[Medianews] ABC Music Lounge: No cocktails, but nonstop music

ABC Music Lounge: No cocktails, but nonstop music May 7, 12:01 AM (ET) By LYNN ELBER Associated Press http://apnews.myway.com//article/20090507/D9815Q600.html LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cocktails won't be served, but ABC says a new online "music lounge" will offer a full menu of songs and artists fea

[Medianews] KFC denies reports of free-chicken riots

KFC denies reports of free-chicken riots Chain overwhelmed by customers trying to cash in on Oprah promotion The Associated Press updated 6:47 p.m. CT, Wed., May 6, 2009 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30609401/ LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Customers at a New York City KFC hoping to redeem coupons for a fre

[Medianews] Windows 7's "XP Mode" Won't Run on Some CPUs

Windows 7's "XP Mode" Won't Run on Some CPUs http://www.pcworld.com/article/164437/windows_7s_xp_mode_wont_run_on_som e_cpus.html Hoping to use Windows 7's XP Mode on your new laptop? Better check your specs, because many big-name, Intel-powered notebooks including Asus, Dell Studio, HP Pavilion,

[Medianews] Dodge County Sheriff Sets up Volunteer Posse

http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/44464082.html [What coupld *possibly* go wrong? - GW] JUNEAU, Wis. (AP) -- The Dodge County Sheriff's Department is turning to a volunteer posse to do speeding checks, conduct home surveillance and perform other non-enforcement jobs. Sheriff Todd Nehls says the v

[Medianews] EBay says $2 billion price tag "low" for Skype

By Sarah Morris http://uk.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUKTRE5455J320090506?rpc=4 01&=undefined&sp=true BARCELONA (Reuters) - A price valuation of $2 billion would be low for Skype, the chief executive of parent eBay Inc said on Wednesday. San Jose-based eBay said last month it would spin

[Medianews] Teen cop impersonator: Boy may have tampered with electronic monitor

[Still more on our favorite "news of the weird" teen delinquent.] www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cop-impersonator-06-may06,0,387743.story Teen cop impersonator: Boy may have tampered with electronic monitor Probation director says boy had been truant before allegedly stealing a car last w

[Medianews] 4 Chicago TV stations pooling local news coverage

www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue-rosenthal-0505-may05,0,7639093.story 4 local TV stations pooling news coverage By Phil Rosenthal Chicago Tribune media columnist May 5, 2009 It's going to be less crowded at some Chicago-area news conferences beginning Monday, with only one camera crew

[Medianews] European Parliament Squashes Overhaul of Telecom Rules

MAY 6, 2009, 10:04 A.M. ET European Parliament Squashes Overhaul of Telecommunication Rules By PEPPI KIVINIEMI Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124161303317691641.html BRUSSELS -- The European Parliament voted against a deal that would have ushered in a major overhaul of Eu

[Medianews] Silverton fights Qwest to bridge a digital divide

Silverton fights Qwest to bridge a digital divide By Nancy Lofholm The Denver Post Posted:05/03/2009 12:30:00 AM MDT http://www.denverpost.com/dnc/ci_12277637 SILVERTON — Three challenging mountain peaks separate this remote town from other Colorado communities. Sixteen miles lie between it a

[Medianews] Bill Would Grant Artists, Record Labels Some of Radio's Take

MAY 6, 2009 Bill Would Grant Artists, Record Labels Some of Radio's Take By SARAH MCBRIDE Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124156573280489397.html#printMode Congress is considering a bill that could upend the way money gets distributed in the music business by giving artist

[Medianews] Getting Sirius: Satellite Radio Broadens Reach

MAY 6, 2009 Getting Sirius: Satellite Radio Broadens Reach By SARAH MCBRIDE Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124156947988489865.html#printMode Garrett Huffman of San Francisco loves the Sirius satellite radio that came with his Volkswagen Jetta so much that he would like to

[Medianews] Wal-Mart Agrees to Crowd-Control Plan

MAY 6, 2009, 11:32 A.M. ET Wal-Mart Agrees to Crowd-Control Plan By ANN ZIMMERMAN Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124162304666392123.html#printMode Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to upgrade post-Thanksgiving Day crowd-control measures in its 92 New York stores to avoid prosec

[Medianews] RIAA: "we have no choice" but to file more named lawsuits

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/riaa-we-have-no-choice-b ut-to-file-more-named-lawsuits.ars The RIAA said it would file no more "new" lawsuits against individual file-swappers, but it filed more such lawsuits in April. How to explain the apparent contradiction? By defining "new" in

[Medianews] British Telecom Chairman Says Open Access Key to Broadband Growth

British Telecom Chairman Says Open Access Key to Broadband Growth By Cecilia Kang Washington Post May 1, 2009; 4:23 PM ET http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2009/05/british_telecom_chairman_rake.html Five years ago, Britain's largest telecommunication's service provider was forced to d

[Medianews] Amazon Reveals New Kindle Aimed at Periodicals, Textbooks

Amazon Reveals New Kindle Aimed at Periodicals, Textbooks By Mike Musgrove Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 6, 2009 11:30 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050600813_pf.html Amazon.com unveiled a new version of its Kindle reading device this m

[Medianews] US Cyber-Command May Help Protect Civilian Networks

Cyber-Command May Help Protect Civilian Networks By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 6, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050504342_pf.html The Pentagon is considering whether to create a new cyber-command that would oversee