6 hrs ago | XtraMSN Real Estate
Doves released to farewell canyoning victims
White doves have been released for the seven people killed in the Tongariro canyoning disaster. via XtraMSN Real Estate
14 hrs ago | TeleGeography CommsUpdate
TelstraClear's cheap portal launch
TelstraClear New Zealand's second-largest telecoms provider launched its Clearnet beta portal yesterday. via TeleGeography CommsUpdate
21 hrs ago | Star Tribune
End may be near for ResCap, Moody's says
Moody's Investors Service Inc. said it believes that General Motors Corp. and Cerberus Capital Management are preparing to pull the plug on ailing home lender Residential Capital of Bloomington. via Star Tribune
Yesterday | ExtremeTech
News Corp. Kept Hackers on the Payroll
“Obviously, there's a theoretical risk (in hiring hackers)”
A high-ranking News Corp official testified on Tuesday that he kept two hackers on the payroll for years after one of them was accused of infiltrating the security system of rival satellite television company ... via ExtremeTech
Saturday | Reuters
News Corp pulls bid for Newsday
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has withdrawn its bid to buy Tribune Co's Newsday newspaper, a spokesman said on Saturday. via Reuters
Saturday | Monitor Today
Cogeco Cable's High Speed Internet Hits the Road in Quebec With New Wi-Fi Access
“We're delighted to be able to bring this new service to our HSI customers”
Today, in Trois-Rivieres, Cogeco launched its Quebec Wi-Fi Internet access service. via Monitor Today
Friday | Detroit Free Press
GMAC negotiating terms of loan to keep mortgage subsidiary out of bankruptcy
By KATIE MERX * FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER * May 6, 2008 Finance company GMAC LLC, which is partly owned by General Motors Corp., is negotiating terms of a a $3.5 billion loan for its struggling mortgage ... via Detroit Free Press
Friday May 9 | ComputerWorld
Cablevision plans Wi-Fi network
“A lot of these muni-Wi-Fi networks that have been built have been stand-alone entities that have relied on subscribers to pay fees or on advertising revenue”
May 8, 2008 A day after Comcast Corp. and Time-Warner Cable announced investments in a WiMax joint venture spearheaded by Sprint Corp. via ComputerWorld
Friday May 9 | WILX-TV Lansing
General Motors Corp. says it has reached a tentative local contract agreement with the United Auto Workers at a Warren transmission factory. via WILX-TV Lansing
Thursday May 8 | MLive.com
GM buys its Detroit headquarters for $626 million
“We opted to purchase it outright because of the condition of the real estate market”
General Motors Corp. said Thursday that the shaky real estate market convinced the automaker that it was a good time to buy its previously leased headquarters in downtown Detroit's towering Renaissance Center ... via MLive.com







