Osama bin Laden has a page on Facebook

LONDON – Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is reportedly using social networking website Facebook as a platform to show videos and speeches to Islamic militants.

According to reports, Osama has a page named “The leader of the Mujahideen, Osama bin Laden” and his address is …. Original article  : Osama bin Laden has a page on Facebook.

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posts profit in Q1, helped by product launches, cost savings

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posts Q1 profit
STOCKHOLM – Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posted an unexpected net gain for the first quarter on Friday, reaching ???21 million ($29 million) in the black from a previous loss of ???293 million, much thanks to new products focused more on the high-end market as well …. Read the original article  : Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posts profit in Q1, helped by product launches, cost savings.

Google hiring Goats: Baaa

Whack! You could see 200 goats chomping away the “grassy goodness” in Mountain View headquarters. Is the search-engine czar considering?? a new venture in business of ch??vre. Google has hired hundreds of goats from California Grazing for a week?? – does it make any sense? Why would they do so, given their lucrative world-wide … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Google hiring Goats: Baaa.

Chinese court jails 3 Internet activists; scores of free speech supporters show up for trial

China jails 3 online activists; many show support
BEIJING – A Chinese court jailed three people Friday who posted material on the Internet to help an illiterate woman pressure authorities to reinvestigate her daughter’s death, one defendant’s lawyer said, in a trial that attracted scores of supporters.
The court in southern Fuzhou city found the …. Original article  : Chinese court jails 3 Internet activists; scores of free speech supporters show up for trial.

Adobe Flash Player Update Available

SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- A lot of software technologies are used to make and update web pages by the web developers and designers. Any professional web designer cannot do without Adobe Flash which is considered the de facto web animation and video management application for the last few years. It was initially created by … Original article on : Adobe Flash Player Update Available.

Google’s 1Q results show company has regained financial momentum, but stock falls back

Google 1Q growth accelerates while stock reverses
SAN FRANCISCO – Coming off a stellar first quarter, Google Inc. seems to have regained the momentum that it lost shortly after the U.S. recession started in December 2007.
But it looks like it’s going to take a lot longer for the Internet search leader’s stock price to …. Read the original article  : Google’s 1Q results show company has regained financial momentum, but stock falls back.

Asian stock markets fall in early trading despite gains on Wall Street

Asian stocks down early, bucking Wall Street trend
TOKYO – Asian stock markets fell in early trading Friday, bucking overnight gains on Wall Street as investors locked in profits amid a dearth of fresh leads.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average dropped 152.26 points, or 1.4 percent, to 11,121.53.
South Korea’s Kospi index lost … Read : Asian stock markets fall in early trading despite gains on Wall Street.

On the Call: Google CFO explains why CEO Eric Schmidt will no longer be on earnings calls

On the Call: Google CFO Patrick Pichette
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s absence from the company’s first-quarter conference call had some tongues wagging Thursday.
The company instead plans to have Patrick Pichette, its chief financial officer since August 2008, steer the calls from now on.
Schmidt had led Google’s previous 22 quarterly conference … Original article on : On the Call: Google CFO explains why CEO Eric Schmidt will no longer be on earnings calls.

Google’s first quarter disappoints Wall Street but gives evidence of rebounding Web ad market

Google 1Q profit rises 37 pct but stock slides
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. is thriving again, and feeling so good about the economy that it’s spooking investors.
The company’s first-quarter earnings exceeded analyst estimates and its revenue growth accelerated for the third consecutive quarter. More people clicked on Internet ads powered by its dominant …. Original source  : Google’s first quarter disappoints Wall Street but gives evidence of rebounding Web ad market.

US video game retail sales jump 6 percent in March, boosted by Nintendo, Sony’s ‘God of War’

March video game retail sales climb 6 percent
NEW YORK – After a rocky 2009 followed by two months of double-digit declines, U.S. retail sales of video game software, hardware and accessories finally saw an uptick in March.
Market researcher NPD Group said Thursday total video game sales climbed 6 percent from …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Silicon Motion boosts 1Q revenue estimate, but has more obsolete inventory than expected

Silicon Motion boosts 1Q revenue estimate
NEW YORK – Chip designer Silicon Motion Technology Corp. boosted its revenue forecast for the first quarter Thursday.

