YouTube and Universal Music Are Said to Discuss Deal
A licensing agreement could lead to the creation of a new premium Web site for music videos. (NYT)+++
Amazon to Sell E-Books for Apple Devices
Owners of iPod and iPhone Touch can download free software that will provide access to the 240,000 e-books on Amazon.com.(NYT)+++
Prostitution Site Cuts Ties With Founder After Charges
A Web site where people can submit reviews of prostitutes says it has severed ties with its founder, who has been charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault.(NYT)+++
Venrock Will Invest in Public Health Care Companies
The venture capital firm started by the Rockefeller family has raised its first fund dedicated to late-stage and public health care companies.(NYT)+++
Facebook Plans Changes to Friend Updates
The company is giving users more control over what information they choose to receive about their friends’ activities.(NYT)+++
A First Look at Amazon’s Kindle App for the iPhone
Amazon.com’s new Kindle application for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch lacks key functionality, including an easy way to buy electronic books.(NYT)+++
The Recession Speeds Chip Industry Consolidation
With the cost and complexity of building chips going up as sales go down, the industry has started to realign.(NYT)+++
ZillionTV: Another Set-Top Box, With Ads
Backed by major studios, ZillionTV’s set-top box will offer another way to watch movies and TV shows on your television. The video will be free with ads or pay-per-view with no ads.(NYT)+++
Motorola, Ex-CFO At Odds on His Exit
A Motorola regulatory filing provided an explanation that differed from its original account of the dismissal of the chief financial officer, who alleges wrongful termination. (WSJ)+++
CNNMoney Bulks Up in Video
CNNMoney.com is rolling out a bigger slate of business-video programs, as news outlets rush to satisfy marketers’ appetite for Internet video. (WSJ)+++
Amazon to Sell Books for iPhones
Amazon.com plans to release a program for reading electronic books on the iPhone, extending Amazon’s sales of digital books to devices beyond its Kindle. (WSJ)+++
Nvidia Mulls Taking on Intel’s Turf
Nvidia said it is considering the idea of making an x86 microprocessor, a field dominated by rival Intel, as competition between the two heats up.
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Adobe Expects to Meet Earnings Target
Adobe Systems expects to meets its fiscal first-quarter earnings guidance despite a drop in revenue.(WSJ)+++
France Télécom’s Net Drops 35%
France Télécom reported a 35% drop in full-year net profit, hurt by a write-down, lower income from disposals and higher taxes.(WSJ)+++
NEC to Shut LCD Plant in Japan
NEC is closing a liquid-crystal display plant in Japan as part of the changes it said it needed to keep the company afloat. The move will eliminate 590 jobs. (WSJ)+++
Japan Cell Phone Goes 3D
Hitachi Ltd.’s Wooo H001, on sale last month in Japan for 50,000 yen ($510), creates illusion of a miniature hologram.(SFC)+++
E-Books Reading Well
Latest wave of smart phones providing book fans an easy way to catch up on reading without a dedicated device.
State Stars At Trade Show
Guv promotes California companies represented at world’s top trade fair, promotes green energy to execs.
A ‘Net-TV Box For All
Sunnyvale startup ZillionTV thinks it’s got a solution that can please everyone on bringing content to TV.
More Affordable Apple
Cupertino company unveils refreshed line of desktop computers, notable as much for price tags as new features.
Facebook’s redesign appears to target Twitter
Starting today, Britney Spears fans are able to get status messages from the pop singer alongside updates from friends.(LAT)+++
Shazam looks for ways to get more people to share music
If you’ve seen an iPhone commercial on TV, you’ve probably also seen Shazam. If you hold your handset in the air while music is playing, the application tries to identify the song for you. (LAT)+++
Attributor and Creative Commons go public with FairShare
Ever wonder how your blog’s well-turned phrases ripple across the Web? Put another way, would you like to know who’s cutting and pasting your best work onto their sites without giving you an ounce of credit? (LAT)+++
Catholics urged to give up texting for Lent
They say idle hands are the devil’s tools. But this Lent, it may actually be texting fingers doing the dirty work. (LAT)+++
Cisco, NASA team up to monitor climate change
Cisco and NASA launched a partnership Tuesday to develop new online tools to measure and analyze climate change, aiming for a global platform that would help leaders make decisions on emissions controls. (SV)+++
Some tech companies rethink their outsourcing strategies
A new survey of chief financial officers suggests these perilous times are causing some to consider outsourcing operations to other regions of the United States rather than overseas. (SV)+++
Ballmer explains how investors are reacting to cost cuts; says WinMobile 6.5 ‘not the full release we wanted this year’; talks Windows 7 marketing
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer addressed a packed auditorium of public sector technology executives gathered at the company’s Redmond headquarters for its seventh U.S. Public Sector CIO Summit this week. (TST)+++
IE8 can be shut off in Windows 7, possibly squashing latest antitrust complaint as EC dials back monitoring of 2004 decision
A couple of developments on the European regulatory front today. One new, one old. (TST)+++
Kindle books, meet iPhone readers
Got an iPhone or iPod Touch? Amazon’s new Kindle for iPhone app lets you use those gadgets to read electronic books. (CNET)+++
Lessons from Demo on surviving recession
The smaller size of Demo 09 doesn’t mean the tech industry is going out of business. Rather, it suggests what companies need to do to get funding.(CNET)+++
Firefox 3.0.7 targets security issues
Web browser’s second security update in a month addresses eight issues, six of which are deemed critical.(CNET)+++
Spotify’s latest music dirge: We’ve been hacked
The online music service says hackers may have gotten their hands on the personal details of users.(CNET)+++
Policy questions could affect broadband stimulus payouts
Regulators will have to decide whether it is necessary to hold off on distributing stimulus funds until more accurate data on broadband access is available.(CNET)+++
Universal Music, YouTube near deal on music video site
Vevo would be the name of a new Web site jointly run by Universal Music Group and YouTube, according to sources.(CNET)+++
Microsoft may let Windows 7 users turn browser off
Testers say post-beta versions of the new operating system have added an option to turn off the built-in Internet Explorer 8 Web browser.(CNET)+++
Green technology at a crossroads
Successfully building a cleaner energy business will require a lot of money, time, and IT industry cross-pollination. (CNET)+++
Why Facebook’s new profile changes matter
They’re a bit of a yawn if you aren’t a brand marketer, but Facebook’s updates offer a peek at how the social network wants to be your home page. (CNET)+++
Lexar to boost CompactFlash speed, capacity this year
The flash card maker is adopting a new generation of CompactFlash that doubles today’s capacity and data transfer speed.(CNET)+++
EC ends full-time antitrust monitoring of Microsoft
The European Commission is scaling back its checks on whether the software maker is complying with a 2004 ruling to share interoperability information.(CNET)+++
Goodbye to traditional Intel graphics?
A new report says the venerable integrated graphics chip market will fade away, replaced by “embedded” graphics more closely yoked to the main processor.(CNET)+++
Adobe issues first-quarter warning
Company says it will miss its previous forecast for revenue, but it expects to meet its profit forecast thanks to managing its expenses.(CNET)+++
Facebook, Google helping feds stop online stimulus scams
The Federal Trade Commission is working with Internet companies to stop the slew of online scams offering stimulus funds that have cropped up in recent weeks.(CNET)+++
Windows 7 gets down to business
Microsoft talks about what it’s doing to try to make enterprises more jazzed about the new Windows than they were with Vista.(CNET)+++
