News technology 2008-05-22 Andanh.com

Get the picture? Converters dicey Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Transmission boxes may cause problems with TV viewing

Transmission boxes may cause problems with TV viewing

Needs can vary for TV power supply Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
I am using a UPS (uninterruptable power supply) with my plasma TV. I believe that's what you recommended in an earlier column. However, a friend says that I don't need to use the UPS. What's the deal?

Truth about Mac clone maker Psystar hard to pin down Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
T hough the blogging frenzy over whether would-be Mac clone maker Psystar is real has died down in the past few days, no one has determined the truth beyond the shadow of a doubt.

Apple's profit jumps 36% to $1.05 billion Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Apple Inc.'s fiscal second-quarter profit jumped 36 percent on blistering sales of Macintosh computers - and beat Wall Street estimates - but its stock dipped on a lower-than-expected profit forecast.

Yahoo profit might not faze Microsoft Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
1Q results unlikely to raise takeover bid

Yahoo Inc. delivered first-quarter results that eclipsed analysts' modest expectations, but the performance did little to support the Internet pioneer's demands for software maker Microsoft Corp. to raise its takeover bid above $45 billion.

Lockheed beats forecasts with 6% rise in 1Q profit Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. said yesterday that its first-quarter earnings rose 6 percent as higher sales of space equipment, missiles and other combat tools offset a dip in sales of fighter jets.

Microsoft earnings down 11% Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Microsoft Corp. said yesterday that its fiscal third-quarter profit was 11 percent lower than in the year-ago quarter, when the software maker reported more than $1 billion in deferred revenue tied to delays in the launch of the Windows Vista operating system.

Microsoft's quest for Yahoo still in limbo Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
3 months after offer, decision likely soon

Microsoft Corp. is no closer to buying Yahoo Inc. than when it made its $44.6 billion bid nearly three months ago, leaving the software maker in a quandary over whether the deal is still worth pursuing.

Is an era ending? Media mogul sells blogs Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
It didn't rank up there with Alan Greenspan's famed caution about "irrational exuberance" a decade ago, before the dot-com bubble burst and wiped out trillions in paper wealth, but Nick Denton's warning the other day caused people to take notice.

Trade: Chinese to get Microsoft technology Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Microsoft Corp. agreed to license its wireless technology to Beijing Komoxo Mobile Software Inc., which will use Microsoft's technology to improve text message spelling, Microsoft said yesterday.

Investing: IBM raises quarterly dividend Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
International Business Machines Corp. increased its dividend to 50 cents per share yesterday from 40 cents per share.

Site keeps students posted Fri, 2 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Johns Hopkins senior launches a network of anonymous, and often vulgar, message boards

Andrew Mann, 22, created a network of anonymous message boards, including JHUConfessions.com, which now has about 500 registered users. The Johns Hopkins senior's college-oriented Web sites invite students to disclose secrets.

Report: Microsoft-Yahoo deal may go hostile today Fri, 2 May 2008 09:35:00 -0400
Microsoft Corp. may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo Inc. as soon as today, according to a published report.

Back up files on your old machine Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
If you have an old laptop that starts making ominous, clicking noises, don't wait for it to get better. It won't. And don't put off making backup copies of your important files, even if your computer isn't complaining.

Earnings: Tessco profit falls 32% for fiscal year Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Profit for Tessco Technologies Inc. fell 32 percent for the fiscal year ending March 30, to $4.8 million, or 88 cents per share, compared with $7 million, or $1.17 per share, for the previous year. Revenue for the year was up 6 percent to $521 million from $492 million. The Hunt Valley company, which makes products for wireless systems, had record revenue for its fourth quarter, though; it rose to $128.3 million, compared with $127 million during the corresponding quarter of 2007. Income for the quarter was up to $1.7 million, or 32 cents per share, up from $1.6 million, or 28 cents per share.

Retailing: Sam's Club starts online recycling Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Sam's Club warehouse stores are starting a new online recycling program for electronics that will pay for some of the items that customers want to discard. Under the program announced yesterday by NEW Customer Service Cos. Inc., Sam's Club will help its members dispose of older small- to medium-size electronics. The company has a link to the program on its Web site. Items accepted under the program include desktop and laptop computers, game systems, LCD monitors, printers, camcorders, digital cameras and MP3 players.

