20110801

Y! Alert: twitter

Yahoo! Alerts
My Alerts

The latest from twitter


Apple facing possible $25.6M location suit in Korea Top
Following the settlement of a Korean lawsuit that targeted location tracking on Apple's iPhone, a new suit aims to bring similar payouts to some 27,800 other iPhone owners.
 
HTC takes Apple patent battle to U.K. Top
The suit follows an initial judgment from the U.S. International Trade Commission that went against HTC.
 
Square handling $4m daily in mobile payments Top
The mobile payments company says that its credit card-reader attachment for mobile devices has raised daily transactions by another million since late May.
 
Microsoft curbs Wi-Fi location database Top
The company restricts access to a Live.com geolocation tool linking Wi-Fi devices with locations after a CNET article draws attention to privacy concerns.
 
Assault charge filed after texting spat in theater Top
A man who was texting in a Texas movie theater claims a woman behind him who complained hit him and grabbed him so hard he got whiplash. The woman says she just touched him with a finger.
 
Facebook makes it easier to announce pregnancy Top
Site adds "expecting" option to its family member section--replete with anticipated date of birth and baby name--which is then published in the member's news feed.
 
S.F. bakery goes whole hog with Angry Birds tribute Top
Bakery owner in San Francisco's Noe Valley constructs elaborate shrine to his favorite game.
 
NTP scores legal victory in patent case, report says Top
The technology patent company which won a settlement from Research In Motion notches another win as a court validates seven of its patents. The patents are being used in suits against several smartphone players.
 
Exclusive: New information about Sony tablets Top
CNET exposes some juicy new details about the Sony S1 tablet, including the launch date and battery life, and a glimpse into the screen technology.
 
Google buys The Dealmap to bolster Groupon rivalry Top
The Web giant picks up a daily deals start-up, adding to its arsenal as it beefs up its Google Offers business.
 
Patent filings a hint at new gestures in Windows 8? Top
A number of recently published patent applications highlight several new finger and stylus input gestures possibly slated for Windows 8-based tablets.
 
AppleTV update adds TV show buying, Vimeo Top
A new Apple TV software update has added the option to view purchased TV show content on demand, overcoming the $99 box's lack of built-in storage.
 
CNET Road Trip tours Europe Top
CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman travels to Europe for his annual Road Trip adventure. This year, he'll check out the coolest technology, aviation, and cyber-sights the Old World has to offer.
 
Booming data center electricity use slows Top
Virtualization, more focus on data center efficiency, and server consolidation slowed the still-rapid pace of data center electricity use in the second half of the last decade.
 
YouTube as an art film: 'Life in a Day' Top
In new feature film that opened this weekend, the brothers who gave us "Top Gun" "Black Hawk Down," and "Gladiator" try to boil down humanity into a single day--with help from the Web and YouTube.
 
Adobe shows off Edge HTML5 tool Top
Vimeo launches a new Pro service for $199 a year that offers a large amount of video storage and streams, Logitech drops the price of its Google TV-powered Revue to $99, and Adobe releases a preview of a new HTML5 design tool called Edge.
 
Regulation, automation, and cloud computing Top
An interesting debate recently between groups calling for regulation of the cloud and those opposed to it, highlights an interesting problem with big repercussions: how do we safely regulate a complex automated system?
 
Report: Windows Phone 7 revenue an 'abysmal' $613 million Top
The Seattle PI calculates the fiscal 2011 sales that Microsoft took in from Windows Mobile and Windows Phone 7 at no more than "a mere" $613 million.
 
A tale of Facebook woe: Nobody 'Likes' me anymore Top
A technical glitch disconnects a CNET editor from all the people who "Like" her, leading her to ponder what it even means to be "Liked" in the first place.
 
Security firm warns of new Twitter threat Top
Compromised Twitter accounts are being used to scam people into signing up for a "make money fast" Web site, security firm Sophos says.
 

CREATE MORE ALERTS:

Auctions - Find out when new auctions are posted

Horoscopes - Receive your daily horoscope

Music - Get the newest Album Releases, Playlists and more

News - Only the news you want, delivered!

Stocks - Stay connected to the market with price quotes and more

Weather - Get today's weather conditions




You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

No comments:

Post a Comment