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Yahoo Makes Its Case - Again, Gamers Make New Life Forms, Android Won’t Make It on Time

admin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:02:27 +0000

Seeking to reassure investors — many of whom were still stinging from Yahoo’s decision to walk away from a multibillion-dollar merger with Microsoft — CEO Jerry Yang and Chairman Roy Bostock sent a letter making their case for hooking up with Google instead of inking an ad deal with Redmond.

Sony Ericsson Preps Investors for Gloomy Q2

admin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:02:21 +0000

Sony Ericsson, the world’s fifth-largest maker of mobile phones, warned Friday that its second-quarter profit and sales figures would miss forecasts due to a combination of lower demand for higher-profit handsets and product delays. The company — a joint venture between consumer electronics giant Sony and communications gear maker Ericsson — cited moderating demand for mid- and high-end handsets as well as difficulty in getting new products to market during the quarter as planned.

Moving to the Mobile Web

admin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:02:18 +0000

Wait. Scroll. Scroll. Tap-tap. Wait. Wait. For many years, that was the typical experience of someone surfing the Web using a mobile phone or PDA, at least in the U.S. Although some content providers offered stripped-down versions of their sites specially designed for mobile users, most did not.

The Web Knows How

admin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:02:13 +0000

Terri Rossman considers herself a visual learner. So when the 52-year-old marketing professional wanted to learn a new knitting stitch, she turned to the Web. “I searched for ‘knit bobble stitch’ on Google and I found a video of someone doing it,” said Rossman, who lives in the Detroit area. “It was perfect for me.” The Web has become the place where people go to learn new tricks.

Packing It In: The Evolution of Online Video and Audio Tech, Part 1

admin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:02:08 +0000

The explosion in Web-delivered music and video we’re seeing today just wouldn’t be possible without the use of sophisticated encoded compression algorithms, or codecs, and the file storage formats in which compressed audio, images and data are saved. As Internet bandwidth and broadband access has expanded, so has the transmission of much denser digital audio and video files.

Global Ethics 101

admin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:02:04 +0000

A few months ago, I spent some time with students at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business. Instead of simply asking questions about managing people and hitting numbers, the students asked what it meant to build a responsible and ethical corporation in the 21st century, in an increasingly globalized world. I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised by their interest in business ethics.

Delgado has 9 RBIs to lead Mets over Yanks 15-6

admin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:01:46 +0000

NEW YORK — Carlos Delgado revived his season with three big swings at Yankee Stadium. Delgado set a Mets club record with nine RBIs in a 15-6 rout over the New York Yankees on Friday in the opener of a rare two-stadium Subway Series doubleheader.

Park Leads a Diverse Leader Board

admin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:01:45 +0000

EDINA, Minn., June 27 — The LPGA Tour prides itself on the worldwide diversity of its membership, an obvious recent development in the four major championships of women’s golf. Of the last 30 majors, 24 have been won by international players, and the leader board halfway through the 63rd U.S….

Top Seed Ivanovic Loses at Wimbledon

admin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:01:44 +0000

WIMBLEDON, England, June 27 — One day after Maria Sharapova’s stunning second-round defeat, Wimbledon bid farewell to top-seeded Ana Ivanovic, the recently crowned world No. 1, who suffered an upset of equal proportions.

This Year, There’s No Clear Favorite In Women’s 100

admin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:01:43 +0000

Rarely has women’s track and field been cloaked in such a competitive haze in the U.S., particularly with the Olympics a mere six weeks away.