[Medianews] Illegal movie download forces shutdown of free Wi-Fi

2009-11-12 Thread Greg Williams
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20091109/UPDATES01/91109015 COSHOCTON — A free service enjoyed by hundreds has been shut down due to illegal activity conducted by one individual. “It’s unfortunate that one person ruins it for those who use the service legitimately,” said Commissioner

[Medianews] Schools Shun Kindle, Saying Blind Can't Use It

2009-11-12 Thread George Antunes
Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it Nov 11, 2009 12:03 AM (ET) By RACHEL METZ Associated Press http://apnews.myway.com//article/2009/D9BT4BDG1.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on witho

[Medianews] Atlas 5 / Intelsat 14 Upoming Launch Broadcast Sat Morning (11-14) @ 12:28 am ET. G-16 8C (3860 v) Analog

2009-11-12 Thread Dishnut
Saturday Morning (11-14) United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket is scheduled to launch Intelsat 14 for Intelsat, designated AV-024 from Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 12:48 a.m. EST. with a 90 minute window extending to 2:18 a.m. EST. **thats 9:48 p.m. Friday PST.

[Medianews] Video Bingo Has Alabamians Yelling

2009-11-12 Thread George Antunes
November 12, 2009 Video Bingo Has Alabamians Yelling Everything But By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/us/12bingo.html?ref=technology&pagewanted=print ASHVILLE, Ala. — Everybody knows what this is: dozens of people, mostly retirees, hunched over paper grids in a s

[Medianews] Among Late-Night Writers, Few Women in the Room

2009-11-12 Thread George Antunes
November 12, 2009 Among Late-Night Writers, Few Women in the Room By BILL CARTER NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/business/media/12women.html?ref=business&pagewanted=print In many ways, television today is about women more than men. More women watch television than men; female produc

[Medianews] In Surprise Move, Lou Dobbs Quits CNN

2009-11-12 Thread George Antunes
November 12, 2009 In Surprise, Lou Dobbs Quits CNN By BRIAN STELTER and BILL CARTER NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/business/media/12dobbs.html?_r=1&ref=business&pagewanted=print Months ago the president of CNN/U.S., Jonathan Klein, offered a choice to Lou Dobbs, the channel’s most

[Medianews] Tinkering Makes Comeback Amid Crisis

2009-11-12 Thread George Antunes
NOVEMBER 12, 2009 Tinkering Makes Comeback Amid Crisis By JUSTIN LAHART Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125798004542744219.html The American tradition of tinkering -- the spark for inventions from the telephone to the Apple computer -- is making a comeback, boosted by ren

[Medianews] H-P to Acquire 3Com for $2.7 Billion

2009-11-12 Thread George Antunes
NOVEMBER 12, 2009 H-P to Acquire 3Com for $2.7 Billion By JUSTIN SCHECK Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704576204574530001155685762.html Hewlett-Packard Co. said it agreed to buy networking-gear maker 3Com Corp. for $2.7 billion in cash, the latest move by H-

[Medianews] Beyond Gaming: Watching TV on Your Xbox

2009-11-12 Thread George Antunes
NOVEMBER 12, 2009 Beyond Gaming: Watching TV on Your Xbox By YUKARI IWATANI KANE Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704328104574516240890098438.html Ben Schefers bought his first Microsoft Corp. Xbox 360 console four months ago to play games remotely with his fr

[Medianews] $1.25 Billion: Intel settles AMD claims but isn't off the hook

2009-11-12 Thread George Antunes
Intel settles AMD claims but isn't off the hook Nov 12, 2009 11:13 AM (ET) By JORDAN ROBERTSON Associated Press http://apnews.myway.com//article/20091112/D9BU381O1.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Intel Corp. is paying Silicon Valley rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $1.25 billion to squ

[Medianews] Report: Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players

2009-11-12 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/12/cnet.xbox.live.ban/index.html (CNET) -- It's oh-so enticing: you find a copy of a brand new game like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on a pirate site and the temptation to download it is too strong. Well, that temptation may have cost up to 1 million users of M

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2009-11-11-1 Safari 4.0.4

2009-11-12 Thread Monty Solomon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2009-11-11-1 Safari 4.0.4 Safari 4.0.4 is now available and addresses the following: ColorSync CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2804 Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted image with an embedded color profile may lead t

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1 Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2

2009-11-12 Thread Monty Solomon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1 Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2 Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2 is now available and addresses the following: AFP Client CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2819 Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8 Im