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Arr-ptui! TechCrunch head splits after spit

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 10:39pm CET

A lot of tech journalists will tell you that unpleasant reader interactions -- everything from incoherent hate mail to death threats -- are an occasional part of the job. But Michael Arrington, leader of TechCrunch, has always modeled himself as a remarkable specimen, and so he's taking an entire month off after getting spit on at a conference yesterday.
'Google for films' site helps Britons find media

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 10:16pm CET

A "Google for films" type of search engine site just rolled out this week lets you quickly peruse a database of 60,000 titles to find movies for downloading, in cinemas, to watch online, and on TV, standard DVD, and Blu-ray.
Stimulus package contains broadband open access provisions

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 9:59pm CET

A legislative measure to fund broadband deployment in rural and underserved areas is one of the attachments to the hotly debated economic stimulus package.
The Sony PSP perception problem: Is it losing its luster?

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 9:50pm CET

Sony's PSP was Time's "Gotta Have it" device for 2005, which was like being voted "Person of the Year." Now as the PSP enters its middle-age, it is the subject of less adulation, and more dismissive grumbling.
FCC's McDowell: Stay focused on February 17

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 9:22pm CET

In remarks this morning at a Media Institute Luncheon in Washington, FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell told attendees that he believes the government should concentrate on the existing DTV transition date of February 17: I think it is important for all of us to stay focused on February 17 regardless of what Congress does or does not do. Most broadcasters are prepared to shut off their analog signals on that date, and with good reason. Not only has the government been working with them for three years to realize this goal, but broadcasters have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in new DTV equipment in the past few years.
Move to fast-track DTV delay fails in the House

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 8:57pm CET

A move to suspend the rules of the House in order that the DTV Delay Act would be brought to the floor immediately, was defeated minutes ago.
Cox experiments with an 'anti-throttling' alternative

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 5:57pm CET

While throttling is still being treated by some Internet users as an implicit form of discrimination, the nation's ISPs must find both a technologically and politically correct method of managing their traffic congestion problems.
Audacity X gets 1.3.7 beta update

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 5:25pm CET

Download Audacity for Mac OS X from Fileforum now. Audacity X, the Mac version of the free open source audio editing and recording tool created by Google Dev Dominic Mazzoni, quietly received a beta upgrade this morning, fixing a handful of bugs and including some new features. The new features include Full Screen mode, a pitch shift/time scale slider effect, a WCAG2 accessibility testing function, improved latency correction and effect grouping.
AT&T earnings drop 23.6 percent, despite strong iPhone sales

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 5:23pm CET

While AT&T added 1.9 million Apple iPhone 3G subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2008, and the giant's overall revenues also rose, the company has reported an earnings dip of 23.6%.
House Republicans invoke bin Laden to expedite DTV transition

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 5:02pm CET

"Osama bin Laden isn't fictional, and he isn't waiting," stated Rep. Joe Barton (R - Texas), in a vehement defense of the February 17 hard date.
US cell phone camera law might not really click

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 4:53pm CET

Although its intent seems to be in the right place, a newly proposed US law imposing an audible alert on cell phone cameras raises thorny issues about actual implementation in the real world.
Sony 3mm thick OLED hits UK stores

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 4:50pm CET

The Sony Bravia XEL is tiny. The Organic LED screen measures only 11" across, and has a profile of only 3 millimeters, roughly the thickness of two stacked pennies. But this size carries with it a heavy pricetag, and in the US, units cost between $2,400 and $2,600 each. Today, the OLED screen is available in the UK at a price point twice that of North American retailers, £3,489 ($4,944).
Acer smartphones coming in February

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 3:31pm CET

An invitation to Acer's press conference at GSMA in Barcelona on February 16 confirms that the third largest PC manufacturer will be entering the smartphone market. Acer's Gianfranco Lanci talked about the company's plans for launching a Windows Mobile smartphone last year, after the company announced that it was acquiring Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer E-TEN.
ICANN group ponders fixes to fast-flux abuse

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 9:37am CET

"Fast flux" is a technique used by highly respectable service providers and content networks to handle serious traffic loads. It has also become a favored tool of scammers and spammers.
Wednesday is Data Privacy Day

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 4:11am CET

Unfurl the festive banners and prepare the parades: Wednesday is the second annual Data Privacy Day, celebrated by the U.S., Canada, and 27 European countries. Intel co-sponsors the project, which includes a variety of events held on and around the special day.
Gmail rolls out its offline options

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 2:15am CET

If you use Google's Gmail service for your correspondence, check underneath the Labs tabs in the upper right corner. You may be one of the lucky ones in the first wave of those with access to the service's new option for reading and composing mail offline.
AMD's bid for server redemption: 45 nm high-perf, low-power Opterons

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 12:35am CET

In the second phase of its effort to put the disappointment of Barcelona behind it, AMD yesterday launched its low-power and high-performance versions of its 45 nm server processors.
Yahoo reports Q4 loss, unleashes its new CEO

Publié: janvier 28, 2009, 12:18am CET

On its Q4 earnings call Tuesday, Yahoo reported a loss of $303 million, due in part to various restructuring underway. But if the impression given by freshly minted CEO Carol Bartz is correct, the company's wise to look forward, not back.