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Probing Apple and the e-book ‘cartel,’ plus Google Books, Apple vs. HTC, Yahoo sued by investors
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533 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Probing Apple and the e-book ‘cartel,’ plus Google Books, Apple vs. HTC, Yahoo sued by investors

Oh, the legalities. • The European Commission's antitrust officials today announced that they're investigating whether Apple and book publishers conspired to raise e-book prices. The Associated Press reports that under the parties' agreement, Apple allowed publishers to Read More →
Quoted: on death of Patricia Dunn, former HP chair
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533 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Quoted: on death of Patricia Dunn, former HP chair

"It was an extraordinary career for her generation of executive women. It's unfortunate that what happened at HP eclipsed the rest of her career." — Anthony Bianco, author of "The Big Lie," a book about the Hewlett-Packard spying scandal Read More →
Off topic: swearing as relief and in Quebec, crushes in transit, church interracial ban dumped, neo-Nazi board game
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533 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Off topic: swearing as relief and in Quebec, crushes in transit, church interracial ban dumped, neo-Nazi board game

Swearing: Is it good for you? Also, religious swear words "losing their punch" in Quebec. (via Languagehat) Pictures of crushes on the subway, from London to New York. (via New York Times) Read More →
Microsoft’s XBox: Now you’re talking
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534 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Microsoft’s XBox: Now you’re talking

In the push to conquer television, will Microsoft get the starring role? That's what some analysts are saying in the coverage about the Xbox 360 update coming tomorrow. As the video-game console gets new entertainment options and becomes a more Read More →
Carrier IQ saga: The freaked out vs. the bored
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534 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 3 Comments

Carrier IQ saga: The freaked out vs. the bored

The Carrier IQ saga has received plenty of attention from this and other tech blogs, scrutiny from senators such as Al Franken, and sparked lawsuits. An app developer's recent discovery of a log that records the keystrokes of many Read More →
Quoted: on Yahoo and the future
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534 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Quoted: on Yahoo and the future

"If you're not growing, if you're not giving people challenging things to work on, if you're not holding out the promise of creating some personal wealth during one of the frothiest technology markets in modern history, and if your people Read More →
Off topic: Pandemics, snowglobes, luxury goods, chewing gum
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534 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Off topic: Pandemics, snowglobes, luxury goods, chewing gum

The deadliest pandemics in history, an infographic. A look at how snowglobes went global.(via Mental Floss) Research time: Studying status, power and the "trap" of luxury goods. And the supposed benefits of Read More →
Carrier IQ and tracking: Suit filed, plus other follow-up
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537 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 2 Comments

Carrier IQ and tracking: Suit filed, plus other follow-up

The first lawsuit has been filed in the smartphone-tracking controversy that GMSV has been following the past couple of days, with phone manufacturers Samsung and HTC, and Silicon Valley software maker Carrier IQ, as the targets. A developer Read More →
Zynga’s scaled-back IPO: Game has changed
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537 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Zynga’s scaled-back IPO: Game has changed

At least one guessing game in the tech world lately is over: Zynga will sell its shares at $8.50 to $10 each, seeking to raise up to $1 billion in an IPO valued at up to Read More →
Quoted: Surveillance says ‘we’re all screwed’
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537 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 5 Comments

Quoted: Surveillance says ‘we’re all screwed’

"Who here has an iPhone? Who here has a BlackBerry? Who uses Gmail? Well, you’re all screwed. Intelligence contractors have surveillance systems for all those right now." — Julian Assange, on WikiLeaks' unveiling Thursday of the Spy Files, a Read More →

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