Archive for February 7th, 2008



07
Feb

CEO Jim Whitehurst pilots Red Hat into future (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - When Matthew Szulik left Red Hat abruptly for family health reasons in December, many people were scratching their heads over the company’s new choice of CEO: a young executive from Delta Airlines, Jim Whitehurst.

07
Feb

Cuban youths pose tough questions in surprising video (AFP)

TV images show the president of the Cuban National Assembly, Ricardo Alarcon (L), during a question and answer session with University of Information Technology student, Elieser Avila, on February 7 in Havana.(AFP/TV-AR)AFP - A group of university students posed tough questions about Cuban society to Parliament chief Ricardo Alarcon, in a video made public through the Internet and distributed in Havana that is causing a stir in the communist-ruled country.


07
Feb

Facebook launches Spanish version of website (AFP)

The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is displayed on a computer screen.  Facebook on Thursday unveiled a Spanish version of its hot social-networking website and promised French and German language editions by spring.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Facebook on Thursday unveiled a Spanish version of its hot social-networking website and promised French and German language editions by spring.


07
Feb

Softbank profit surges fourfold (AP)

Pedestrians walk past Japanese telecommunications and Internet services company Softbank's billboards featuring Hollywood star Cameron Diaz in downtown Tokyo Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. Profit at Softbank for the first nine months of the fiscal year surged to more than fourfold its level a year ago as Japan's No. 3 mobile company drew customers from rivals with aggressive price-slashing, the company said Thursday, Feb. 6, 2008. Nine-month sales rose 13 percent to 2.059 trillion yen (US$19.33 billion; euro13.22 billion) from 1.882 trillion yen. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)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.


07
Feb

Facebook speaks Spanish for first time (AP)

The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is displayed on a computer screen.  Facebook on Thursday unveiled a Spanish version of its hot social-networking website and promised French and German language editions by spring.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)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.


07
Feb

Investor worries hang over Microsoft bid (AP)

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang gives a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. Yahoo is expected to release quarterly earnings Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)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.


07
Feb

"Guitar Hero" makes Activision into profit hero (Reuters)

Show attendee Brian Weinberg plays Guitar Hero III on a Dell laptop during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 2008. REUTERS/Steve MarcusReuters - 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.


07
Feb

Apple Cuts iPhone, iPod Touch Production (NewsFactor)

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.

07
Feb

Encrypted laptop poses legal dilemma (AP)

AP - When Sebastien Boucher stopped at the U.S.-Canadian border, agents who inspected his laptop said they found files containing child pornography.

07
Feb

CEO Jim Whitehurst pilots Red Hat into future (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - When Matthew Szulik left Red Hat abruptly for family health reasons in December, many people were scratching their heads over the company′s new choice of CEO: a young executive from Delta Airlines, Jim Whitehurst.




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