Facebook was ordered by a judge in the District of Delaware’s District Court this week to release its entire source code to Leader Technologies Inc., a web-based collaboration platform developer. Leader, based in Columbus, Ohio, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook in November 2008.… Read More »
Archive for July, 2009
Comcast may take on more than its network can handle by offering its cable TV via the web under its TV Everywhere program, which has me wondering if cable providers will weather the influx of TV content delivered over their data network as opposed to their… Read More »
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The FCC’s probe of cell phone contracts and exclusivity deals will reportedly focus on markets where the iPhone and the Palm Pre aren’t available — that is, where AT&T and Sprint don’t have service. FCC chairman Julius Genachowski told Bloomberg, “There are markets in the country… Read More »
WiMAX is only now getting some traction in the U.S., thanks to rollouts by Clearwire, but overseas the wireless broadband technology is actually growing at a rapid clip. According to Infonetics, a market research company, WiMAX is gaining traction in India, Russia and Brazil, primarily because… Read More »
- Verizon fixes the FiOS Twitter fail (NewTeeVee)
- Smart meter worm could spread like a virus (Earth2Tech)
- Take fancy screenshots with Shutter (OStatic)
- IM+: Web-based Skype for the Palm Pre (jkOnTheRun)
- GButts: Fast, easy access to Google services through a Firefox button (WebWorkerDaily)
- NetNewsWire 3.2 beta: Google Reader replaces NewsGator (TheAppleBlog)
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