Megaupload users may lose data

by Greg Sandoval January 30, 2012 6:08 PM PST Follow @sandoCNET Kim DotCom (at right) and other MegaUpload employees appear in court following their arrest on January 19. MegaUpload users can rest easy about the fate of the digital files they stored at more

CNET (blog) ( 1/30/2012 7:51:13 PM -08:00 )

Megaupload users' data may get zapped this week

Federal prosecutors say Megaupload users' data could be deleted as soon as Thursday. US prosecutors blocked access to the electronic file-sharing service Jan. 19 and charged seven men, saying the company facilitated millions of illegal downloads of more

Washington Post ( 1/30/2012 6:29:30 PM -08:00 )

Little chance of recovering Megaupload data
	Megaupload customers have little chance of ever recovering access to personal files they uploaded to the cloud-based storage service despite an agreement by its hosting partners not to delete the data for the time being. Tens of millions of people more
Stuff.co.nz ( 1/30/2012 5:36:18 PM -08:00 )

Megaupload users may lose their data
	Federal prosecutors say data from users of Megaupload could be deleted as soon as Thursday in the US. US prosecutors blocked access to Megaupload and charged seven men, saying the site facilitated millions of illegal downloads of movies, more
Sydney Morning Herald ( 1/30/2012 3:05:49 PM -08:00 )

Carpathia: Don't call us for Megaupload data

On Friday, the US Department of Justice sent a letter saying that it was done with the data on Megaupload's servers and that it understood that the companies hosting the data for the file-sharing site could begin deleting data from the site starting more

Washington Post ( 1/30/2012 2:59:19 PM -08:00 )

Megaupload files may be deleted this week

From: AP Megaupload.com has been shut down by federal prosecutors in Virginia, who have charged its founder and others with violating piracy laws. Picture: File photo Source: AP FEDERAL prosecutors say data from users of Megaupload could be deleted as more

NEWS.com.au ( 1/30/2012 2:58:24 PM -08:00 )

Feds: Megaupload files may be deleted

By Doug Gross, CNN (CNN) -- Federal prosecutors who accuse file-sharing site Megaupload of being a hotbed of digital piracy say the site's customer files, presumably including perfectly legal ones, may be deleted starting Thursday. more

CNN ( 1/30/2012 1:33:59 PM -08:00 )

Megaupload Users May Have Their Data Deleted
	By Slate V Staff MySlate is a new tool that you track your favorite parts Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more. (Paul Davison (L), Kim Dotcom's defence lawyer, speaks to the media outside more
Slate Magazine (blog) ( 1/30/2012 12:58:44 PM -08:00 )

MegaUpload data may be erased as early as Thursday

WELLINGTON: Data from MegaUpload could be erased as early as this Thursday, a report says - a disturbing prospect for those who might have used the recently shut-down cyberlocker for legitimate purposes such as backing up business files. more

Economic Times ( 1/30/2012 12:55:22 PM -08:00 )

Megaupload Users Face Possible Deletion of Data

By DEVLIN BARRETT Federal prosecutors are warning users of the now-defunct Megaupload.com website that private server companies could begin deleting files once stored by the file-sharing site as early as Thursday. The Justice Department moved to shut more

Wall Street Journal ( 1/30/2012 11:54:12 AM -08:00 )

Pay Me My Money Down: Contractors Could Wipe Megaupload User Data Thursday
	By Matt Peckham | @mattpeckham | January 30, 2012 | + The founder of file-sharing website Megaupload Kim Dotcom, a German national also known as Kim Schmitz, is seen at court in Auckland in this still image taken from video January 23, 2012. more
TIME ( 1/30/2012 11:47:29 AM -08:00 )

Megaupload user data could be gone Thursday

By Joshua Freed Federal prosecutors say data from users of Megaupload could be deleted as soon as Thursday. After several seasons celebrating ultra-tight skinny jeans, roomier options are certainly welcome. But do we really want “. more

msnbc.com ( 1/30/2012 11:39:54 AM -08:00 )

Megaupload to shut Thursday: 50m users set to lose data
	By Wil Longbottom Federal prosecuters have said data from users stored on the Megaupload site could be deleted from Thursday. US prosecutors have blocked access to the site and charged seven men, claiming it facilitated millions of illegal downloads of more
Daily Mail ( 1/30/2012 10:24:03 AM -08:00 )

