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China now has most Internet users

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

China has captured the No. 1 ranking as the country with the greatest number of Internet users, according to a Reuters report.

The country clocked in with 221 million Internet users in February, surpassing the U.S. for the top billing, according to Reuters, which cites the Xinhau news agency’…

Study: Teens say e-text isn’t writing

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Nearly every teen uses instant chat, text messaging, or some sort of online social network to keep in touch with friends. But ask a wired teen whether e-mail and other types of electronic communication can be considered the act of “writing,” and the answer is likely “no.”
A new study …

Videophlow tries to enliven YouTube

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO–The company behind Photophlow, a site that presents a lively chat room interface around the Flickr photo-sharing site, plans to demonstrate on Thursday a similarly elaborate presentation of Google’s YouTube video service.

Start-up Oortle’s service, called Videophlow, lets people post videos into a chat room and lets …

Ballmer: You want XP, we’ll keep XP

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by June 30, if customers demand that it stick around. So far, they have not.

“XP will hit an end-of-life. We have announced one. …

Weak phone sales hurt Motorola earnings

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Motorola on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of $194 million, or 9 cents per share, up from a year-ago a loss of $181 million, or 8 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter.

The report comes as the company is struggling to reorganize its mobile-phone business before it separates into two companies….

Create an easy-access, keyboard-shortcut list

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

If I could remember any, I would begin this post with an anecdote about how wonderful a good memory can be.

Instead, I’ll just tell you how to put all your keyboard shortcuts and Windows commands in a text file that you can open quickly via keystrokes, or keep …

Names surface in Microsoft’s opposition slate for Yahoo

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

A few possible names are percolating to the surface of Microsoft’s opposition slate as the software giant gears up for a potential proxy fight with Yahoo over its mega-billions buyout bid.

John Chapple, former Nextel Partners chief executive who now operates investment firm Hawkeye Investments in Washington state; Edward …

Benchmark puts $4.5 million in RightScale’s cloud

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

RightScale, a software service provider for applications that run on Amazon Web services, is expected to announce Thursday that it raised $4.5 million in first-round of funding from Benchmark Capital.
The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based RightScale, which was founded in May 2007, sells management software that helps start-ups tap …

Web 2.0, meet Internet attack 2.0

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO–The glitzy, interactive abilities of Web 2.0 have led to a profusion of new applications, but the technology also is bringing a new era of security vulnerabilities, a security researcher warned Wednesday.

“Security was a challenge to begin with, but if anything it’s getting harder in the …

Comcast walks away from Pivot

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Comcast said Wednesday it has changed its mind on a joint wireless communication venture with Sprint-Nextel, according to a Reuters report.

The service, called Pivot, was begun as a partnership between the cable giant, Sprint, Time Warner, Cox Communications, and Advanced/Newhouse Communications in 2006. It offered a package of …

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