Archive for April 29th, 2008LOS ANGELES–Curious about why you’re getting that Dog Chow advertisement every time you visit Yahoo Finance? One day you might be able right-click the ad to read your marketing-profile dossier. That’s at least the vision of Jeff Weiner, executive vice president of Yahoo’s Network Division, which means … source Tech news blog
Among the job stipulations are Mac software development and familiarity with programming in Objective C and Cocoa as well as experience in designing user interfaces. Experience with Javascript and XML are essential. The job listing and possible push to develop iPhone applications could be seen as conflicting with the firm's push to pit the BlackBerry 9000, as well as the touchscreen “AK,” against the iPhone. But, if RIM is looking to compete with the iPhone, it might be in it's ideal interest to seek alternative revenue channels by hopping on board the iPhone-train. It might not be a case of RIM not being able to beat Apple's iPhone, but rather RIM might just be looking to cash in on the iPhone while pushing hard with their own iPhone killer. “If you can't beat 'em down, at least make money on 'em.” [Via: AppleInsider] —
TipSoft SMS lets you send an anonymous text message about crimes to police. (Credit: Anderson Software) You see a crime, what do you do? Most people would just dial 911. But if you want to remain anonymous and there’s no no pay phone around, you can now send a … source Tech news blog Madonna fans who can’t get tickets to the intimate concert kicking off the release of her latest album in New York City on Wednesday night can catch a glimpse of the show on their cell phones. Verizon Wireless and Vodafone are teaming up with the pop diva to promote … source Tech news blog Ann Mather, a Google board member, could well find herself on the receiving end of a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit regarding stock option transactions made while she was chief financial officer at Pixar Animation Studios. “On April 23, 2008, Ann was advised by the staff of the Los Angeles … source Tech news blog  (Credit: Crave Asia)Microsoft is ratcheting up the battle against rivals Sony and Nintendo in the hotly contested Asian market, cutting the price of its Xbox 360 between 5 percent and almost 20 percent in four areas throughout the region. The price of the 20GB model was cut 17 percent … source Tech news blog Microsoft is leaning toward waging a proxy fight, according to a CNBC report, citing sources close to the software giant.  The report speculates that Microsoft may launch its opposition slate of directors on Wednesday. According to a report in TechCrunch, the opposition slate might include such folks as: Kenneth Goldman, … source Tech news blog LOS ANGELES–Video might be the next content revolution on the Internet after text and pics, but it’s still unclear how to sell it best to advertisers and Web surfers. And that’s even for a Google executive. “The challenge in the future of video is how to find video…… source Tech news blog Followers of the Microsoft-Yahoo buyout saga have a few more names to chew on as possibilities for Microsoft’s dissident-directors slate, according to a TechCrunch post.  Kenneth Goldman, former Siebel Systems chief financial officer; Richard Kashnow, former Raychem chief executive; James Mooney, Sirius Satellite Radio and chairman of Virgin Media; … source Tech news blog Google is warning people about the dangers of phishing e-mails that ask for sensitive information and appear to come from a legitimate trusted source, like your bank, but are really scams to steal your data. You would think that with all the publicity phishing attacks have had over the years … source Tech news blog |
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Like they state, “if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.” At least that's what’s seems like RIM is doing by looking to hire software developers for the Apple iPhone. A new internal job listing recommends that RIM is looking to bring its BlackBerry software to the iPhone - possibly even allowing the iPhone to access RIM's popular push-email service.
