BBC
Cancelled TV show goes to MySpace
The award-winning producers of Thirtysomething take their latest project online after TV networks fail to pick it up.[see more details in BBC]
Google backs private Moon landing
Google is backing private attempts to put a rover on the Moon with a $30m prize pot.[see more details in BBC]
Online worlds to be AI incubators
Artificial intelligences could soon be living and learning inside online worlds such as Second Life.[see more details in BBC]
businessweek
Developments to Watch
A suspect in the honeybee calamity; gaze-based data entry; super-roofing; artificial muscles, and junk-food adsEnergy from Unusual Sources
A slew of entrepreneurs are looking well beyond sunlight and wind. Think: tornadoes, algae, giant kites, and lightningMySpace Goes Hollywood
The social networking Web site will distribute videos from big-time producers in an effort to counter rival FacebookPhilips Charts a New Direction
CEO Gerard Kleisterlee is refocusing the company on three primary markets, with new product lines and executive changesCNN
Google offers $30 million moon prize
Read full story for latest details.Grub, chow, mystery meat -- combat food 2.0
Battlefield cuisine has left an indelible mark on the taste buds of American troops. "Meals Rejected by Everyone" is a popular nickname for MREs, which stands for Meals Ready to Eat, those brownish polymer pouches filled with precooked food and snacks.Massive mystery: Kilogram losing weight
Read full story for latest details.Robot maker builds artificial boy
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FCC Throws Lifeline to Analog Cable-TV Customers
Agency forces cable companies to supply signals to analog televisions until at least 2012.[see more details in fox news]
Google Gets Space at NASA Airport for $1.3 Million
The two co-founders are paying the NASA-managed airport so their Boeing 767 plane can take off, land and park. The deal allows NASA to use planes used by the two men to carry scientists and equipment.[see more details in fox news]
No Cancer Risk from Short-Term Mobile Phone Use, Study Says
A large U.K. study failed to link cell phones to specific health risks, but found that driving while talking, even on a hands-free phones, is hazardous.[see more details in fox news]
NTP Sues Cell-Phone Carriers for Patent Infringement
Shell company that successfully sued BlackBerry over wireless e-mail opens fire on Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint Nextel, ATT Wireless.[see more details in fox news]
Palm Shareholders OK Partial Sale to Elevation
Faltering PDA pioneer to sell 25 percent of itself to high-end private-equity firm Elevation Partners; board reshuffling ensues.[see more details in fox news]
Review: iPod Touch Is Best Media Player Ever Made
With an excellent interface and elegant design, the iPod Touch is simply the best portable media player ever made.[see more details in fox news]
Study: No Cancer Link to Mobile Phones
A large U.K. study failed to link cell phones to specific health risks, but found that driving while talking, even on a hands-free phones, is hazardous.[see more details in fox news]
news.com
Apple schedules London press event, iPhones expected
With plans to enter Europe by the end of the year, Apple could be ready to announce who gets to carry the iPhone.[see more details in news.com]
Does copyright create $2.2 trillion in value? No, but fair use does
A study by the CCIA says that we gain far more added value from not complying with copyright than we do by complying with it. Imagine that.[see more details in news.com]
News.com Extra: Is RIAA abusing the court system?
Plus: Teens turn to online poker for profit. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.[see more details in news.com]
Solar star Miasole swaps CEOs and seeks more funds
First delays, now management shakeup[see more details in news.com]
Survey: A third of IT projects exceed budget
Research finds that poor forecasting, increases in scope and conflicts between multiple projects result in overspending.[see more details in news.com]
New York Times
Alcatel-Lucent Trims Outlook; Shares Dive
The company revised its 2007 sales forecast lower for a third time this year because of price reductions and reduced orders.[see more details in New York Times]
E.D.S. Offers Exit Incentives to 12,000 Workers
Electronic Data Systems, the technology-outsourcing company, said Wednesday that it had offered extra retirement benefits to about 12,000 employees in the United States if they would retire early.[see more details in New York Times]
For Google?s Founders, a Coveted Landing Strip
Google?s executives have secured the use of a NASA-run airstrip that is just minutes from their offices.[see more details in New York Times]
Google Backs $25 Million ?Lunar X Prize?
