[Medianews] China takes requests for moon tunes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13752369 China takes requests for moon tunes Commission seeks musical suggestions for next year’s lunar probe BEIJING - China's first lunar probe will blast 30 pieces of Chinese music into space when it is launched next year, state media said Friday, and it wants

[Medianews] NASA to pay $12 million for ticket on Russian spaceship

http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn9508-nasa-to-pay-12-million-for-ticket-on-russian-spaceship.html NASA will have to pay $12 million (€9 million euros) to use a Russian Soyuz rocket to reach the International Space Station (ISS) next year, according to Russian news reports. Russian

[Medianews] FCC to vote on Comcast, Time Warner's Adelphia buy July 13

http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?dist=newsfindersiteid=googleguid=%7BE04DE037-1D35-48C8-B4AD-A6CD6668EA6E%7Dkeyword= FCC to vote on Comcast, Time Warner's Adelphia buy July 13 Last Update: 5:05 PM ET Jul 7, 2006 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Communications Commission is

[Medianews] FCC seeks comments to improve disaster comms

http://www.fcw.com/article95186-07-07-06-Web The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comments on proposed rules that aim to improve the country’s ability to restore its telecommunications infrastructure after a natural disaster or terrorist attack. The FCC is asking for comments on how

[Medianews] NASA Eyes Discovery Heat Shield Imagery

NASA Eyes Discovery Heat Shield Imagery http://space.com/missionlaunches/060707_sts121_heatshield.html By Tariq Malik Staff Writer posted: 7 July 2006 8:12 p.m. ET HOUSTON – NASA shuttle officials are withholding a final judgment on whether the Discovery orbiter’s heat shield is safe for the

[Medianews] YouTube Fad Leads Receptionist to Programming Deal

http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/562458/youtube_fad_leads_receptionist_to_programming_deal/index.html YouTube Fad Leads Receptionist to Programming Deal By SCOTT COLLINS When Brooke Brodack, a 20-year-old receptionist who lives in western Massachusetts with her mom and younger sister,

[Medianews] U.S. Population to Hit 300 Million

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/560332/us_population_to_hit_300_million/index.html U.S. Population to Hit 300 Million The United States Census Bureau was expected to report a total population of 300 million by mid-October 2006. Due to the rapid rate of population growth, the Bureau

[Medianews] An Internet lifeline for troops and loved ones

http://news.com.com/An+Internet+lifeline+for+troops+and+loved+ones/2100-1038_3-6091947.html?tag=nefd.top An Internet lifeline for troops and loved ones The Internet has softened the blow of long separations that can make strangers out of husbands and wives. The New York Times By Lizette Alvarez

[Medianews] Free internet calls as expensive as a satellite phone

Free internet calls as expensive as a satellite phone Posted: 2006/07/07 From: Mathaba News Network By Dr. Sahib Mustaqim Bleher http://mathaba.net/0_index.shtml?x=539337 There is no doubt that internet telephony – or Voice-over-IP – has revolutionised modern communications and forced

[Medianews] Canada: Are cellphone users ready for satellite radio?

Are cellphone users ready for satellite radio? CATHERINE MCLEAN AND GRANT ROBERTSON Globe Mail 07/07/06 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060707.RTELUS07/TPStory/Business Wireless carriers have found another way to transform the cellphone, this time cramming satellite radio

[Medianews] Clear Channel Improves Emergency Preparedness

[Friday Morning QuarterBack is a major radio industry trade publication.] Clear Channel Improves Emergency Preparedness FMQB July 7, 2006 http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=241010 Clear Channel Radio is rolling out multiple backup hubs and developing an emergency satellite system to ensure

[Medianews] Spacewalkers Test Shuttle Boom for Heat Shield Repairs

http://space.com/missionlaunches/060708_sts121_eva1.html Spacewalkers Test Shuttle Boom for Heat Shield Repairs By Tariq Malik Staff Writer posted: 8 July 2006 4:45 p.m. ET HOUSTON – Two shuttle astronauts went through the motions of an orbiter heat shield repair while perched at the end of an

[Medianews] Nincompoops: saviors of journalism

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3000_7-6548885-1.html?tag=cnetfd.sd The Web is finally beginning to live up to its promise. It's becoming the people's media platform--not just a place for us to consume media, but the platform we can all use to create and disseminate it as well. The rich and

[Medianews] Google: Behind the Glass Curtain

Behind the Glass Curtain Google’s new headquarters balances its utopian desire for transparency with its very real need for privacy. http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=2123 By Jade Chang Posted June 19, 2006 Corin Anderson does not work like most of the world: his office is a

[Medianews] NASA studies three areas of concern on shuttle

http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn9511-nasa-studies-three-areas-of-concern-on-shuttle.html NASA studies three areas of concern on shuttle NASA officials were looking closely at three areas of the space shuttle Discovery's heat shield on Saturday to see if they posed a true threat to

[Medianews] Review: MacBook Excels at Windows, OS X

Review: MacBook Excels at Windows, OS X - Jul 6, 2006 02:47 PM (AP Online) By ROBERT WESTON Associated Press Writer Apple Computer Inc.'s latest laptop looks sleek, runs fast and should give makers of Windows-based notebooks considerable cause for concern. The MacBook, which