Apr 28 2010
REDMOND, Wash. — April 27, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. and HTC Corp. have signed a patent agreement that provides broad coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for HTC’s mobile phones running the Android mobile platform. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will receive royalties from HTC.
Microsoft Announces Patent Agreement With HTC: Agreement will cover HTC’s Android phones.
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Apr 28 2010
Link: 60,000 gatecrash Aussie Facebook party
Ha ha ha – David Thorne strikes again!
(For those that don’t know who David Thorne is, read some of his pranks here: http://www.27bslash6.com)
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Apr 28 2010
The police appear to have gone too far. The REACT team, “a partnership of 17 local, state, and federal agencies” with a “close working partnership with the high tech industry,” seems to have leapt eagerly to Apple’s aid before it looked at the law. Putting the presumed interests of an important local company before the rights guaranteed by law is an obvious occupational hazard for a police force charged with paying particular attention to the interests of high tech businesses.
OverREACTing: Dissecting the Gizmodo Warrant | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Apr 27 2010
Link: Orcon to peer with Telecom, TelstraClear stays out
Another ISP is choosing to peer with Telecom:
“Orcon has followed FX Networks in deciding to exchange traffic with Telecom through some of the 29 peering points set up on the latter’s network nationwide.”
And surprise, surprise – TelstraClear’s response:
“In contrast to FX and Orcon, TelstraClear appears intent on sticking to its own independent path.
Ray O’Brien, the company’s head of alternative networks and wholesale, says in an emailed statement that TelstraClear’s current internet service works well for its domestic customers.”
TelstraClear’s internet service is obviously not working well as can be seen from all the complaints of poor international internet speed (e.g. YouTube,) and even local services like TVNZ OnDemand are terrible.
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Apr 27 2010
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Apr 21 2010
Microsoft is the largest, most profitable software company in the world.
And its profits are still being generated by the same engines that have driven Microsoft for years: Office, Windows, and its server division. (via CHART OF THE DAY: In Case You Had Any Doubts About Where Microsoft’s Profit Comes From)
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