Apple said on Tuesday that it would announce new versions of the software that powers its computers and cellphones, as well as a new Internet service that could connect these devices. The company gave few details about the service, which it calls iCloud, but analysts think it would allow people to gain access to music, […]
3M Reports Higher Profit and Sales, but Lowers Its Forecast
The 3M Company reported a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, lifted by strong sales to the consumer electronics industry. But it reduced the top end of its full-year forecast and said rising raw materials costs and other pressures were cutting into margins, sending the company’s shares sharply lower. 3M, a diversified manufacturer that also makes […]
Amazon May Impede Access to Some Publishers’ Books
Amazon.com has threatened to stop directly selling the books of some publishers online unless they agree to a detailed list of concessions regarding the sale of electronic books, according to two industry executives with direct knowledge the discussions. SOURCE
Europe’s Public Broadcasters Seek Easier Access Online
PARIS — European public broadcasters are calling on lawmakers to make it easier to offer their programming over the Internet, saying cumbersome copyright practices restrict their ability to develop new digital services and prolong the fragmentation of the European television landscape. SOURCE
Programmers Are Indicted in Madoff Case
Two former computer programmers at Bernard L. Madoff’s firm were indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Manhattan. SOURCE
Army Sees Document Web Site as a Potential Threat
To the list of the enemies threatening the security of the United States, the Pentagon has added WikiLeaks.org, a tiny online source of information and documents that governments and corporations around the world would prefer to keep secret. SOURCE
Obama to Field Questions Posted by YouTube Users
On Monday, President Obama is scheduled to sit down in the library of the White House residence for his first interview since his State of the Union address. SOURCE
Britain Warned Businesses of Threat of Chinese Spying
LONDON — British business executives dealing with China were given a formal warning more than a year ago by Britain’s security service, MI5, that Chinese intelligence agencies were engaged in a wide-ranging effort to hack into foreign companies’ computers and to blackmail foreign businesspeople over sexual relationships and other improprieties, according to people familiar with […]
Netflix Prepares for Another International Venture
LOS ANGELES — Six years after pulling the plug on a movie-rental-by-mail service in Britain to focus on competition at home, Netflix has offered some clues about its resurgent ambitions to enter an unidentified market outside the United States later this year. SOURCE
Amazon Removes Macmillan Books
Amazon.com has pulled books from Macmillan, one of the largest publishers in the United States, in a dispute over the pricing on e-books on the site. SOURCE