Headlines for October 23rd, 2009
Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by [modern media mom] in Lastest Headlines, Latest News, Links & Resources
- Pepsi Removes "Amp Up" iPhone App, Humanity Rejoices – "Having played the controversy for all the publicity it could generate, PepsiCo has now removed its controversial "Amp Up Before You Score" iPhone app from distribution."
- Hulu Likely To Start Charging For Content In 2010 – "One of the newest bastions of free online content will probably soon fall as online television program site Hulu will probably start charging for content in 2010, News Corp. executive Chase Carey said on Wednesday."
- Apple Mocks Windows History in Ads, But Will Add Windows 7 Boot Camp Support – "As much as Apple pretends not to love Microsoft, it can't seem to stop supporting it"
- Mac Chrome Delays "Disappointing" says Google’s Brin – "Google co-founder Sergey Brin says he's disappointed with how long its taken his company to develop a Macintosh version of its Chrome browser. He did not, however, comment on why development has taken so long."
- Global warming scepticism rising faster than temperatures – "As scientists question the greenness of biofuels, the number of Americans who believe the planet is warming due to man-made pollution is at its lowest point in three years, according to a survey."
- Amazon Drops Price of Kindle E-Reader – "After the announcement of Barnes and Noble's competing e-reader, the $259 Nook, Amazon drops the price of the Kindle to $259 from $279."
- Nokia Lawsuit Seeks a Piece of the iPhone Pie – "Nokia is taking Apple to court, alleging that the iPhone infringes on 10 different technology patents owned by Nokia. Nokia is entitled to protect its investments in research and development and its intellectual property, but there is reason to be skeptical of Nokia's timing and motives."
- Mozilla Releases Raindrop, a Prototype Messaging Tool – "Mozilla has launched a software project designed to let people better manage the ever more voluminous stream of messages coming from sources such as Twitter and Facebook into their e-mail."