Apple a Day: Changes could help iPhone get the call over BlackBerry Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Fans of the iPhone and the BlackBerry both have their reasons for preferring the device of their choice, but coming changes to the iPhone could make it more tempting to a wider audience.

Microsoft directors consider increasing bid for Yahoo Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Microsoft Corp.'s directors met yesterday to consider raising the software maker's $41.9 billion bid for Yahoo Inc. instead of pursuing a hostile takeover attempt, according to a published report.

AOL trouble called Microsoft lesson Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Integration of acquisitions vital

AOL made key mistakes that pushed down display-advertising sales and resulted in the Time Warner Inc. unit's first quarter of flat ad revenue since it began staking its future on the boom in online ads, executives said yesterday.

Microsoft boosts offer Sat, 3 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
New ante described as 'several dollars' more per Yahoo share

Microsoft Corp. finally dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo Inc. yesterday, hoping to reach a friendly deal after weeks of saber rattling.

Yahoo falls as deal fades Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Shares dip 15%, but some say Microsoft will renew offer

Yahoo Inc.'s stock took a beating yesterday after Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $47.5 billion takeover bid, but the punishment wasn't as severe as many analysts anticipated because investors suspect the rivals eventually will renew their mating dance.

Microsoft's Yahoo move, oil prices shake market Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Wall Street pulled back yesterday after Microsoft Corp.'s decision to withdraw its bid for Yahoo Inc. and as oil prices rose to a record of more than $120 a barrel.

Earnings: Qiagen profit rises after buying Digene Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Qiagen NV, the Dutch maker of tools for medical research, said first-quarter profit rose 2 percent after it accelerated the integration of Gaithersburg's Digene Corp., a maker of genetic tests purchased last year. Net income increased to $20.3 million from $19.9 million a year earlier, Qiagen said yesterday. Sales rose 62 percent to $207.1 million.

Social networking applications can pose security risks Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Sarah Brown is unusually cautious when it comes to social networking.

Yahoo fallout likely after rejection of Microsoft Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang has gotten what he wanted: a chance to prove his company is worth more than the $47.5 billion that Microsoft Corp. offered to buy the Internet pioneer.

Cyrus a teen star for different era Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
I don't recall any photos of Marcia Brady wrapped in a bedsheet from my boyhood.

Paying online can weave a web of problems Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
M y friends tell me it's quick and painless. They say doing it makes life feel so much easier. They also swear that once you start, you won't be able to live without it.

Signing up for retirement online Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Y ou can work, shop and fall in love online. Now many people are retiring there, too.

Digital converter quality uneven Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Many factors will affect reception for antenna users

F or months I've been urging readers who get their TV service the old fashioned way - over the air, with an antenna - to apply for a pair of government coupons. Each provides $40 toward a converter that will keep an analog TV working when the nation's broadcasters switch to digital transmissions on Feb. 17, 2009.

Icahn raises stake in Motorola to 7.6% Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn reported increasing his stake in Motorola Inc. to 7.6 percent from 6.4 percent in a filing yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Icahn now owns about 172.2 million shares, or a 7.6 percent stake, based on 2.26 billion shares outstanding as of March 14.

Microsoft overture to Facebook reported Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Microsoft Corp.'s bankers approached Facebook Inc. about taking over the social-networking site, an attempt to build on its $240 million investment last year, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The companies aren't in active discussions now, the newspaper said, citing a person familiar with the talks. Microsoft has previously expressed interest in buying Facebook, the Journal said.

Communications: Verizon joins group building cable Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Verizon Communications Inc., the second-largest U.S. phone company, joined a group of 16 companies building an undersea fiber-optic cable between Europe, the Middle East and India. The 9,323-mile cable will be finished in 2010 at a cost of more than $700 million, the New York-based company said yesterday.

Microsoft veteran to head foundation Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A top ranking executive from Bill Gates' inner circle at Microsoft will become the next chief executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Jeff Raikes, 49, will succeed Patty Stonesifer as head of the world's largest philanthropy, managing a $37 billion endowment, $3 billion a year in grants, and ambitious goals such as eradicating malaria and developing a vaccine to prevent AIDS. Raikes spent 27 years at Microsoft, longer than anyone besides Gates and Chief Executive Steven A. Ballmer. He follows Stonesifer as a Microsoft veteran with close connections to the Gates family stepping in to help run the philanthropy.

