YUPPTV Offers Televesion on Smartphones

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — Indian iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch users can now enjoy watching Live TV and Video On Demand (VOD) services. YuppTV, a popular live tv organization is providing this service.
Global Takeoff Inc. has launched the Yupp TV application, which enables Apple device users in India to watch live TV video … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : YUPPTV Offers Televesion on Smartphones.

Fears of FBI snooping on e-mail and Web use plunge Obama administration into privacy dispute

FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears

WASHINGTON – Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.
With its proposed amendment, is …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Fears of FBI snooping on e-mail and Web use plunge Obama administration into privacy dispute.

Australian govt adds 300,000 homes, businesses to coverage area of proposed broadband network

Australia govt expands proposed broadband network

PERTH, Australia – Australia’s government expanded its ambitious plan to bring broadband to much of the vast country, adding 300,000 homes and businesses to the coverage area Friday in hopes of winning votes in next month’s federal election.
The opposition has already pledged to ax the expensive, high-speed fiber optic network, … Read : Australian govt adds 300,000 homes, businesses to coverage area of proposed broadband network.

Hackers probe the edges of secure Internet traffic to craft attacks

Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic
LAS VEGAS – Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they’re using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.
The attacks demonstrated at the Black Hat conference here show how determined hackers can sniff around the edges …. Read the original article  : here.

Samsung Electronics says 2nd-quarter net profit surges 83 percent to record high

Samsung says 2Q net profit surges 83 percent
SEOUL, South Korea – Samsung’s quarterly profit surged to a record high as sales of semiconductors, flat panels and TVs climbed, but the electronics giant warned that intensifying competition in areas like mobile phones could dent earnings in coming quarters.
The world’s largest maker of computer memory …. Read the original article  : here.

Google backs off report of Internet search being cut off in China, blames system error

Google changes tune, search still working in China
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China – a key market where the company has been locked in a …. Source  : Google backs off report of Internet search being cut off in China, blames system error.

Epicor says loss narrowed in 2nd quarter, adjusted profit meets analyst expectations

Epicor 2Q loss narrows
IRVINE, Calif. – Business software maker Epicor Software Corp. said Thursday that its second-quarter loss narrowed as revenue climbed.

For the April-June quarter, Epicor’s loss totaled $1 million, or 2 cents per share, compared with a loss of $6.7 million, or 11 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.
When excluding one-time items, Epicor … Read more »».

Google: Searches in China completely blocked, raising more questions about future in country

Google says search cut off from mainland China
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. said Thursday that its search engine and other services were abruptly cut off from mainland China, raising more questions about the Internet company’s ability to operate in the country while trying to work around the government’s online censorship policies.
It’s … Read more >>.

Microsoft CEO promises iPad will have Windows-based competitors, but they’re not ready yet

Ballmer: Tablet coming ‘as soon as we can’
REDMOND, Wash. – Microsoft will compete with Apple’s iPad, but it isn’t saying when.
Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer says the company is working with Intel Corp. and computer makers to perfect tablet touch-screen computers.
Analysts attending an annual meeting at Microsoft headquarters on Thursday got few concrete …. Original source  : Microsoft CEO promises iPad will have Windows-based competitors, but they’re not ready yet.

Google says people in mainland China have been cut off from its Internet search engine

Google: Search engine blocked in mainland China
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google says people in mainland China are being blocked from using its Internet search engine.
The company posted a Thursday notice about the new barrier without any other details. A Google spokesman in the U.S. says he is still trying to gather … Read : Google says people in mainland China have been cut off from its Internet search engine.

Justice Department suing Oracle for fraud over software contracts

US suing Oracle over software contracts
NEW YORK – The U.S. Justice Department says it is suing Oracle for fraud over software contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
The agency says Oracle Corp. failed to offer government customers the same discounts on its software that it offered commerical customers, as it was required …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Summary Box: With FaceTime video chat, the adult industry sees potential for iPhone 4-play

Summary Box: Adult industry sees iPorn potential
THE PHONE: The iPhone 4’s FaceTime feature lets people call another iPhone 4 user and have live video conversations using the front-facing cameras.
THE RESPONSE: Adult-entertainment companies are developing video-sex chat services and starting to hire workers through Craigslist.
THE IRONY: The phone maker, Apple Inc., has taken pains …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Exxon Mobil, Colgate-Palmolive, Motorola among big market movers Thursday

Exxon Mobil, Colgate-Palmolive among big movers
NEW YORK – Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Ameriprise Financial Inc., up $4.70 at $42.98
The investment manager’s purchase of a Bank of America asset management unit helped drive net income higher in its second quarter.
Exxon Mobil …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

YouTube boosts video upload limit to 15 minutes from 10

YouTube boosts upload limit to 15 minutes
NEW YORK – In case 10 minutes isn’t enough to show off your guitar solo skills or Lady Gaga impersonation, YouTube has raised the limit it places on video uploads to 15 minutes.
The video website, owned by Google Inc., said in a blog post Thursday that the … Read more >>>.

Republican with tea party ties announces plans for 2011 run for Kentucky governor

Republican with tea party ties to run for Ky. gov.

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Louisville businessman with tea party ties has announced he will run for governor in Kentucky.
Phil Moffett, president of the information technology firm CCS Partners, is the first of a potentially crowded field of Republicans to enter the 2011 race.
Running as a political …. Source  : Republican with tea party ties announces plans for 2011 run for Kentucky governor.

Video game group spent $1.1 million lobbying in 2nd quarter

Video game group spent $1.1M lobbying in 2Q
WASHINGTON – The Entertainment Software Association, a trade group for video game companies, spent $1.1 million during the second quarter to lobby on the regulation of video game content, First Amendment protection, parental control technology and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.
This is down … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Video game group spent $1.1 million lobbying in 2nd quarter.

Motorola second-quarter profit rises sharply, revenue stabilizes as smartphone focus pays off

Motorola 2Q earnings climb, revenue stabilizes
NEW YORK – Motorola Inc. on Thursday reported a sharply higher profit for the second quarter and stabilized its long revenue decline as its strategy of focusing on smart phones like the Droid bore fruit.
Co-CEO Greg Brown said he expects the company to post a revenue increase for …. Original article  : Motorola second-quarter profit rises sharply, revenue stabilizes as smartphone focus pays off.

RIM Blackberry 800 Soon to Pose a Challenge to iPhone

RIM’s stock shot up because of the speculation that the company is going to announce the launch of new touchscreen slider Blackberry 800 at a joint event with AT&T Inc in New York next Tuesday. The stock price of RIM dropped one third in the last year because iPhone and Google’s new Android device …. Read the original article  : RIM Blackberry 800 Soon to Pose a Challenge to iPhone.

With FaceTime video chat, the adult industry sees potential for iPhone 4-play

Adult industry sees iPorn potential in new phone
NEW YORK – It’s a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in.
So when Apple Inc. launched the iPhone 4 and its FaceTime videoconference feature, it didn’t take long for adult-entertainment companies to develop …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : With FaceTime video chat, the adult industry sees potential for iPhone 4-play.

The scoop on authorized celeb books: fewer sales, the Internet is faster

The scoop on unauthorized celeb books: fewer sales

NEW YORK – Put Angelina Jolie’s face on a magazine cover and sales will surely rise. Get her to write a memoir and it would be worth millions. But write a book about her, without her cooperation, and you’re taking a chance.
Coming a week after the release of … Read : The scoop on authorized celeb books: fewer sales, the Internet is faster.