Judge to RIAA: No LimeWire asset freeze
RIAA wants to make sure that nothing happens to Lime Wire’s assets before courts decide how much the file-sharing service must pay in damages. Judge says assets aren’t going anywhere.
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Archive for July 30th, 2010
Rare ruling favors Intel pricing policy
A preliminary ruling rejected a claim that Intel’s pricing practices hurt consumers.
We get a charge out of driving Nissan Leaf
CNET Car Tech gets to take the Nissan Leaf electric car for a preview drive.
Microsoft rushes fix for Windows shortcut hole
Attackers exploiting a hole involving how Windows handles shortcut, or .lnk, files prompt Microsoft to rush out an emergency patch, well before its next scheduled Patch Tuesday.
Reporters’ Roundtable: How to start a tech business today
Got a great idea for your own tech company? Today we’re talking about how to make it a business, with two great guests: XMarks CEO James Joaquin, and Mahalo CEO (and This Week in Startups host) Jason Calacanis
AOL exec: ‘We have a big f-ing problem!’
Former Yahoo “Peanut Butter Manifesto” author Brad Garlinghouse is known for being colorful. At AOL, unlike Yahoo, he’s confident that the company can do more than talk the talk.
Software released for attacking Android phones (Reuters)
Reuters – Two security experts said on Friday they released a tool for attacking smartphones that use Google Inc’s Android operating system to persuade manufacturers to fix a bug that lets hackers read a victim’s email and text messages.
Microsoft to challenge Google-Yahoo Japan deal
So guess what Microsoft thinks of Yahoo Japan’s decision to swap it out for Google as main search partner? Yeah, it’s not too happy about it.
Reporters’ Roundtable: How to (really) use social media in your business
We discuss the incredible success of the Old Spice YouTube campaign compared with Apple’s top-down over-control of communication around the iPhone 4 antenna problems.
Did Dell tech support display woman’s naked pics?
A woman calls Dell tech support to ask for help in locating pictures of herself on her computer. The pictures end up on a newly created Web site. She accuses the support representative of creating the site.