Archive for March, 2008

Comcast’s Blurry High Definition Picture - New York Times

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Comcast’s Blurry High Definition PictureNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoBy Saul Hansell Not only has Comcast been slowing down Internet users exchanging files with the BitTorrent protocol, it has been quietly reducing the …

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IOC puts pressure on Beijing over Internet access (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Reuters - International Olympic Committee (IOC)
inspectors have told Beijing organizers that the Internet must
be open for the duration of the 2008 Olympics.

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Woody Allen sues American Apparel over ads (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Reuters - Woody Allen on Monday sued American
Apparel Inc, claiming the U.S. clothing company used his image
in advertising on billboards and the Internet without his
consent.

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Comcast will not offer 55-game expanded package of Marlins games (Naples Daily News)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

For the second straight year, Comcast has not entered into an agreement with Sun Sports and Fox Sports Net to offer the cable networks’ 55-game expanded package of Florida Marlins games. Fifty of the 55 are on Sun Sports — including Tuesday’s game against the Mets.

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Who Is Iraq's "Firebrand Cleric"? - Mother Jones

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Mother Jones

Who Is Iraq's "Firebrand Cleric"?Mother Jones, CA - 5 hours agoMJ: What are the roots of his credibility among the people? PC: Muqtada belongs to the most famous religious family in Iraq, which is the al-Sadr family. …

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Comcast Miffed At Martin BitTorrent Remarks (MultiChannel News)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Washington – A top Comcast executive is taking exception to points that Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin made in a statement responding to last week’s agreement in which Comcast and BitTorrent agreed to work on ways to alleviate network congestion fostered by massive file sharing applications.

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Stamps.com to Present at B. Riley & Co. 9th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference (Finanzen.net)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Stamps.com® (Nasdaq:STMP) will be presenting at the B. Riley & Co. 9th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference at the Palms Casino Hotel in Las Vegas on April 3, 2008. The Company will be presenting at 5:30 p.m. ET and a web cast will …

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Comcast Miffed At Martin BitTorrent Remarks - Broadcast Newsroom

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Comcast Miffed At Martin BitTorrent RemarksBroadcast Newsroom, CA - 6 hours ago(Multichannel News) _ Washington " A top Comcast executive is taking exception to points that Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin made …

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Stamps.com to Present at B. Riley & Co. 9th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference (wallstreet:online AG)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Stamps.com(R) (Nasdaq:STMP) will be presenting at the B. Riley & Co. 9th Annual Las Vegas Investor

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Sacramento Bee names new publisher (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AP - The Sacramento Bee on Monday named a new publisher to guide the newspaper as it struggles with declining revenue and tries to extend its reach on the Internet.

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RTcom USA Announces New Ground-Breaking Digital Matrix Routers (PRWeb)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

New DVI and HDMI Matrix Routers allow delivery of six to eight video sources to the same number of displays. (PRWeb Mar 31, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb813234.htm

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Comcast to stop hampering of file-sharing (ABC 7 Chicago)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Comcast Corp., an Internet service provider under investigation for hampering online file-sharing by its subscribers, announced Thursday an about-face in its stance and said it will treat all types of Internet traffic equally.

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Motorola shows up Microsoft in white space tests - TelephonyOnline

Monday, March 31st, 2008

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Motorola shows up Microsoft in white space testsTelephonyOnline - 8 hours agoMicrosoft is part of the White Spaces Coalition along with Google, Dell, HP, Intel, Philips, Earthlink, and Samsung. The group is pushing to use the …Microsoft's White Spaces Contraption Breaks Again eFluxMediaall 2 news articles

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Family pursues MySpace sex assault suit (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AP - The family of a teenage girl who says she was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old man she met on MySpace.com asked a federal appeals court Monday to revive their lawsuit against the social networking Web site.

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Google starts letting users edit documents offline (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Reuters - Google Inc said on Monday it is
taking the next step to make its Web-based software useful in
the real world of spotty Internet access by allowing users to
edit word processing documents offline.

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