From XBit Labs

Intel Faces New Lawsuits from New York State

From CNN Brainstorm Tech:

The Big Apple's newest Mac store is opening on the Upper West Side next Saturday

Media invitations went out Friday for a press preview of the new Apple Store in Manhattan — the city's fourth — scheduled to be unveiled Saturday, Nov. 14.

Two bucks to get a paper statement? $15 to book airline tickets online? Wireless providers, cable companies, and other firms are increasingly nickel-and-diming us to death. Here’s how to fight back.

Tom Spring,
Oct 27, 2009 5:00 pm

Recently, I renewed my XM Satellite Radio subscription. I had expected the service to cost $13 per month, since that was the amount the company advertised. I found out, however, that in addition to the $13, Sirius XM had implemented a new, monthly $2 "music royalty fee." I was annoyed, but I grudgingly agreed to the new add-on charge and said, "Send me the bill." Well, the Sirius XM rep replied, there was one more thing: I'd have to pay a $2 "invoice fee" if I wanted a paper bill mailed to my house.

From Neowin:

Once the third most visited domain on the Internet, the now ailing GeoCities will shut down permanently on October 26.

AMD's revenue up 18%

Press Release

AMD (NYSE:AMD) today reported revenue for the third quarter of 2009 of $1.396 billion.  Third quarter 2009 revenue increased 18 percent compared to the second quarter of 2009 and decreased 22 percent compared to the third quarter of 2008.