Dan Brusca http://danbrusca.com The personal website of Dan Brusca Tue, 08 May 2012 16:01:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Rdio Does A Super Weird Stealth Launch In The United Kingdom And France – as well as my very own blog posts overviewhttp://danbrusca.com/rdio-does-a-super-weird-stealth-launch-in-the-united-kingdom-and-france-as-well-as-my-very-own-blog-posts-overview http://danbrusca.com/rdio-does-a-super-weird-stealth-launch-in-the-united-kingdom-and-france-as-well-as-my-very-own-blog-posts-overview#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:01:45 +0000 Dan http://danbrusca.com/?p=60 The field of technology is always moving. Let’s take a look at which organizations have been in the news.

In our first little bunch, why don’t we take a look at the websites discussing Facebook and Asia:
- Investors: Facebook Wants to Connect with You After All from business.time.com
- Stats: Facebook Made $9.51 in Ad Revenue Per User Last Year In The U.S. and Canada from techcrunch.com





What else is there? Well, there’s BlackBerry and Nokia:
- Why Can’t BlackBerry Muddle Through? They’re Not The 99% from techcrunch.com
- Nokia: Tablet Comments Misconstrued, Company Still ‘Watching the Space’ from www.eweek.com

Did you catch all the talk about France and Twitter? Here are the most interesting bits:
- Rdio Does A Super Weird Stealth Launch In The United Kingdom And France – “Rdio has launched in the UK and France with a 7-day free trial of unlimited listening” – said techcrunch.com
- France Election: Country Votes In Presidential Run-Off Contest – www.huffingtonpost.com

What else? Well, LinkedIn and Revenue were in the press a fair amount:
- LinkedIn Beats The Street, Q1 Revenue Up 101 Percent To $188.5M; Net Income Up 140 Percent – “Professional social network LinkedIn has just released Q1 earnings” – said techcrunch.com
- LinkedIn Q1 2012 Financial Results Shred Analyst Expectations [UPDATED] – www.webpronews.com



















]]> http://danbrusca.com/rdio-does-a-super-weird-stealth-launch-in-the-united-kingdom-and-france-as-well-as-my-very-own-blog-posts-overview/feed 0 Oracle Wins Partial Victory Over Google, Jury Deadlocks on Java Fair Usehttp://danbrusca.com/oracle-wins-partial-victory-over-google-jury-deadlocks-on-java-fair-use http://danbrusca.com/oracle-wins-partial-victory-over-google-jury-deadlocks-on-java-fair-use#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:56:47 +0000 Dan http://danbrusca.com/?p=58 What’s been happening in the world of tech? Who are we looking at? It’s Google!

“Oracle Corporation Wins Partial Melbourne Victory FC Over Google, Jury Deadlocks on Java Fair Use (Page 1 of 2 ) A California jury returned a partial victory for Oracle May 7, finding that Google did indeed violate the company’s copyrights related to the Java programming language and effectively stole some APIs for use in the Android operating system”, says www.eweek.com in their article – Oracle Wins Partial Victory Over Google, Jury Deadlocks on Java Fair Use.





Google’s also been discussed by www.searchenginejournal.com: “Google trial” – Google-Oracle Case Undecided on Key Questions

More comments on Google: “Google has moved that its patent infringement case with Oracle be declared a mistrial following only partial findings of infringement from a San Francisco court”- searchenginewatch.com
“Oracle had been seeking up to $1 billion in damages on copyright claims after alleging that Google Inc. built its popular Android mobile software by stealing some of the technology from Java, a programming platform that Oracle Corp. bought two years ago”- techland.time.com

]]> http://danbrusca.com/oracle-wins-partial-victory-over-google-jury-deadlocks-on-java-fair-use/feed 0 AT&T to Sell Home Automation and Security Services Nationwidehttp://danbrusca.com/att-to-sell-home-automation-and-security-services-nationwide http://danbrusca.com/att-to-sell-home-automation-and-security-services-nationwide#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:46:53 +0000 Dan http://danbrusca.com/?p=56 Which companies have been moving and shaking in the world of tech? Let’s take a look. Well, it seems we’ll be discussing AT&T.

“The installations and services will be sold in AT&T stores, starting with a trial this summer in Dallas and Atlanta“, says techland.time.com in their post – AT&T to Sell Home Automation and Security Services Nationwide.





