April 2008 Archives
- April 30, 2008 - Microsoft trains law officials to deal with cybercrime. Radio Free Europe victim of cyber attack. Canada finally getting iPhones. iPhones may be cheaper if you sign with AT&T. Warner Brothers brings the WB to the web. Nine Inch nails fight scalpers with personalized tickets. Cover your ears because MySpace has Karaoke now.
- April 29, 2008 - Morgan Stanley shows how big social networking has become in the internet. Alley Insider lists Top 25 Digital Start-Ups. New iPhone with 3G coming in June? Coldplay giving first single away for free this week. Metallica may consider digital download of next album. Man sued over neutral feedback rating on Ebay. Dublin Zoo gets over 100,000 crank calls.
- April 28, 2008 - Microsoft's 3-week deadline to Yahoo passes. iPhone 2.0 announcement rumored for June 9th. Spore creature editor coming on June 17th. The average Nintendo Wii lasts exactly 1 hour on a store shelf in the US. Toshiba promises a 500GB solid state (!) drive by late '09.
- April 24, 2008 - Department of Justice may be looking at Yahoo. Microsoft deadline coming soon. Amazon and Apple numbers. Apple buys boutique chip company. MSN Music DRM servers going to be turned off. Microsoft launches Mesh. Google sure does have a lot of URLs.
- April 24, 2008 - Department of Justice may be looking at Yahoo. Microsoft deadline coming soon. Amazon and Apple numbers. Apple buys boutique chip company. MSN Music DRM servers going to be turned off. Microsoft launches Mesh. Google sure does have a lot of URLs.
- April 23, 2008 - Ebay is suing Craigslist. Google getting closer to social networking. The Groundlings comedy troupe are hitting the web. Nokia makes a deal with Sony BMG for their Comes With Music plan. PS3s may have video service soon. A new GPS system helps make jetliners more fuel efficient.
- April 22, 2008 - Skype launches subscription services for VOIP services. Ebay says they'll sell Skype by the end of the year if they don't make more money. PayPal blocking old browsers. Microsoft opening themselves up to ethical hacking. Regular bloggers can get access to Encyclopedia Britannica. Happy Earth Day.
- April 21, 2008 - Google defies expectations with first quarter earnings report. Microsoft launches "Albany" subscription Office suite. Blockbuster being sued because they participate in Facebook's Beacon. Universal Music Group invests in Buzznet. Gaming Industry is booming and being led by the Wii. TSA has new body scan machines at airports.
- April 17, 2008 - Google is accused of "gaming" the FCC auction. Music Industry wants to tax you for CD to MP3 transfers. Twitter gets journalism student out of jail. Psystar Apple knock off may be a big hoax. Phishing scam uses fake subpoenas to land whales. The Santa Monica Ferris Wheel is for sale on Ebay.
- April 16, 2008 - YouTube gets the lions share of viewers of online content. Twitter isn't running ads. Peter Gabriel launches a web "filter". MySpace launches in Korea. Guardian U.K.'s 50 most powerful blogs. The Day of the Donut on Flickr.
- April 15, 2008 - Google and SalesForce announce SalesForce for Google Apps. Blockbuster wants to buy Circuit City. Underwater internet cable culprits. Users Petition Microsoft not to discontinue XP. Smartphone Style. Dr. John A. Wheeler passes away.
- April 14, 2008 - Yahoo's board met on Friday. Yahoo employees hate the idea of merging with AOL. IBM creates storage technology that can hold half a million songs. The Amazon Tax gets passed in New York State. Indonesian ISPs restore access to YouTube. YouTube creates commercial free site for campaign videos. Stolen military goods for sale on E-Bay and Craigslist. Israeli military makes new rules about soldiers' Facebook profiles. The new NASA Science website is great.
- April 11, 2008 - Microsoft talks to News Corporation about helping with the Yahoo bid. Microsoft Clearflow measures traffic jams in real time and not just on freeways. Is the 3G iPhone coming in June to the WWDC? Anonymous vs Scientology. Blockbuster streaming films to television via set top device. YouTube cleans up it's look. Last FM says streaming music for free increases their sales.
- April 10, 2008 - Yahoo negotiating with AOL and launching advertising from Google. Flickr Video comes to life. Amazon gives $50 refunds to HD-DVD customers. California may tax music downloads. Virginia school system teaches kids how to surf the web safely. Pizza dot com sells for a boatload of money.
- April 9, 2008 - Google launches App Engine. Search Engines that are band branded. Microsoft Windows 7 not coming out till 2010. Yahoo tells MS give us more money. Super Fast Internet. Scrabulous versus Scrabble By Mattel. One Million Viruses.
- April 7, 2008 - Southpark mocks the very idea of making $ online (while making a fortune online). Microsoft gives Yahoo an ultimatum. Apple is America's #1 music retailer. MySpace music launches. 3G iPhone in June?
- April 3, 2008 - Google may be buying Skype from Ebay. Google lays off Double Click Employees. Microsoft announces Surface. Is there an iPhone shortage? Amazon lets you shop via text. Wikipedia reaches 10 million articles. Facebook translation app. Craigslist scammers found.
- April 2, 2008 - April Fools on the Internet. Microsoft won't up their bid for Yahoo. Apple market share. Mozilla's Firefox is 10 years old. Google Documents goes Offline. Keyboard wars between the Blackberry 9000 and the iPhone. Vietnam Veterans' Memorial is interactive.
