Archive for December 4th, 2008

Nokia further reduces forecast

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

For the second time in a month, Nokia revises its forecast and tells investors that a slumping economy will hurt sales in the fourth quarter.

Non-G1 Android phone to hit Australia in January

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Kogan Technologies’ Agora phone will be the first sold Down Under to run Google’s mobile operating system. It has a keyboard, a touch screen, and 3G connectivity.

Report: Former Yahoo exec to be Microsoft online chief

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Qi Lu, a former Yahoo search executive, is expected to be named head or co-head of Microsoft’s online efforts, according to All Things D.

Boxee finally gets support for Netflix streaming

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Home media center software Boxee gets support for Netflix Watch Instantly streaming content on everything except for AppleTV.

Chrome developer version bashes Street View bug

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Street View no longer blacks out with the latest developer release of Google’s open-source browser, version 0.4.154.31. So where’s the Google Earth plug-in?

Virgin America offers consumer carbon offsets

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

But will already cash-strapped consumers take the opportunity to donate to clean-air projects?

Smartphone sales slow amid troubled economy

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Market research firm Gartner reported Thursday that sales of smartphones have slowed to their lowest rate since it began tracking the sector.

Facebook finally hits the mainstream

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Facebook is being used by my barber, but how will Facebook turn that into cash?

Viacom lays off 7 percent of workforce

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Entertainment conglomerate, parent company of MTV Networks, says it expects to save $200 million to $250 million in 2009 with the cutbacks.

Shazam adds two million tracks to music discovery library

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Shazam has added two million tracks to its music discovery library to improve its offering.