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Exec threatens to make Fox pay-TV-only channel if Aereo goes on

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A top executive with the owner of the Fox broadcast network on Monday threatened to convert the network to a pay-TV-only channel if Internet startup Aereo Inc. continues to "steal" Fox's over-the-air signal and sell it to consumers without paying for rights.

 

Posterous Is Now 'Spaces,' A Photo-Focused App For Private Sharing

Start-up Posterous, best known for its simple blogging service via email, has revamped the company around a new product called Posterous Spaces, which is designed to help people easily privately share photos and videos with friends or family.

 

Akamai rides Happy Cloud to speed up game downloads

Akamai rides Happy Cloud to speed up game downloads

Happy Cloud, a start-up which is trying to speed up game downloads and make them almost instantly playable like streaming gaming services using progressive download technology, has partnered with content delivery network Akamai to boost its performance and make games playable within a couple minutes.

 

What recession? It's boom time again in Silicon Valley

What recession? It's boom time again in Silicon Valley

Investors pile into Internet IPOs and start-ups, making overnight millionaires. House prices and salaries soar. Another dot-com bubble? Maybe, but with differences. As she unloaded groceries in the driveway of her Palo Alto home, Lisen Stromberg was approached by a real estate broker who asked whether she'd be willing to sell her five-bedroom house to a senior Facebook executive.

 

Boom Times For Chinese Internet Start-Ups

Boom Times For Chinese Internet Start-Ups

China's vast and growing number of web users is driving demand for tech services. In a crowded office in suburban Beijing, a dozen young computer programmers are busy trying to make their first million with an Internet startup.

 

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