Scott Girard: Business News

Time Warner to Charge Extra for Over-Quota Bandwidth [Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters]

Agatha Christie. "If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody." [Quotes of the Day]

Just posted! Full Canon EOS-D60 review. 00:00 25/Mar Tokyo: I've just finished uploading the last few images which make up one of the largest reviews ever published here. Our full review of a production Canon EOS-D60 is now available. The review is... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

Google Relists Operation Clambake [Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters]

Macs Macs Macs Macs Macs. Mac enthusiasts who haven't been to Japan's famed Akihabara district haven't achieved true bliss. Leander Kahney reports from Tokyo. [Wired News]

Why BeOS Shares Tucker's Fate. Preston Tucker was a car-crazy kid who hung around auto speedways and grew up to create an automobile -- the Tucker -- that was years ahead of its time. But Tucker was defeated by the establishment, much as the revolutionary BeOS was defeated by Microsoft. [osOpinion]

Apple Hikes Prices at Macworld Tokyo. At Macworld Tokyo, after stating that Apple has shipped only 125,000 flat-panel iMacs so far -- well below consensus estimates of 200,000 units -- CEO Steve Jobs revealed that the company will raise prices across the entire iMac line by US$100. [osOpinion]

Microsoft's Right to Windows Name May Go Out the Window. Late last week, a preliminary ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge John Coughenour raised the possibility that Microsoft may lose its exclusive right to the name "Windows" because the name is too generic. [osOpinion]

Microsoft Targeted By Al Qaeda [MacSlash: A daily dose of Macintosh News and Discussion]

Feds: PayPal not a bank. Federal regulators have boosted the online payments company's contention that it is not a bank and shouldn't be regulated as one. [CNET News.com]

US economy shows surprise strength. The US economy grew at an annual rate of 1.4% during the last three months of 2001, dramatically higher than previous estimates. [BBC News: world]

Canon EOS-D60 - 6 megapixel D-SLR. PMA 2002: 09:00 EST: Canon has today announced its sucessor to the popular EOS-D30 digital SLR. The EOS-D60 takes the D30 body to the next level, now with a 6.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, improved LCD monitor,... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

Next generation DVD born. The next generation of DVD, the Blu-ray Disc, is able to hold almost six times as much information as current DVDs. [BBC News: sci/tech]

IPv6 enters the real world [IDG InfoWorld]

PayPal Surges in IPO. After a weeklong delay, shares of online payment firm PayPal begin trading on Nasdaq. Shares open high and rise higher. [Wired News]

PayPal Goes Public [Slashdot]

Did Enron Shred in Vain? Feds say almost all documents will be recovered. [TechTV]

Why This Link Patent Case Is Weak. Even if British Telecom proves its 1989 patent for linking on the Web is legit, critics say it's too late, and that programmers would just use another technique. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]

PayPal moves to put IPO back on track. The online payment company attempts to relaunch its initial public offering, filing updated regulatory documents that provide details about a patent suit filed against it. [CNET News.com]

Tech salesman foils espionage plan. With US firms increasingly at risk from industrial espionage, BBC News Online reports on a FBI sting operation. [BBC News: sci/tech]

Go Google, go Google. News.com: Google challenges pay-for-play search. Earthlink drops Overture, signs up with Google. Overture corporate lackey quote: "We're a leader in paid search, and Google's a great leader in algorithmic search. That distinction will continue. With regard to the business, we're sorry not to be working with them, and hopefully, we will pick up the business in the future." Earthlink could not be reached for comment, as they were busy watching Friends. [diveintomark]