[Medianews] Sparking Debate

2005-06-20 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Popaganda Sparking Debate, Radio Czar Retools Government Media To Boost U.S. in Middle East, Voice of America Is Axed For TV Glitz and 'N Sync Mr. Pattiz's Uncertain Future By NEIL KING JR. Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL June 20, 2005; Page A1 CENTURY CITY, Calif. -- Norman Pattiz,

[Medianews] Associated Press Aims to Expand Its Horizons

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
June 20, 2005 Associated Press Aims to Expand Its Horizons By DOREEN CARVAJAL NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/20/business/media/20associated.html?pagewanted=print PARIS - When the staff of The Associated Press held a global town hall meeting this month, its chief executive, Tom

[Medianews] Libraries Say Yes, Officials Do Quiz Them About Users

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
June 20, 2005 Libraries Say Yes, Officials Do Quiz Them About Users By ERIC LICHTBLAU NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/20/politics/20patriot.html?pagewanted=print WASHINGTON, June 19 - Law enforcement officials have made at least 200 formal and informal inquiries to libraries for

[Medianews] Decidedly Unsqueaky Pair of Wheels Get the Grease

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
June 18, 2005 In Halls of Albany, a Decidedly Unsqueaky Pair of Wheels Get the Grease By AL BAKER NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/18/nyregion/18segway.html?pagewanted=print ALBANY, June 17 - There are some mighty unresolved issues facing Albany now, like how to comply with a court

[Medianews] Google Plans Rival to PayPal

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
June 20, 2005 Google Said to Plan Rival to PayPal By SAUL HANSELL NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/20/technology/20google.html?pagewanted=print Google is preparing an online-payment system that would compete with PayPal, according to an online retailer who has been approached by

[Medianews] Builder of E! Shifts Focus to Wireless

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mohn20jun20,1,5536037.story?coll=la-headlines-business Builder of E! Shifts Focus to Wireless By Sallie Hofmeister LA Times Staff Writer June 20, 2005 Lee Masters, who is credited with building E! Entertainment Television, hasn't played a high-profile

[Medianews] Programming Jobs Losing Luster in US

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
http://www.latimes.com/technology/ats-ap_technology10jun20,1,7822079.story?coll=sns-ap-toptechnology Programming Jobs Losing Luster in U.S. By RACHEL KONRAD AP Technology Writer 12:10 PM PDT, June 20, 2005 STANFORD, Calif. — As an eager freshman in the fall of 2001, Andrew Mo's career

[Medianews] Technology Welfare Kings

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
Technology Welfare Kings Ira Carnahan Forbes.com 06.15.05, 6:00 AM ET http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/06/15/technology-research-congress-cz_ic_0615beltway.html WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program started doling out millions of dollars to big

[Medianews] Bag Flag!, Fair Use Fans Tell Hill

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
Bag Flag!, Fair Use Fans Tell Hill By John Eggerton Broadcasting Cable 6/17/2005 1:59:00 PM http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA609104.html?display=Breaking+Newsreferral=SUPP Libraries and fair-use advocates who succeeded in getting a court to throw out the FCC's broadcast flag

[Medianews] Adelphia Cable Criminals Sentenced To Prison

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2005/06/20/daily16.html The Denver Business Journal 4:39 PM MDT Monday June 20, 2005 Rigas, son sentenced in Adelphia case John Rigas, the founder of Adelphia Communications Corp., was sentenced to 15 years in prison. His son, Timothy Rigas,

[Medianews] Ever Been Shopping for an HDTV Set?

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
Ever Been Shopping for an HDTV Set? Here's a coast-to-coast look at what cable's up against at retail. By M.C. Antil, John P. Ourand and Mavis Scanlon Cable World Issue dated June 20-July 10, 2005 http://www.cableworld.com/cgi/cw/show_mag.cgi?pub=cwmon=062005file=everbeenshopping.htm

[Medianews] Sea-Launch / IA-8 Upcoming Launch Coverage Thurs (6-23) 8:3am ET. IA-6 K4/D9 11818.5 SR:5.632

2005-06-20 Thread Dishnut-P
This upcoming Thursday morning (6-23), Sea Launch is scheduled to launch Intelsat Americas 8 (Telstar 8 to most of us) communications satellite for Intelsat on a Zenit-3SL rocket from the Odyssey Launch Platform positioned on the equator in the Pacific Ocean. Launch window opens at 8:58 a.m.

[Medianews] Wireless carriers rethink prepaid

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
Wireless carriers rethink prepaid Plans get more economical for users By Peter J. Howe Boston Globe Staff June 20, 2005 http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/06/20/wireless_carriers_rethink_prepaid?mode=PF Prepaid wireless plans, once dogged with a reputation for targeting

[Medianews] Video-sharing firm's challenge to Microsoft

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
Jun. 20, 2005 Video-sharing firm's challenge to Microsoft By Mike Langberg San Jose Mercury News http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/11938667.htm DivX is a small San Diego company with clever software for compressing and sharing video files, standing courageously -- or

[Medianews] EBay nation put to test

2005-06-20 Thread George Antunes
Jun. 20, 2005 EBay nation put to test By Michael Bazeley San Jose Mercury News http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/11939940.htm For years, eBay has been defined by its uniquely loyal ``community'' -- the enthusiastic masses of sellers and buyers who have turned it

[Medianews] EFFector 18.17: Congress Considers PATRIOT Expansion Behind Closed Doors

2005-06-20 Thread Monty Solomon
EFFector Vol. 18, No. 17 May 26, 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424 In the 333rd Issue of EFFector: * Congress Considers PATRIOT Expansion Behind Closed Doors * Court Date Set for Showdown Over BnetD Videogame Software * EFF

[Medianews] EFFector 18.18: Action Alert - Urge Congress to Reform PATRIOT, Not Expand It!

2005-06-20 Thread Monty Solomon
EFFector Vol. 18, No. 18 June 9, 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424 In the 334th Issue of EFFector: * Action Alert: Urge Congress to Reform PATRIOT, Not Expand It! * Transparent Lobbying for E-voting Reform This Week * Tor Named One

[Medianews] Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger' in depth

2005-06-20 Thread Monty Solomon
Mac OS X 10.4 - more bling than bang? Review We take the UI to task Thursday 26th May 2005 15:15 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/26/tiger_ui_review/ Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger' in depth Review Part One: Spotlight and Widgets Friday 27th May 2005 11:07 GMT