Facebook, MySpace: a race/class divide?
Danah Boyd, a Harvard fellow, suggests in a speech titled "The Not-So-Hidden Politics of Class Online" that the migration of teens from MySpace to Facebook is not unlike white flight.
Comcast adds Starz to On Demand Online trial
Comcast is adding more content to a new service it's testing that makes video content available online free of charge to Comcast cable TV subscribers.
Amazon hooks up wireless store
Amazon unveils AmazonWireless, a new site that offers cell phones and service plans from popular cell phone carriers.
Manage multiple Twitter accounts with your iPhone
If you're looking to manage multiple Twitter accounts while you're on the go, you'll be happy to know that it's not too difficult. Check out this roundup and download the app of your choice.
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Demise of the solid-state Linux Netbook
Back in the day, Netbooks ran Linux and packed solid-state drives. ButWindows XP and large hard disk drives have prevailed.
VCs more confident about recovery
Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index sees second straight uptick since hitting five-year low in 2008.
Clippy stars in new Office 2010 promo video
Microsoft's attempts to turn Office into the plot of an action-adventure movie are definitely entertaining, if not the stuff of box office hits.
Mozilla calls on coders for Web-tool index
The Open Web Tools Directory is Mozilla's attempt to build a comprehensive list of all open-source developer tools out there.
EMC wins Data Domain
After weeks of tug of war, NetApp must concede defeat as EMC strikes a $2.1 billion deal to buy Data Domain.
NY official: Tagged site stole identities
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York's attorney general charged Thursday that Tagged.com stole the identities of more than 60 million Internet users worldwide - by sending e-mails that raided their private accounts....
Sprint Nextel signs networking deal with Ericsson
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday announced it will transfer operation of its wireless and wireline networks to Swedish telecommunications equipment maker LM Ericsson....
Google, Microsoft chairmen share laugh together
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) -- The escalating tension between Google and Microsoft didn't prevent the companies' chairmen from sharing a moment of levity Thursday at an exclusive media conference in the Idaho mountains....
Germany calls for ban of neo-Nazi sites abroad
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's Justice Minister is calling for Internet service providers in the U.S. and elsewhere to remove neo-Nazi images, text and other content that can be viewed inside the country in violation of laws forbidding any Nazi symbols....
Broadcom drops takeover bid for Emulex
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) -- Broadcom Corp. is dropping its attempted takeover of Emulex Corp. following a unanimous vote by the network gear maker's board to reject Broadcom's sweetened offer....
Top media execs wonder how Twitter will make money
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) -- It turns out the media elite aren't so different from a lot of less affluent folks: They think Twitter is a great communications tool, but can't figure out how the online messaging service is going to make money....
Universal teams with TuneCore to discover talent
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Universal Music Group's distribution arm is teaming up with digital track distributor TuneCore, a move it says will give it a leg up in signing up-and-coming artists without a recording deal yet....
EMC wins bid contest in $2.1B deal for Data Domain
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- For the last month and a half, a fierce bidding contest has lit up a staid but increasingly critical part of the computing world. On Wednesday, EMC Corp. walked away with the prize....
