 USA TODAY | Here comes the greatest Internet landgrab in history CNET ICANN tomorrow will reveal who is going after what new domain extensions, paving the way for a very different looking Web. Prepare for dot-madness. by Paul Sloan Frank Schilling is betting big on new domain extensions. Frank Schilling made his fortune ... ICANN Domain Landgrab: What SMBs Should Know Privacy gaffe discovered in Internet address bids Icann criticised over 'commercial landgrab' of internet |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Facebook chief of tech Bret Taylor leaving company San Francisco Chronicle Four weeks after its troubled IPO, Facebook Friday learned it would lose one of its top executives, Chief Technology Officer Bret Taylor. Taylor will be starting a new company this year with Kevin Gibbs, an engineer at Google Inc., Taylor said. Facebook CTO Bret Taylor leaving to start company Facebook CTO jumps ship for new horizons Facebook Tech Chief Taylor to Depart |
 Ars Technica | Microsoft Is Doing Its Own Tablet. How Do You Like Them Apples? Ars Technica Tired of losing ground to the iPad, Microsoft is poised to serve up its own entry in the suddenly booming tablet market. After signaling for months that it would attack the market only through its traditional hardware partners, Microsoft has decided to ... Microsoft Manufacturing Tablet to Rival Apple iPad, Says Insider (Exclusive) Microsoft Is Expected to Introduce a Tablet Just what is Windows RT, anyway? (FAQ) |
 CBC.ca | Some new gTLDs will fail as businesses, experts say Computerworld By Grant Gross IDG News Service - Several questions remain after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers unveiled 1930 applications for new generic top level domains this week, long-time ICANN observers said. While some of the new gTLDs ... Here comes the greatest Internet landgrab in history ICANN Domain Landgrab: What SMBs Should Know Access to Internet address proposals suspended briefly after privacy gaffe |
 BBC News | Facebook CTO jumps ship for new horizons Register Bret Taylor, the CTO of Facebook, has announced he's leaving the company to start a new business venture in Silicon Valley. "I've learned more than I ever imagined in my time at Facebook. I'm also extremely grateful for my relationship with all of the ... Facebook CTO Bret Taylor leaving to start company Facebook CTO Bret Taylor to leave for new startup Facebook technology chief Bret Taylor to step down |
 AFP | Just what is Windows RT, anyway? (FAQ) CNET Microsoft has a super-secret announcement coming on Monday, and it may well be a tablet running Windows RT. Here's what we know so far about the mostly-Metro, ARM-powered variation of Windows 8. by Seth Rosenblatt Coming off of our previous coverage, ... Can Microsoft launch the ultimate gaming tablet? On Monday Microsoft will maybe announce a tablet Microsoft may be set to make its own tablet |
BBC News | Facebook technology chief Bret Taylor to step down BBC News Facebook's chief technology officer Bret Taylor has announced he is leaving the social network site in the coming weeks to start up a new company. Last month, Facebook floated part of the company on the Nasdaq stock exchange, making many of its ... Facebook CTO Bret Taylor to leave for new startup Facebook Tech Chief Taylor to Depart Facebook CTO Bret Taylor leaving to start company |
 VentureBeat | Why Microsoft's purchase of Yammer is the smartest deal of the year VentureBeat That didn't take long. It's less than 24 hours after the news broke, and critics have already come out of the woodwork to denounce Microsoft's $1.2 billion acquisition of enterprise social networking platform Yammer. They've got it all wrong. From The Archives: Watch Yammer's First Public Demo And Launch At TC50 Microsoft to Agree to Acquire Yammer for $1.2B Microsoft Said to Agree to Acquire Yammer for $1.2 Billion |
 NEWS.com.au | Microsoft Plans Its Own Tablet Wall Street Journal By SHIRA OVIDE And DON CLARK Microsoft Corp., which continues to play catch-up in the smartphone and tablet markets, is about to try yet another strategy. At an event in Los Angeles Monday, Microsoft will announce plans for the first time to sell a ... PREVIEW-Microsoft users struggle with Windows redesign Microsoft may soon introduce a tablet; can it challenge the iPad? Microsoft Said to Debut Its Own Windows Tablet Next Week |
 SlashGear | Apple plans Podcast App for iOS 6 release SlashGear Thought not revealed this past week at WWDC 2012, Apple may well be pushing a Podcasts app in its final build of iOS 6 for all the mobile devices it's built for. This information comes from AllThingsD where they've got a tip that the disappearance of ... Apple to give podcasts their own app in iOS 6, report says 3D Maps in iOS 6 Hacked to Run on iPhone 4, Doesn't Need Cydia Apple planning to launch standalone podcast app in iOS 6 |
 CBS News | Vintage Apple 1 computer sells for $374500 at auction San Jose Mercury News It took only one minute and fifty-two seconds Friday morning for a bit of Apple (AAPL) history to be written. Make that $374500 worth of history. With the whack of his little ivory gavel, Sotheby's veteran auctioneer Selby Kiffer sold a vintage Apple 1 ... Steve Jobs' Atari memo sells for $27500 Mystery buyer scoops working Apple 1 at auction Geek alert: Apple I motherboard circa 1976 sells for $374500 |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Microsoft Expected to Introduce Tablet New York Times For decades, Microsoft has made the software that runs the vast majority of the world's personal computers, leaving a gang of outside hardware companies to design the machines. Apple, its rival, makes it all. Microsoft is about to concede that Apple ... A Microsoft Tablet Would Be Dumb Microsoft Said to Debut Its Own Windows Tablet Next Week Microsoft set to unveil an Xbox or Windows RT tablet? |
