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PVI Buys Display Maker E Ink for $215 Million

PVI Buys Display Maker E Ink for $215 Million

Taiwanese display maker Prime View International (PVI) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kindle and Sony Reader display maker E Ink for about $215 million. E Ink makes displays that have a look similar to printed paper and, while slow, they are readable in direct sunlight, and thus ideal for devices like the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Reader. Once the acquisition is complete, PVI plans to continue developing E Ink’s display technology, including the development of color and flexible displays based on E Ink’s technology.

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Verizon Plans LTE In Two Cities for 2009

Verizon Plans LTE In Two Cities for 2009

Analog television hasn’t even been fully switched off in order to make room for new wireless services, and already Verizon Wireless has announced it plans to roll out mobile broadband services based on LTE technology in the United States beginning this year. The so-called 4G services will first launch as mobile connectivity for notebook computer users in two U.S. cities during 2009, and Verizon expects to expand that footprint to 25 to 30 U.S. cities during 2010. Verizon WIreless expects smartphones and other mobile devices using LTE technology will begin to reach U.S. consumers by 2011.

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Dell Settles Finance Claims for $3.35 Mln

Dell Settles Finance Claims for $3.35 Mln

Computer maker Dell has agreed to pay some $3.35 million to settle 34 states’ allegations that the company’s warranty, financing, and rebate offers were deceptive and misled consumers. The agreement has Dell paying $1.5 million into a restitution account; impacted consumers will be able to submit claims for compensation. The other $1.85 million will go towards the states’ legal costs.

“More than the money, this agreement provides profoundly important business practice reforms,” said Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal, in a statement. “No more bait-and-switch financing—offers touting zero-interest that become surprise high-interest charges or astounding late penalties. Our strong coalition of states will closely monitor and enforce this agreement, which has been reached with Dell’s cooperation.”

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Google Maps Helps Locate Child

There’s more to Google Street View than entertainment and not getting lost, it seems. Authorities have used it, along with GPS tracking from a cell phone, to locate a nine-year-old girl reportedly taken by her grandmother.

The problem began after Rose Maltais collected her granddaughter Natalie from her guardians for a weekend away.

Athol, Massachusetts, police chief Timothy Anderson told the BBC that Rose Maltais "said that she wasn’t going to return Natalie and then left the state."  Read more...

Digital TV Converter Coupons Running Low

At this point, it’s fair to assume most U.S. television viewers have heard that analog television broadcasts are due to shut off on February 17, 2009, and that if folks want to continue receiving over-the-air broadcasts they need to either get a newer TV with a digital tuner, or buy a converter box they can hook up to their old TVs to receive digital signals. The good news is that the U.S. government set aside some funds to subsidize the purchase of those converter boxes: for the asking, U.S. citizens can get a $40 voucher toward the purchase of a digital TV converter. The bad news? The government is running out of vouchers, meaning that not everyone who needs financial assistance converting over to DTV may not be able to get it.  Read more...

AMD Employee Stole Secrets from Intel?

AMD Employee Stole Secrets from Intel?

Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts have charged 33-year-old Biswamohan Pani with stealing more than $1 billion in trade secrets from chipmaker Intel. And while we imagine the circumstances could be more convoluted, the reality is complicated enough.

According to the indictment, earlier this year Pani was working for Intel and gave notice that he planned to leave his job, eating through accumulated vacation time while seeking a job at a hedge fund. Instead, Pani had taken a job at rival chipmaker AMD and used his vacation time on-site at Intel downloading documents, including (according to the Boston Business Journal) items Intel classified as “confidential” or “top secret.”

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Congress Looks Into Ad Tracking

Congress Looks Into Ad Tracking

Members of the U.S. Congress have begun questioning how some of the most widely-trafficked Internet companies and sites keep track of their users’ online behavior in an effort to target advertising based on search terms, site usage, and other parameters. The requests have been sent to more than 30 Internet companies, including major names like Google, Microsoft, Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner, and AT&T.

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Comcast to Stop Filtering Internet Traffic

Comcast to Stop Filtering Internet Traffic

In a surprise move, cable operator Comcast has reversed it’s controversial policy of filtering some types of network activity—like BitTorrent and other P2P file-sharing programs—in the name of "network management." According to a company statement, Comcast will treat all types of Internet traffic equally and adopt a new set of network and traffic management tools that don’t discriminate between different types of network traffic.

"This means that we will have to rapidly reconfigure our network management systems, but the outcome will be a traffic management technique that is more appropriate for today’s emerging Internet trends," said Comcast CTO Tony Werner, in a statement.

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eBay’s Whitman to Co-Chair McCain Campaign

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Outgoing eBay CEO Meg Whitman has wasted little time figuring out what she might do after eBay: she’ll be working as co-chair of John McCain’s U.S. presidential campaign. McCain is the presumptive nominee of the Republican party, having won enough delegates during primary elections to secure his party’s nomination.

“I’m honored that Senator McCain has asked me to become a part of his campaign,” Whitman said in a statement. “America needs John McCain’s courageous leadership. His unshakable commitment to lower taxes, strong trade, and innovation sets the right course for America’s economy and future prosperity.”

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Apple Sued Over iPhone Caller ID

Apple Sued Over iPhone Caller IDThe iPhone can’t keep out of the news, but this time it’s not for the right reasons.   Massachusetts- based inventor Romek Figa has filedsuit against Apple over the caller ID function in the phone. He claims to have patented the procedure that identifies a caller based on phone number in 1990, andhis suit in fact refers to “the 496 patent,” according to Vnunet.   Figa says he talked to Apple last year, suggesting they pay a fee for usinghis patented work. The company refused.   "Apple’s infringement has been and continues to be willful and deliberate. Apple will continue to engage in such acts unless enjoined by thiscourt," the lawsuit reads.   Figa is requesting a figure for damages, and three times that amount for the deliberate infringement of intellectual property rights.    

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