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1. Pystar countersues Apple on antitrust grounds
Mac clone maker's expected countersuit alleges that Apple engages in restraint of free trade and unfair competition.
Thu August 28, 2008 10:10 PM PDT
2. Yahoo Mash gets smashed, bashed, quashed
After a year and little uptake, Yahoo shuts down its experimental social-networking service.
Thu August 28, 2008 10:03 PM PDT
3. Vote for me, Obama says, through text messages
Delegates and other convention goers are asked to show support for Barack Obama by sending text messages, which will be scored based on what state they're from.
Thu August 28, 2008 4:53 PM PDT
4. Whoops! Obama's VP text-messaging idea didn't work out so well
Keynote Systems reports that 40 percent to 50 percent of the text messages sent by the Obama campaign regarding the candidate's VP choice were late or never received.
Thu August 28, 2008 4:50 PM PDT
5. In YouTube age, political criticisms can (and will) be used against you
Republicans interrupt the Democratic National Convention in Denver with Web site featuring videos of Barack Obama's onetime rivals attacking him during the primaries.
Thu August 28, 2008 4:36 PM PDT
6. Democrats find 'green' political convention tough to enforce
The idea of the "greenest" convention in the party's history was an attractive one. But tens of thousands of humans generate a lot of trash. And not everyone wanted to give up their Yukon XL SUVs.
Thu August 28, 2008 4:14 PM PDT
7. Comcast to cap monthly consumer broadband
Party seems to be over for unlimited bandwidth: In October, Comcast will begin capping usage at 250GB per month, with dire consequences for abusers.
Thu August 28, 2008 3:32 PM PDT
8. The mob is my broker: Cake launching crowdsourced stock fund
Stock community site Cake Financial continues to tweak its recommendation products, and will launch its first financial instrument in 2009.
Thu August 28, 2008 3:19 PM PDT
9. $10 million for mobile media company BuzzCity
Singapore-based start-up develops mobile networking software for consumers who do not have broadband access on PCs.
Thu August 28, 2008 2:27 PM PDT
