http://www.cdhanhuang.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:24:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2:24 p.m.: Decker says Yahoo will be getting more personal: "Soon we'll begin testing content optimization capabilities on the home page." 2:15 p.m.: There are uncertainties from the overall economy, but like Eric Schmidt at Google, Yahoo was bullish: "We have a diverse advertiser base and expect ad budgets will ... http://www.cdhanhuang.com/index.php/2010/09/04/yahoo-earnings-live-blog/ SAN FRANCISCO--Though technically he returned to work two months ago, it was as the host of Wednesday's Apple music event that Steve Jobs publicly retook the reins of the company he founded. "I'm very happy to be here today with you all," he said. "As you may know, I had ... http://www.cdhanhuang.com/index.php/2010/08/29/jobs-makes-it-clear-hes-back-in-charge-at-apple/ Here's the "deal": Just the sort of company with which I'd want to do business. You? Data is the future of lock-in, but some companies like Google are attempting to preserve user choice by signing up to data portability agreements. Not so Microsoft, which doesn't seem to have learned much from its ... http://www.cdhanhuang.com/index.php/2010/08/24/microsoft-tries-to-close-off-the-web-one-msn-cont/ For the curious, both the iPaq Data Messenger and the iPaq Voice Messenger offer a new five-away optical navigation button that provides a "gliding" sensation when scrolling through menus. The devices also have predictive text capabilities so they will learn a user's vocabulary and style when composing messages. Both smartphones ... http://www.cdhanhuang.com/index.php/2010/08/24/new-hp-ipaqs-invade-europe-no-word-on-us-availa/ Then there is all the heavy lifting to worry about. In the telephone conversation I had with Reznor, he sounded like a guy who had been working too hard. He said he poured 18 months of his life into helping make NiggyTardust. Not only did he put up his own ... http://www.cdhanhuang.com/index.php/2010/08/24/dont-miss-lessons-radiohead-trent-reznor-offer/ BuzzFeed was founded in October 2006 and now has a million unique monthly visitors. BuzzFeed, a start-up trend-tracking site, has received $3.5 million in its first round of funding, the company said Tuesday. For example, advertisers can use BuzzFeed's data to see how their ads are faring among Internet users or ... http://www.cdhanhuang.com/index.php/2010/08/24/trend-tracking-site-buzzfeed-gets-35-million-in/ Windows XP's Backup utility lacks the ability to create image backups of your drive, but it's better than no backup at all. To use XP's clunkier backup utility, click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Backup, and step through the wizard, or click Advanced Mode, then the ... http://www.cdhanhuang.com/index.php/2010/08/24/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-system-restore/ Apple is not immune to what's going on in the rest of the world. If the U.S. economy goes into the dumper, some prospective buyers will defer their purchases until a sunnier day. But that's old news by now. The iPhone remains head-and-shoulders above any smartphone in the industry. Everyone ... http://www.cdhanhuang.com/index.php/2010/08/24/apple-agonistes/ No clunky power brick here. (Credit: CNET) Original post (by Matthew Elliott): (Credit: CNET) Time Capsule: Time for your close-up. (Credit: Phil Ryan/CNET Networks) Apple's Time Capsule began shipping yesterday, and after a run to The Westchester mall in White Plains, N.Y., this afternoon, we now have one in hand. Stay tuned for our full ... http://www.cdhanhuang.com/index.php/2010/08/24/in-testing-time-capsule/ A group of academic publishers filed a lawsuit against Georgia State University officials on Tuesday, alleging a systematic abuse of copyrighted works in the online distribution of coursework reading materials. The problem first cropped up a couple years ago, noted Patricia Schroeder, head of the Association of American Publishers, of which ... http://www.cdhanhuang.com/index.php/2010/08/24/publishers-sue-university-over-publication-of-clas/