Sources: Google Video soured company on long-form video (CNET)
CNET - As Google begins to make inroads in Hollywood, YouTube’s parent company remains focused on short-form content, according to studio executives.
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Microsoft exec who led Yahoo bid leaving company
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, who as president of Microsoft’s largest business division spearheaded the company’s pursuit of Yahoo Inc , is leaving the software maker.
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Google Reportedly On The Verge Of Buying Digg, IF Microsoft Allows It - eFluxMedia
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Google Reportedly On The Verge Of Buying Digg, IF Microsoft Allows It
eFluxMedia - By Dee Chisamera Search giant Google is sniffing around these days for a good business, and they’ve apparently found one in Digg, technology blog TechCrunch reported. Will Google destroy Digg or take it to the next level? Digg to be swallowed by Google for $200 million? |
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Disappearing dialects make digital archive
An academic study of English dialects in Wales conducted over decades is digitised and donated to the British Library.
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AT&T reports iPhone 3G sales double that of original iPhone - Ars Technica
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AT&T reports iPhone 3G sales double that of original iPhone
Ars Technica - By Chris Foresman | Published: July 23, 2008 - 11:38AM CT AT&T reported its Q2 results today, which included some vague information about iPhone sales. iPhones (briefly) available at 80% of Apple stores Apple iPhone 3G An eBay Cash Cow? |
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Satellite radio companies to pay $19.7 million (AP)
AP - The nation’s two satellite radio companies have agreed to pay $19.7 million to settle rules violations, a move that is expected to lead to quick approval of their merger.
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Vast oil, natural gas reserves estimated in Arctic (AP)
AP - Some 90 billion barrels of oil and a third of the world’s undiscovered natural gas lie beneath an area north of the Arctic Circle, government scientists estimate in the largest-ever survey of the energy resources there.
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Mossberg: MobileMe a pass, for now - MacNN
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Mossberg: MobileMe a pass, for now
MacNN - People should probably avoid Apple's MobileMe service, at least for the time being, writes tech columnist Walt Mossberg. He notes that in theory it should be extremely useful, bringing corporate-level sync functions to the public. Mossberg On MobileMe: Too Flawed To Recommend Review: MobileMe 1.1 |
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Website claims to help drivers avoid speed traps
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drivers in most of the United States and some of the UK can find out where the police speed traps and so-called red-light cameras are on the Internet — for free.
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Qualcomm earns outlook falls short of expectations (AP)
AP - Qualcomm, the world’s largest maker of chips that run cell phones, issued fourth-quarter and full-year earnings guidance Thursday that fell short of Wall Street targets, but the stock soared on a broad-ranging legal settlement.
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