AP – Moody’s Investors Service downgraded ratings for Liberty Media Corp. subsidiary Liberty Media LLC on Friday. The changes come shortly after shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. See original here: (AP)"> (AP)"> (AP)">Moody’s downgrades Liberty Media LLC ratings (AP) Read Full Story

AP – Sun-Times Media Group, which was recently sold out of bankruptcy to an investor group, said Friday it named John Barron to the newly created group publisher position and as senior vice president of news and editorial operations. More: (AP)"> (AP)"> (AP)">Sun-Times Media names John Barron group publisher (AP) Read Full Story

The elimination of the iPhone’s exclusivity to Orange in France has resulted in “more than double” the sales of the device and dealt a blow to the BlackBerry, according to research notes issued recently. Estimates from Bernstein, Strategy Analytics and others report twice as many iPhones being shipped in the summer quarter as in the spring due specifically to Apple’s handset being readily available at Bouygues Telecom as well as SFR. That added exposure is thought to ... Read Full Story

Mirror your Windows installation with this set-it-and-forget-it continuous data protection utility. See the article here: BounceBack Essentials Offers Easy PC Recovery Read Full Story

SubRosaSoft has upgraded its file recovery software, FileSalvage 7. The software recovers deleted files, as well as files lost in an accidental reformat or initialization. It works on multiple file systems, recovering files from Mac OS hard disks, iPods, flash cards, Linux and Windows disks or Boot Camp partitions Link: FileSalvage 7 runs on Snow Leopard, upgrades interface Read Full Story

Celmaro has released a new time-tracking application, Minco 1.0. It is designed as a minimalist tracker for time, tasks or earnings, and can fully integrate with iCal. The software runs in the system menu and offers visual representations of time spent on tasks, with options to produce time logs in multiple formats. Follow this link: Minco 1.0 time-earnings tracker integrates with iCal Read Full Story

PC World – Everyone’s all a-twitter over Google’s newly announced operating system, Google Chrome OS. Some swear it’ll be a hit; others are convinced it’s destined for failure Original post: (PC World)"> (PC World)"> (PC World)">Google Chrome OS: A Simple FAQ (PC World) Read Full Story

PC World – Lenovo will offer Qualcomm’s latest Gobi multimode 3G (third-generation) mobile data chipset on ThinkPad laptops, allowing users to connect to the world’s two major types of 3G networks and use assisted GPS for location-based services. Read the original: (PC World)"> (PC World)"> (PC World)">Qualcomm’s Updated 3G Chipset Coming to ThinkPads (PC World) Read Full Story

Microsoft should once again release its next mainstream version of Windows about three years after the last, a roadmap obtained this week reveals. See the rest here: Microsoft roadmap puts Windows 8 in 2012 Read Full Story

Herraiz Soto, an independent creative agency, has launched Ommwriter, a new word processor with a “Zen-like meditative focus.” The software offers a choice of ambient music themes that play in the background, along with a variety of keyboard audio-feedback themes designed to make typing a pleasant experience. The software works within one window, with drag-over activated menus to the right of the workspace…. Read more: Ommwriter word processor offers Zen-like meditative f... Read Full Story