Headlines for February 5th, 2010
Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by [modern media mom] in Lastest Headlines, Latest News, Links & Resources
- Microsoft Discontinuing Xbox LIVE for Xbox Gamers – On April 15, 2010, Microsoft plans to pull the plug on Xbox LIVE services for its original Xbox as well as online services for Xbox games playable on the Xbox 360. Microsoft's Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb broke the news on his blog and said the shutdown will commence with immediate discontinuation of auto-renewals for gamers still subscribed to the service through an original Xbox.
- Sun CEO Tweets Resignation: And 9 More Notable News-Making Tweets – Forget press releases and interviews — today's headline-makers make the news by using Twitter.
- Sling: We didn’t ‘work’ with AT&T for 3G streaming to iPhone – "AT&T made headlines Thursday by announcing that it had decided to allow SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone to stream video from a Slingbox over its 3G network. AT&T's CEO claimed in the announcement that Sling Media modified the app to be more efficient on its network, but Sling has responded, saying it didn't have to change a thing."
- Google’s alleged tie-up with NSA raises concerns – "Google has declined comment on a Washington Post report that it has asked the National Security Agency to help track down the cyberattackers who recently breached its databases."
- Third Major Publisher Dumps Amazon $9.99 E-books Model – "The future of the $9.99 e-book is in danger. A third major publisher, Hachette, is going for Apple's agency model in order to sell e-books for up to $14.99 apiece, the company revealed in a memo to agents."