Apple: iPhone sold out in U.S., U.K. Mon, 12 May 2008 18:34:00 -0400
Apple Inc. said today its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation featuring faster Internet surfing speeds.

Scanning the world's books, one page at a time Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
In a dimly lit back room on the second level of the University of Michigan library's book-shelving department, Courtney Mitchel helped a giant desktop machine digest a rare, centuries-old Bible.

Icahn may enter Yahoo fray Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Billionaire seen weighing bid to unseat directors

Billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn is weighing whether to use the stake he has amassed in Yahoo Inc. to launch a proxy fight to unseat some of the Internet pioneer's board members after Microsoft Corp.'s failed bid for the company, two people familiar with the matter said yesterday.

Lying to PC-savvy woman is dumb Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
F or years, my colleague Dan Rodricks has entertained us with columns entitled "Guilty - but mostly stupid." They're tales of criminals who just don't get it, like the bank robber who scribbles a holdup note on the back of his business card.

Comcast slow to act on hijacked e-mail site Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
E arly this year, Gary Brawerman's e-mail account was hijacked. As much of a nightmare that was, it didn't compare to the lack of concern he found when he called his Internet service provider, Comcast Corp., for help.

In print or online, her words earn prize Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Student poet and blogger wins $67,000 Kerr award

A 22-year-old poet from Towson - who can't decide whether she'll keep blogging on the Internet or printing her work with an antique hand letterpress - walked away from her Washington College graduation yesterday clutching a check for more than $67,000.

Study says consumers look, don't buy, online Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Forget the hype about online shopping. Americans may use the Internet to research their purchases - but the information they find there doesn't necessarily clinch the deal.

Microsoft talking about new deal with Yahoo Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Microsoft Corp. is once again trying to team up with Yahoo Inc. to challenge Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc., although at this point the renewed talks haven't escalated to another attempt to take over Yahoo.

Preakness craziness gains Web immortality Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
For many who spent yesterday at the Preakness infield, the hangover won't be the worst part of this morning.

Laptop-for-kids project resumes Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of the One Laptop Per Child project, announced the return of the donor program yesterday as he disclosed plans for a second generation of the "XO" computers.

Technology sector punctures enthusiasm Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Wall Street ended mixed yesterday after weakness in the technology sector punctured some of the market's enthusiasm over a report that suggested the economy could still be growing.

8 ex-AOL officers accused of fraud Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Scheme to inflate online ad revenue alleged by SEC

Federal regulators said yesterday that eight former executives of AOL Time Warner Inc. fraudulently inflated the company's online advertising revenues by more than $1 billion between 2000 and 2002.

Comcast invests in video delivery Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Comcast Corp. is investing in a startup that delivers high-definition video using file-sharing techniques. Seattle-based GridNetworks said yesterday that Comcast would make an unspecified investment in the company and collaborate on developing peer-to-peer file-sharing techniques.

Google offers access to medical records Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Google Inc. is offering members of the public electronic access to their medical records and other health-related information. The company announced the public launch of Google Health during a Webcast yesterday. It lets users import records from a variety of care providers and pharmacies.

Nissan-NEC to make lithium-ion batteries Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Nissan's joint venture with electronics maker NEC Corp. will invest 12 billion yen, or $115 million, to start mass-producing lithium-ion batteries - a technology widely viewed as key for next-generation "green" cars. Nissan Motor Co. Executive Vice President Carlos Tavares said yesterday that the Japanese automaker wants to be a global leader in "zero-emission vehicles." Nissan's joint venture is called Automotive Energy Supply Corp. and plans to make advanced lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, hybrids and fuel cells.

You can convert PC to an HDTV Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
S o you're sitting around, totally bored with the same old PC, bored with word processing, bored with spreadsheets, bored with Web browsing, bored with music, bored with news, bored with grainy YouTube videos.

Microsoft offers rebate to search-engine users Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Microsoft Corp. is offering cash rebates when people make purchases after using its search engine, part of the software giant's plan for taking on Google Inc. after the failure of its $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo.

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