Rogers confirms it will offer iPhone in Canada (again)
After jumping the gun last year in announcing a deal with Apple for the iPhone, Rogers is once again letting customers know it has struck a deal with the company.
Rogers issued press release about a year ago claiming it would be the exclusive provider for the iPhone in Canada -- not surprising since it is the sole major GSM provider in the country -- but later, the statement was retracted.
Centercode seeks mobile phone beta testers for study
Beta testing firm Centercode is seeking individuals that work or live in the greater New York Metropolitan area to help in a study related to mobile phone service. Although no new products will actually be tested, the study is a chance to help improve signal quality for both calls and data.
Those who participate in this test will also be eligible to join future beta tests held by Centercode, which works with companies such as Adobe, Apple and Palm. Requirements for the study are an active cellular plan with 600 or more prime time minutes. This test will consist of using the phone to perform various tasks and reporting on the successes and failures.
Oracle's $7.85 B buyout of BEA clears last regulatory hurdle
Software giant Oracle Corp., today won approval for its $7.85 billion buyout of middleware specialist BEA Systems from the European Commission, removing the only remaining obstacle in the antitrust space to completion of the deal.
While initially reluctant to merge with Oracle, BEA got swayed into changing its mind in mid-January after Oracle raised its buying price.
Microsoft presses on with Xbox 360 in Asia
Microsoft will cut prices between 5 and 20 percent across four of the five regional markets where it sells its Xbox 360 console..
While the Xbox 360 has generally done quite well outside of Asia, the company has seen its share of struggles in the region. The price cuts are obviously an attempt to reverse this trend.
Windows XP SP3 official release delayed, but download still available
Download Windows XP Service Pack 3 from FileForum now (316 MB).
1:20 pm EDT April 29, 2008 - As expected, the self-extracting .EXE version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 was made available to the general public by Microsoft this morning. However, due to a last minute problem, the official release to Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center was delayed.
Record labels take aim at a clever playlist 'sharing' operation
In what could be a precedent-setting case, recording companies are alleging that the Project Playlist Web site is guilty of infringement by enabling its own members to give other users access to unlicensed music files hosted by other sites.
Ostensibly, Project Playlist purports to be a site where users can share lists of their favorite music. But lists alone do not a business model make, as indicated by the fact that songs chosen by members can be made to play in sequence, in Windows Media, RealPlayer, or Flash.
Blockbuster expands gaming section in stores
Blockbuster has expanded its video game presence, now offering retail video games, hardware, and accessories in all of its company-owned stores.
Previously, the company had only offered game rentals and limited retail gaming items in its stores. In select locations, the company had a shop-within-shop Game Rush operation selling new and used games.
Were PND devices just a flash in the pan?
Dutch Personal Navigation Device company TomTom posted a dramatic 83% first quarter drop in European earnings thanks to a number of factors; many of which could add up to the commodification of GPS.
TomTom warned of its diminishing revenue first when it lowered its full-year guidance from €2.14 billion to €1.8-2.0 billion in the beginning of April as stocks dropped 13% in value internationally.
Verizon makes gains in FiOS and wireless customers
Verizon today announced the addition of 1.5 million new wireless customers and 263,000 new FiOS TV customers, on a net basis, in delivering financial results showing a 5.5% rise in revenues to $23.8 billion.
"Results for the first quarter were strong and demonstrate that we weathered the economic uncertainty," said Verizon CFO Doreen Toben, in a conference call with financial analysts today.
Adobe pulls the plug on GoLive
With the company's purchase of Macromedia and the changing design needs of the Web, the decade-plus old WYSIWYG HTML editor took a backseat to Dreamweaver, and fell out of favor with developers.
The multimedia company acquired the rights to GoLive from German software developer GoLive Systems in 1999, where it started its life as CyberStudio, However, with its purchase of Macromedia in 2005, GoLive took a backseat.
Why are Vista sales tapering off?
Microsoft is blaming its disappointing third quarter client software sales on factors that exclude Vista. Meanwhile, though, a variety of evidence indicates that many Windows XP users aren't upgrading, but switching to Mac or Linux.
"With respect to [the] third-quarter in particular, there's really no Vista-related issues at all," said Microsoft CFO and Senior VP Chris Liddell, during a conference call on Thursday. There, Microsoft reported a year-over-year drop in sales of 24% for Windows desktop operating systems in the third quarter of Microsoft's fiscal year.
Amazon promises to resume its Kindle shipments
In an open letter to customers today, Amazon's Jeff Bezos reported the availability of fresh shipments of its popular Kindle e-book reader, after having been in short supply since its November debut.
The Kindle device was officially launched in November 2007, but sold out in less than six hours due to a combination of high demand and major supply issues.
CBC tinkers with the notion of a social platform
How much should a TV network be experimenting with social networking in its effort to establish its brand presence on the Web? While US networks build up their video content, Canada's national broadcaster is experimenting with this question.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is working with social media site Pluck to add more personally interactive features in a Web site normally devoted to the mundane task of show promotion. CBC users will be able to participate in voting contests, forum discussions, photo sharing and commentary exclusive to certain shows.
FCC: D Block bidders driven away by prospects of high lease fees, penalties
It should have been a fairy tale come true for an entrepreneurial wireless provider with top-notch leadership. But the FCC's D Block option kept Frontline Wireless out of the picture; and today, an FCC report points the blame at no one.
Last year, the US Congress granted the Federal Communications Commission the authority to conduct an auction of portions of the public airwaves currently devoted to UHF television, with the condition that it devise the means for some of that spectrum to be used by public safety officials and first responders. Without federal funding available to secure the project, though, the FCC came up with a unique plan that would involve entrepreneurial corporations cooperating with a non-profit public safety organization, enabling the corporations to establish profitable services while at the same time helping the public firm maintain the public safety network, presumably at reduced costs.
Gigabyte's low-cost Atom-powered portable gets a name
The much anticipated, 8.9-inch, Intel Atom-powered ultra-low-cost PC from motherboard manufacturer Gigabyte, expected to hit the market in June, now has a name: M912.
Unfortunately, that's still all it officially has. As DigiTimes reported this morning, The M912 is reportedly being both designed and manufactured in-house so the company can release it in a timely fashion. If Gigabyte's current UMPC/MID offerings are any indication, the device could take on the "slider" form factor instead of the traditional "clamshell" laptop/notebook design.
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