AT&T’s also been discussed by techcrunch.com: “AT&T has just announced a new security and home-automation system called Digital Life, which will be an IP-based platform that allows users to monitor and detect activity throughout their house remotely, and “take action” (as AT&T put it) on devices like PCs, tablets, and smartphones” – AT&T Introduces Digital Life: IP-Based Home Automation And Security System With 24/7 Monitoring Centers

More commentary on AT&T: “Smartphones are increasingly becoming a common entity of modern society and soon the concept of smarthomes will also be common”- technorati.com





]]> http://danbrusca.com/att-to-sell-home-automation-and-security-services-nationwide/feed 0 Microsoft Investigates Reports of Skype IP Address Leaks – and my own links overviewhttp://danbrusca.com/microsoft-investigates-reports-of-skype-ip-address-leaks-and-my-own-links-overview http://danbrusca.com/microsoft-investigates-reports-of-skype-ip-address-leaks-and-my-own-links-overview#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 12:11:50 +0000 Dan http://danbrusca.com/?p=54 Technology businesses are invariably making news – luckily for me personally as this is a tech site. Who’re we thinking about today?

In our first little grouping, why don’t we take a look at the sites discussing Apple Inc. and Wal-Mart:
- New iPad Ship Time Improves To 3-5 Days At Apple.com from techcrunch.com
- Apple’s Tax Avoidance: Evil Scheming, Good Business, or Both? from business.time.com





What else is there? Well, there’s Google and BlackBerry:
- With BlackBerry 10, RIM Is Fighting the Wrong War from mashable.com
- Why Can’t BlackBerry Muddle Through? They’re Not The 99% from techcrunch.com



The next topics I’ll be covering are Microsoft and United Kingdom
- Microsoft Investigates Reports of Skype IP Address Leaks – “Microsoft is continuing to investigate a report of a vulnerability in Skype that allows someone to ascertain the IP addresses of logged-on users” – said www.eweek.com
- Microsoft Rebrands Ads To SMBs As “Bing, powered by Bing and Yahoo! Search” – www.webpronews.com

Let’s end up by checking out HTC Corporation and Windows Phone 7.
- HTC Won’t Hook Up One X Owners With Bootloader Unlock – “HTC won over some hearts a while back when it released its bootloader unlock tool for a good number of devices” – said techcrunch.com
- Nokia Hits HTC, RIM, Viewsonic With Patent Lawsuits – www.eweek.com















]]> http://danbrusca.com/microsoft-investigates-reports-of-skype-ip-address-leaks-and-my-own-links-overview/feed 0 Hachi Combines LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & The Big G Into One, Lets You Search All Your Connections At Oncehttp://danbrusca.com/hachi-combines-linkedin-facebook-twitter-the-big-g-into-one-lets-you-search-all-your-connections-at-once http://danbrusca.com/hachi-combines-linkedin-facebook-twitter-the-big-g-into-one-lets-you-search-all-your-connections-at-once#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 12:26:51 +0000 Dan http://danbrusca.com/?p=52 The field of tech seldom stands still. Let’s take a look at which organizations have been in the news. Looks like it’s Facebook again…

“and seeing how you’re connected to other users), and is merging that with your social graphs from other services like Facebook, and soon Google contacts, Twitter and even your Outlook address book”, says techcrunch.com in their piece – Hachi Combines LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & Google Into One, Lets You Search All Your Connections At Once.





Facebook’s also been brought up by www.webpronews.com: “It will be interesting to see if LinkedIn‘s continued success will affect Facebook’s IPO later this month since it’s been demonstrated that investing in social network companies can be a lucrative investment” – LinkedIn Q1 2012 Financial Results Shred Analyst Expectations [UPDATED]

More commentary on Facebook: “The use of social media sites like Facebook, Twittter and others is an ever-expanding, and critical part of the business landscape, and that trend has also touched customer service departments, according to a research survey by ThinkJar and Sword Ciboodle of U.S. and U.K”- www.eweek.com
“A tweet, for instance, can now be shared to LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook directly from the story it is embedded in. “People who use [Storify] tend to be people who are social media specialists of some kind,” Herman told Mashable in an interview”- mashable.com







]]> http://danbrusca.com/hachi-combines-linkedin-facebook-twitter-the-big-g-into-one-lets-you-search-all-your-connections-at-once/feed 0 Android, iOS Mobile Market Share Growing: comScore – as well as my own links synopsishttp://danbrusca.com/android-ios-mobile-market-share-growing-comscore-as-well-as-my-own-links-synopsis http://danbrusca.com/android-ios-mobile-market-share-growing-comscore-as-well-as-my-own-links-synopsis#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 11:11:51 +0000 Dan http://danbrusca.com/?p=50 The field of tech is always moving. Let’s see which organizations have been in the news.

