Sports Business: A Tip Becomes a Twitter Torrent
A torrent of posts on Twitter — about a sportswriter who may or may not have been suspended — displayed the raw influence of social media.
Business Briefing | TECHNOLOGY: Apple Wins a Ruling in a Patent Dispute
Apple won a preliminary ruling from a federal trade panel that a Taiwanese handset maker, the HTC Corporation, had infringed on two of its patents.
Bits: Bits Pics: Showing the Location of Tweets and Flickr Photos
Eric Fischer, a programmer and designer, created a series of beautiful maps that plot the location of people’s Twitter messages and Flickr photos.
Hackers Gained Access to Sensitive Military Files
As the Pentagon announced a new cyberspace strategy, it disclosed a serious digital attack in March.
Google Results Show Growing Strength
The company’s stock price rose in after-hours trading following the results, which were the first under Larry Page as chief executive.
Chicago News Cooperative: An Old Company With New Tricks to Teach
Motorola may seem like a stodgy old brand, but it has a lot of things to teach trendy new companies like Groupon.
Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds
Subjects were more likely to remember information that they would not be able to retrieve from a computer.
Bits: Amazon’s Android Tablet Struggles
The Amazon tablet, which is expected to be introduced later this year, has been in the works for more than a year as executives at the company have struggled with a number of challenges.
To Track Militants, U.S. Has System That Never Forgets a Face
The American military and local authorities are recording identifying information of Iraqis and Afghans.
Bits: Photofly Brings 3-D Models to the Masses
Photofly, a service from Autodesk that builds 3-D models from photographs, has spawned a mini-genre of YouTube videos showing what can be done with the service.
New Service Offers Music in Quantity, Not by Song
Rather than selling individual tracks to be downloaded, Spotify, from Europe, sells subscriptions to vast catalogs of music.
Amazon Takes On California
Amazon has an ambitious and far-reaching new agenda: it wants to rewrite tax policy for the Internet era.
Bits: Tablets Continue to Dent PC Sales
The competition from tablets is clearly having an impact on computer sales, IDC and Gartner have concluded. The reports also showed Acer slipping dramatically as Apple rose.
Speculation of Alliance With Microsoft Lifts Nokia Shares
The rumor is that Nokia will abandon its Symbian operating system and use Windows Phone software in all its models. The announcement could come next week.
Sony Plans to Release New Handheld Gaming Device This Year
The Japanese electronics giant is fighting to claw its way back a market being transformed by both longtime rivals, like Nintendo, and those beyond the traditional gaming world, like Apple.