Monthly Archives: April 2010

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Friday 30 April 2010 at 17:56:00

Carol Bartz’s package includes $29m in stock options and $13m in stock awards

Yahoo chief executive Carol Bartz received a pay package of more than $47m (£31m) last year, according to a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission….

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Friday 30 April 2010 at 17:03:00

Software firm joins Apple in dumping the Adobe standard

Microsoft has confirmed that its upcoming Internet Explorer 9 browser will not support Flash, and will run only H.264 video in a move that aligns with Apple’s current stance of…

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Friday 30 April 2010 at 15:42:00

Launch appears to pip Adobe to the post

Web browser firm Skyfire has launched Skyfire 2.0 for Android, claiming that it will allow users to view Flash content, including videos and games, for the first time….

V3.co.uk staff, V3.co.uk, Friday 30 April 2010 at 14:34:00

V3.co.uk readers’ most popular stories this week

The most popular article this week was our look at the top 10 mistakes in the history of technology, including foul-ups from some of the biggest names in the business….

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Friday 30 April 2010 at 14:17:00

Tariffs allow small firms to change services on a month-to-month basis

Orange has launched a flexible range of mobile business tariffs designed to offer benefits that can be changed on a month-to-month basis….

Sharon Brennan, V3.co.uk, Friday 30 April 2010 at 13:29:00

Firm promises app development on its platform will be as easy as creating a web page

Mobile operating system maker Symbian has launched a series of web application development tools designed to make it easier for developers to write apps for its Symbian platform….

Lawrence Latif, V3.co.uk, Friday 30 April 2010 at 13:25:00

Device will be available through mobile operators

Fusion Garage has announced plans to offer a 3G-enabled version of its Joojoo tablet within three months. Fusion chief executive Chandra Rathakrishanan told V3.co.uk that a 3G-enabled Joojoo will be…

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Friday 30 April 2010 at 13:17:00

Kerry McCarthy could face jail after publishing postal vote results

Bristol East Labour candidate Kerry McCarthy has been accused of breaking electoral law after announcing her constituency’s postal vote result on Twitter….

Sharon Brennan, V3.co.uk, Friday 30 April 2010 at 12:49:00

Update for reader device could help it better compete with the iPad

Amazon has announced that an upcoming software update will allow Kindle users to share their favourite book passages on Facebook and Twitter….

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Friday 30 April 2010 at 12:47:00

Commission needs to be proactive in updating legal framework, says data protection chief Peter Hustinx

Europe’s data protection chief has called on the European Commission (EC) to be more proactive and ambitious in its efforts to update the legal framework which protects individuals’ personal data….