European laws present challenges for Google Books

From CNET News.com: -As Google closes in on a November 9 deadline to submit a revised settlement in the Google Books case, it continues to pull out all the stops to reassure the world it has the best of intentions.

The controversy over Google's settlement with groups representing...

Netflix Sees 48% Profit Jump

From DailyTech: Rental business Netflix saw its Q3 profit increase 48% due to a larger number of subscribers joining the service.

The company's revenue increased 24%, with the company adding 510,000 new subscribers to the service. The company's revenue was $423.1 million, with...

Acer's First 3D Laptop Now Shipping

From Tom's Hardware: Specs-wise you're looking at a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 display with an integrated TriDef display, Intel's Core 2 Duo T6600, a Radeon HD 4570 with 2304MB of HyperMemory (512MB dedicated), 4GB of RAM and a 320GB HDD. Throw in a DVD player and 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and it...

AT&T exec implies iPhone exclusivity in U.S. ending

From InfoWorld: AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega strongly implied today that the carrier's exclusive deal to sell the iPhone in the U.S. is ending, although he gave no details in a conference call with analysts.

Asked in a question-and-answer session what AT&T plans to do should...

Nokia Sues Apple Over iPhone Patent Infringements

From PC World: Cell phone maker Nokia announced this morning that it has filed suit in U.S. Federal District Court in Delaware, alleging that ten (count 'em, ten!) aspects of iPhones shipped since 2007 (which would be, um, every iPhone ever) infringe on Nokia's intellectual property...

Windows 7 Launch: Kindle Comes to Windows

From PC World: Today's Windows 7 launch mostly involved stuff we already knew about, but there was a "just one more thing": Amazon is going to release a Kindle e-book reading application for Windows.

It runs on XP, Vista, and Windows 7, and takes advantage of the new touch features...

Microsoft starts selling PCs online

From CNET News.com: In a surprise move, Microsoft has started selling computers and third-party software via its online store.

It's part of a broader push to try to give Windows the kind of lift that Apple has gotten from its network of retail stores. Microsoft had said it would...

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