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Monthly archive June, 2012

Tech and the law: Supreme Court and ‘no-harm’ lawsuits, Megaupload, Olympics trademarks

Oh, the legalities, part 2,956. • The Supreme Court, which made big news Thursday, also dropped a case for which Facebook, LinkedIn, Yahoo and Zynga had filed a brief. The case, in which Read More →

Grim on RIM: Stock plunges amid questions of survival

RIM shares are tanking today, down about 19 percent to $7.40 as of this post, the day after the BlackBerry maker's results missed estimates; it announced 5,000 job cuts, nearly a third of its workforce; and said its next BlackBerry Read More →

Quoted: Au revoir, Minitel

"Computers are all right, too, but it’s not the same. I’m not very 'Internet.'" — Yves Denais, a French farmer devoted to the Minitel, an online service/network in France that predates the Internet — and is being shut down Read More →

Off topic: Canadians moving to U.S.? Plus drawing New Yorkers, Teddy Ruxpin and junk-boat art, ‘The Star Wars I Used To Know’

Do Canadians ever threaten to move to the United States? From famous people to street vendors to cops, an artist aims to draw Every Person in New York. (via Flavorwire) A couple of art projects: Remember Read More →

The A’s have it: Apple (iTunes), Amazon (game apps) reportedly getting more social

Now we quickly point to two reportedly upcoming developments from the Big A's, Apple and Amazon: • Apple is preparing to overhaul iTunes, reports Bloomberg, to accommodate not only iCloud but also better sharing. It'll be interesting Read More →

Glass, orbs, a tablet, what’s next? Why Google has to keep moving

There were, as Brandon Bailey of the Mercury News reported, sky divers. Wearing Google Glass. A sphere-shaped entertainment console made in the U.S. of A. called Nexus Q. The widely expected Nexus 7 tablet. Search king Read More →
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