News Corporation:
Chris DeWolfe to Step Down as CEO of MySpace  —  Will serve as strategic advisor to Company  —  Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 2009 - MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe and News Corporation’s Chief Digital Officer Jonathan Miller, announced today that, by mutual agreement, Mr. DeWolfe will not be renewing …

New Jawbone Headset: More Comfortable, Better Sound, Flashy Colors (Harry McCracken/Technologizer)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Harry McCracken / Technologizer:
New Jawbone Headset: More Comfortable, Better Sound, Flashy Colors  —  I feel like I should start anything I write about headsets with a disclaimer: I’ve still never met one I can love unreservedly.  I have trouble getting them to stay in my ear; I find myself having to futz with buttons […]

Upsurge in anti-P2P actions under Obama (Jon/p2pnet)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Jon / p2pnet:
Upsurge in anti-P2P actions under Obama  —  Movies:- Any hope that the appointment of five RIAA lawyers to the new US Department of Justice was something of an aberration can now be dashed.  —  And any doubt that the Obama administration will take over from George W. Bush …

Apple removes ‘Baby Shaker’ from App Store (Tom Krazit/CNET News)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Tom Krazit / CNET News:
Apple removes ‘Baby Shaker’ from App Store  —  Apple has removed the Baby Shaker application from the App Store, just hours after it was discovered.  —  The application still shows up in the App Store search, but upon clicking on the title, an error message appears.

Apple’s Tim Cook: Why don’t we make netbooks? Because they suck (Anthony Ha/VentureBeat)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
Apple’s Tim Cook: Why don’t we make netbooks?  Because they suck  —  Apple’s chief operating officer Tim Cook, who is leading the company in Steve Jobs’ absence, took some sharp jabs at netbooks (computers that are smaller and cheaper than laptops) this afternoon.

Time Warner, Embarq Fight to Outlaw 100 Mbps Community Broadband in Wilson, NC (Jason Mick/DailyTech)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Jason Mick / DailyTech:
Time Warner, Embarq Fight to Outlaw 100 Mbps Community Broadband in Wilson, NC  —  The cable companies aren’t happy that they’ve been one-upped in both price and quality of service  —  Time Warner Inc., after finally dropping its plans for metered internet services for the time being, appears to be back […]

Former Facebook Exec Van Natta Set to Take Over at MySpace … (Kara Swisher/BoomTown)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Former Facebook Exec Van Natta Set to Take Over at MySpace, as Founder DeWolfe Prepares to Steps Down  —  Finally, Owen Van Natta is about to win out over a founder.  —  The former Facebook COO (pictured here) is poised to become the CEO of MySpace, replacing Co-founder and current CEO […]

eBay Inc. Reports First Quarter 2009 Results (Business Wire)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Business Wire:
eBay Inc. Reports First Quarter 2009 Results  —  SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY - News) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.  The ecommerce company posted first quarter revenue of $2.02 billion, a $171.6 million year …

What’s The Deal with OAuth? (Biz/Twitter Blog)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Biz / Twitter Blog:
What’s The Deal with OAuth?  —  OAuth is an open protocol that Twitter is experimenting with along with other companies such as Yahoo, Netflix, and Google.  The idea is that folks can use awesome Twitter related applications and services like We Follow or TipJoy without giving away their account credentials.

YouTube Starts Experimenting With Real-Time Notifications (Jason Kincaid/TechCrunch)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
YouTube Starts Experimenting With Real-Time Notifications  —  The real-time web is all the rage, with FriendFeed widely deploying live feeds earlier this month and Facebook working hard on bringing real-time streams to its homepage.  Now YouTube is looking to get in on the action …