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The International Herald Tribune
IHT.com Tech Alert


Paris, Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Internet squatters facing eviction
The sharp acceleration of speculation in Internet names, a practice known as "domain tasting" in which names are registered by the millions and tested for their advertising prospects, is under scrutiny.

High hopes for English-language paper in Abu Dhabi
The move is another sign that while the newspaper industry slumps in the United States and Western Europe, it is booming in much of the rest of the world.
- Circulation declines at most U.S. newspapers

Topless photo creates concern over Disney franchise
Vanity Fair photos of Miley Cyrus, star of the "Hannah Montana" TV series are drawing criticism from parents, and threatening a billion dollar franchise.

U.S. paper ends print edition to live online
With print revenue down and online revenue growing, newspaper executives are anticipating the day when newspapers abandon their print versions. That day has arrived in Madison, Wisconsin.
- To whom does The Wall Street Journal belong?

Classic content through a modern pipeline
Warner Brothers was expected to announce the rebirth of the WB broadcast network as an Internet destination and offer programs like "Everwood" online as American television distributors place their libraries of classic content on the Web.

RIM fights to keep its edge on smartphones
Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, has Napoleonic dreams of global conquest for the iPhone. So it may be fitting that he is encountering his most serious resistance in a city called Waterloo.
- Apple's sales defy U.S. economic downturn
- Weak cellphone sales plague Motorola

Olympic sponsors are starting to fire back at activists
After taking criticism from activist groups over the last few months, some Olympic sponsors like Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson are starting to push right back.

Ethanol, the ultimate home brew
What if you could make fuel for your car in your backyard for less than you pay at the pump? Would you?

Microsoft lifts net, as well as outlook
The company reported quarterly earnings that slightly surpassed Wall Street's expectations, and it provided an optimistic outlook for its 2009 fiscal year, which begins in July.
- Microsoft threatens to drop Yahoo bid

2 setbacks for Deutsche Telekom
The telecommunications company lost a legal bid to block competitors from gaining low-cost access to its fiber optic network, and faced a separate antitrust inquiry.

France to require apartments to come wired
The government will seek to make fiber-optic cabling a requirement for all construction projects of 25 or more apartments.



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