The contest calls for entrants to land a rover on the moon that can travel at least 500 meters and send data.[see more details in New York Times]
Google Founders? Ultimate Perk: A NASA Runway
Google?s executives have secured the use of a NASA-run airstrip that is just minutes from their offices.[see more details in New York Times]
Palm?s Holders Approve an Overhaul
Shareholders of Palm Inc. voted Wednesday to approve the partial sale of the struggling company to a private equity firm and change the board?s makeup.[see more details in New York Times]
Qualcomm Can Resume Imports
A federal judge has halted the ban on mobile phones containing chips made by Qualcomm that was imposed after a court earlier determined that the chips violated a patent held by Broadcom.[see more details in New York Times]
S.E.C. Sues 4 Former Nortel Officers in Accounting Case
The S.E.C. said that four former finance officers at Nortel Networks helped the former C.E.O. manipulate reserves to enhance earnings.[see more details in New York Times]
Show Series to Originate on MySpace
Two seasoned Hollywood producers have made a deal with MySpace to produce an original Web series called ?Quarterlife.?[see more details in New York Times]
State of the Art: Making Over the iPod Family (Again)
The new iPod models shrink in dimension but grow in capacity and features.[see more details in New York Times]
Yahoo Will Sell Ads for British Site
Yahoo has forged an advertising partnership with Bebo, owner of the most popular social Web site in Britain.[see more details in New York Times]
yahoo
$30 million to settle Sprint fee case (AP)
AP - A federal judge has given preliminary approval for Sprint Nextel Corp. to pay $30 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it overcharged in passing along a federally mandated phone service subsidy.[see more details in yahoo]
Alcatel shares tumble on revenue outlook (AP)
AP - Alcatel-Lucent SA fell nearly 9 percent Thursday after the telecommunications equipment maker slashed its full-year revenue growth forecast and said it expects third-quarter operating profit to be "around break-even."[see more details in yahoo]
Apple calls on UK press as iPhone talk swirls (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc is calling a London news conference next Tuesday as speculation mounts that the consumer electronics guru will unveil long-awaited plans to bring its iconic iPhone cell phones to Europe.
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C&W leads strong telecoms performance (FT.com)
FT.com - Cable & Wireless spearheaded a strong performance from the telecommunications sector after a leading broker said the recovery at its UK business was "more than on track".[see more details in yahoo]
Cisco Launches VMware Data Center Provisioning (PC World)
PC World - Cisco has announced that it's integrating its VFrame Data Center with VMware Virtual Infrastructure. The networking company called it "a key solution for the Cisco vision of next generation data centres, called Data Center 3.0".[see more details in yahoo]
Court puts hold on Qualcomm import ban (AP)
AP - A federal judge Wednesday halted an import ban on mobile phones by Qualcomm Inc., a rare legal victory in a long-standing patent dispute with rival Broadcom Corp.[see more details in yahoo]
Data explosion shakes up IT (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - In just three years, the bytes of data generated by digital cameras, mobile phones, businesses IT systems, and devices will equal the number of grains of sand on the world's beaches.[see more details in yahoo]
FM Transmitter has Bluetooth, fits in cup holder (PC World)
PC World - Macally on Wednesday announced the release of the BTCUP, a new Bluetooth-equipped FM transmitter for the iPod designed to fit snugly in an automobile car holder. It costs US$119.95.[see more details in yahoo]
Free TV channel aims for Internet content (Reuters)
Reuters - All you need to launch your own television channel is a mobile phone with a camera, Finnish technology startup Floobs said on Thursday.
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Google sponsors $30 million moon contest (AP)
AP - Google Inc. is bankrolling a $30 million out-of-this-world prize to the first private company that can safely land a robotic rover on the moon and beam back a gigabyte of images and video to Earth, the Internet search leader said Thursday.[see more details in yahoo]
Google to finance spaceflight contest (AP)
AP - Google Inc. is bankrolling a $30 million spaceflight contest for private companies to safely land a robotic rover on the moon and beam back a gigabyte of images and video to Earth, the Internet search leader said Thursday.
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Microsoft: 'Secret' updates were for Windows Update (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft claims updates sent out to Windows XP and Vista machines without users knowing about them were for the Windows Update mechanism, though the company acknowledged it could have been more "transparent" before changing files on user computers.[see more details in yahoo]
Microsoft largely unscathed after US antitrust ordeal (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft emerged largely unscathed from a long antitrust ordeal in the United States, as it successfully overturned on appeal a judge's ruling that would have broken up the world's biggest software firm.
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Report: Yahoo Mistakenly Leaks New Service (PC World)
PC World - As if Yahoo Inc. didn't have enough trouble already in social networking, a company public relations representative tipped a New York Times reporter by mistake about a new, unannounced service called Yahoo Mash.[see more details in yahoo]
Sony Drops DVD for Blu-ray Disc (PC World)
PC World - Sony Corp. is increasing its bet on Blu-ray Disc and plans to ditch DVD and use the high-definition video disc format in all future digital video recorders in Japan, the company said Wednesday.[see more details in yahoo]
Sprint Nextel rolls out shopping service (AP)
AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled on Thursday a new service that allows mobile handset customers to buy and compare a wide range of products over their phone.[see more details in yahoo]
Sprint to enable comparison shopping (AP)
AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled on Thursday a new service that allows mobile handset customers to buy and compare a wide range of products over their phone.[see more details in yahoo]
Sprint to offer online shopping on cell phones (Reuters)
Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp customers can now use cell phones to shop for everything from shoes to televisions in a new service the No. 3 wireless company has launched to boost revenue.
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Yahoo to distribute music series through MTV: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc has agreed to distribute an online music performance series through a high-definition channel from Viacom Inc's MTV, the New York Post reported in its online edition on Thursday.
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