- Lawmakers concerned over Charter’s Web tracking
(AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 23:48:33
AP - Cable TV, phone and Internet service provider Charter Communications drew concern Friday from two congressmen and a privacy advocate over its plan to experiment with tracking its customers’ Web use in collaboration with an online advertising firm. - Cable companies to ramp up Web, HD, mobile service
(AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 21:24:31
AP - Cable operators are riding high heading into this year’s industry trade show, which kicks off this weekend. - EchoStar to showcase first product for cable
(AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 21:27:18
AP - Former satellite TV provider EchoStar Corp. on Sunday will demonstrate its first product for cable companies at the industry’s trade show: a unit that can tune in television and act as a cable modem.
- Yahoo seeks to conceal parts of shareholder suit
(AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:38:03
AP - Yahoo Inc. is seeking to conceal large portions of a shareholder lawsuit alleging the Internet company’s board improperly thwarted Microsoft Corp.’s $47.5 billion takeover offer, raising shareholder questions over the motives for the secrecy. - Nintendo’s latest game wants you off the couch
(AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 19:56:57
AP - Sumo wrestlers were the main inspiration behind Wii Fit, Nintendo’s latest attempt at getting you off the couch when you play video games.
- Signs point to imminent Ashlee Simpson wedding
(AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 05:03:01
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on their nuptuals, it’s looking like a wedding is imminent. Aerial photos posted Friday at several celebrity Web sites, credited to the Insight News & Features paparazzi photo agency, purport to show the Simpson family home near Los Angeles dotted with large white party tents.
- Apple’s iPhone Continues its Worldwide March
(NewsFactor)
Fri, 16 May 2008 20:35:58
NewsFactor - The iPhone’s reach is expanding. Orange, France Telecom’s flagship brand, announced that it will sell Apple’s phone in additional countries in Europe, as well as the Middle East and Africa. - Say Goodbye to Muni-Fi
(PC World)
Fri, 16 May 2008 23:24:00
PC World - The days of imagining Wi-Fi blanketing a city are over with the exit of the last major municipally focused Wi-Fi service provider. - Microsoft Open Source, Standards Chiefs Tout ‘Openness’
(TechWeb)
Fri, 16 May 2008 20:02:00
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Interviews with Sam Ramji and Tom Robertson reveal Microsoft is strong on building open source business models and community as well as interoperability and industry standards. - Deadline passes in EA bid to buy Take-Two Interactive shares
(AFP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 03:15:36
AFP - A deadline for Take-Two Interactive Software shareholders to agree to a buyout by video game giant Electronic Arts has passed with neither firm commenting on the takeover bid’s fate.
- New York Stock Exchange Ticks on Data Warehouse Appliances
(TechWeb)
Fri, 16 May 2008 20:59:00
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Netezza deployment replaces mega data warehouses while cutting query times from hours to seconds. - Nintendo set to launch “Wii Fit” exercise game
(Reuters)
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:36:03
Reuters - For years, video games have been
blamed for turning kids into idle layabouts who only venture
off the couch to fill up on potato chips and soda.