Monthly Archives: April 2010

I was surprised to learn that C-Span has been moved on Comcast. You can watch the House of Representatives now on Channel 96 (formerly aired on Channel 17) and the Senate proceedings are broadcast now on Channel 10 (previously Channel … Continue reading →

NewsFactor – Did Apple buy the Lala music service just to shutter the competition? The iTunes operator acquired Lala last December. Just months later, the streaming music service has announced it will cease to provide service as of May 31. … Continue reading →

Christopher Null – Apple has announced today that it is shutting down the Lala.com music service, a streaming music site it acquired late last year, as of May 31. Original story here.

AFP – Online music site Lala.com, which was purchased by Apple in December, began shutting down on Friday. Original story here.

Comcast: Stifel Downgrades On Valuation; Hits Target PriceBarron’s (blog)Stifel Nicolas analyst Christopher King this morning downgraded Comcast (CMCSA) shares to Hold from Buy on a valuation basis, noting that the …Citigroup (NYSE: C) Raises Price Target on Comcast Corp (NASDAQ: … Continue reading →

PC Magazine – Dean Hachamovitch, the general manager of Internet Explorer, wrote in a blog post Thursday that the future of the Web is HTML5. Original story here.

MEDIA – More than 50 people showed up bright and early Saturday morning at the Pennsylvania Veterans Museum to volunteer for projects around the building as part of Comcast Cares Day. Original story here.

By Dividend Growth Investor. Over the past week twenty-two companies announced that they would be rewarding shareholders with higher dividend payouts. Several solid blue chip companies such as IBM, Costco and Exxon Mobil raised their payouts as well. Read more … Continue reading →

PC World – Apple will shut down its Lala online music streaming service on May 31. The move comes just five months after Apple bought Lala for an undisclosed price. Could this indicate Apple is serious about opening up a … Continue reading →

PC Magazine – It looks like Android phone owners won’t have to wait for OS version 2.2 to get Adobe Flash video support on their phones. On Thursday, Skyfire Labs announced Skyfire 2.0 for Android, a new proxy-based Web browser … Continue reading →

PC Magazine – In an official blog post, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch confirmed that Flash 10.1 support will be coming to Google Android phones in June. Original story here.

D-S Boosters Blast May 15Wicked Local SherbornIf you did not get an invitation, please contact Jen Jordan at jjordan88@earthlink.net, as it is quickly reaching capacity, or visit the RSVP link, … Original story here.

Third Door Media today announced that Barak Berkowitz, Managing Director of Wolfram|Alpha the award winning “Computational Knowledge Engine.” will be keynote speaker at SMX Advanced London 2010. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/04/prweb3936514.htm Original story here.

PC World – The iPhone-Gate saga just gets more intriguing: According to reports from Wired and CNet, two of the major players involved in the sale of the iPhone prototype to tech blog Gizmodo have now been identified. Original story … Continue reading →

The past couple of years I’ve been keeping my eye out for shrubs that add interest and color to the landscape, yet are low maintenance. I don’t have time to do a lot of pruning, and I want to keep … Continue reading →