Feds say Megaupload user content could be deleted this week

By Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld - Federal prosecutors say that two companies hosting Megaupload's servers in the US could begin deleting all user content on them as early as Thursday. But one of the companies today denied it had access to any data on more

Computerworld ( 1/30/2012 10:02:16 AM -08:00 )

Megaupload data could be wiped, what else is out there?
	Megaupload user data could be wiped out this week, but there are plenty of alternatives to fit a wide variety of needs. Amazon Cloud Drive lets you upload and store up to 5GB of files for free. It's not much of a file-sharing service, however. more
CBS News ( 1/30/2012 9:25:32 AM -08:00 )

MegaUpload user data set for deletion
	The companies that store the data of millions of MegaUpload users plan to start deleting their accounts as early as Thursday. The site was shut down Jan. 19 following the arrest of seven men, including the company's founder Kim Dotcom, in New Zealand more
CBC.ca ( 1/30/2012 9:24:02 AM -08:00 )

Megaupload data could be deleted starting Thursday

This story has been updated. Now that federal officials are done with the data they wanted to review after shutting down file-sharing site Megaupload, the fate of that data is in limbo. Users who had legitimate files on the site — work documents, more

Washington Post ( 1/30/2012 9:07:33 AM -08:00 )

Millions face Megaupload data deletion by Thursday

By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author US prosecutors have warned that Megaupload users could start losing the data they uploaded to the company as early as this Thursday. The US attorney's office had been granted search warrants for more

Register ( 1/30/2012 8:09:57 AM -08:00 )

Prosecutors: 50 million Megaupload users' data could be gone by Thurs.
	US prosecutors blocked access to Megaupload and charged seven men, saying the site facilitated millions of illegal downloads of movies, music and other content. By Associated Press / January 30, 2012 Founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com more
Christian Science Monitor ( 1/30/2012 8:09:08 AM -08:00 )

Megaupload Users May Lose Files Stored On Service

by Eyder Peralta Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom at a North Shore court in Auckland. Dotcom was denied bail in New Zealand with a judge saying he was concerned the Internet tycoon's vast wealth meant he could flee the country if released from custody. more

NPR (blog) ( 1/30/2012 7:38:12 AM -08:00 )

China Telecom reveals upcoming launch of iPhone 4S

by Steven Musil January 30, 2012 10:00 PM PST Follow @stevenmusil China Telecom may begin selling the Apple iPhone 4S as early as next month, the carrier reportedly announced today. A CDMA version of the phone could launch on China's third largest more

CNET ( 1/30/2012 10:05:42 PM -08:00 )

China carrier deal could mean 40M extra iPhones in 2013

By Josh Lowensohn , CNET News on January 31, 2012 (3 hours ago) Apple once again rumored to be working on deals to bring iPhone to two of China's largest carriers, a move that could bring in 40 million extra iPhones sold by company in 2013. more

ZDNet Asia ( 1/30/2012 6:48:26 PM -08:00 )

Beijing Telecom may launch CDMA iPhone 4S

By Shen Jingting (China Daily) BEIJING - China Telecom Corp Ltd, the nation's third-largest mobile operator, revealed it may launch the code division multiple access (CDMA) version of Apple Inc's iPhone 4S in the Chinese mainland as early as February. more

China Daily ( 1/30/2012 6:46:04 PM -08:00 )

Demand for iPhones in China could skyrocket, analyst says

What do tenacious chief executives dream about during their four nightly hours of fitful sleep? How about a world in which hundreds of millions of people desperately want to buy your product -- so much so that riots break out in long lines while they more

Los Angeles Times ( 1/30/2012 4:48:07 PM -08:00 )

Dragon Could Breathe Fire Into iPhone
	By ROLFE WINKLER Innovative features aren't the only reason Apple's handset sales are exploding. Since launching the original iPhone with just one carrier in 2007—AT&T in the US—Apple's best-selling product is now available through 230 carriers in more more
Wall Street Journal ( 1/30/2012 4:08:36 PM -08:00 )

Did Apple and China Telecom strike an iPhone 4S deal?

by Joe Aimonetti January 30, 2012 3:22 PM PST Apple's dealings in China have been all over the Web lately due to an eye-opening New York Times report blaming Apple for extremely subpar working conditions in its manufacturing plants in southeast Asia. more