One intriguing conversation starter is HTC Corporation and Windows Phone 7 Let’s see shall we?
- Nokia Hits HTC, RIM, Viewsonic With Patent Lawsuits from www.eweek.com
- HTC Titan II Review: Head-To-Head With The Lumia 900 And One X from techcrunch.com



What else do we have? Well, there’s iPad and Disney:
- The Walt Disney Company To Use iPads For Fast Pass At The Magic Kingdom from technorati.com
- Disney Parks Using IPads for ‘FastPass’ System from www.webpronews.com



Did you see all the talk about Facebook and iPhone? Here’s the best links:
- ‘Avengers’ Facebook Game Gets a Movie-Themed Addition [PICS] – “Fans of the Avengers and social gaming can now play as both their favorite movie characters and the traditional comic book versions of the superheroes in the popular Avengers Alliance Facebook game” – said mashable.com
- Facebook Buys Location-Based Discovery App Glancee – techcrunch.com

Finally let’s take a look at Android and Motorola.
- Android, iOS Mobile Market Share Growing: comScore – “Google Android continued to grow its share inthe U.S. smartphone market, accounting for 51 percent of smartphonesubscribers, while Apple Inc. captured more than 30 percent, according to data fromthe comScore MobiLens service, which reported on key trends in the U.S. mobilephone industry during the three month average period ending March 2012″ – said www.eweek.com
- Motorola Mobility Shows an Increased First Quarter Operating Loss – www.webpronews.com





Source: mashable.com



Source: mashable.com



Source: mashable.com



Source: mashable.com



Source: mashable.com







]]> http://danbrusca.com/android-ios-mobile-market-share-growing-comscore-as-well-as-my-own-links-synopsis/feed 0 Investors: Facebook Wants to Connect with You After Allhttp://danbrusca.com/investors-facebook-wants-to-connect-with-you-after-all http://danbrusca.com/investors-facebook-wants-to-connect-with-you-after-all#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 10:41:53 +0000 Dan http://danbrusca.com/?p=48 The world of tech seldom stands still. Let’s see which organizations have been in the news. Looks like it’s Facebook again…

“Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesIndividual investors and financial advisers have been fretting that they won’t be able to get any shares ever since the world’s most popular social media website announced plans to go public.Well, it looks as if Facebook is throwing the wall flowers of investing a little bouquet”, says business.time.com in their article – Investors: Facebook Wants to Connect with You After All.





Facebook’s also been a hot topic with www.eweek.com: “However, Google bypassed it in general usage in about 2002.Facebook, Twitter and other social media services also have taken pageviews from Yahoo! which is still the No. 2 search provider and whoseYahoo Mail is the world’s leading Webmail application” – Yahoo Confirms Incorrect Academic Information on New CEO’s Resume

More commentary on Facebook: “After a day of TechCrunch covering companies who are busy pushing the world forward – like Facebook and its big IPO plans – here’s our obligatory late-night story about the guy who is, uh, suing the massive social network over some old patents that are supposedly infringing on the aging web portal”- techcrunch.com

]]> http://danbrusca.com/investors-facebook-wants-to-connect-with-you-after-all/feed 0 HTC Corporation Saturn VI II Review: Head-To-Head With The Lumia 900 And One Xhttp://danbrusca.com/htc-corporation-saturn-vi-ii-review-head-to-head-with-the-lumia-900-and-one-x http://danbrusca.com/htc-corporation-saturn-vi-ii-review-head-to-head-with-the-lumia-900-and-one-x#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 10:21:54 +0000 Dan http://danbrusca.com/?p=46 The field of tech is always moving. Let’s see which companies have been making news.

