Linkpost | 11.4.2009
Updated 1:55 p.m.
• Cuomo Files Federal Antitrust Lawsuit Against Intel – Accuses the chip maker of pressuring PC makers to use its processors, in violation of New York antitrust laws.
• Microsoft Cuts 800 More Positions - Including Microsoft developer evangelist Don Dodge.
• It’s Official: App Store Breaks 100,000 Apps
Updated 1:55 p.m.
• Cuomo Files Federal Antitrust Lawsuit Against Intel – Accuses the chip maker of pressuring PC makers to use its processors, in violation of New York antitrust laws.
• Microsoft Cuts 800 More Positions - Including Microsoft developer evangelist Don Dodge.
• It’s Official: App Store Breaks 100,000 Apps
• Parallels launches latest software to blend Mac and Windows apps – Like VMware Fusion 3.0, Parallels 5 also supports the full Aero interface in Windows 7 and Vista.
• AT&T sues Verizon over ‘there’s a map for that’ ads – AT&T says Verizon’s ads mislead about AT&T’s wireless coverage. The map only shows 3G coverage, not AT&T’s wider 2G network.
• T-Mobile USA down all over the place? (update: yes) – Both voice and data went down for about 5 percent of customers. The company now says it’s restored
• Personal Droid Data Will Cost $30, Even With Exchange – For personal accounts. Business accounts cost more (which is standard for smartphone service).
• Complete guide to buying an Android handset – Nice roundup from TechRadar, though the discussions on carriers are U.K.-centric.
• Newly discovered Safari bug could mean big fees for some iPhone users – If you’re on a pay-per-megabyte plan, and IF you hit a site that causes Safari to keep pulling down a stream even after it’s closed.
• Pay walls never may come at some papers – They’ve decided they can’t afford to lose the traffic that would come if content required payment.
• Secret copyright treaty leaks. It’s bad. Very bad. – Among other things, it requires Internet providers to proactively police copyright.
• Exclusive: More Microsoft layoffs – According to TechFlash, cuts "numbering in the hundreds" could come as early as today.
• October 2009 browser stats: Firefox finally passes IE6 – Overall, Internet Explorer still has almost 65 percent of the browser market, compared to Firefox’s 24 percent.
• Clutter-Free, Twittified, Binged (and Also Apple-icious): The New MSN Homepage Debuts (Plus Screenshots and the Press Release) and Microsoft launches MSN Music almost four months late
• Ellen Exploits Twitter’s Lists for Fun and Profit – Ellen DeGeneres used Twitter’s Lists feature to follow 600 "influencers", getting many of them to tweet about her.
• Twitter Now Officially En Español
• Ribbit Launches Google Voice Challenger – Lets you consolidate phones under one number, manage voice mail like e-mail and more. Apply for the beta.
• Windows Live Sync Now Works on Snow Leopard