CNET (blog) ( 1/30/2012 3:34:52 PM -08:00 )

Apple Using Lottery System to Deter iPhone Scalpers in Hong Kong

By Angela Moscaritolo Apple, in an apparent attempt to deter scalpers, has introduced a new lottery system for customers in Hong Kong who want one of its smartphones. A new page on Apple's Hong Kong store Web site requires users to submit their more

PC Magazine ( 1/30/2012 12:40:37 PM -08:00 )

Apple: Test your luck! Maybe we'll let you buy an iPhone

by Josh Lowensohn January 30, 2012 11:21 AM PST Follow @Josh Apple's Hong Kong retail store, where you have to enter a lottery of sorts to be able to buy an iPhone 4S. Looking to minimize large lines and unhappy shoppers, Apple is testing out a new more

CNET (blog) ( 1/30/2012 11:34:56 AM -08:00 )

Apple Could Sell 40M iPhones In China In 2013, Analyst Says

Huge demand from China could propel the next big profit surge for Apple, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty. For starters, Huberty thinks the company will add both China Telecom and China Mobile as iPhone distribution partners over the more

Forbes ( 1/30/2012 10:57:28 AM -08:00 )

AAPL: Morgan Stanley Sees $10/Sh EPS Upside in China iPhone Deployment

By Tiernan Ray Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty this morning reiterates an Overweight rating on shares of Apple (AAPL), writing that the addition of China Telecom (CHA) and China Mobile (CHL) as carriers for the iPhone, on top of existing carrier China more

Barron's (blog) ( 1/30/2012 9:48:38 AM -08:00 )

China Telecom confirms upcoming iPhone 4S launch could come as early as Feb.

By Josh Ong China's third-largest wireless carrier confirmed on Monday the imminent launch of the iPhone 4S on its network and suggested that it could begin selling the device as early as the end of February or the beginning of March. more

Apple Insider ( 1/30/2012 9:48:11 PM -08:00 )

China Telecom confirms Apple deal, will sell iPhone 4S as early as February
	China Telecom has confirmed that it will begin selling the Apple iPhone 4S in just over a month as its partnership with Apple is set to break rival China Unicom's exclusive grip on the device. News of the impending release from China's third largest more
The Next Web (blog) ( 1/30/2012 8:52:34 PM -08:00 )

Apple expected to reach China Mobile by 2013, increase sales to 40 million

By Jared Erondu Mon, Jan 30, 2012 @ 7:51 PM China is one of the biggest tech markets to reach, if not, the biggest. Facebook has realized it and is currently working on making its way in. Likewise, Apple has noticed that the nation responsible for 1/6 more

Macgasm ( 1/30/2012 7:52:12 PM -08:00 )

China Telecom says it will sell the iPhone 4S in a month

Earlier this month, we reported that China Telecom earned the necessary approvals to launch the iPhone 4S on their network. China Telecom is currently China's third-largest carrier, and boasts a very large amount of subscribers. more

9 to 5 Mac ( 1/30/2012 7:31:04 PM -08:00 )

Apple could Sell 40 million iPhones in China in 2013
	After Apple announced jaw-dropping earnings last week, now analysts are making yet more encouraging predictions related to the iPhone's performance on the global market. This time, a report by Apple Insider focuses on Apple's second largest national more
ITProPortal ( 1/30/2012 6:29:25 PM -08:00 )

Apple introduces lottery-based iPhone reservation at HK store
	By Josh Lowensohn on Jan 31, 2012 Apple's Hong Kong retail store, where you have to enter a lottery of sorts to be able to buy an iPhone 4S. Looking to minimize large lines and unhappy shoppers, Apple is testing out a new type of reservation system more
CNET Asia ( 1/30/2012 6:20:20 PM -08:00 )

One Word That Describes Apple in China

By Evan Niu (TMFNewCow), The Motley Fool Posted 9:06PM 01/30/12 Investing There's one word to describe Apple's (NAS: AAPL) iPhone opportunities in China: "brobdingnagian." The adjective is a reference to the land of Brobdingnag in Gulliver's Travels, more

DailyFinance ( 1/30/2012 6:13:18 PM -08:00 )

