AP – New copies of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, Andrew Young’s The Politician and other books published by Macmillan were unavailable Saturday on Amazon.com, a drastic step in the ongoing dispute over e-book prices.
AP – A new insurance industry study has found that state laws banning the use of handheld devices to make calls or send text messages while driving have not resulted in fewer vehicle crashes.
AP – A new study from the insurance industry finds that state laws banning the use of handheld devices to make a call or send a text message while driving have not resulted in fewer vehicle crashes.
AP – Amazon.com Inc.’s fourth-quarter earnings skyrocketed 71 percent, as shoppers spent more than ever during a holiday season that improved over the previous year for retailers on and off the Web.
AP – Nintendo’s president shrugged off the just unveiled iPad tablet computer from Apple as delivering no surprises, and displayed as little enthusiasm for 3-D technology and high-definition upgrades for games.
AP – You have to wonder whether there were any women in the room when the marketing geniuses at Apple decided to call the company’s new gadget the iPad. Because the jokes about feminine hygiene products are flying.
AP – Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its earnings in the most recent quarter jumped 60 percent, as a rebound in the personal computer industry drove sales of the company’s latest Windows operating system.
AP – Google Inc.’s bid to secure the digital rights to millions of books remains under attack from rivals and other critics trying to block a revised legal settlement that would unlock a vast electronic library.
AFP – Twitter’s co-founder and the head of Google on Friday addressed concerns about Internet censorship in China, speaking at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
NewsFactor – VoIP providers fring and iCall announced this week that their apps for the iPhone 3G are ready to run in 3G mode on ATT’s network. Moreover, Skype recently indicated that it will soon offer a 3G-capable version of its software for Apple’s iPhone 3G.