Monthly Archives: November 2009

Lawsuit over Time Warner-AOL merger dismissed (Reuters)

Reuters – The last in a wave of hundreds of shareholder lawsuits over the 2001 AOL-Time Warner merger was dismissed on Monday by a New York judge who found the claim was filed too late and failed to link investor … Continue reading

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Google boosts Chrome dev tools (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld – Google on Monday detailed recent improvements to its Google Chrome developer tools, which include the addition of a heap profiler for JavaScript and a timeline tab offering overviews of where time is spent when loading a Web application.

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IBM Offers Tivoli Monitoring for Amazon Cloud Deployments (PC World)

PC World – Companies running applications on Amazon Web Services can now monitor their environments using IBM’s Tivoli Monitoring software.

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Yahoo’s Head of Mobile Takes on New Duties (PC World)

PC World – Yahoo has given the head of its mobile division broader responsibilities, in a sign that the search provider plans to focus even more on mobile opportunities.

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Cyber Monday sales may hit record, Amazon ahead (Reuters)

Reuters – Online retail sales on “Cyber Monday” are set to reach a new record, with rivals Amazon.com Inc and Walmart.com set to be the prime beneficiaries, according to industry experts.

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For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide (AP)

AP – So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 — and you post something you probably shouldn’t on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online.

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Exec says Nokia must speed up transformation: report (Reuters)

Reuters – Nokia needs to speedily boost its offering of mobile internet solutions, marketing head Anssi Vanjoki told a German magazine and did not rule out a sale of its core handset manufacturing business in the long term.

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Exec Says Nokia Must Speed Up Transformation (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – Nokia needs to speedily boost its offering of mobile internet solutions, marketing head Anssi Vanjoki told a German magazine and did not rule out a sale of its core handset manufacturing business in the long term.

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Shoppers Seek Out Deals, Online Shopping Up (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – A focus on bargains pulled U.S. shoppers into stores and onto websites over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but many said they would stick to their budgets and avoid purchases if they couldn’t find a good deal.

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Thanksgiving Day a Boon for Online Shopping (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – Consumers found time this U.S. Thanksgiving Day to squeeze in a lot more holiday shopping online, in between spending time with family, watching football and feasting on turkey.

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