Who shall we check out first? So, it’s Amazon.com and Tax…
- Apple’s Tax Avoidance: Evil Scheming, Good Business, or Both? from business.time.com
- Apple Inc. Sets Up Shop in Tax Havens Worldwide from www.webpronews.com





HTC Corporation has been receiving a lot of press as well:
- HTC Titan II Review: Head-To-Head With The Lumia 900 And One X from techcrunch.com
- Nokia Hits HTC, RIM, Viewsonic With Patent Lawsuits from www.eweek.com





Did you catch all the discussion about Facebook and Asia? Here are the most interesting bits:
- Stats: Facebook Made $9.51 in Ad Revenue Per User Last Year In The United States and Canada – “Even though Facebook’s IPO roadshow video was a mostly touchy-feely affair with videos of friends have coffee and babies blowing out candles, there were some new stats tucked away in it” – said techcrunch.com
- Investors: Facebook Wants to Connect with You After All – business.time.com

The rest? Well, Google and BlackBerry were in the press a fair bit:
- With BlackBerry 10, RIM Is Fighting the Wrong War – “SEE ALSO: RIM’s Secret Weapon for Reviving BlackBerry: HTML5 This why it’s so clear RIM is still fighting the war of consumer platforms with Apple and Google” – said mashable.com
- Why Can’t BlackBerry Muddle Through? They’re Not The 99% – techcrunch.com

Source: mashable.com



Source: mashable.com



Source: mashable.com



Source: mashable.com



Source: mashable.com









]]> http://danbrusca.com/htc-corporation-saturn-vi-ii-review-head-to-head-with-the-lumia-900-and-one-x/feed 0 Rejected Twitter User Sues the Object of His Affection – as well as my links summaryhttp://danbrusca.com/rejected-twitter-user-sues-the-object-of-his-affection-as-well-as-my-links-summary http://danbrusca.com/rejected-twitter-user-sues-the-object-of-his-affection-as-well-as-my-links-summary#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 12:51:56 +0000 Dan http://danbrusca.com/?p=44 Corporations, technology, news … great, huh?

In our first little bunch, let’s take a look at the websites taking about Apple Inc. and Tax:
- Apple Sets Up Shop in Tax Havens Worldwide from www.webpronews.com
- Apple’s Tax Avoidance: Evil Scheming, Good Business, or Both? from business.time.com





Facebook has been receiving a lot of press as well:
- Facebook Decides on May 18 for IPO from www.eweek.com
- Facebook Adds New Life-Saving Tool Feature from technorati.com

The next topics I’ll be covering are Google and Gmail.
- Google Brings More Real-Time Coverage, Google+ Comments To Google News – “Google News already featured some integration with Google+ in the past, but today, Google is expanding this integration by bringing “relevant Google+ posts for a new social perspective” to its news aggregation site” – said techcrunch.com
- The Old Gmail Is Officially Dead, Dead, Dead – techland.time.com

Let’s wind up with a look at Twitter and People’s Republic of China
- Rejected Twitter User Sues the Object of His Affection – “A Japanese Twitter user has decided to take voluptuous actress Aoi Sola – best known from the movies “Big Tits Zombie” and “Revenge: A Love Story” – to court because she continuously refused to acknowledge his existence on the popular blogging website” – said www.webpronews.com
- Android, Helped by China, to Dominate Smartphone Market Into 2017 – www.eweek.com







]]> http://danbrusca.com/rejected-twitter-user-sues-the-object-of-his-affection-as-well-as-my-links-summary/feed 0 The Big G Pledges $200 Million to Market Premium YouTube Channelshttp://danbrusca.com/the-big-g-pledges-200-million-to-market-premium-youtube-channels http://danbrusca.com/the-big-g-pledges-200-million-to-market-premium-youtube-channels#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 11:31:56 +0000 Dan http://danbrusca.com/?p=42 Which companies have been shaking things up in the realm of technology? Let’s see. Looks like it’s Google again…

“Google, which has already pledged $100 million to create a slew of premium video channels on YouTube, announced on Wednesday it will sink another $200 million into marketing them across its various ad networks”, says mashable.com in their post – Google Pledges $200 Million to Market Premium YouTube Channels.





Google’s also been brought up by www.webpronews.com: “Google appears to be testing (or rolling out) a new integration of Google+ into YouTube” – Google+ YouTube Integration May Not Go Over Too Well

More comments on Google: “Google News already featured some integration with Google+ in the past, but today, Google is expanding this integration by bringing “relevant Google+ posts for a new social perspective” to its news aggregation site”- techcrunch.com
“In response to the criminal complaint, Google and Facebook promptly filed a petition to stop the criminal proceedings”- www.searchenginejournal.com



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