[Medianews] Devices locate kids, parents find peace of mind

Devices locate kids, parents find peace of mind By BROOKE DONALD The Associated Press Sunday, October 4, 2009 7:34 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/04/AR2009100401648_pf.html SAN FRANCISCO -- With a computer or cell phone and an electronic tracking device, you

[Medianews] A More Web-Friendly Federal Register

A More Web-Friendly Register With Federal Data in XML Form, Users Have New Options By Ed O'Keefe Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, October 5, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/04/AR2009100402533_pf.html Lawyers, lobbyists, librarians and concerned citizens,

[Medianews] Web mail scam propagates itself

Web mail scam propagates itself http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8294714.stm The industry-wide phishing scam that has affected popular web mail services such as Hotmail and GMail, is spreading, according to experts. Security firm Websense says it has noticed a sharp rise in spam emails from

[Medianews] Independent Film Channel: 'Python-a-thon' Stunt This Month

IFC Acquires Four Seasons Of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' Sketch Series Will Be Added To Net's 'Python-a-thon' Stunt This Month By Mike Reynolds Multichannel News 10/5/2009 1:24:00 PM http://www.multichannel.com/article/356843-IFC_Acquires_Four_Seasons_Of_Monty_Python_s_Flying_Circus_.php

[Medianews] Eolas Technologies Files Infringement Lawsuit

http://sev.prnewswire.com/banking-financial-services/20091006/DA87750061 02009-1.html Eolas Technologies Files Infringement Lawsuit TYLER, Texas, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet technology provider Eolas Technologies Inc. is announcing a Texas federal lawsuit filed today to assert the company's

[Medianews] Observatories gear up for Friday lunar crash

Scientists hope resulting debris plume will ascend above moon's landscape By Leonard David Space.com updated 12:41 p.m. ET, Wed., Oct . 7, 2009 Scientists are hoping for a literal slam dunk with NASA's upcoming Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS mission - an event to be

[Medianews] Saudi gets 5 years in jail for frank TV sex talk

Saudi gets 5 years in jail for frank TV sex talk http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091007/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_saudi_sex_talk_2 By DONNA ABU-NASR, Associated Press Writer Donna Abu-nasr, Associated Press Writer - Wed Oct 7, 8:23 am ET RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A Saudi court on Wednesday convicted a man

[Medianews] Airline asks passengers to use the toilet before boarding

Airline asks passengers to use the toilet before boarding... so they will weigh less and help cut carbon emissions A Japanese airline has started asking passengers to go to the toilet before boarding in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. All Nippon Airways (ANA) claims that empty bladders mean

[Medianews] Net Neutrality Scares Wall Street

Cover Story: More, Better, Faster Net Neutrality Scares Wall Street by John Eggerton Multichannel News October 3, 2009 http://www.multichannel.com/article/print/356650-Cover_Story_More_Better_Faster.php As the Federal Communications Commission tries to encourage private investment to quicken

[Medianews] Letterman threw spitballs from his own glass house

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jJBXcBKE5PlS44E5F2H2Sw xsm-JgD9B6CJ782 By FRAZIER MOORE (AP) - 1 hour ago NEW YORK - Some of the politicians zinged by David Letterman over the years for their indiscretions are offering pity and advice for the scandalized talk show host. South

[Medianews] Markup Planned For Commercial Loudness Bill

Markup Planned For Commercial Loudness Bill CALM'S Goal Is To Ensure That The Volume Of Ads Isn't Louder Than Programming John Eggerton Multichannel News 10/5/2009 3:52:10 PM http://www.multichannel.com/article/356838-Markup_Planned_For_Commercial_Loudness_Bill.php It is unclear whether the

[Medianews] Prepaid, but Not Prepared for Debit Card Fees

[I must lead a sheltered life. I had no idea these cards existed.] October 6, 2009 Prepaid, but Not Prepared for Debit Card Fees By ANDREW MARTIN NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/your-money/06prepay.html?_r=1hp=pagewanted=print Buying a prepaid debit card these days is just about as

