Mining the Web for Feelings, Not Facts
The universe of reviews, ratings and recommendations online open a tantalizing window on the collective consciousness. (NYT)+++
For Sports Obsessed, a Site Tries to Please Every Fan
Backed with $5 million from venture capitalists, the Web site is creating an almanac of every athlete and team, no matter how obscure.(NYT)+++
European Opposition Mounts Against Google’s Selling Digitized Books
National copyright agencies, which charge fees to publishers, see the proposed deal as a threat to their income.(NYT)+++
Apple Opens Up on App Store Approvals
Apple’s response to the F.C.C. inquiry into the rejection of the Google Voice iPhone app cracked the veneer of the App Store review process.(NYT)+++
Makers of Military Drones Take Off
Unmanned U.S. aircraft have not only transformed the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, but now are altering the defense-industry landscape, as well.(WSJ)+++
Start-Ups Poised For Space Race
A new breed of entrepreneurs could be facing off against some of the government’s largest aerospace contractors as the White House outsources components of its space program. (WSJ)+++
Yahoo China Dealt Blow
Alibaba is restructuring its China Yahoo business again, stripping out a classified listings operation in the latest setback for China Yahoo. (WSJ)+++
AT&T, Apple Address Google App
AT&T said it played “no role” in Apple’s decision to keep Google’s Voice application off the iPhone. Apple said it is still studying the software.(WSJ)+++
Web site of the week: Cuteoverload.com
In a nutshell: As the name implies, there’s only so much of this site you can take. But it’s perfect for a quick break in this world… (SFC)+++
Touch-screen phones with keyboards
AT&T Quickfire Cnet rating : 4 stars out of 5 (excellent) The good : Has a touch screen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard; multimedia…(SFC)+++
OLED sets not yet on the market
Q: I’m in the market for a television, and I was hoping that OLED sets would be on the market by now. Any idea on when they’ll be…(SFC)+++
Google foresees profit from YouTube
Frustrated by a rash of skeptical reports about YouTube’s business model, Google Inc. set aside its usual reluctance to discuss the…(SFC)+++
HD Radio sure doesn’t mean high definition
HD Radio, introduced amid much hype in 2004 as a way to digitally improve the sound of FM and AM stations, has never much caught the…(SFC)+++
Web site tracks online censorship reports
When Shanghai blogger Isaac Mao tried to watch a YouTube clip of Chinese police beating Tibetans, all he got was an error message.(SFC)+++
Apple leaves door open to approving Google Voice, albeit a different incarnation
Apple today denied it had rejected the Google Voice app for distribution on its iTunes online store, technically leaving the door open for Google to submit a modified version that would address Apple’s concerns about the app’s look and feel.(LAT)+++
Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon band together to oppose Google Books settlement
Three powerful technology companies have banded together to oppose Google’s proposed settlement with the Authors Guild and the Assn. of American Publishers over the Mountain View, Calif., search giant’s book scanning project.(LAT)+++
NetApp’s Georgens, Warmenhoven see bright future
‘I think we’ve found an economic floor,’ said the 58-year-old Warmenhoven, who ran NetApp since it was a start-up in 1994. ‘Now it’s a matter of climbing our way back up the hill.’ (SV)+++
A Silicon Valley version of the county fair
Instead of pie-eating contests, there are text-messaging and mobile-phone photo competitions. (SV)+++
Pirate Bay deal hits rough water
Financial questions about the company bidding for the BitTorrent tracker cast doubt on whether a revamped Pirate Bay will launch anytime soon.(CNET)+++
FCC takes closer look at wireless industry
Agency to launch two new inquiries to gather information on how competitive the market is and to look at truth-in-billing issues. (CNET)+++
Jailed SF network administrator faces fewer charges
Judge dismisses most of the charges against a former San Francisco network administrator accused of hijacking the city’s computer network.(CNET)+++
Mining the Web for feelings, not facts
The universe of reviews, ratings and recommendations online open a tantalizing window on the collective consciousness.(CNET)+++
Novel Netbook packs a dual-core Intel Atom chip
Netbooks have always been based on single-core Atom processors–until now.(CNET)+++
Jobs’ surgeon specializes in cancer recurrence
Dr. James Eason, who performed Steve Jobs’ liver transplant earlier this year, gives his first interview on the subject to Bloomberg.(CNET)+++
Ellison’s salary drops to $1
Oracle founder Larry Ellison agrees to receive a symbolic salary for fiscal 2010. But don’t worry, he won’t exactly starve.(CNET)+++
Intel acquires two software firms
Chipmaker has snapped up two companies in the last 30 days with aim of boosting development of applications that take advantage of multicore processors.(CNET)+++
Report: AT&T to require smartphone data plans
Customers buying or upgrading to a smartphone will be required subscribe to the data plan starting next month.(CNET)+++
