AP - EBay Inc. scored an important victory in court Monday, as a federal judge said companies such as jeweler Tiffany & Co. are responsible for policing their trademarks online, not auction platforms like eBay.
CNET - eBay cannot be forced to police its auction listings to identify counterfeit Tiffany & Co. products, a federal judge ruled Monday in a lawsuit brought by the iconic 171-year old jewelry company. -- read full article
AP - Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal with Netflix. -- read full article
Reuters - A long-rumored tie-up between
online movie rental company Netflix Inc and Microsoft Corp to
let Netflix subscribers watch streamed movies and TV shows on
Xbox 360 game consoles will become a reality this fall, the
companies said on Monday.
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - The software can navigate through interactive reports and dashboards, as well as integrate BI functionality with other features of the smartphone, such as voice calling, e-mail and text messaging. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - SnapLogic's technology maps data from one source to another, letting companies create new types of Web applications and mashups. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Chordiant Recommendation Advisor 6.1 monitors call-center conversations and offers agents recommendations on what actions to take. -- read full article
AP - After more than five months of sparring, the battle for control of Yahoo Inc. has turned into a bare-knuckles brawl with a whiff of desperation hanging over all the key combatants.
AFP - An Australian woman described as the world's oldest Internet blogger has died at the age of 108 after posting a final message about singing "a happy song" in her nursing home.
Reuters - An Australian woman renowned as the
world's oldest blogger has died at the age of 108, with her
last posting talking about her ailing health but also how she
still sings a happy song every day. -- read full article
Reuters - Data from DVD and
Blu-ray Disc sales and rentals show the home video business is
holding upwell despite the down economy, the high price of gas
and any consumer shift toward the Internet. -- read full article
AFP - Yahoo said Saturday it has rejected a "ludicrous" deal with Microsoft orchestrated by corporate raider Carl Icahn, who is bent on overthrowing the struggling Internet search pioneer's board.
AP - Yahoo Inc. has rejected Microsoft's latest attempt to buy its online search operations in a "take or leave it" proposal that Yahoo said would have dismantled its Internet franchise.
