http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/wsj.mobile.to.go.to.pay.system/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/iphone-wsj.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Wall Street Journal will start asking those using the mobile version of its news to pay for the privilege, newspaper owner and News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch warned today. Although the company currently offers its phone-optimized version for free, a new plan launching within "one to two months" will ask non-subscribers to any WSJ edition to pay $2 per week for mobile access. Those who pay f... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/wsj.mobile.to.go.to.pay.system/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/09/amazon.may.up.e.book.price/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/amazonkindle2-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Amazon's price cut of its Kindle 2 e-book reader have prompted some in the publishing industry to worry that the online retailer, which is far and away the leading provider of e-books, may put pressure on them to drop the prices for electronic versions of their books for the device, according to a Bloomberg report. Amazon reportedly pays between $12 and $13 to publishers for Kindle editions of boo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/09/amazon.may.up.e.book.price/ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/05/no.apple.twitter.buy/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/twittergoogle.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Contrary to rumors, Apple has expressed no serious interest in buying Twitter, says All Things Digital's Kara Swisher. Some in the industry are said to be claiming that Apple is already in "late-stage negotiations" to buy Twitter, whose microblogging service has skyrocketed in popularity following adoption by celebrities like Stephen Fry, Lily Allen and Shaquille O'Neal. Apple has so far only "s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/05/no.apple.twitter.buy/ Tue, 05 May 2009 15:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/29/hulu.to.host.music.videos/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/WarnerMusic1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new video-sharing website may be in the works, as the four major music labels -- Universal, Warner, EMI and Sony BMG -- are in preliminary talks for creating their own web portal, according to a weekend Financial Times report. Early last week, news came of the four labels planning to band together to create a site devoted to music videos and related content. More recently word has leaked of the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/29/hulu.to.host.music.videos/ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/23/dow.jones.oks.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dow Jones -- owned by News Corp., and responsible for financial publications like the Wall Street Journal -- has given its seal of approval to the iPhone, according to another one of its publications, Barron's. The company's Global Technology Services division is now supporting the phone through use of Microsoft ActiveSync technology, which enables the iPhone to access corporate e-mail via Exchan... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/23/dow.jones.oks.iphone/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/11/news.corp.nixes.yahoo.talk/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Fox's parent company News Corp. is unlikely to link up with Yahoo and offer an alternative to a Microsoft takeover, says News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch. Speaking at the Sun Valley conference, the executive claims that the likelihood of any deal is now slim despite early talks after Microsoft had first announced its plans to buy out Yahoo. The latter search engine company has been eager to find ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/11/news.corp.nixes.yahoo.talk/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/01/ms.plans.no.yahoo.raise/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft has no intention to raise its bid for Yahoo past the original offer, say sources speaking with the Wall Street Journal. The Windows developer reportedly knows that it can afford to wait for Yahoo and that there is no incentive to spend more than the original $31 per share, which at the time of the original bid amounted to $44.6 billion. Without any imminent rival offers for Yahoo, Micr... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/01/ms.plans.no.yahoo.raise/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/05/yahoo.works.to.delay.ms/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/yahoo-mini.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo is extending the deadline for nominations to its board of directors, Reuters reports. While nominations were to have ended by March 14th, they will now take place 10 days after the company announces a date for its shareholders' meeting. The move is openly admitted by CEO Jerry Yang to be a delay tactic, preventing Microsoft from subverting Yahoo in order to ease its hostile takeover attemp... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/05/yahoo.works.to.delay.ms/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:25:00 GMT