NewsFactor - Virgin Mobile USA on Friday said it has agreed to acquire Helio, a joint venture between SK Telecom and EarthLink, for $39 million in equity. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:51:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Internet News
TechWeb - InformationWeek - For the last five years, first-quarter PC shipments have grown by an average of 12%, making this quarter part of the norm, iSuppli said. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:53:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Internet News
Reuters - Dwarf actor Verne Troyer, a star of
"The Love Guru," has sued celebrity Web site TMZ.com and other
defendants seeking more than $20 million in damages over a sex
tape he said was stolen and posted online.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Mindreef and Iona Technologies are expected to bolster Progress' portfolio which includes management tools and business process management software. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:19:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Internet News
TechWeb - InformationWeek - NASA says the soil appears similar to that found in Antarctica's dry upper valleys and the salts it contains are another indication of the presence of water. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:37:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Internet News
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Despite the hoopla about Microsoft's upcoming release, executive John Gilmartin says Hyper-V is six to seven years behind VMware's technology curve. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:28:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Internet News
Reuters - More than a year after the
introduction of lyric licensing programs, several online music
services that implemented them are reporting mixed feelings
about their results. -- read full article
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:40:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Internet News
AFP - A blonde hair extension that British supermodel Kate Moss reputedly lost in Berlin is being auctioned on eBay to raise money for an anti-drug charity, the German press has reported.
USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Starting in early 2009, almost any word will be able to replace ".com" in a Web page address. That opens the door for addresses such as www.restaurants.sanfrancisco or www.books.amazon. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:22:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Internet News
Reuters - A quarter of European Union households
surveyed by the bloc's executive body have turned their backs
on fixed lines in favor of mobile phones, with a fifth now
making calls over the Internet.
AP - Internet broadcaster JumpTV Inc. rejected a proposal from Web entrepreneur Brad Greenspan and plans to go ahead with a merger with U.S. online TV service NeuLion Inc. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:44:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Internet News
AP - Europeans are increasingly shunning landlines for mobile phones and online calling, according to a European Union survey released Friday. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:09:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Internet News
NewsFactor - ICANN on Thursday moved closer to allowing a range of customized domains to become part of the Internet's addressing system. Web addresses like ABCCompany.dealer, though, won't happen overnight. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:11:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Internet News
