Verizon ’s not bet to tot to its wireless armoury , Steve Jobs ’s role atanothercompany comes into argument , and we ’re dismayed — shocked!—at the Supreme Court ’s decision on an important face . Order in the court ! Here come in the remainders for Tuesday , March 22 , 2011 .
Verizon Wireless CEO say no interest in Sprint deal(Reuters )
If you were afraid that this week ’s surprise learning of T - Mobile by AT&T would goad Verizon to retaliate by acquiring third - blank space bearer Sprint , good news : Verizon Wireless CEO Daniel Mead tell Reuters , “ We ’re not concerned in Sprint . We do n’t need them . ” Dude . Harsh . TheNow Networkhas feeling too , fine ?
What AT&T owe T - Mobile if Deal Does n’t Go Through(All Things Digital )
Speaking of the AT&T / T - Mobile stack , you might enquire what happens should itnotpass U.S. regulatory approval ? Well , T - Mobile might not mind so much : it ’s got AT&T on the hook for $ 3 billion , a piece of spectrum , anda roaming agreement if the fusion fail to pass muster . Alas , T - Mobile does have to return AT&T ’s engagement ring , which is a priceless heirloom that once belonged to Ma Bell .
Advisory firm question Steve Jobs ’ reelection to Disney board(Los Angeles Times )
Steve Jobs has wait on on Disney ’s control board since 2006 , when the media heavyweight acquired Pixar . Now a shareholder consultive house is raising concerns about Jobs ’s re - election to Disney ’s board , in overture of the company ’s yearly shareholder meeting on Wednesday . The AFL - CIO , which hold up a meaning amount of Disney parentage , has already voted against Jobs ’s return . Major shareholder Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck could not be reached for comment .
Court wo n’t get regard in Eminem royal house suit(Yahoo News )
The Supreme Court has decline to get word the case between Eminem ’s former output troupe and Universal Music over the rip of licensing the knocker ’s songs for digital downloads . By go down to get involved in the case , the ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stands , entitling FBT Productions to a 50/50 rent . However , privileged written report paint a picture that the tangible reason the Justice decided not to hear the case was to avoid Chief Justice John Roberts once again seek to freestyle .
senator call on smartphone makers to remove apps that help inebriated gadget driver skirt police(Senate.gov )
Senators Harry Reid ( D - NV ) , Charles E. Schumer ( D - NY ) , Frank R. Lautenberg ( D - NJ ) , and Tom Udall ( D - NM ) have release an open letter to Apple , Google , and RIM , demand them to polish off apps from their respective software marketplaces that set aside user to circumvent drunk - driving checkpoints set up by police . You know , if there ’s one thing more unworthy than driving while drunk it ’s driving while drunkand at the same time using your cell earphone .
ware Remainders :
MyIC 1.2 for Mac OS X – This $ 149 unified communicating shaft by Xnet lets Mac users create practical teleconferences with complete audio , video , and schoolbook chat support . It boasts compatibility with certain Alcatel - Lucent hardware , and also incorporate with Facebook .
FontGenius 2.0 – FontGear ’s font identification utility has been update with Optical Character Recognition ( OCR ) capabilities , a vamp choice tool , picture filters , and f number increases . $ 40 for a full license , the update is free to FontGenius 1.0 user .
FileMaker Go Starter Solutions – The database society has released three free starter solutions , which apace enable users to cross impinging , documents , and assets . The solutions are optimized for FileMaker ’s iPhone and iPad FileMaker Go client but can also be customized using the Mac version of FileMaker .
