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Lauren Goode in News on February 22 at 4:55 pm PT
For those of you still holding your breath while you wait for an official Microsoft Office app to come to iPad, here’s something that might help in the interim: OnLive Desktop Plus, a premium, $4.99-a-month version of the OnLive Desktop app for iPad and other tablet devices. The newest version of the app offers a cloud-based Internet Explorer 9, Adobe Flash, and PDF capabilities, in addition to the full Office suite and the “accelerated browsing experience” that OnLive created for fast pushing and pulling of data on a remote-access desktop.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 22 at 3:29 pm PT
Don’t expect Google to break the bundle when it experiments with cable TV. But you could see some cool features, like a cloud-based DVR, and a programming guide that doesn’t make you want to scream.
John Paczkowski in News on February 22 at 3:26 pm PT
An alliance of 36 state attorneys general has sent a letter to Google CEO Larry Page questioning the upcoming changes in the company’s privacy policy.
Lauren Goode in Commerce on February 22 at 2:38 pm PT
Mobile payments start-up Square wants to snag New York City taxicabs — and its rivals are unlikely to keep quiet about it.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 22 at 1:53 pm PT
HP’s earnings are mixed bag. So what’s the strategy going forward?
Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 22 at 1:18 pm PT
HP’s bottom line beats the street’s diminished expectations handily, but the topline is a little light. And oh, those printer results gotta sting.
Amir Efrati, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on February 22 at 12:27 pm PT
Google Inc. filed an application last week to provide video service to residents of Kansas City, Mo., according to state records, setting the stage for the Web giant to offer a cable-TV-like package in addition to the high-speed Internet service it plans to market there later this year.
John Paczkowski in News on February 22 at 11:48 am PT
Tell us something we didn’t already know, “Nightline.”
Liz Gannes in Social on February 22 at 10:27 am PT
As we said would happen, Rapportive has been acquired by LinkedIn. And it will continue to be available as a plugin for Gmail, as it is today.