D: Amazon's Bezos: To Launch For-Pay Movie Streaming Service; Stays Bullish On Kindle; Books Are Like Horses
In the first session at the D: All Things Digital conference at the Four Seasons Aviara in Carlsbad, California this morning, it's Amazon.com (AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos.
Exclusive: Dell Mini Inspiron, Their First Mini Laptop
I bumped into Michael Dell at All Things D after his interview, and he was nice enough to show me this laptop that he was carrying that he said no one's seen before. It's a small form factor notebook...
D: Activision's Kotick Unveils Guitar Hero World Tour
Next up at D6 in Carlsbad, it's the guitar hero himself, Activision (ATVI) CEO Robert Kotick. The news here is supposed to be a demo of the yet-to-be shipped Guitar Hero World Tour. He's being inter...
LIVE Sony CEO Howard Stringer At D6
A couple of years ago Howard Stringer had high hopes for his e-reader. But Jeff Bezos Kindle has stolen that thunder, and we assume we might hear about that when Walt Mossberg chats with him. We def...
Yahoo's End Game
Negotiations with Microsoft and Google are taking place behind the scenes, writes BW's Gene Marcial. A deal of some kind is imminent, according to his sources — Yahoo! finally looks ready to do a d...
Belgian newspapers ask Google for $77.5 million in damages
A group of Belgian newspaper publishers wants Google to pay up to €49.2 million ($77.5 million) in damages for violating copyright law by publishing their articles on Google News and caching their Web...
Man Allegedly Bilks E-trade, Schwab of $50,000 by Collecting Lots of Free ‘Micro-Deposits’
A California man has been indicted for an inventive scheme that allegedly siphoned $50,000 from online brokerage houses E-trade and Schwab.com in six months — a few pennies at a time.
Google Opens Google App Engine
Google also announces pricing for the development technology.
Qualcomm and Adobe Collaborate to Empower Developer Ecosystems With BREW Mobile Platform
BREW Mobile Platform Integrates Adobe Flash to Accelerate Advanced Application and Web Content Development for Mass Market Devices — Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) and Adobe Systems Incorporat...
Google Earth Escapes the Client and Comes to the Browser
Google's 3D data has escaped the client and is now a welcome addition to the browser! Today at Google I/O a Google Earth Browser plugin is going to be released. With the plugin installed anybody wit...
SezWho acquires Tejit to expand commenter reputations
Distributed commenter reputation service SezWho is growing a little bigger Wednesday morning with the acquisition of Tejit, an engine that tracks content around the Web to see how it links up with peo...
U.S. Files WTO Case Challenging EU Tariffs on Certain Technology Products
WASHINGTON - United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab announced today that the United States has requested World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement consultations with the European U...
HP packs two independent servers on a blade
HP can now pack two servers one blade and cut energy consumption by 60 percent based on its calculations. — HP was set to announce its new blade set-up on Wednesday. The server twofer-dubbed the HP...
The man who would run Yahoo
In a Fortune exclusive, Microsoft's Kevin Johnson talks about innovation, disruption, and what he's going to do about Google. — (Fortune Magazine) — He made his mark at Microsoft as head of the comp...
Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Increased 14 Per Cent in First Quarter of 2008
Western Europe Saw Decline for the First Time Since Gartner Tracking Began in 2001 — Worldwide sales of mobile phones reached 294.3 million units in the first quarter of 2008 …