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Disputed Joojoo tablet to ship at end of February
February 3, 2010 4:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe Joojoo Web-browsing tablet appears on track to reach early buyers at the end of February.The $499 touch-screen computer is at the center of a Silicon Valley legal dispute. Both a Singapore startup called Fusion Garage and Michael Arrington, a well-known technology blogger, claim ownership...
MDA signs two contracts with Russian firm worth a total of more than $60M
February 3, 2010 3:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsMacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) said Wednesday it has signed two contracts with the Russian Radio Research and Development Institute worth a total of more than US$60 million.The Vancouver-area company said it will provide key sub-systems for the Express AM5 and Express AM6...
Yahoo sells HotJobs to Monster Worldwide for $225M
February 3, 2010 2:01 pm | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsYahoo Inc. crossed off another chore on its housecleaning list Wednesday with the proposed sale of help-wanted site HotJobs to rival Monster Worldwide Inc. for $225 million.The all-cash deal announced marks another step in Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz's effort to jettison services that have been...
Summary Box: AOL posts 4th-qtr profit
February 3, 2010 1:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsTHE NUMBERS: AOL Inc. said Wednesday it earned $1.4 million, or a penny per share, in the fourth quarter of 2009, its first apart from Time Warner Inc. in nearly a decade. Revenue sank 17 percent but beat analyst forecasts.ONLINE ADVERTISING: AOL's online advertising revenue fell 8 percent in the...
Cisco sees 'dramatic' sales improvement in 2Q
February 3, 2010 12:01 pm | by PETER SVENSSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsCisco Systems Inc. blew past its own forecast for the latest quarter, reporting its first sales increase in a year as it left the recession behind.Improvement was dramatic "across the board" and provides "a clear indication that we are entering the second phase of the economic recovery," CEO...
Close Only Counts...
February 3, 2010 11:51 am | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsI think this one has both some land pattern issues and some schematic issues. It's unfortunately pretty common to see footprints that are close, but not close enough to work. Looking at the data sheet here, there may be a...
Acacia Research says it will get $12.4M from Yahoo
February 3, 2010 11:02 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsAcacia Research Corp., a company that buys and licenses patents, said Wednesday that a Texas court has raised the amount of damages it will get from Yahoo Inc. in a patent infringement ruling.The company said the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas awarded it $12.4 million in...
ACS gets $163M Ohio child support payments deal
February 3, 2010 10:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsInformation technology and outsourcing company Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said Wednesday it received a contract renewal worth up to $163 million to process child support payments for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.The contract starts with a one-year term, with up to four...
AOL posts profit, but subscribers dwindle
February 3, 2010 9:32 am | CommentsAOL Inc beat Wall Street's profit and revenue expectations for the fourth quarter, but its top officers said that revenue from subscriptions and online search-related advertising would fall further in coming months.
Cyberthieves are hiring, using online ads
February 3, 2010 9:30 am | CommentsThe people who brought the world malicious software that steals credit card numbers from your personal computer and empties bank ATMs of their cash are hiring, and they're advertising online. Two companies that are hiring -- at least on a contractor basis -- advertise online, said Kevin Stevens, a threat intelligence analyst for SecureWorks...
Many wired Chinese unfazed at possible Google exit
February 3, 2010 9:26 am | CommentsA world without Google? They can imagine it just fine in China. After all, it's not like losing "World of Warcraft." The online giant's threat to pull out of China over censorship has drawn little reaction among the country's 384 million Internet users.
Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members
February 3, 2010 9:17 am | CommentsWhen a gang member was released from jail soon after his arrest for selling methamphetamine, friends and associates assumed he had cut a deal with authorities and become a police informant. They sent a warning on Twitter that went like this: We have a snitch in our midst.
Department of Defense Schools Recieve BOXLIGHTs
February 3, 2010 9:17 am | CommentsBOXLIGHT in partnership with Alpha Sum Business Machines has announced the delivery of nearly 1000 GSA approved projectors sent to military K-12 Department of Defense schools located around the United States and Puerto Rico. “The initial order of Seattle X30N’s and accompanying accessories began shipping to over 80 schools in mid-January,” said Chad Harrison, BOXLIGHT Business Development Manager. “With an open, year-long bid, we anticipate the number of projectors to approach the 1500 mark.”
Senator seeks information on tech firms in China
February 3, 2010 9:15 am | CommentsA top Senate Democrat is asking 30 leading technology, Internet and communications companies to provide detailed descriptions of their operations and human rights practices in China. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois sent letters on Tuesday to technology companies including Apple Inc., Facebook and Twitter...
AP signs up 900 sites for its Winter Olympics site
February 3, 2010 9:13 am | CommentsThe Associated Press said Tuesday that more than 900 newspapers and broadcasters will be supplementing their online coverage of the Vancouver Winter Olympics with a special package of stories, photographs, video and blogs produced by the AP.