[Medianews] Palm Seeks to Unclog App Bottleneck

October 6, 2009 Palm Seeks to Unclog App Bottleneck By JENNA WORTHAM NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/technology/companies/06palm.html?ref=technologypagewanted=print Realizing that more apps sell more cellphones, Palm has a plan to encourage developers to write more software for its

[Medianews] Why Have Tablets Flopped? Here Are Five Reasons

October 5, 2009, 5:16 pm Why Have Tablets Flopped? Here Are Five Reasons By Brad Stone NY Times http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/the-top-five-reasons-tablet-computers-have-failed/?pagemode=print As the editor of publications like Rugged PC Review and the founder of Pen Computing

[Medianews] Apple Resigns From U.S. Chamber of Commerce

October 6, 2009 Apple Resigns From U.S. Chamber of Commerce Associated Press http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/business/energy-environment/06apple.html?ref=technologypagewanted=print Apple has become the latest company to resign from the United States Chamber of Commerce over climate policy.

[Medianews] Rural Africa: Fertile Market for Mobile Phones

October 6, 2009 In Rural Africa, a Fertile Market for Mobile Phones By SARAH ARNQUIST NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/science/06uganda.html?ref=technologypagewanted=print BUSHENYI, Uganda — Laban Rutagumirwa charges his mobile phone with a car battery because his dirt-floor home

[Medianews] Shuttling PC Data at the Speed of Light

October 5, 2009, 8:03 am Shuttling PC Data at the Speed of Light By Brooke Crothers NY Times http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/shuttling-pc-data-at-the-speed-of-light/?pagemode=print Are you still waiting for that “last mile” of fiber optic cable to reach your home? It could reach your

[Medianews] Servers With Cellphone Chips? Yep, Here They Come

October 6, 2009, 5:00 pm Servers With Cellphone Chips? Yep, Here They Come By Ashlee Vance NY Times http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/servers-with-cell-phones-chips-yep-here-they-come/?ref=technology If a server runs on a smartphone chip is it still a server? The era of such a deeply

[Medianews] New Kindle to Download Books Beyond U.S.

October 7, 2009 New Kindle to Download Books Beyond U.S. By BRAD STONE NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/technology/companies/07amazon.html?_r=1ref=technologypagewanted=print Amazon’s Kindle electronic reading device is going global. The company announced on Tuesday evening that it

[Medianews] Genachowski: Getting More Spectrum Crucial To Mobile Broadband

Genachowski: Getting More Spectrum Crucial To Mobile Broadband FCC Chairman Believes Industry Will Be A Key Supplier Of Broadband In Future John Eggerton Multichannel News 10/7/2009 12:38:55 PM

[Medianews] Did Viacom Find YouTube's smoking gun?

(CNET) This article was written by Greg Sandoval. Did Viacom Find YouTube's smoking gun? Sources say New Evidence has Emerged That Could Help Viacom in its Billion Dollar Infringement Lawsuit Against YouTube http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/06/tech/cnettechnews/main5366253. shtml Lawyers

[Medianews] Amazon cuts Kindle price, adds global version

The Associated Press Amazon cuts Kindle price, adds global version By Rachel Metz, AP Technology Writer | October 7, 2009 CUPERTINO, California --Amazon.com Inc. is cutting the price of its Kindle electronic-book reader yet again and launching an international version, in hopes of spurring

[Medianews] Pollan: Rules to Eat By

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/magazine/11food-rules-t.html The Food Issue Rules to Eat By By MICHAEL POLLAN The New York Times October 11, 2009 Every trip to the supermarket these days requires us to navigate what has become a truly treacherous food landscape. I mean, what are we to make

[Medianews] The Ink Tank: a daily roundup of editorial cartoons

The Ink Tank: a daily roundup of editorial cartoons http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/cartoons/20090921_ink_tank/ http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/cartoons/20090928_ink_tank/ http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/cartoons/20091005_ink_tank/