[Medianews] Sea Launch Successfully Delivers Spaceway to Orbit

Sea Launch release Sea Launch Successfully Delivers Spaceway to Orbit - Heaviest Commercial Satellite Launched to Date LONG BEACH, Calif., April 26, 2005 Sea Launch Company today successfully delivered DIRECTVs Spaceway F1 satellite to orbit, completing the launch of the heaviest commercial

[Medianews] QUESTIONS FOR KEN FERREE: Recasting PBS?

[For some reason this interview reminded me of Harold Furschtgott-Roth, who served as an FCC commissioner from 1997 to 2001; Mr. Furschtgott-Roth was the only member of the FCC who didn't own a television.] April 24, 2005 QUESTIONS FOR KEN FERREE Recasting PBS? Interview by DEBORAH SOLOMON NY

[Medianews] MCI on a Roll as Bidding War Shows No Sign of Ending

April 26, 2005 MCI on a Roll as Bidding War Shows No Sign of Ending By KEN BELSON and MATT RICHTEL NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/26/business/26place.html?pagewanted=printposition= Have Verizon Communications and Qwest Communications been overtaken by irrational exuberance in their

[Medianews] A Common Currency for Online Fraud

April 26, 2005 A Common Currency for Online Fraud By TOM ZELLER Jr. NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/26/business/26forgery.html?pagewanted=printposition= Fake checks have been the stock in trade of online fraud artists for years. Now authorities are noting a surge in schemes involving

[Medianews] Sea Launch Propels DIRECTV Satellite Spaceward

Sea Launch Propels DIRECTV Satellite Spaceward By Justin Ray Space.com TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005 0850 GMT (4:50 a.m. EDT) http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/zenit3sl_spaceway1_05025.html The first of several new satellites to substantially expand the high-definition channel offering by

[Medianews] EarthLink Wireless Offers Treo 650

EarthLink Wireless Offers Power-Packed Treo(TM) 650 smartphone From palmOne - Apr 26, 2005 10:00 AM (PR Newswire) EarthLink's TotalAccess software delivers wireless sync and personalized content, plus server-side spam and virus protection features ATLANTA and MILPITAS, Calif.,

[Medianews] Dems Rebuff GOP Pleas on Social Security

Dems Rebuff GOP Pleas on Social Security AP By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=514e=1u=/ap/20050426/ap_on_go_co/social_security WASHINGTON - From the buttoned-down confines of a Senate hearing room to a boisterous outdoor rally nearby, Democrats

[Medianews] Consumer Confidence Dips; Home Sales Up

Consumer Confidence Dips; Home Sales Up By ADAM GELLER, AP Business Writer http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=668e=6u=/ap/20050426/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy NEW YORK - Consumer confidence declined in April for the third consecutive month, signaling Americans' concerns that economic

[Medianews] Woman in Wendy's Case Waives Extradition

Woman in Wendy's Case Waives Extradition AP By CHRISTINA ALMEIDA, Associated Press Writer http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=514e=4u=/ap/20050426/ap_on_re_us/wendy_s_finger LAS VEGAS - The woman who was arrested after claiming she bit into a human finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili

[Medianews] Yahoo Hires Ex-AOL Executive to Growing Media Group

Yahoo Hires Ex-AOL Executive to Growing Media Group Reuters http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=581e=1u=/nm/20050426/tc_nm/tech_yahoo_dc SAN FRANCISCO - Internet media company Yahoo Inc. said on Tuesday it hired Shawn Hardin, a former AOL vice president, in the midst of an expansion

[Medianews] XM to Launch Spanish Language Sports Channel

XM to Launch Spanish Language Sports Channel Reuters http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=581e=3u=/nm/20050426/tc_nm/media_xm_dc LOS ANGELES, - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. on Tuesday said it plans to launch a national 24-hour Spanish-language sports channel in July to capitalize

[Medianews] FCC Chief Wants 911 Service for Internet Phones

FCC Chief Wants 911 Service for Internet Phones Reuters Internet Report By Jeremy Pelofsky http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=582e=2u=/nm/20050426/wr_nm/telecoms_voip_911_dc WASHINGTON - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said on Tuesday he would soon propose

[Medianews] Court Rules Against DVD Copy Preventions

Court Rules Against DVD Copy Preventions AP By MARY MACCARTHY, Associated Press Writer http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=528e=4u=/ap/20050426/ap_on_hi_te/france_dvd_copying PARIS - A French court has ordered DVD vendors to pull copies of the David Lynch film Mulholland Drive off

[Medianews] Feds Rethinking RFID Passport

Feds Rethinking RFID Passport By Kim Zetter http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,67333,00.html Following criticism from computer security professionals and civil libertarians about the privacy risks posed by new RFID passports the government plans to begin issuing, a State Department

[Medianews] Your Money Under More Scrutiny

Your Money Under More Scrutiny By Manu Joseph http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,67249,00.html Pressured by anti-terror laws, banks will be spending billions of dollars over the next few years on software to counter money laundering. The software will automatically track suspicious

[Medianews] L.A. now in Mexico?

