MacNN | Yahoo News 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 Yahoo, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Palm outs webOS 1.3.1 update for Pre http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/palm.releases.webos.131.for.pre.pixi/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/palmpre-flash.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Palm on Friday announced users of the Pre smartphone on both the Sprint network and Bell in Canada will receive an automatic over-the-air software update to webOS 1.3.1. The Palm Pixi, released on Sunday, shipped with the updated operating system as well. A number of new features are made possible with the new OS, and some known issues were resolved. One such new feature is the integration of Yaho... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/palm.releases.webos.131.for.pre.pixi/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:45:00 GMT Google offers free airport Wi-Fi through January http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/google.wi.fi.hits.47.airports/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/airportphiladelphia.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google today extended its free holiday Wi-Fi deal to include 47 airports. Major stops in common destinations such as Boston, Las Vegas, Orlando and San Jose will have unrestricted wireless Internet access starting from today and lasting through to January 15th. Two of the airports, in Burbank and Seattle, will have the Wi-Fi permanently.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/google.wi.fi.hits.47.airports/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT EU antitrust regulators in talks with Microsoft, Yahoo http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/16/yahoo.ms.in.talks.with.eu.over.deal/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/bingintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />European Commission antitrust regulators are involved in low-level, exploratory talks with Microsoft and Yahoo regarding their search engine deal, according to a Wednesday report. The informal discussions are not yet at a level that would challenge the union, but could lead to a formal review of possible anti-competitive factors in the deal, like Microsoft and Yahoo are facing from US regulators.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/16/yahoo.ms.in.talks.with.eu.over.deal/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:10:00 GMT Justice Department looks deeper into Microsoft, Yahoo deal http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/11/justice.department.delays.ms.yahoo.deal.approval/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/msbing.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Justice Department is asking Microsoft and Yahoo for more information regarding a proposed deal between the two companies related to online online search and advertising, according to the New York Times. This indicates the Justice Department will not approve the proposed agreement quickly and will instead look into it further to check for possible anti-competitive behavior. Representatives at ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/11/justice.department.delays.ms.yahoo.deal.approval/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:45:00 GMT Samsung adds 65-inch 650 series LCD TV http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/samsung.65.inch.650.largest.ever/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/samsung650-65inch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Samsung today held a rare single-model introduction and added a new model to its 650 series TVs at the CEDIA expo. At 65 inches across, the LN65B650 is one of the largest ever conventionally-lit LCDs from the company and sits in the middle of the lineup in features, with Internet support for Flickr, Yahoo and YouTube as well as a 120Hz panel, a 4ms pixel response time and a 100,000:1 dynamic cont... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/samsung.65.inch.650.largest.ever/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:30:00 GMT Sony XBR10 brings wireless 1080p to US http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/xbr10.adds.new.wireless.hd.more/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/sonybraviaxbr10.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony used its turn at CEDIA to launch a raft of new home theater equipment headlined by the BRAVIA XBR10. An Americanized version of the Japanese ZX5, they have a new 60GHz Wireless HD media box that lets the TV sit completely separately from most video inputs while still playing them at full quality. It can play a 1080p picture at a full 60 frames per second without dropping frames or otherwise... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/xbr10.adds.new.wireless.hd.more/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:50:00 GMT Nokia to echo Apple's anti-carrier software stance http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/nokia.maemo.phones.wont.carry.custom.apps/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/nokian900-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nokia will mirror Apple's approach to carrier software with all of its Maemo Linux-based smartphones, the company said on Wednesday. Rather than agree to include carrier-specific apps and modify the look of the OS to appease carriers, as it does with most of its Symbian phones, Nokia told Reuters it will insist that devices like the N900 come only with their default apps and interface. The choic... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/nokia.maemo.phones.wont.carry.custom.apps/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Flickr unveils dedicated iPhone app http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/08/simplifies.browsing.submissions/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/flickrapp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo has introduced a dedicated Flickr application for the iPhone, which attempts to promote the media-sharing service and simplify its use. The app can upload both photos and videos from an Apple handheld, with the option of geotagging the former. As on the Flickr website, photos can be organized according to sets and tags.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/08/simplifies.browsing.submissions/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:55:00 GMT Google opts to pull Euro books from online deal http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/07/google.pulls.euro.books.from.online.deal/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/googlebooks-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google today agreed to a truce with the European union in its deal to create an online book rights registry. The search engine firm's settlement will prevent Google from offering as public domain any European book that's still listed as commercially available in Europe. Any of those books will still be available in the US, but only if those with rights to the book agree to make it available.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/07/google.pulls.euro.books.from.online.deal/ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:40:00 GMT Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger optimized for iPhone http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/25/yahoo.enhances.services/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/yahoologo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo has enhanced both its Search results page and Yahoo Messenger, and has optimized its Yahoo Mail webpage for use with the iPhone. The latest version of Yahoo Mail allows users to manage their email via HTML mobile browsers, including Safari for the iPhone. The new web application additionally features improved photo sharing capabilities, new apps and added social networking and Application B... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/25/yahoo.enhances.services/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:15:00 GMT