![]() NEWS.com.au | YouTube Brand May Be an Advantage in Viacom Copyright Case eWeek Viacom, which sued video-sharing site YouTube and Google for copyright infringement, in its motion for summary judgment contended Google acquired YouTube in 2006 because it was a "haven of infringement" and planned to profit from it. ... Reasons to care about Viacom v. Google (FAQ) YouTube and Viacom Go to Battle The juicy details behind the Viacom-YouTube lawsuit |
![]() The Guardian | How to Get Kicked Out of the App Store PC World An iPhone game developer has learned that hard way that one of the following will get your app banned: Publicly slamming the iPhone App Store, or gradually increasing prices until someone pays hundreds of dollars for a simple time waster. ... Calendar app and sailboat-racing game: iPhone apps of the week Apple to iPad devs: on your mark, get set, submit! Why Apple and Google Need Each Other |
![]() Globe and Mail | Switzerland: New Record Set for Speedy Protons New York Times Scientists at CERN, the European nuclear research agency, announced Friday morning that they had accelerated beams of protons at the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, to energies of 3.5 ... Large Hadron Collider Breaks Energy Record—By 300% LHC takes a step closer to full power Large Hadron Collider smashes another speed record |
![]() Product Reviews (blog) | Windows XP Mode Needs No Virtualization Hardware eWeek Microsoft's Windows XP Mode, designed to provide SMBs that upgraded to Windows 7 with last-ditch compatibility for proprietary applications that need Windows XP, no longer requires hardware virtualization technology to run. Originally announced as part ... Windows 7 XP Mode Loses Hardware Requirement PC Specs Eased For Win7 XP Mode Windows 7 XP Mode no longer requires hardware virtualization |
![]() The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | FCC kicks off cable-broadcaster review Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Federal Communications Commission launched a review into how broadcasters and cable companies negotiate retransmission deals following a recent spat between Walt Disney Co's ABC Network and Cablevision Systems Corp. ... FCC Tests Spectrum Dashboard FCC Asks If Broadcasters May Pull Station Signals FCC Seeks Comment on Rules for TV-Cable Talks |
![]() Los Angeles Times | Science panel says Delta pumping restrictions are justified in California Sacramento Bee A high-level science panel Friday concluded that federal rules that limit water diversions from the Delta to protect endangered fish are "scientifically justified," dealing a blow to south state water interests that had ... Scientists' report only intensifies delta debate Study backs efforts to save delta fish Farmers Delta Politics Backfires |
![]() VentureBeat | Ex-MySQL chief Marten Mickos lands new CEO job BusinessWeek Marten Mickos, the longtime CEO of MySQL who eventually sold the open-source database company to Sun Microsystems for US$1 billion, has taken a new job as CEO of Eucalyptus Systems, the company said Friday. ... Can Mickens make Eucalyptus a fortune? Ex-MySQL chief Marten Mickos lands new CEO job Eucalyptus Snags MySQL CEO |
![]() PC World | Nintendo's Miyamoto wants Wii in schools TG Daily Shigeru Miyamoto, the man responsible for creating Mario, says his next big project is getting people to use the Nintendo Wii as an educational tool. It's the latest push from the company to go beyond the typical video game realm. ... Shigeru Miyamoto "devoting" himself to getting the Nintendo DS in schools Nintendo Aims to Get Consoles in Schools Miyamoto Lets Slip: Pikmin 3 "Well Under Way" |
![]() San Francisco Chronicle (blog) | Do You Unplug for Sabbath? San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Rabbi Marvin Goodman, Executive Director of the Board of Rabbis of Northern California, was unaware that at sundown on Friday, he had entered a National Day of Unplugging. However, it's one he enters every week. The Sabbath, he said, ... Group urges unplugging to take back Sabbath Reboot Gives a New Twist to Sabbath So Long! The New Take on the Old Sabbath Ritual of Unplugging |
![]() Brisbane Times | GameStop: PS3, Wii shortages to continue CNET If you're in the market for a PlayStation 3 or Nintendo Wii, you've probably noticed that they're hard to come by. Most online retailers are sold out and if you call around, it's likely that most brick-and-mortar shops are sold out, ... Sony Mocks Wii, Xbox 360 in PlayStation Move Ad PlayStation Move ad rips Wii, Xbox 360's Natal Wii, Natal-mocking PS3 ad says PlayStation Move due by November |