Industry

Yahoo’s head of mobile takes on new duties

The top executive for Yahoo's Mobile business will now also run content services like Yahoo News and Sports

Sony’s 3D TV plans become a little clearer

The addition of 3D hardware to TVs won't add a lot to the manufacturng cost

Taiwan plans to roll out e-readers in schools

The education ministry distributed e-chalkboards to schools throughout the island this year

Can Google really hack it in business?

Latest Microsoft patches cause black screen of death

The changes to some registry keys can render a PC useless, according to a UK security vendor that has a software fix

BN says Nook e-reader delayed in stores to Dec. 7

Even then there won't be many available; Online orders also delayed to Jan. 11

Europe extends antiterrorist data-sharing deal with US

But the extension is only for nine months and Europe could decide to change it next year

Toronto starts thinking like the Web

European ISPs lash out at secret ACTA negotiations

A treaty requiring that filesharers be disconnected from the Internet is heavy handed, according to the ISP trade group

Harvard study: Computers don’t save hospitals money

Hospital computer systems are often built for administrators, not doctors