Reuters - Three former top executives of Time
Warner Inc's AOL are backing a new online video venture being
launched on Thursday aimed at creating a new outlet for
documentary feature films, a category that has struggled to
gain mainstream attention. -- read full article
AFP - Videogame makers are riding the social-networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters.
AP - Retired AOL executive Ted Leonsis is turning his passion for documentaries into an Internet service meant to give independent filmmakers broader viewership. -- read full article
Reuters - Web retailer Amazon.com Inc will introduce a
new online store of TV shows and movies on Thursday, called
Amazon Video on Demand, The New York Times said.
AP - Eight out of 10 Web sites selling mobile phone ring tones and graphics are tricking people with hidden fees or false advertising, the EU's consumer affairs commissioner said Thursday. -- read full article
Reuters - Modern communications
technology should become a gateway to democracy in Russia,
President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday, ordering his
ministers to improve online public access to the government.
Reuters - Yahoo Inc said on Thursday billionaire
Carl Icahn's agenda presents a "significant risk" to the value
of Yahoo stock, and that it would only sell itself to Microsoft
under the right terms.
AFP - The European Commission warned children and teenagers on Thursday to beware of mobile telephone ring-tone scams after hundreds of Internet sites were found to be charging too much for the services.
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's online division
is ending a line of trendy women's clothing that it had been
selling since last August. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Obsessed users are sure to spot even minor imperfections, but the wide spectrum of problems suggests Apple may have quality control issues with its newest gadget. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Toughbook CF-52 and CF-74 will include more storage capacity, faster wireless connections, and Intel's latest platform for mobile PCs. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Researchers say companies must shift strategies to remain relevant as worldwide adoption of mobile Internet devices escalates. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Sharing a Google Calendar with another Gmail user can expose the first name and last name that the recipient of the shared calendar supplied to set up a Gmail account. -- read full article
