President signs broadband data collection bill (CNET)

October 10, 2008
CNET - President Bush on Friday signed into law a bill that would facilitate the collection of data regarding broadband access in the United States, though most of the actions required by the law have already been accomplished by federal regulators.No tag for this post.













Apple shares surge, investors like valuation (Reuters)

October 10, 2008

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs displays a redesigned iPod Nano at Apple's 'Let's Rock' media event in San Francisco, California in this file photo from September 9, 2008. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)Reuters - Shares of Apple Inc. rallied more than 9 percent Friday, as investors saw a newly attractive valuation in the battered stock and anticipated new laptop computers.


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Amazon Lowers Costs for Its S3 Online Storage (NewsFactor)

October 10, 2008
NewsFactor - Amazon Web Services announced Friday that it will be lowering prices for its Simple Storage Service, known as Amazon S3. Beginning Nov. 1, there will be new volume discounts, based on a tiered pricing structure that offers greater discounts as storage volume increases.No tag for this post.