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AOL plants Seed for Internet Age news operation (AFP)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:16:17 +0000

AFP - Faded Internet star AOL is reinventing itself as a digital age news operation with an army of freelance writers wielding online tools.

Microsoft Loses $106 Million Patent Verdict to VirnetX (PC World)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:13 +0000

PC World - A court in Texas has ordered Microsoft to pay communications software maker VirnetX US$105.75 million after a jury found it guilty of willful infringement of two patents belonging to the company.

When tweets can make you a jailbird (AP)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:29:10 +0000

AP - Maxi Sopo was having so much fun "living in paradise" in Mexico that he posted about it on Facebook so all his friends could follow his adventures. Others were watching, too: A federal prosecutor in Seattle, where Sopo was wanted on bank fraud charges.

Jury awards VirnetX $106M in Microsoft dispute (AP)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:56:51 +0000

AP - A jury has awarded communications company VirnetX Holding nearly $106 million after determining Microsoft violated two of its patents.

Sony bets MJ fans won’t stop ’til they get enough (AP)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:43:35 +0000

AP - The man who spearheaded the record-breaking deal in which Michael Jackson's estate will get up to $250 million in the next seven years said Tuesday that Sony Music Entertainment bought a treasure trove of new Jackson music, some of it recorded "quite recently," some in collaboration with other artists.

Fujitsu Aims New Server at Cloud Compute Providers (PC World)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:20:12 +0000

PC World - Fujitsu is rolling out a new server designed specially for cloud computing providers.

Microsoft Bing nabs more Web searches in February (AP)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:51:34 +0000

AP - Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search engine gained market share in the U.S. in February, according to research groups.

Summary Box: Boeing 777 software fix (AP)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:43:37 +0000

AP - THE PROBLEM: An issue involving the Boeing 777 can result in a high-speed aborted takeoff and increase the chance of a runway overrun.

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 Browser: FAQ (PC World)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:29:00 +0000

PC World - Microsoft's next-generation Internet Explorer 9 browser may not be anywhere close to competition, but you can test drive a "platform preview" of the software that provides a taste of IE9's capabilities. So what's the deal with Redmond's upcoming browser, and how does it differ from IE8 and worthy competitors such as Google's Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox, Opera Software's Opera, and Apple's Safari? Here's a quick primer.

Website Usability and Conversion

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Useful presentation on the relationship between website usability and conversion.