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Netflix 2Q profit up 4 pct, beats analyst views
Associated Press - Jul 25, 2008, 09:58 AM, Fri
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit crept up 4 percent, beating analyst expectations as the online DVD rental leader signed up 168,000 new customers while spending less money to attract them to the service....
Source URL: http://www.ap.org
Time to drop cable television? Not so fast
Reuters - Jul 25, 2008, 09:43 AM, Fri
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Couch potatoes love television, but some simply have no interest in watching sports or kids shows. So why should they pay for it?
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps
Associated Press - Jul 25, 2008, 09:31 AM, Fri
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you've got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes for riding around town. Well, not so fast....
Source URL: http://www.ap.org
Attacks begin on net address flaw
BBC News - Jul 25, 2008, 08:13 AM, Fri
Net firms urged to patch address flaw as attacks that exploit it circulate online.
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Can biofuels solve America's oil crunch?
CNN - Jul 25, 2008, 08:11 AM, Fri
On a two-week journey from the San Francisco Bay Area to Atlanta, Georgia, CNN's Cody McCloy road tests alternative fuel that might help reduce pollution and break the nation's reliance on foreign oil.
Source URL: http://www.cnn.com
More Subscribers Boost Netflix Results
New York Times - Jul 25, 2008, 08:10 AM, Fri
Netflix says its profit rose 4 percent, helped by an increase in subscriptions and the introduction of a device that allows customers to stream video directly to their TVs.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
It's art, for the Facebook generation
Reuters - Jul 25, 2008, 08:08 AM, Fri
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - If like many people in our technology-ruled world you can't live without Google, video games, digital media and social networking sites like Facebook, this is your kind of art exhibit.
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
Samsung Electronics Reports Surge in Profit
New York Times - Jul 25, 2008, 08:02 AM, Fri
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said net profit grew 51 percent compared with the same quarter last year led by its liquid crystal display and mobile phone businesses.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Griping Online? Comcast Hears and Talks Back
New York Times - Jul 25, 2008, 07:27 AM, Fri
Some customers like the company’s responses to online criticism; others see an eerie version of “Big Brother.”
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
India's young politicians win praise on YouTube
Reuters - Jul 25, 2008, 06:31 AM, Fri
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of users on YouTube, the popular video-sharing website, are toasting two young Indian politicians, one of them seen as a potential prime minister, after they spoke eloquently in a parliamentary debate last week.
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
Baidu.com quarterly profit surges 87%
International Herald Tribune - Jul 25, 2008, 05:10 AM, Fri
The top search engine in China forecast another jump in revenue on Internet traffic growth from the Beijing Olympics.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Britain draws ISPs into battle against piracy
International Herald Tribune - Jul 25, 2008, 05:10 AM, Fri
Major media and entertainment companies, with the government's help, have persuaded the six largest British ISPs to send warning letters to those suspected of illegal file-sharing.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Cable company talks back to online grumbling
International Herald Tribune - Jul 25, 2008, 05:10 AM, Fri
Comcast, the largest U.S. cable company, has started monitoring the Web to instantly respond to any complaints that get posted. Some call it creepy, others praise it.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Germany voids pay-TV deal for Bundesliga
International Herald Tribune - Jul 25, 2008, 05:10 AM, Fri
The Federal Cartel Office in Bonn ruled that the deal struck by the German Football League harms consumers because it would put soccer game highlights on pay television late at night.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Hasbro sues Scrabulous makers for infringement
International Herald Tribune - Jul 25, 2008, 05:10 AM, Fri
The suit against Scrabulous's Indian creators comes less than two weeks after the release of an authorized version of Scrabble for Facebook.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Online chief is leaving Microsoft
International Herald Tribune - Jul 25, 2008, 05:10 AM, Fri
Kevin Johnson, the executive in charge of Microsoft's struggling online business, is leaving to become chief executive of Juniper Networks.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Profit rises at Samsung but is below estimates
International Herald Tribune - Jul 25, 2008, 05:10 AM, Fri
The net profit in the April-June quarter represented a 50.7 percent increase from the same period a year ago, but Samsung shares dropped on the grim outlook.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Qualcomm and Nokia settle patent lawsuit
International Herald Tribune - Jul 25, 2008, 05:10 AM, Fri
The companies say they have entered into a 15-year agreement in which Nokia will pay royalties to license technology developed by Qualcomm that improves phone performance and battery life, and reduces product size.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Researcher sees cancer risk from mobiles
International Herald Tribune - Jul 25, 2008, 05:10 AM, Fri
The warning is contrary to a lack of official concern by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and numerous studies that have not found a link between cancer and cellphone use.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Boom times ahead for mobile web
BBC News - Jul 25, 2008, 05:10 AM, Fri
Unprecedented demand will see mobile web-using devices proliferate over the next four years, predicts Intel.
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
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