[Medianews] Venus probe makes science orbit

Venus probe makes science orbit Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/4756201.stm Published: 2006/05/09 19:31:27 GMT The European probe sent to Venus has put itself in the orbit from which it will make scientific observations. Since its arrival on 11

[Medianews] Radio pips moving after 79 years

The radio signal used to set the UK's clocks is to move from Rugby where it has been transmitted since 1927. The nation's time signal, which is used to keep the well-known pips on time, is being relocated to Anthorn in Cumbria from next year. The service, which uses atomic clocks, has come from a

[Medianews] Fox Shows on iTunes Music Store

Hit Programming from Fox Entertainment Group's Fox, FX, Speed, Fuel 20th Century Fox Television Library Now Available on the iTunes Music Store Favorites Including 24, Prison Break The Shield Available Beginning Today LOS ANGELES and CUPERTINO, California-May 9, 2006-Fox Entertainment

[Medianews] TiVo inks deal to offer Web-based videos

May. 10, 2006 TiVo inks deal to offer Web-based videos By MAY WONG Associated Press http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/business/technology/14543499.htm SAN JOSE, Calif. - Digital video recording pioneer TiVo Inc. is teaming up with an online video service to deliver Web-based

[Medianews] McCain a la carte bill splits right

[The Hill is a non-partisan, non-ideological newspaper that describes the inner workings of Congress. The newspaper features strong investigative reporting and frequently breaks stories that are widely cited in national publications. Its print circulation of 21,000, the largest of any Capitol

[Medianews] Gizmo Report: Watching iPod Videos on Your TV

Watching iPod Videos on Your TV On-Screen Navigation Isn't Always an Option; Hassling With the Remote By WALTER S. MOSSBERG AND KATHERINE BOEHRET Wall Street Journal May 10, 2006; Page D5 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114721430327048238.html?mod=technology_main_promo_left Gadgets that

[Medianews] Spanish Yahoo, Telemundo.com Plan Merger

Spanish Yahoo, Telemundo.com Plan Merger By KEVIN J. DELANEY and BROOKS BARNES Wall Street Journal May 10, 2006; Page B1 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114722491057448488.html?mod=technology_main_whats_news Internet company Yahoo Inc. and NBC Universal's Telemundo broadcast network plan to

[Medianews] Plan for Adult Area Sparks a Fight On Control of Web

Red-Light District Plan for Adult Area Sparks a Fight On Control of Web Dot-XXX Proposal Focuses Global Ire on U.S. Role; Is Regulator Independent? Pressure From Conservatives By CHRISTOPHER RHOADS Wall Street Journal May 10, 2006; Page A1

[Medianews] Americans Are Scarce In Top Coder Tech Contest

Cause for Concern? Americans Are Scarce In Top Tech Contest By Lee Gomes Wall Street Journal May 10, 2006; Page B1 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114721319725548216.html?mod=technology_featured_stories_hs The results have been carefully tabulated by a computer and, thus, are beyond dispute:

[Medianews] Verizon Offers To Sell Traditional Switched Circuit Phone Lines

Verizon Fields Offers for Phone Lines Value of Two Packages May Total Up to $8 Billion; Bigger Focus on Web Services By DIONNE SEARCEY and DENNIS K. BERMAN May 10, 2006; Page B4 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114722393158348471.html?mod=todays_us_marketplace Verizon Communications Inc. is

[Medianews] Proposed rule changes would tangle the Web

Proposed rule changes would tangle the Web By Michael Socolow Baltimore Sun Originally published May 9, 2006 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.internet09may09,0,4559120.story?track=rss Congress wants to change the Internet. This is news to most people because the major

[Medianews] Cingular Pulls Ringtone Deemed Offensive

http://articles.news.aol.com/business/article.adp?id=20060510011009990007 BROWNSVILLE, Texas (May 10) - Cingular Wireless pulled a ringtone from its Web site Tuesday after learning that it carried a message the company called blatantly offensive. The Atlanta-based cell phone company became aware

[Medianews] DOD Fraud Conference: Attendees' Personal Data At Risk

[Does the word irony seem a bit too obvious? One for the weird file.] Conference Attendees' Personal Data May Be at Risk By Stephen Barr Washington Post Wednesday, May 10, 2006; D04 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/09/AR2006050901725_pf.html The Pentagon has sent

[Medianews] British computer hacker set for US extradition

British computer hacker set for US extradition By Kate Holton Reuters Wednesday, May 10, 2006; 9:03 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/10/AR2006051000346_pf.html LONDON (Reuters) - A British computer expert accused by Washington of the world's biggest military

[Medianews] Democratic senator wants Net neutrality regulations

Democratic senator wants Net neutrality regulations By Anne Broache News.com http://news.com.com/Democratic+senator+wants+Net+neutrality+regulations/2100-1028_3-6070494.html Story last modified Tue May 09 16:41:34 PDT 2006 WASHINGTON--In a move that could presage a Net neutrality debate in

[Medianews] Microsoft, Verizon Release Their Skype-Killer

Microsoft, Verizon Release Their Skype-Killer TelecomWeb Microsoft unveiled a public beta version of the long-expected next generation of its instant-messaging software, replete with advanced VoIP capabilities. As expected, it is teaming with Verizon to let users call standard telephones at

[Medianews] Judge set to rule on UK 'hacker'

Judge set to rule on UK 'hacker' BBC | May 10 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4756685.stm A Briton who allegedly hacked into US defence systems is to learn whether he will be extradited to the US for trial. Gary McKinnon, 40, of Wood Green, north London, is accused of carrying out the

[Medianews] Microsoft and Google's battle for supremacy

Microsoft and Google's battle for supremacy By Steve Lohr The New York Times Published: May 10, 2006, 4:49 AM PDT http://news.com.com/Microsoft+and+Googles+battle+for+supremacy/2100-1014_3-6070583.html?tag=nefd.top The Microsoft-Google rivalry is shaping up as a titanic corporate clash for the

[Medianews] Chip Power Breakthrough Reported

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB114705296852946325-3BYa1bGdLzw_IHzyEA TcFXEawhM_20060515.html By DON CLARK May 8, 2006; Page B6 A tiny Silicon Valley company is proposing a novel way to synchronize the operations of computer chips, addressing power-consumption problems that are a major

[Medianews] An end to the software police?

An end to the software police? By Colin Barker Special to CNET News.com Published: May 10, 2006, 2:40 PM PDT http://news.com.com/An+end+to+the+software+police/2100-1013_3-6070951.html?tag=nefd.top After months of delay, the ISO has finally published a standard for software asset management that

[Medianews] Ex-NSA Chief Assails Bush Taps

Ex-NSA Chief Assails Bush Taps By Noah Shachtman Wired News 13:30 PM May, 09, 2006 http://www.wired.com/news/technology/1,70855-0.html NEW YORK -- Former National Security Agency director Bobby Ray Inman lashed out at the Bush administration Monday night over its continued use of

[Medianews] At E3, Sony Stumbles

At E3, Sony Stumbles By Chris Kohler Wired News 12:00 PM May, 10, 2006 http://www.wired.com/news/technology/1,70867-0.html LOS ANGELES -- Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo put their cards on the table here this week in the high stakes contest for control of the next generation video-game console

[Medianews] Halliburton Comedy Web Site

[A little something from the Beyond the Beyond blog. It is all about a hilarious fake Halliburton corporate web site. Check out the fake web site while it is still up. Halliburton's lawyers will have it shut down as fast as they can. Comedy web site