But the company also said that it has a bigger reserve of obsolete inventory than it thought, which forced it to cut the gross margin that it reported for the fourth quarter of …. Read the original article  : here.

Microsoft to investigate reports of poor working conditions at factory in China

Microsoft to investigate conditions in China plant
SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will investigate reports of poor working conditions at a factory in southern China that makes some of its products.
The world’s largest software maker was responding to a report from The National Labor Committee, a nonprofit that looks into …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Microsoft to investigate reports of poor working conditions at factory in China.

Toyota conducts safety tests on all SUVs after Consumer Reports ‘Don’t Buy’ warning on Lexus

Toyota conducts safety tests on all SUV models
TOKYO – Toyota is testing all its sport utility vehicles to reassure buyers of their safety after Consumer Reports warned a large Lexus SUV is susceptible to rolling over.
The testing covers the entire lineup of Toyota and Lexus SUVs, including popular models such as the RAV4, … Read : Toyota conducts safety tests on all SUVs after Consumer Reports ‘Don’t Buy’ warning on Lexus.

AMD scores profit on stronger computer market, lift from investment in manufacturing spinoff

AMD scores 1Q profit as PC market strengthens
SAN FRANCISCO – Advanced Micro Devices Inc. returned to profitability in the first quarter as the world’s No. 2 microprocessor maker benefited from a strengthening computer market.
The company also got a lift from an accounting boost related to the manufacturing division it spun off … Original article on : AMD scores profit on stronger computer market, lift from investment in manufacturing spinoff.

Google’s strong first quarter provides latest evidence of a rebounding Internet ad market

Google 1Q profit rises 37 pct to top analyst views
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc.’s first-quarter profit rose 37 percent as more people clicked on higher-priced Internet ads powered by the company’s search engine, but investors possibly worried about Google’s rising expenditures sent its stock down sharply.
Google shares fell $31.30, 5.3 percent, …. Original article  : Google’s strong first quarter provides latest evidence of a rebounding Internet ad market.

New documents unsealed in Viacom’s lawsuit claim Google knew YouTube relied on pirated content

New round of documents aired in Viacom-Google case
NEW YORK – Before it bought online video service YouTube, employees of Google Inc. believed YouTube’s business was risky because it relied on pirated content and recommended pursuing a different strategy, newly released documents showed Thursday.
The internal Google documents, marked “highly confidential,” were obtained … Original article on : New documents unsealed in Viacom’s lawsuit claim Google knew YouTube relied on pirated content.

Stocks head for sixth straight advance; Jobless claims rise, UPS boosts earnings forecast

Stocks edge higher on mixed reports, UPS outlook
NEW YORK – An encouraging earnings forecast from UPS and stronger manufacturing figures gave the stock market its sixth straight advance.
The gains Thursday were modest following a surprise increase in the number of newly laid off people seeking unemployment benefits.
Analysts said a slowdown in the market’s …. Original source  : Stocks head for sixth straight advance; Jobless claims rise, UPS boosts earnings forecast.

Racism and homophobia in gaming: Hate speech corrodes online video game experiences

Hate speech corrodes online games
SPOKANE, Wash. – It’s not just cyberbullets that are exchanged during firefights on the XBox Live version of “Call of Duty.”
Many gamers also exchange hate speech over their headsets as they stalk each other across the virtual battlefields. Players trade racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic insults so frequently that game …. Source article  : Racism and homophobia in gaming: Hate speech corrodes online video game experiences.

Summary Box: Study finds young adults do care about online privacy

Summary Box: Study finds young care about privacy

SHATTERING ASSUMPTIONS: New study finds that young adults generally care as much about online privacy as older Americans, despite all their raunchy postings.
THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: Researchers say young adults are sometimes encouraged by sites to reveal personal information to participate in social networks, even though they may prefer …. Source  : Summary Box: Study finds young adults do care about online privacy.

Stocks trade in tight range after 5 days of gains; jobless claims rise, UPS boosts view

Stocks drift on higher jobless claims, UPS outlook

NEW YORK – Stocks traded in a tight range Thursday after mixed economic reports prompted investors to take a break from buying after five days of gains.
Analysts said a slowdown in the market’s upward push was overdue. The Dow Jones industrial average on Monday closed above 11,000 for … Read more >>>.