AFP - A video cartoon featuring Google’s chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square as a privacy group continued to hound the Internet giant.
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Macworld.com - As you’re aware, Apple just released iTunes 10. With that release has come some changes—both expected and not so.
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AP - THE DEAL: Under a new five-year agreement, Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.’s websites. The companies signed the deal this week.
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NewsFactor - When Microsoft launched its Bing decision engine in 2009, it may have held out hope for an alliance with AOL. In fact, there were even rumors that Microsoft would buy out the struggling Internet service provider. But AOL has shunned Bing in favor of Microsoft’s online nemesis, Google.
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PC World - Ping is Apple’s music-centric social network that is integrated into iTunes 10. From a privacy standpoint, it’s pretty straightforward–as opposed to Facebook’s multitude of privacy settings–but then again, Ping is also very limited as to what services it offers. In either case, here’s a quick run-down of the privacy features present in Ping.
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AFP - A startup intent on making it simple for anyone to teach online has received a million dollars in funding from “angels,” technology industry successes backing peers with good ideas.
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Reuters - Amazon.com Inc has approached media companies with a proposal for a subscription service that gives users unlimited access to some television shows and movies over the Internet in a bid to rival Netflix Inc, two people familiar with the talks said on Tuesday.
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AP - Amazon.com Inc. is talking with major media companies about offering unlimited views of older TV shows and movies online, as it struggles to stay relevant to consumers flocking to Apple Inc.’s iTunes a la carte store and Netflix Inc.’s all-you-can-eat subscription plan.
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PC World - Dell has been relatively quiet about its modular data-center products, but on Tuesday it showed off a new design it has started selling to large “hyperscale” customers, which include big Internet firms like Microsoft and Facebook.
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AFP - Amazon is seeking to launch a service that would give paying subscribers unlimited access to television shows and movies over the Internet, The Wall Street Journal said Tuesday.
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