Category Archives: Rumours & Lies

Has Google News Capitulated To Newspapers? (Is Sam Zell Celebrating Somewhere?)

My, my, my. Just a few weeks after the hew and cry over how idiotic and ludicrous Sam Zell’s comments were about trying to work “something” out with those “boys” at Google for Google News ripping off content at the Tribune, what do we have here?
A report out of the Scotland Sunday Herald that [...]

Is Rupert Flipping MySpace?

I’m no stock analyst, but I do love an unsubstantiated rumour: is Rupert planning on flipping the web property he spent $650M on at a valuation 10x the asking price? Beats me (some educated folks say the valuation, is, and I think its a technical term here, “hokey”) — but other offering a metaphorical [...]

Rumour Mill: Microsoft to Offer “Real” Office Suite Online

MIcrosoft offering a real web based Office? Maybe!

Gmail Accounts Get Pumped?

According to at least a couple of observers, the 2 (or 2.5gig) limit is being pumped up to over 15gigs. Personally, I’m at around 15% of my usual 2.8gig limit; some might wonder what the deuce people are going to do with 15gigs of email space.
Well, it fits perfectly within GMail’s raison d’etre — [...]