Yahoo goes after younger, mobile users with reported Hulu bid

 

Follow:        Yahoo goes after younger, mobile users with reported Hulu bid 05.28.2013 1:01 PM With Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer taking steps to transform the company back into a top-tier player, reports are out that Yahoo is in talks to buy Hulu for as much as $800 million. Gmail will sort your email for you with new automatic labeling 05.29.2013 10:48 AM Google announces a new kind of inbox for Gmail that automatically sorts messages into categories, or tabs.   -ADVERTISEMENT-     Epson Expression XP Printer »See what we think about it. »Check its price.   New Digital Entertainment Superguide! Everything you need to know to get started with your home network and hardware.     Muslim activists: Fight extreme materials online with counter messages 05.28.2013 1:45 PM Moderate Muslims and other people concerned with online radicalization efforts need to counter the extremist propaganda young Muslims are getting on the Web with more positive messages, members of the U.S. Islamic community said. Here we go again! Analyst says PC market will wait for Windows Blue 05.28.2013 1:54 PM One analyst claims that PC buyers are simply waiting around for a better PC experience - AKA Windows Blue - before they invest in a new Windows 8 PC. Microsoft should sell Bing, Xbox divisions, says analyst 05.28.2013 4:51 PM Cash out Xbox? Give away Bing? Thats one analysts recommendation if Microsoft wants to maximize shareholder value. Twitter claims a win against spammers with Skootle settlement 05.28.2013 6:10 PM Twitter has reached a settlement with Skootle that prohibits the Tennessee-based company from spamming Twitter users' feeds with marketing and other promotional content. Tim Cook talks TV, wearable computing, smartphone strategy at D11 conference 05.28.2013 8:25 PM In a wide ranging interview with organizers Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, Apple's CEO discussed topics as diverse as the future of TV and the state of corporate taxation in the U.S. -- and tossed out a few juicy hints about the company's strategy for the future, too. Australia mulls requiring OpenDocument Format compatibility 05.28.2013 9:55 PM Australia's government may mandate that its agencies use software compatible with OpenDocument Format (ODF), an international file standard. Apple to pay $53 million to settle iPhone, iPod touch warranty suit 05.29.2013 12:04 AM Apple has agreed to pay $53 million to settle a class-action suit in connection with warranties for its iPhone and iPod touch devices. The proceeds of the cash settlement will be paid to over 153,000 owners of the devices who were denied warranty coverage while Apple's "liquid damage policy" was still in force Intel buys satellite navigation chips business from ST-Ericsson 05.29.2013 12:10 AM Intel has confirmed that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of the Global Navigation Satellite System business of ST-Ericsson, extending its investments in positioning technology. Financial terms weren't disclosed. AMD bridges road to ARM with new low-power x86 server chips 05.29.2013 12:14 AM Advanced Micro Devices had no plans to release low-power x86 server chips until the release of its ARM-based servers in 2014, but sagging server fortunes have changed the company's direction. Facebook crafts new policies to better combat hate speech 05.29.2013 12:25 AM Facebook is admitting that it can do a better job in removing certain types of hate speech on the site, and is introducing some new policies to improve its track record.