[Medianews] Attack of the light drizzle! / How weather was taken over by the hype machine

Attack of the light drizzle! How weather was taken over by the hype machine By Robert David Sullivan | February 21, 2010 If you live anywhere around Greater Boston, you probably felt heroic about making it into work during what turned out to be the Storm That Wasn't. You must remember it,

[Medianews] For Chip Makers, the Next Battle Is in Smartphones

February 22, 2010 For Chip Makers, the Next Battle Is in Smartphones By ASHLEE VANCE NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/technology/22chip.html?ref=businesspagewanted=print The semiconductor industry has long been a game for titans. The going rate for a state-of-the-art chip factory is

[Medianews] Networks Wary as Apple Pushes for 99-Cent TV Shows on iTunes

February 22, 2010 Networks Wary as Apple Pushes for 99-Cent TV Shows on iTunes By BRIAN STELTER NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/business/media/22itunes.html?ref=businesspagewanted=print If Apple cut the price of each TV episode in half — to 99 cents, from $1.99 — would sales on

[Medianews] Textbooks That Professors Can Rewrite Digitally

February 22, 2010 Textbooks That Professors Can Rewrite Digitally By MOTOKO RICH NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/business/media/22textbook.html?ref=businesspagewanted=print Readers can modify content on the Web, so why not in books? In a kind of Wikipedia of textbooks, Macmillan,

[Medianews] Hacking Inquiry Puts China’s Elite in New Light

February 22, 2010 Hacking Inquiry Puts China’s Elite in New Light By DAVID BARBOZA NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/technology/22cyber.html?ref=businesspagewanted=print SHANGHAI — With its sterling reputation and its scientific bent, Shanghai Jiaotong University has the feel of an

[Medianews] General Atomics Proposes Power Plant That Runs on Nuclear Waste

FEBRUARY 22, 2010 General Atomics Proposes a Plant That Runs on Nuclear Waste By REBECCA SMITH Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791504575079370538466574.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTWhatsNews Nuclear and defense supplier General Atomics announced Sunday it will

[Medianews] Why NBC Decked HD Viewers On Olympic Hockey Game

Why NBC Decked HD Viewers On the Hockey Game By Phillip Swann TVPredictions.com http://www.tvpredictions.com/nbc022210.htm Washington, D.C. (February 22, 2010) -- One of the most anticipated Olympic hockey matches in years was played last night and NBC decided not to show it. The

[Medianews] DIRECTV to Expand PPV Lineup to 400 Movies

DIRECTV to Expand PPV Lineup to 400 Movies TVPredictions.com http://www.tvpredictions.com/dmovies021910.htm Washington, D.C. (February 19, 2010) -- DIRECTV said yesterday that it plans to expand its Pay Per View lineup to nearly 400 titles sometime in the spring. The satcaster made the

[Medianews] Tech industry searching for girls gone geek

Tech industry searching for girls gone geek Societal values, not aptitude, may be turning them away from sciences By Eve Tahmincioglu msnbc.com contributor updated 7:17 p.m. CT, Sun., Feb. 21, 2010 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35460968/ns/business-careers Mattel recently conducted an online

[Medianews] EMI now says Abbey Road studios not for sale

EMI says Abbey Road studios not for sale Feb 22, 2010 6:56 AM (ET) By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press http://apnews.myway.com//article/20100222/D9E171M80.html LONDON (AP) - Cash-strapped music company EMI Group Ltd. has shelved plans to sell Abbey Road and is now looking for an investor

[Medianews] Will Someone Please 'Fix' The Market For Small Cable Customers?

February 21, 2010 at 4:00 PM Will someone please 'fix' the market for small cable customers? The Federal Communications Commission should adopt policies that put cable customers first, writes guest columnist Steve Friedman. Congress and regulators should repeal antiquated laws and rules that

[Medianews] A Future for Fusion?

FEBRUARY 22, 2010 A Future for Fusion? Supporters say it isn't a question of if, but when By LEIA PARKER Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107204575039330758722368.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLEForthNews It's a tall order, but scientists at an English industrial

[Medianews] Who Has Mobile DTV Rights?

Who Has Mobile DTV Rights? By Deborah D. McAdams TelevisionBroadcast.com February 18, 2010 http://televisionbroadcast.com/article/94914 RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF.: Mobile DTV is more than merely a simple matter of putting an ATSC M/H signal on the air, said Bob Allen, executive vice president

[Medianews] Canadian Broadcast Lobby Group Closes

Broadcasters' group to close Cites impasse between broadcasters, cable firms February 18, 2010 | 4:59 PM ET The Canadian Press http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/02/18/cab-shutting-down.html#socialcomments The Canadian Association of Broadcasters says it plans to shut down after reaching an