AP - Near-perfect knockoffs of 21 different Microsoft programs began surfacing around the world just over a decade ago. Soon, PCs in more than a dozen countries were running illegal copies of Windows and Office, turning unwitting consumers into criminals and, Microsoft says, exposing them to increased risk of malicious viruses and spyware.
Archive for February 7th, 2008
AP - An Israeli startup has convinced wireless carriers in three countries to try a new concept: a tiny cell phone that pops into interchangeable “jackets” to become a bigger, smarter phone or into other gadgets to connect them to the Internet.
AP - The U.S. Justice Department has launched an inquiry into “Total Music,” an approach for selling digital music that has been the subject of early discussions between major record labels and consumer electronics manufacturers, a person familiar with the inquiry said Thursday.
AP - Microsoft Corp. views its proposed takeover of Yahoo Inc. as the missing piece in its Internet advertising puzzle, but skeptics think the deal could become a jumbled mess that will help make rival Google Inc. even stronger.
AFP - Facebook on Thursday unveiled a Spanish version of its hot social-networking website and promised French and German language editions by spring.
AP - The president of a Japanese mobile carrier that owns a stake in Yahoo said Thursday he is in talks with Yahoo chief Jerry Yang about how to respond to Microsoft’s takeover bid.
AP - Facebook Inc. unveiled a Spanish-language version of its popular online social network Thursday, hoping to expand its audience and catch up to rival MySpace.com.
Reuters - Activision Inc on
Thursday posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and
gave a bullish revenue forecast, citing strong sales of its hit
“Call of Duty 4″ and “Guitar Hero 3″ video games.
NewsFactor - Are Apple sales in trouble? Two research analysts have reported in recent days that Apple is aggressively cutting back production on iPods and iPhones, while increasing production on Mac computers.
AP - When Sebastien Boucher stopped at the U.S.-Canadian border, agents who inspected his laptop said they found files containing child pornography.