L.A. now in Mexico? http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43973 (Humm I thought that ENGLISH is the national language of the US) An immigration activist group is drawing attention to a photograph showing a billboard ad for a Spanish-language TV newscast in L.A. on which the CA

[Medianews] Propaganda of the Police State: Military channel reports for duty

Propaganda of the Police State: Military channel reports for duty By Randy Dotinga http://csmonitor.com/2005/0425/p11s01-usmi.htm The anchors and reporters wear uniforms instead of neckties and suits, and the commercials promote the military, not laundry soap and cutlery sets. But otherwise, the

[Medianews] Some fear law would create national ID card

Some fear law would create national ID card By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | April 26, 2005 WASHINGTON -- Congress is poised to pass a law that would make sweeping changes to the nation's system for issuing driver's licenses by imposing stringent requirements on states to verify the

[Medianews] Report Says Shuttle Standards Ease, NASA Disputes

Report Says Shuttle Standards Ease, NASA Disputes Reuters Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:41 AM ET http://today.reuters.com/PrinterFriendlyPopup.aspx?type=scienceNewsstoryID=uri:2005-04-26T074115Z_01_N26520431_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-SPACE-SHUTTLE-DC.XML WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA has loosened its standards for

[Medianews] Apple Retaliates Over Jobs Biography

Apple Retaliates Over Jobs Biography - Apr 26, 2005 09:01 PM (AP Online) By GREG SANDOVAL AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple Computer Inc. has retaliated against the publisher of an upcoming unauthorized biography about chief executive Steve Jobs by removing dozens

[Medianews] The apple of Apple's eye: The improved PowerBook G4

The apple of Apple's eye: The improved PowerBook G4 By Paul L. Kerstein Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - Updated: 01:47 PM EST The latest batch of innovative Apple PowerBooks are stronger, faster and more impressive than their predecessors. With the prices slightly lower than expected, they pack a

[Medianews] At some local nightspots, nerds rule

At some local nightspots, nerds rule Intellectual city's bars and restaurants cash in with slideshows, trivia contests By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff | April 18, 2005 It may be the jocks who have made headlines for Boston, with their World Series triumph and talk of a Super Bowl dynasty. But

[Medianews] 'Bleep!' focuses on DVD censorship

'Bleep!' focuses on DVD censorship By Sam Allis, Globe Staff | April 26, 2005 It was only a matter of time. From the cauldron of controversy surrounding family values these days, someone was bound to start fooling around with Hollywood movie DVDs in the name of morality. And with the

[Medianews] Change is in the air for Boston radio

Change is in the air for Boston radio By Clea Simon, Globe Correspondent | April 21, 2005 In the old days -- two months ago -- listeners knew what to expect. You could turn on ''Mix WBMX-FM (98.5) for fun new pop by Rob Thomas or Green Day and get the occasional nostalgic Bon Jovi tune

[Medianews] Some call T's new Charlie Card an invasion of privacy

Some call T's new Charlie Card an invasion of privacy But agency insists safeguards in place By Mac Daniel, Globe Staff | April 16, 2005 When T riders swipe their new Charlie Cards to get on board, some civil libertarians fear, commuters could be letting loose personal and financial

[Medianews] Unrolling AltiVec, Part 3: Down and dirty loop optimization

Unrolling AltiVec, Part 3: Down and dirty loop optimization Learn how to tailor your code for AltiVec Level: Intermediate Peter Seebach ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Freelance writer 01 Apr 2005 This series has looked at how the AltiVec instruction set can improve performance on G4 and G5 PowerPC chips.

[Medianews] 'The Simpsons' Hit 350th Episode Milestone

'The Simpsons' Hit 350th Episode Milestone By Ray Richmond | April 26, 2005 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - You know that a show has been around a long time when they start measuring milestones in episodic increments of 50. But it's understandable that The Simpsons should want to make a

[Medianews] Do you know where your identity has been?

Do you know where your identity has been? To ensure that their personal information isn't hijacked, consumers need to protect themselves. Here are some tips to help keep your data out of the wrong hands. By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff | April 24, 2005 'Who steals my purse steals trash,