 Bloomberg | SEC Pushed Facebook for Details on Mobile, Zuckerberg, More PC Magazine By Chloe Albanesius In the wake of Facebook's February initial public offering (IPO) announcement, US regulators asked the social network for more details about its plans for mobile, CEO Mark Zuckerberg's control of the firm, and its patent purchases, ... SEC quizzed Facebook on mobile trends before IPO Facebook Told Regulators First IPO Range Was Near Fair Value The SEC's 124 pointed questions for Facebook |
 Moneycontrol.com | Microsoft set to unveil an Xbox or Windows RT tablet? Computerworld By Matt Hamblen Computerworld - Some analysts are speculating that Microsoft will unveil a Windows RT-based tablet at a major media event the company has scheduled for Monday afternoon in Los Angeles. One unnamed source told TheWrap.com that the tablet ... Microsoft Beckons Journalists to Secret Event â€" a Tablet Unveiling, Perhaps? Windows 8 and the art of UX compromise Rumor: Microsoft prepping Windows 8 tablet for Monday launch |
Bloomberg | SEC spooked by Facebook's pre-IPO mobile numbers CNET The Securities and Exchange Commission in February asked Facebook to clarify how the mobile market could impact its revenue, among other issues. by Don Reisinger The Securities and Exchange Commission's pre-IPO correspondence with Facebook makes it ... In pre-IPO correspondence, SEC questioned Facebook about relationship with Zynga Facebook Told Regulators IPO Range Was Near Fair Value |
Telegraph.co.uk | Does Microsoft have a tablet up its sleeve? msnbc.com Windows execs Mike Angiulo and Steven Sinofsky show a prototype Windows 8 tablet for developers in September. The big question for the past day on the Microsoft beat: What in the heck is the major, can't-miss news that the company is promising to ... Microsoft planning a tablet launch, report says Microsoft May Debut Home-Grown Tablet Monday Is Microsoft-Built Tablet on Tap for Monday Event? |
 SlashGear | Apple vs. Motorola back in court as judge revives patent spat SlashGear The patent spat between Apple and Motorola Mobility is headed back to the US courthouse, with each company expected to fight its infringement corner on June 20. Justice Richard A. Posner confirmed the hearing date, despite earlier suggestions that the ... Apple fails to fend off mobile tracking lawsuit Apple, Motorola Patent Suit Revived by US Judge App Privacy Case Against Apple Allowed to Proceed |
 Computerworld | Vizio launches line of drool-worthy bargain-price PCs Fox News NEW YORK â€" Vizio Thursday unveiled a line of laptops and all-in-one desktop computers, marking the electronics maker's first push into the personal-computer market with pricing that starts at $898. The Irvine, Calif., company, which ranks as one of the ... Vizio comes to PC land with minimalist ultrabook, laptop and desktop machines. Vizio Launches All-in-One PCs, Ultrabooks Starting at $898 Vizio's new range strikes the Apple/PC balance |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Microsoft takes aim at iPad, but questions loom large Fox News REDMOND, Wash. â€" Tired of losing ground to the iPad, Microsoft is poised to serve up its own entry in the suddenly booming tablet market. After signaling for months that it would attack the market only through its traditional hardware partners, ... Windows RT tablet built by Microsoft to be unveiled Monday, report says That rumored 'Microsoft tablet' - what if it's not a Windows tablet? Microsoft will make a major announcement on Monday |
 ABC News | Vizio enters PC business, ships Ivy Bridge systems starting at $898 Computerworld By Agam Shah IDG News Service - Vizio entered the PC business on Thursday, announcing new laptops and all-in-ones that all start at the same price, $898. The PCs use Intel's latest Core processors, code-named Ivy Bridge, and run Microsoft's Windows 7 ... Vizio Debuts All-in-One Desktops, Ultrabooks Vizio Launches First PCs; Pricing Starts At $898 Design, Power and Entertainment Reign Supreme in VIZIO's Incredibly Sleek and ... |
 ITProPortal | Vizio Launches MacBook Air & MacBook Pro rivals ITProPortal Vizio has launched three laptops, the 14-inch Thin + Light, the 15-inch Thin + Light and a 15-inch notebook, all with a starting price of $898, just under £600. The 14in model come with a 1600 x 900 pixels panel (no crappy 1366 x768 pixels display ... Vizio launches new PC line Vizio Debuts All-in-One Desktops, Ultrabooks Vizio Launches First PCs; Pricing Starts At $898 |
Sydney Morning Herald | Microsoft to unveil new tablet on Monday - report Computerandvideogames.com By Tamoor Hussain for CVG UK Microsoft is set to challenge Apple and Amazon's market dominance by unveiling a new tablet. That's according to a rumour which first surfaced on The Wrap which claims said the tablet will be officially unveiled at an event ... Microsoft readying own-brand Windows tablets tip insiders Microsoft to take on Apple with own Windows 8 tablet? Microsoft Is Doing Its Own Tablet. How Do You Like Them Apples? |
 USA TODAY | Analysts see tough year for Nokia, slash price targets Reuters | June 15 (Reuters) - Struggling Finnish cellphone maker Nokia faces a long and painful transition to smartphones powered by Microsoft's Windows software, warned several analysts, who cut their price targets on the stock after the company forecast a ... Nokia Takeover Seen as Collapsing Shares Signal Bottom: Real M&A Nokia to Cut 10000 Jobs and Close 3 Facilities Vertu: it makes sense for Nokia to sell us |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Vertu: it makes sense for Nokia to sell us Telegraph.co.uk Vertu's CEO says it makes sense for Nokia to sell the luxury mobile phone maker because 'we were always a very independent duck in the pond'. By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor Perry Oosting, Vertu's chief executive, confirmed that the “idea to ... Nokia Takeover Seen as Shares Signal Bottom Nokia cuts 10000 more jobs as losses deepen Nokia to Cut 10000 Jobs and Close 3 Facilities |
