Verizon bets big on network infrastructure
2008-10-06
While other companies try to scale back the bandwidth their customers use, Verizon is going the other way, spending billions to get people the high-definition content they want everywhere they go. more...

Nokia's Bid to Rule the Mobile Web
2008-10-06
ESPOO, FINLAND If being first mover meant anything, Anssi Vanjoki and his colleagues at Nokia (NOK) would already rule the mobile Web. Way back in 1996, the Finnish company launched a prototype phone with a "dangerometer," which used software and satellite technology to match your location to an online database of crime statistics. If you strayed into a dodgy neighborhood, the meter would turn from green to red, and an icon popped up inviting you to buy life insurance online. more...

In downturn, entrepreneurs think small
2008-10-06
How is this downturn different? Bloggers of all kinds have been busy reading the economic tea leaves. Many in the tech sector find themselves comparing the current situation with the dot-com blowout of 2000. Bijan Sabet, a venture capitalist at Spark Capital in Boston, assessed where things stand. more...

Where’s the Money in Online Video?
2008-10-06
The sharp growth in online video viewing, increasing availability of TV online, and proliferation of high-quality, web-originated content has made it easy to point the arrow for online video advertising up and to the right. more...

Keeping Customers in a Crummy Economy - BusinessWeek
2008-10-06
With recession expectations growing, some companies are taking extraordinary steps to hold on to customers more...

McCain Makes Big Strides on YouTube
2008-10-06
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Apple: A Product Plateau?
2008-10-03
There are only so many world-changing products a company can create, but there's still plenty of room for Apple to extend established product lines more...

Kid Rock, Longtime Holdout, Goes Digital With Rhapsody
2008-10-03
Kid Rock is finally going digital. One of the last major acts to refuse to sell his music online, Kid Rock, the bawdy rap-rocker from Detroit, has made a deal with Rhapsody to offer his entire catalog for streaming and downloading, beginning Friday. more...

Music Downloads: Is the Price Right?
2008-10-03
A federal panel will decide if Apple, Amazon and the like should pay higher royalties to music publishers. But 99¢ songs likely aren't going anywhere more...

First Royalty Rates Set for Digital Music
2008-10-03
In a decision closely watched by the music industry, a panel of federal judges who determine royalty rates for recordings ruled on Thursday to renew the current royalty rate for CDs and other physical recordings, while setting rates for the first time for downloads, ring tones and other services. more...

Music Downloads: Is the Price Right?
2008-10-03
A federal panel will decide if Apple, Amazon and the like should pay higher royalties to music publishers. But 99¢ songs likely aren't going anywhere more...

Skype Calls Get Monitored In China
2008-10-02
Sensitive words include references to the Chinese Communist Party, the Falun Gong, Taiwan independence, Tibet, and the ongoing tainted milk scandal in China. more...

Cox Responds to DMCA 'Three Strikes' Report
2008-10-02
Yesterday, we directed your attention to a report that stated Cox is using a "three strikes and your out" policy to disconnect users who receive multiple DMCA copyright warnings. Cox saw the blogging buzz about their policy, and wanted a chance to comment on the public reaction. more...

Nintendo Promises to Ship More of Wii for Holidays
2008-10-03
SAN FRANCISCO — With the start of the holiday shopping season only weeks away, Nintendo on Thursday said it was increasing shipments of its popular Wii video game machine in an effort to avoid the supply problems that cost the company sales last year. more...

Video-Game Executive Replaces Ueberroth
2008-10-03
The United States Olympic Committee announced Thursday that Larry Probst, a longtime video-game company executive, has been elected as its new chairman. He will replace Peter Ueberroth, a former commissioner of Major League Baseball, later this month. more...

Video game makers may get holiday surprise
2008-10-02
Demand may slow as consumers feel heat from economic slowdown more...

Nintendo's Apple Defense
2008-10-02
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New Xbox commercials will blow your mind
2008-10-02
Man, the fish-eyed smile on the woman in this Xbox 360 commercial really made me uncomfortable. But then the camera panned around to show the giant hole in the back of her head, and I relented somewhat. more...

Tech As Old As The Candidates
2008-10-02
Burlingame - more...

Verizon bets big on network infrastructure
2008-10-06
While other companies try to scale back the bandwidth their customers use, Verizon is going the other way, spending billions to get people the high-definition content they want everywhere they go. more...

Today's driver has options, thanks to new technology
2008-10-06
Remember waaaaaaaaay back in the mid-1990s, when the only way to dodge a bad traffic jam involved a couple of guys and gals in helicopters talking to you on the TV or the radio? more...

Cheaper chats with Internet phones
2008-10-06
Innovations in the Korean IT industry more...

Fraud plagues prepaid calling card market
2008-10-05
Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia. more...

Even Senators Who Want Stronger Copyright Laws Are Worried About ACTA
2008-10-03
We've been wondering for a while now about why the ACTA treaty is being negotiated in such secrecy -- since the treaty will almost certainly greatly expand copyright laws around the world, without any real judicial approval. more...

Skype security flub leads to discovery of Chinese monitoring
2008-10-02
If you're an authoritarian government that closely monitors your citizens' online communications, here's a tip from Ars Technica: tell your minions not to store the logs on publicly-accessible servers. more...

Fallout 3 PC to ship with "simple" DRM
2008-10-02
With DRM in the spotlight recently for PC games, the copy protection decisions made by publishers are becoming more and more important. more...

Creative Commons for students
2008-10-02
I was in a meeting today about an after-school program where students are creating a lot of digital content. As much of this content is being tagged, students need to identify the copyright holder for individual media. more...

Real Networks vs. MPAA: Dumb and Dumber
2008-10-02
When reports first came out about a month ago that Real Networks was launching a DVD-ripping software application called RealDVD, a number of people -- including yours truly -- wondered what on earth the geniuses at Real were smoking. How could such a product not get sued? more...

This Winter's Smartphone Wars Are Set: Who's Going To Win? (AAPL, RIMM)
2008-10-03
Now that Nokia's taken the lid off its touchscreen "5800 XpressMusic" smartphone, the rosters are pretty much set for this Christmas shopping season's smartphone wars. Who's going to come out on top? more...

What's the big deal about WiMax?
2008-10-03
There's been a lot of buzz about WiMax as Sprint Nextel rolls out its first network to use the 4G wireless technology. But what exactly is it? This FAQ will help you sort it out. more...

Apple: A Product Plateau?
2008-10-03
There are only so many world-changing products a company can create, but there's still plenty of room for Apple to extend established product lines more...

Nokia to take on Apple's iPod player
2008-10-03
The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia planned to launch its free music package yesterday, which analysts see posing a serious threat to Apple's dominance in the digital music business. more...

WiMax backers look to grab 'a big chunk' of wireless market
2008-10-02
As far as the WiMax Forum sees it, opportunity knocks. CHICAGO -- Looking at the state of broadband Internet access globally, the WiMax Forum believes it is sitting pretty. more...