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A federal judge dismissed Psystar’s countersuit accusing Apple
of anticompetitive business practices, moving the ball in Apple’s court once
more. According to the 19-page ruling, Judge William Alsup was not convinced by
Psystar’s arguments, leaving the company only 20 more days to bring more legal
support to its claims.
In spring this year, stories of a company selling cheap Mac
clones running OS X Leopard made the news. As Apple’s immediate reaction was
nowhere to be found, Psystar began claiming it had all the right to sell the
Mac clones, and that Apple has created a monopoly on...
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Having failed to reverse Yahoo's stalled growth and plunging profits, Mr. Yang, a Yahoo co-founder, said on Monday that he would give up the chief executive role once a successor is named and revert to being “chief Yahoo,” the strategy position he held before his 18 turbulent months running the company. But finding the right leader with the right skills to turn around Yahoo will be an ordeal. Executive recruiters say it takes roughly four-to-six months to name a CEO if the board acts quickly. And a new executive typically gives at least a month notice before leaving his or her old employer. ...
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Verizon prepares the release of Research in Motion’s new
BlackBerry Storm. The carrier has signed a contract ensuring the exclusivity
all across the United States
and the device will be widely available starting with this Friday.
The price of the new device is set at $199 through a
two-year contract with Verizon and a $50 mail-in rebate and it is expected to
become the first real competition for Apple’s iPhone, not only considering the
price but also the features offered.
The minimum plan offered for this release is $49.99 for data
only, without any voice services. For both...
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Verizon Wireless admitted late Thursday that several of its employees broke company rules by accessing and viewing President-elect Barack Obama's personal cell phone account. The company’s president and CEO Lowell McAdam apologized to the President explaining that the account had been inactive for several months and that it was a voice flip phone, rather than a smartphone with e-mail and other data. "As the circumstances of each individual employee's access to the account are determined, the company will take appropriate actions. Employees with legitimate business needs for access will...
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Shocking news in the Web community, following the death of a Florida teenager who used a webcam to live stream his suicide video and share it with the world. The police arrived too late at the apartment, only to find 19-year-old Abraham Biggs dead of a drug overdose. Even more shocking news comes from the reaction of the viewers, some of which actually encouraged him to do it. Other viewers tried to talk him out if it, but with no success. The website that hosted the ordeal, Justin.tv, allows views to post live comments alongside a video. The victim had reportedly posted a suicide note on...
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