TORONTO (Reuters) – Google aims to give away thousands of websites to small Canadian businesses to encourage them to establish an online presence, the search engine’s Canadian head said on Tuesday. Original post by samzenpus
According to several forum posters over at mydigitallife, Microsoft has started issuing Windows 8 to computer manufacturers via its Connect internal testing system — also known as the “Windows 8 and Server vNext Pre-Release Program.” Reportedly, Windows 8 sports a “fully dynamic” 3D user interface, which allows the operating system to adapt to user habits [...]
The New York State Attorney General’s office on Tuesday announced that it plans to conduct a thorough review of AT&T’s proposed T-Mobile USA acquisition. The $39 billion deal would reposition AT&T as the nation’s top wireless carrier, though the merger is already being met with substantial opposition. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman may soon be the [...]
TORONTO (Reuters) – Online video rental company Netflix Inc has tweaked its Canadian streaming service to cut down on the amount of data it uses in a country where Internet usage is typically metered and capped. Original post by Soulskill
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who returned this week to the company after a two-year absence, wants to make the microblogging site more approachable to the masses, he said on Tuesday. Original post by Soulskill
We’re often asked whether doing something else on a NAS while streaming HD video is ok. We were surprised by what our tests found. Original post by CmdrTaco
Looking to lasso yourself some of those sweet, sweet LTE airwaves being emitted by Verizon Wireless towers? Don’t really need a new smartphone? You’re in luck. In a pair of press releases today, Verizon announced two, new LTE-enabled network devices, the Verizon USB551L modem (made by Novatel) and the Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot. The USB551L [...]
The HTC Arrive is the second landscape QWERTY slider to run Windows Phone 7 (the first was the LG Quantum), but HTC’s first try at this combination of form-factor and OS. It’s also the first CDMA Windows Phone 7 device, so this phone has a lot of “firsts” going for it. Quick Specs: OS: Microsoft [...]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – AT&T Inc’s $39 billion bid to buy Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA came under scrutiny from New York’s attorney general, who said he is looking into its possible anti-competitive impact. Original post by Soulskill
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The owners of a California Web site that sold Beatles songs for 25 cents each before they went on sale legally through iTunes have agreed to pay the band’s EMI Group label $950,000 to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit, court papers showed on Monday. Original post by Soulskill