Apple could sell as many as 40 million iPhones in China next year

Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty believes Apple will partner up with both China Telecom and China Mobile over the next year, and will eventually make the iPhone available on all three Chinese carriers, reports Apple Insider. more

BGR ( 1/30/2012 6:03:03 PM -08:00 )

Apple iPhone 4S reservations now require government ID in Hong Kong
	If you want an iPhone 4S in Hong Kong, you'll need an Internet connection, a government-issued photo ID, and a bit of luck. Apple has amended its online lottery system after scalpers and bots created mayhem and an utter lack of fairness to normal more
SlashGear ( 1/30/2012 5:27:02 PM -08:00 )

China Telecom to launch CDMA iPhone 4S model in February

China Telecom could launch a CDMA version of the Apple iPhone 4S as early as February. The Beijing subsidiary of China Telecom said in a news release that the CDMA model of the iPhone 4S would likely be launched at the end of February or in early March more

Telecompaper (subscription) ( 1/30/2012 5:24:51 PM -08:00 )

Oracle Handed Setback in HP Itanium Case

By John Ribeiro, IDG News A court in California rejected Oracle's bid to use a fraud claim to undo an agreement to support the Itanium processor, that it is said to have made with Hewlett-Packard. "The alleged fraud did not prevent Oracle from more

PCWorld ( 1/30/2012 9:50:35 PM -08:00 )

Hewlett-Packard Wins Dismissal of Oracle Fraud Claim Over Hurd's Hiring

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) won dismissal of Oracle Corp.'s claim that it was duped into settling a dispute over its hiring of HP's former chief executive officer, Mark Hurd,. Oracle alleged that HP fraudulently hid that it was planning to hire Leo more

Bloomberg ( 1/30/2012 9:47:03 PM -08:00 )

Hewlett-Packard Wins Dismissal of Oracle Fraud Claim Over Hurd

By Joel Rosenblatt Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. won dismissal of Oracle Corp.'s claim that it was duped into settling a dispute over its hiring of HP's former chief executive officer, Mark Hurd,. Oracle alleged that HP fraudulently hid more

BusinessWeek ( 1/30/2012 9:37:10 PM -08:00 )

HP's Payments to Intel for Chip Detailed in Oracle Suit

By BEN WORTHEN And DON CLARK Hewlett-Packard Co. paid Intel Corp. hundreds of millions of dollars to keep developing chips for the high-end HP server systems at the heart of a lawsuit with rival Oracle Corp., according to an Oracle court filing more

Wall Street Journal ( 1/30/2012 9:22:21 PM -08:00 )

Court Rejects HP's Attempt to Keep the Truth About Itanium's Death From Customers

"Oracle is delighted that the Superior Court of the State of California, Santa Clara County, has rejected HP's attempt to hide the truth about Itanium's certain end of life from its customers, partners and own employees. We look forward to seeing all more

MarketWatch (press release) ( 1/30/2012 6:15:53 PM -08:00 )

Judge dismisses Oracle fraud claim against HP

By Dan Levine (Reuters) - A California judge has dismissed a fraud claim brought by Oracle Corp against Hewlett-Packard Co in the bitter legal battle between the two companies over the Itanium platform. Last year, Oracle decided to discontinue its more

Reuters Canada ( 1/30/2012 5:55:31 PM -08:00 )

Court Rejects Oracle's Attempt to Use Fraud Claim to Undo Contract With HP

"HP is pleased that the Superior Court of the State of California, Santa Clara County, has rejected Oracle's attempt to use a fraud claim to undo its contract with HP. We look forward to seeing the facts made public that demonstrate how Oracle's March more

MarketWatch (press release) ( 1/30/2012 4:46:01 PM -08:00 )

HP Says Superior Court Rules Against Oracle In Itanium Support Lawsuit

(RTTNews.com) - Technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) said Monday that the Superior Court of the State of California rejected enterprise software giant Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL) attempt to use fraud claim to undo a contract related to the continued more

NASDAQ ( 1/30/2012 6:52:07 PM -08:00 )

HP Wins Fraud Ruling Against Oracle Relating To Intel Itanium Platform

(RTTNews.com) - Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) announced that Superior Court of the State of California has rejected Oracle Corp's. (ORCL) attempt to use a fraud claim to undo its contract with HP. HP issued the statement in response to ruling in ongoing more

NASDAQ ( 1/30/2012 5:33:14 PM -08:00 )