Archive for March 28th, 2008Guest post: Editor’s note: Music attorney Chris Castle is all for finding a way to boost the music industry out of its current nosedive. But bundling music charges into ISP bills is not the way to go, he states.  Castle, a former executive at A&M Records and … source Tech news blog
 Ze Frank, of the Twitter Color Wars (more on that soon), is hosting a Twitter-based Ro-Sham-Bo (Rock-Paper-Scissors) game this afternoon. Round 1 will last for one minute, at 2:00 p.m. PDT. Round 2 will be 15 minutes later. This is silly. But Ze Frank is my hero. Go here … source Tech news blog Last one out, turn off the lights. That was essentially the tone of the note that the HD DVD Promotional Group sent to its members Friday. The obituary for the format was short and to the point:
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Patent Office chief aims to be ‘technology neutral’Posted by: admin in Tech and Gadgets
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office head Jon Dudas believes there's a place for software and business method patents, but he's as concerned as the next guy about keeping questionable patents out of the system. (Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET News.com) HOLLYWOOD, Calif.–Open-source and free … source Tech news blog 
Rep. Howard Berman, the Democrat who represents the area near Hollywood, Calif., slams ‘people who want to steal intellectual property’ and their ‘lobby.’ (Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET News.com) HOLLYWOOD, Calif.–Rep. Howard Berman, who heads a congressional panel in charge of writing copyright legislation, lashed out at World wide web pirates … source Tech news blog
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Open XML vote: Politics, intrigue, and, oh, some techPosted by: admin in Tech and GadgetsSaturday evening at midnight Central European Time is zero hour for a vote on Open XML that’ll, regardless of outcome, leave many people elated and bitter. National Standards Bodies from 87 countries have until the last moments of March 29 to render a decision on whether the Microsoft-conceived Office … source Tech news blog  Ordinary Cubans will soon have the luxury of owning a cell phone, according to a story by the Associated Press. President Raul Castro’s government said Friday that it will allow anyone in the country to get cell phone service, a right previously limited to executives working for foreign companies … source Tech news blog
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Patent Office chief aims to be ‘technology neutral’Posted by: admin in Tech and Gadgets
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office head Jon Dudas believes there's a place for software and business method patents, but he's as concerned as the next guy about keeping questionable patents out of the system. (Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET News.com) HOLLYWOOD, Calif.–Open-source and free … source Tech news blog
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Open Range gets $267 million loan to build rural Wi-MaxPosted by: admin in Tech and GadgetsIf you think city DSL is slow, then rural America’s dial-up connection might make your head split in two. For country dwellers, that situation may change soon, thanks to a new $267 million government allow given to Open Range Communications. This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s … source Tech news blog Video ads for choose keywords are now showing up on Google and Yahoo search sites. I took a look and I have to state I prefer the Google ads because they seem less intrusive and obnoxious. I typed in “smartphone” on Google’s search site and saw a hot link … source Tech news blog |
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