Roundup: Yahoo’s Bartz slams Bing, solar brightens chip market and more
Here’s the latest action:
Intuit picks up PayCycle — The software company paid $170 million for the payroll services provider to strengthen that division of its business, reports Reuters.
Miles unveils electric Coda — Miles Electric Vehicles, known for its low-speed electric vehicles, has launched Coda Automotive, maker of a $45,000 electric sedan, as a new brand. Earth2Tech has more.
YouTube in your living room — YouTube has launched a new interface that makes it easy to watch shows via any browser and computer that connects to your television. Before, Youtube TV only worked with Nintendo Wii or Sony PlayStation consoles.
Windows 7 gets a launch date — Microsoft announced that Windows 7 will be released on Oct. 22 this year, with development wrapping up next month.
Bartz badmouths Bing — The Yahoo CEO says Microsoft’s new search engine is a passing fad that will have no long-term impact on how users browse the web. Ouch.
Solar shines on chip makers — The market for chips used to optimize solar panel efficiency could hit $6 billion this year, buoying the flagging industry, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Hulu ponders premium content — The popular internet video site may start charging premium subscription rates for some high-quality content.
Tony La Russa takes on Twitter — The manager of the St. Louis Cardinals is suing the micro-blogging site for allowing his name to be used without permission. Apparently, the user @tonylarussa has been passing vulgar tweets off as his.
beeTV tells you what you want to watch — The television recommendation engine has raised $8 million to serve viewers content based on their past behavior and preferences.
Tweetree brings RSS to Twitter — A new service called Tweetree lets users view the content of pages linked in others’ tweets, just like it would appear in an RSS reader. TechCrunch has details.
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