[Medianews] FCC Calls Comcast, Cablevision Assault On Program Access 'Baseless'

FCC Calls Comcast, Cablevision Assault On Program Access 'Baseless' Agency Tells U.S. Appeals Court Video Competition 'Has Not Eliminated Need For Exclusivity Prohibition' John Eggerton Multichannel News 9/15/2009 11:37:33 AM EDT http://www.multichannel.com/article/353889-FCC_Calls_Comcast_Cabl

[Medianews] House Judiciary Committee Approves SHVURA Unanimously

House Judiciary Approves SHVURA Unanimously Bill Would Allow Dish To Get Back Into Distant Signal Business To Fill Short Markets John Eggerton Multichannel News 9/16/2009 11:41:28 AM EDT http://www.multichannel.com/article/354174-House_Judiciary_Approves_SHVURA_Unanimously.php By a vote of 34

[Medianews] Dell to pay $4 million in fraud case

September 15, 2009 4:22 PM PDT Dell to pay $4 million in fraud case by Erica Ogg News.com http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10353924-92.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0 A year after the state of New York won its case against Dell and Dell Financial Services, the company will now pay up. The PC

[Medianews] Aviary launches impressive free audio editor, Myna

September 16, 2009 9:00 AM PDT Aviary launches impressive audio editor, Myna by Rafe Needleman News.com http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-10354268-250.html?tag=mncol Aviary is great at making advanced Web-based artists' tools that I haven't a hope of being able to fully use. Case in point, th

[Medianews] ARM eyes Intel turf with 2GHz multicore designs

September 16, 2009 6:14 AM PDT ARM eyes Intel turf with 2GHz multicore designs by Rupert Goodwins ZDNet UK http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10354405-92.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0 Cambridge, England-based chip company ARM on Wednesday announced the development of dual-core, quad-core, and

[Medianews] Aircraft in Gulf to be tracked using satellites

Aircraft in Gulf to be tracked using satellites By JOAN LOWY Associated Press Sep 14, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g2bh4PzyhCwTK0y8XwwSyH4rdyOAD9ANBIQ80 WASHINGTON — Air traffic controllers will begin using satellite technology in December to track aircraft flying ov

[Medianews] Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary Dies at 72

September 17, 2009 Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary Dies at 72 By WILLIAM GRIMES NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/arts/music/17travers.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print Mary Travers, whose ringing, earnest vocals with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary made songs like “Blowin’ in th

Re: [Medianews] Why 3-D HD Doesn't Work For the Home

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[Medianews] Satellite Consumers Score A Win in Omaha

Satellite Consumers Score A Win in Omaha - City Counsel Will Not Pursue Registration Fee By Lisa McCabe SBCA: Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:00pm EDT http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS208890+15-Sep-2009+BW20090915 OMAHA, Neb.--(Business Wi

[Medianews] Now, Even the Government Has an App Store

September 15, 2009, 6:01 pm Now, Even the Government Has an App Store By Miguel Helft NY Times http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/now-even-the-government-has-an-app-store/?pagemode=print On Tuesday, Vivek Kundra, the federal chief information officer, unveiled Apps.Gov, a Web site where

[Medianews] New Set-Top Box Promises To Bring 3D to Television

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 New Set-Top Box Promises To Bring 3D to Television By SARAH MCBRIDE Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125307166364314873.html 3D technology is coming one step closer to home with the development of a new set-top box system that will allow consumers to brow

[Medianews] Online Music Service Drums Up Listeners, But Few Want to Pay

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 New Online Music Service Drums Up Listeners but Not Many Want to Pay By PAUL SONNE Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125306304997114345.html LONDON -- Since the 1960s "British Invasion," plenty of music-industry success stories have started in the U.K. bef

[Medianews] Wall Street Journal to charge for mobile content

Wall Street Journal to charge for mobile content Reading stories on devices will soon cost $2 a week, Rupert Murdoch says The Associated Press updated 7:55 p.m. CT, Tues., Sept . 15, 2009 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32868283/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/ NEW YORK - The Wall Street Journa

[Medianews] China breaks ground on space launch center

China breaks ground on space launch center Sep 14, 2009 6:29 AM (ET) By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press http://apnews.myway.com//article/20090914/D9AN1LV80.html BEIJING (AP) - China broke ground on its fourth space center Monday, highlighting the country's soaring space ambitions six yea

[Medianews] After outcry, T-Mobile drops paper billing fee

After outcry, T-Mobile drops paper billing fee Sep 15, 2009 5:32 PM (ET) By DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press http://apnews.myway.com//article/20090915/D9AO0FSG1.html NEW YORK (AP) - T-Mobile USA has dropped a plan to begin charging customers $1.50 per month to get a paper copy of their bill

[Medianews] Cablevision unveils interactive banner ads on TV

Cablevision unveils interactive banner ads on TV Sep 15, 2009 8:06 PM (ET) By DEBORAH YAO Associated Press http://apnews.myway.com//article/20090916/D9AO2O0G0.html Cablevision Systems Corp. is bringing interactive banner ads to television, allowing viewers to order samples and brochures and

