Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
Last.fm to charge for Radio
Last.fm fans will be disappointed to hear that the site plans on making its streaming Last.fm radio service subscription only to listeners outside the UK, US and Germany. So that would include us then.
Filed under: Business, Internet, music, Web 2.0 | Leave a Comment
Tags: fees, Germany, last.fm, last.fm radio, spotify, streaming, subscriber, UK, USA
Quick question…
Does anyone know why Ryanair won’t allow you to book a flight through their website if you want to travel that day? Aer Lingus and other airlines allow it, but with “no frills” airline Ryanair you have to ring their reservations centre. Considering they are trying to push us online for everything these days – […]
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Tags: airline, online booking, online shopping, Ryanair
Call me a cynic, but when I see another company boasting of its “eco friendly” products, I can’t help but smile. Environmentally friendly technology is a growing business these days. With consumers seeking to cut bills and politicians pushing the carbon emissions agenda, everyone wants in.
Filed under: Audio visual, Business | Leave a Comment
Tags: Bravia, eco, environmentally friendly, flatscreen, green tech, LCD, Sony, TV, WE5
Europe relaxes monitoring on MS
Microsoft is getting a bit of breathing space, it seems, with the news that the European Commission is backing off on its surveillance of the tech giant.
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Tags: anti trust, European Commission, microsoft, monitoring
How times have changed. When I first started going to concerts, you were thoroughly searched on the way in for cameras and other recording equipment that might be used to video the band.
Filed under: Business, Mobile, Mobile devices, music, Web 2.0 | Leave a Comment
Tags: copyright, file sharing, video, youtube
With so many online stores hawking applications and content for your mobile, there needs to be a new angle for people to take notice of yet another one.
Filed under: Business, Mobile, Mobile devices, Software, Web 2.0 | Leave a Comment
Tags: apps, Mobile World Congress, nokia, ovi, store
‘Blackout’ hits the web
Interesting . Perhaps Eircom customers could register some sort of similar protest against it’s “three strikes” agreement. Stephen Fry is one of the people joining the protest on Twitter.
Filed under: Broadband, Business | Leave a Comment
Tags: copyright, Eircom, infringement, new zealand
Newsbytes
Microsoft is planning to go directly to the customer with a chain of retail stores. [Information Week] The fight against the Conficker worm heats up [Washington Post] Could Twitter be about to branch out? [VNUNet]
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Tags: microsoft, news, Newsbytes, twitter, virus, worm
Sony sells 50m PSPs
The PlayStation Portable never really grabbed me (I’m more of a DS kind of girl) but clearly someone is buying it. According to Sony, they’ve now sold 50 million units.
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Tags: Playstation, psp, sales, Sony
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