Tweet LOS ANGELES (AP) — Apple Inc. is shutting down its newly bought Lala online music service amid speculation it is creating a way for iTunes customers to listen to songs stored on distant computers…. See the article here: Apple shutting Lala; `Cloud’ music on horizon?  Read More →

Tweet SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle e-reader is getting access to Facebook and Twitter, along with several other enhancements, as part of a software update being sent wirelessly to the devices…. Read more: Amazon adding Twitter, Facebook to Kindle e-reader  Read More →

Tweet SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co hopes its planned $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm Inc will not only give it solid foundation in the growing smartphone market, but also provide it with a platform for other mobile devices, including tablets. Go here to read the rest: HP tablet plans draw interest after Palm deal  Read More →

Tweet NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lala, the online music service, will be shut down on May 31, just five months after Apple Inc bought the start-up fueling speculation the iPod maker plans to launch a new Web-based version of iTunes. See the original post: Apple stops Lala’s music, Web-based iTunes expected  Read More →

Tweet LOS ANGELES (AP) — Apple is shutting down Lala.com, the online music retailer it bought last year. The move comes amid speculation that Apple will soon offer a way for people to access songs from distant computers…. More here: Apple shutting Lala.com; `Cloud’ music on horizon?  Read More →

Tweet BOSTON (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp joined archrival Apple Inc in criticizing Adobe Systems Inc’s widely used Flash multimedia software, creating a rare bond among the two computing giants. Go here to read the rest: Microsoft echoes Apple view on Adobe’s Flash  Read More →

Tweet HELSINKI (Reuters) – Opera Software, the world’s largest mobile browser firm, has bought Australian web-based email provider FastMail.FM, aiming to expand its own messaging offering to wireless devices. Excerpt from: Opera buys webmail firm for mobile messaging  Read More →

Tweet NEW YORK (AP) — The number of cell phones sold worldwide rose 22 percent in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, as both the economic recovery and an appetite for smart phones drove a rebound in sales, according to research firm IDC…. Read the original here: Cell phone sales up 22 pct as economy recovers  Read More →

Tweet NEW YORK (AP) — The number of cell phones sold worldwide rose 22 percent in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, as both the economic recovery and an appetite for smart phones drove a rebound in sales, according to research firm IDC…. Read this article: Cell phone sales up 22 pct as economy recovers  Read More →

Tweet WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday placed Russia on its list of countries with the worst records of preventing copyright theft for 13th straight year, just days after the two nations agreed to intensify talks on Moscow’s bid to join the World Trade Organization. Continued here: China, Russia, Canada again top...