[Medianews] iPhone, Mobile Users Worst Ad Targets

iPhone, Mobile Users Worst Ad Targets MARLBOROUGH, 9/11/2009 - Chitika, a Massachusetts-based online advertising network, today released a study of mobile vs. non-mobile Internet usage. Based on a sample of 92 million impressions, the Chitika study shows that mobile users are approximately hal

[Medianews] Google Buys CAPTCHA Technology

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2352941,00.asp 09.16.09 Post a Comment by Chloe Albanesius Google announced Wednesday that it has acquired reCaptcha for an undisclosed sum - an endeavor, it said, that will help it improve the quality of its book-scanning project. CAPTCHA tests are the squi

[Medianews] Third time's a charm: Ars reviews the Zune HD

Third time's a charm: Ars reviews the Zune HD Microsoft's new media player won't appeal to everyone, but for those with an interest in new music and subscription services, the Zune HD has become the device to beat. Our full review inside. By Nate Anderson | Last updated September 16, 2009 1:50

[Medianews] Does Harry Potter Belong at Boston's Museum of Science?

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2009/08/does_harry_potter_belong_at_bo.html Events Does Harry Potter Belong at Boston's Museum of Science? Posted by skirsner August 17, 2009 09:48 PM At the Museum of Science on Sunday evening, I overheard a family talking excitedly about the "

[Medianews] Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Harry Potter: The Exhibition Museum of Science, Boston Opens Sunday, October 25, 2009 Harry Potter: The Exhibition will run in Boston through February 21, 2010. Harry Potter is a cultural phenomenon, inspiring the imaginations of millions across the globe. Now it's your chance to peer into t

[Medianews] Facebook nearly as large as U.S. population

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/16/facebook.profit/index.html (CNN) -- Facebook's user base is nearly as large as the U.S. population and, for the first time, the site has turned a profit. Facebook now has 300 million users -- almost as many as the population of the United States. Facebook now ha

[Medianews] Google Chrome 3 Goes Live

http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Google_Chrome_3_Goes_Live_with_Stable _Version/551-106381-643.html Over a year ago, Google surprised us all by announcing its very own browser - the rather oddly named Chrome. Back then, the product was in Beta and has since then received two stable update versio

[Medianews] Charles Darwin film 'too controversial for religious America'

Charles Darwin film 'too controversial for religious America' A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American audiences, according to its producer. By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor Published: 4:53PM BS

[Medianews] Electric Motorcycle Sets Speed Record

http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/electric-motorcycle-sets-sp eed-record/ Mission Motors, an electric motorcycle startup based in San Francisco, said Tuesday that its prototype vehicle had set a world speed record for battery-powered bikes of 150.059 miles per hour at the Bonneville Spe

[Medianews] The $150 Space Camera: MIT Students Beat NASA On Beer-Money Budget

The $150 Space Camera: MIT Students Beat NASA On Beer-Money Budget http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/the-150-space-camera-mit-students -beat-nasa-on-beer-money-budget?npu=1&mbid=yhp [I don't get how this became big news, it's been done before in this config by some Canadian college kids, and

[Medianews] WWE's Vince McMahon wants to launch cable network

August 24, 2009 | 6:46 am http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/08/wwes-vince -mcmahon-wants-to-launch-cable-network.html Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., wants to start its own cable network. In an interview with Company Town, McMahon said he wants to lau

[Medianews] WWE's Linda McMahon resigns to run for Senate against Dodd

September 16, 2009 | 5:29 am http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/09/wwes-linda -mcmahon-resigns-to-run-for-senate-against-dodd.html Maybe The Rock and Triple H will serve as campaign managers. Linda McMahon, the chief executive officer of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

[Medianews] 'The Jay Leno Show' draws 18.4 million viewers

The total is surprisingly high for the controversial 10 p.m. comedy program. Viewers seem to like the show more than reviewers like it. By Scott Collins http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-leno-ratings16-2009sep16 ,0,2535376.story September 16, 2009 Critics may have hated it, but Mond

[Medianews] Found: Firm place to stand outside solar system

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gHZc0OhqGBPUJDjyhoSLlc dx8YwwD9AODN3G0 By SETH BORENSTEIN (AP) - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON - Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a firm place to stand - if only it weren't so broiling hot. As scientists searc

[Medianews] House panel questions new direction for space

http://news.cnet.com/8301-19514_3-10354230-239.html NASA's embattled Constellation moon program, thought by many to be on life support in the face of ongoing budget cuts, is technically feasible, "soundly" managed, and capable of putting American astronauts back on the moon as planned in the 2020s

[Medianews] Universal Lifts the Veil on a Harry Potter Park

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/business/media/16harry.html Universal Lifts the Veil on a Harry Potter Park By BROOKS BARNES The New York Times September 16, 2009 LOS ANGELES - The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the keenly anticipated Florida theme park, will open in the spring and allow v