[Medianews] GM to pull the plug on Pontiac

http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/24/autos/pontiac_obit/index.htm The brand credited with originating the muscle car will no longer be part of GM's future, according to a source. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motors is preparing to announce that the Pontiac car brand, once marketed as GM's "Excit

[Medianews] Jailhouse Tech Sniffs Out 'Cell' Phones

Jailhouse Tech Sniffs Out 'Cell' Phones By Nathan Hodge Associated Press April 24, 2009 | 10:25:00 AM http://blog.wired.com/defense/2009/04/electronic-warf.html In prison, the cellphone is a deadly weapon: Inmates can use contraband phones to plot more crime, intimidate or kill witnesses or p

[Medianews] FCC: 30% Cap Is Reasonable Limit To Prevent Program Bottleneck

FCC: 30% Cap Is Reasonable Limit To Prevent Program Bottleneck Agency Said It Was Following Congressional Direction To Place "Reasonable Limits" On Sub Count By John Eggerton Multichannel News April 23, 2009 http://www.multichannel.com/article/print/209858-FCC_30_Cap_Is_Reasonable_Limit_To_Prev

[Medianews] Against Insect Plague, Nevadans Wield Ultimate Weapon: Hard Rock

APRIL 24, 2009 Against Insect Plague, Nevadans Wield Ultimate Weapon: Hard Rock Tiny Tuscarora Counts on Stereos Arrayed In Desert to Repel Hungry Mormon Crickets By JIM CARLTON Wall Street Journal http://www.multichannel.com/article/print/209858-FCC_30_Cap_Is_Reasonable_Limit_To_Prevent_Progra

[Medianews] Comcast: FCC's Reimposition Of 30% Cap Is 'Speech Limit'

Comcast: FCC's Reimposition Of 30% Cap Is 'Speech Limit' Friday Arguments In Appeal Courts Also Maintain Limit Is Unconstitutional, Exceeds Agency's Authority By John Eggerton Multichannel News April 23, 2009 http://www.multichannel.com/article/print/209841-Comcast_FCC_s_Reimposition_Of_30_Cap_

[Medianews] 6 years in prison for airing Hezbollah TV in NYC

6 years in prison for airing Hezbollah TV in NYC By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press April 23, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jp299Ir4bFhwRyM_7lpd_zLEU1EgD97OF46G1 NEW YORK (AP) — A Pakistani immigrant described by prosecutors as "Hezbollah's man in New York City" was

[Medianews] Leno hospitalized with illness, cancels taping

Leno hospitalized with illness, cancels taping Apr 24, 2009 7:36 AM (ET) By LYNN ELBER Associated Press http://apnews.myway.com//article/20090424/D97OQ88G0.html UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) - Jay Leno checked into a hospital with an undisclosed illness Thursday and canceled the taping of the

[Medianews] Software That Copies DVDs to Players Is on Trial

April 24, 2009 Software That Copies DVDs to Players Is on Trial By BRAD STONE NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/technology/24dvd.html?ref=technology&pagewanted=print SAN FRANCISCO — RealNetworks says it wants to help increase DVD sales by allowing people to copy their movie discs. Hol

[Medianews] Apple fires 1,600 from retail stores

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/265822,apple-fires-1600-from-ret ail-stores.html San Francisco - Apple has fired some 1,600 employees from its chain of retail stores due to slackening consumer demand, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The job cuts were referenced in a securities fil

[Medianews] Conficker virus begins to attack PCs: experts

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE53N5I820090424?feedType=RS S&feedName=topNews BOSTON (Reuters) - A malicious software program known as Conficker that many feared would wreak havoc on April 1 is slowly being activated, weeks after being dismissed as a false alarm, security experts sai

[Medianews] Hollywood group asks judge to seal courtroom in DVD-copying case

Hollywood group asks judge to seal courtroom in DVD-copying case http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10227195-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&ta g=2547-1_3-0-5 SAN FRANCISCO--A Hollywood trade group asked a federal judge on Friday to kick the public out of a courtroom, saying confidential information abo

[Medianews] Experts: Malicious program targets Macs

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/22/first.mac.botnet/index.html?imw=Y (CNN) -- Mac computers are known for their near-immunity to malicious computer programs that plague PCs. Some security experts say viruses are moving toward Mac as those computers become more popular. Some security experts s

[Medianews] Happy Debt Day: Government to 'Run Out' of Cash Sunday, Earliest Ever

Happy Debt Day: Government to 'Run Out' of Cash Sunday, Earliest Ever http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/04/24/happy-debt-day-g overnment-run-cash-sunday-earliest/ Debt Day comes early this year. Unfortunately, it's nothing to celebrate. The symbolic "holiday," which falls on Sund

[Medianews] Mars Rover Recovers from Amnesia

By SPACE.com staff http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/090424-spirit-driving.html posted: 24 April 2009 01:35 pm ET NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is back on track. The robotic rover drove on Thursday for the first time since April 8 after its recent bout of amnesia. Spirit was acting on c

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