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Archive for October 22nd, 2009

Motorola Droid makes appearance on Motorola’s site (Boy Genius Report)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Boy Genius Report:
Motorola Droid makes appearance on Motorola’s site  —  Uh… so much for an announcement event?  Or Motorola just doesn’t know what the hell is going on (most likely the reason), because the Motorola Droid makes an official appearance on Moto’s U.S. site.  It just might be that we were sent …

Apple: Official Boot Camp Support for Windows 7 Coming Later This Year (Eric Slivka/MacRumors)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apple: Official Boot Camp Support for Windows 7 Coming Later This Year  —  With the release of Windows 7 today, Apple has posted a new support article announcing that official support for running Windows 7 on Macs using Apple’s Boot Camp solution will be coming later this year.

The New CNN.com (First Screenshots) - Today, CNN has invited … (Jason Kincaid/TechCrunch)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
The New CNN.com (First Screenshots)  —  Today, CNN has invited a number of journalists to One Time Warner Center in New York City to witness a preview of the new CNN.com homepage (they’re calling the event “The Unveiling”).  The site serves as one of the Internet’s most popular news sites … […]

BART partners with location-based service Foursquare to encourage transit ridership (BART)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

BART:
BART partners with location-based service Foursquare to encourage transit ridership  —  Bay Area Rapid Transit has become the first transit agency to partner with the location-based mobile network Foursquare, with the goal of encouraging public transit use.  —  Foursquare combines social …

Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 28% to $5.45 Billion … (Amazon.com)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Amazon.com:
Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 28% to $5.45 Billion; Newest Kindle Now Shipping and Lowering Price to $259 from $279  —  Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009.  —  Operating cash flow was $2.25 billion …

Chase Carey: Hulu to Charge in 2010 (Claire Atkinson/Broadcasting & Cable)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Claire Atkinson / Broadcasting & Cable:
Chase Carey: Hulu to Charge in 2010  —  News Corp. Deputy Chairman Chase Carey opened the B&C OnScreen summit to discuss where he sees the business going.  “It’s time to start getting paid for broadcast content online,” he said.  Carey said that while everyone cites the infamous Jeff Zucker […]

Nokia vs. Apple: $12 per iPhone (Philip Elmer-DeWitt/Brainstorm Tech)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech:
Nokia vs. Apple: $12 per iPhone  —  The iPhone’s had a “free ride” on its patents since 2007, claims a Nokia lawsuit  —  Who can blame Nokia (NOK) if its nose is out of joint.  The Finnish telecommunications giant is used to dominating the global cellphone market, and it still […]

AT&T cuts churn rate; Activates 3.2 million iPhones; Touts network upgrades (Larry Dignan/Between the Lines)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
AT&T cuts churn rate; Activates 3.2 million iPhones; Touts network upgrades  —  AT&T’s bet on the iPhone continues to work well.  The company reported a better-than-expected third quarter, delivered post paid churn of 1.17 percent (a low for AT&T), activated 3.2 million iPhones and boosted data revenue by 33.6 […]

FCC Agrees to Set Rules on Net Neutrality (Stacey Higginbotham/GigaOM)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM:
FCC Agrees to Set Rules on Net Neutrality  —  The Federal Communications Commission at an open meeting today approved a draft of proposed rules related to net neutrality.  As expected, the rules call for transparency and aim to ensure that the owners of the broadband pipe can’t discriminate …

Motorola Droid coming to Best Buy on 24 October? (Phone Arena)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Phone Arena:
Motorola Droid coming to Best Buy on 24 October?  —  Published on: Today by PhoneArena Team  —  The Motorola Droid is one of the most frequently mentioned handsets these days.  Supposedly, the first Android-based device to be offered by Verizon will be showcased on 28 October in New York.