links for 2008-06-19

BBC NEWS | Technology | Skills shortage hits games firms
The games industry says British universities are failing to equip graduates with the skills it needs. The warning comes from the industry campaign group “Games Up?”, which says games developers in Britain are facing a serious skills shortage.
(tags: Gaming)

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links for 2008-06-17

BBC NEWS | Technology | Blogger arrests hit record high
More bloggers than ever face arrest for exposing human rights abuses or criticising governments, says a World Information Access report. In 2007 three times as many people were arrested for blogging about political issues than in 2006, it revealed.
(tags: Blogging)

Yahoo-Google Messaging May Drive Growth – WSJ.com
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links for 2008-06-10

BBC NEWS | Technology | Apple announces cheaper 3G iPhone
Apple has unveiled the second generation iPhone, with support for faster 3G wireless networks. Steve Jobs said the phone would be “more affordable” for consumers, starting at $199 (£100). The new iPhone also comes with GPS satellite navigation built in f
(tags: iphone)

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links for 2008-06-03

BBC NEWS | Business | Microsoft in search engine deal
Microsoft’s live search will be the default search engine on all PCs made by Hewlett Packard for the US and Canadian markets from January 2009.
(tags: Microsoft)

BBC NEWS | Technology | Adobe launches Acrobat community
Adobe has made a move into online document sharing with the launch of [...]

links for 2008-05-30

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Call for controls on BBC website
There should be tighter controls on the management of the BBC’s website – in part to prevent it stifling commercial rivals, the BBC Trust has said. After reviewing bbc.co.uk, the trust said it was “an excellent service” but that its content had to be diff
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links for 2008-05-29

BBC NEWS | Business | Yahoo ‘listening’ to Microsoft
The boss of Yahoo has said Microsoft is no longer interested in buying the company but that it “makes sense” for the two to discuss working together.
(tags: Yahoo Microsoft)

FT.com / Companies / Media & internet – Disney to test free TV scheme in Spain
The Disney Channel will [...]

links for 2008-05-16

BBC NEWS | Business | CBS buys tech news website CNET
CBS has agreed to buy CNET for about $1.75bn (£900m).
(tags: technology)

FT.com / Companies / Telecoms – BT seeking increased landline use charges
BT signalled its determination to charge rivals more money for renting its landlines for the supply of phone and broadband services, as it reported [...]

links for 2008-05-15

BBC NEWS | Technology | MySpace wins bumper spam payout
MySpace has won a $234m (£120m) legal judgement over junk messages sent to members of the social networking site. Victory in the case was awarded to MySpace after Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines, the men behind the junk mail, failed to show up in court.
(tags: myspace)

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links for 2008-05-14

BBC NEWS | Business | HP in $12.6bn challenge to IBM
Hewlett-Packard has struck a deal to buy the information technology provider Electronic Data Systems (EDS) for $12.6bn (£6.5bn). The move will help HP compete with IBM and is HP’s biggest acquisition since 2002 when it bought Compaq for $19bn.
(tags: HP)

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links for 2008-05-13

BBC NEWS | Business | HP confirms in talks to buy EDS
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has confirmed that it is in talks to buy the information technology provider Electronic Data Systems (EDS).
(tags: HP)

BBC NEWS | Technology | Google helps the web to go social
Google has joined the drive to make the web more social by introducing tools [...]