Watch out Google! Microsoft’s Live is the New Toolbar on Lenovo Computers
As of yesterday, Microsoft and Lenovo Group have an agreement that Lenovo computers will come pre-loaded with a toolbar powered by Microsoft’s WindRead More…
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Top School in India Restricts Internet & Claims Surfing/Blogging Makes Students Suicidal
A top engineering school in India, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai, has pulled the plug on Internet usage between 11 p.m. and 12:30Read More…
MIT Will Offer ALL Courses Free Online by Year End
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is set to become the first U.S. university to make all of its courses free on the Internet (in this Read More…
Google Controlling & Targeting TV Commercials in a Limited Test
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has some intriguing details on Google’s latest move: controlling which TV commercials you see and Read More…
The CompUSA Story: When Not Being Competitive Catches Up to You
CompUSA recently announced that it will be closing more than half of its 225 stores (see the list of closings here). The computer store chain is givinRead More…
Women Make Up 45% of Cellphone Gamers; Market to be $17 Billion by 2011
According to Juniper Research, the cellphone gaming market will increase from about $3 billion today to over $17 billion by 2011. Just this year aloRead More…
Microsoft Lawyer Bashing Google to Accomplish… What?
In a rather bold move, Thomas Rubin, associate general counsel at Microsoft, released a copy of the speech he is giving to the Association of AmericRead More…
Booming Game Industry Influencing Stalling Music Industry
Electronic Arts has a new page on its site specifically designed for buying music that has been featured in its games. The music is being sold throuRead More…
Watch out Netflix! Blockbuster In Advanced Talks to Acquire Movielink
If the deal happens, Blockbuster would be the only company able to offer the coveted video triple-play: combining movies offered online, through the mRead More…
RIAA Sends “Pre-Litigation” Letters to 400 Students at 13 Universities
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) wants to give hundreds of college sRead More…