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Google in deal with Brazil to fight child porn
by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:26:11 +0000
Internet search company Google signed an agreement with Brazilian public prosecutors on Wednesday to help combat child pornography on its social networking site Orkut, an accord that the company believes is the first of its kind internationally. Under the agreement, Google will use filters to remove and prevent illegal content on Orkut, which has about [...]
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Microsoft seeks allies for new Yahoo move: report
by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:25:45 +0000
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is preparing a new bid for Yahoo Inc’s (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) search business and has approached other media companies about joining it in a deal that would effectively lead to Yahoo’s breakup, the Wall Street Journal said. Microsoft has already held talks with Time [...]
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Nokia and Interdigital end patent dispute in UK
by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:25:20 +0000
The world’s top cellphone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research) and InterDigital (IDCC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to drop patent cases in the British courts against each other, sending the wireless technology firm’s stock up as much as 7 percent. The lawsuits relate to certain 3G mobile phone technology patents owned [...]
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Samsung SDI to invest $529 million to up OLED output
by on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:36:39 +0000
South Korean display maker Samsung SDI Co (006400.KS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Monday it would boost production of next-generation organic displays to six times the current level by mid-2009, spending $529 million.The move comes as leading panel makers try to grab a piece of the fast-growing market for active-matrix organic light-emitting diode [...]
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Rhapsody to challenge iTunes by embracing the iPod
by on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:36:08 +0000
Digital music seller Rhapsody is launching a $50 million marketing assault on Apple’s iTunes, offering songs online and via partners including Yahoo Inc and Verizon Wireless, Rhapsody said on Monday.The songs will be sold in MP3 format, which means users of the Rhapsody service will be able to play them on iPods.Before now Rhapsody, jointly [...]
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