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Stop TV networks' blackouts, providers beg the FCC (AP)AP - The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards. Full text |
New iPhone OS Rumored To Finally Allow Multitasking (NewsFactor)
It's Time to Finally Drop Internet Explorer 6 (PC World)
Microsoft Tries to Lure NetSuite Users With New Deal (PC World)
RadiSys acquires Pactolus; terms not disclosed (AP)
Ga. man who called for Elton John's death arrested (AP)
VeriSign to spend more than $300M on tech upgrades (AP)
Rumor: iPhone OS 4.0 Update Adds Multitasking (PC World)
Verizon Expects a 4G Smartphone Earlier Than Planned (NewsFactor)
Text message erasing application goes international (AFP)
OnLive Plans On-Demand Streaming of Video Games (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Version 4.0 of the operating system for Apple's iPhone, iPod touch, and the forthcoming iPad will represent a major overhaul of the software and will feature a "full-on solution" to one long-standing gripe about Apple's devices -- their inability to multitask. Full text
PC World - A security researcher has published exploit code for the latest Internet Explorer zero-day flaw on the Web and Microsoft is warning that more attacks against the unpatched vulnerability can be expected in-the-wild. One thing seems to be more apparent with each passing Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability: its time to upgrade the Web browser. Full text
PC World - Microsoft is offering financial enticements to customers of on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite to switch over to Microsoft's Dynamics family of business applications. Full text
AP - RadiSys Corp., a maker of servers that support wireless phone networks, said Thursday it acquired privately held Pactolus Communications Software Co. Terms were not disclosed. Full text
AP - A Georgia man who posted a video on YouTube of himself calling for Elton John's death has been arrested for making terroristic threats. Full text
AP - VeriSign Inc. — whose technology is key to allowing Internet users to access Web sites — says it plans to pour more than $300 million over the next decade into upgrading its infrastructure. Full text
PC World - The iPhone will finally support multitasking for third-party apps as part of Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 release, according to AppleInsidier sources. It is just one of many iPhone 4.0 rumors surfacing as interest in what's next for the iPhone's OS mounts. Full text
NewsFactor - Verizon Wireless hopes to debut its first 4G smartphone in the middle of next year, months earlier than planned, a company executive revealed Wednesday. The new handset will debut about three to six months after its Long-Term Evolution network launches, Verizon Wireless CTO Anthony Melone told The Wall Street Journal. Full text
AFP - A California start-up on Thursday went international with a TigerText iPhone application that lets people kill embarrassing text messages after they have been sent out. Full text
NewsFactor - In a move to shake up the online gaming industry, OnLive has announced PC and Mac versions of its on-demand, instant-play games will roll out in June during the E3 2010 show. Here's the rub: Gamers don't have to buy a console, and they can get broadband speeds. Full text
