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Coming Soon From Sling Media: Watch Cable TV From Your iPhoneOpen in New Window
"Sling Media, the company behind the popular (and very cool) settop boxes that allow you to stream cable from your house to your computer, looks like it has outdone itself. At this week's Macworld read more »
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Down To Business: Is Satyam Really India's Enron?Open in New Window
Having interviewed both companies' chief executives months before their fall, I feel more qualified than most to evaluate that comparison. read more »
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R.I.P. Electronic Gaming Monthly, 1UP Sold to UGOOpen in New Window
The good news is, no one blew up the planet. The bad news is, Ziff Davis perennial Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) is gone and online property 1UP is now "functioning" less 30 to 40 of its best and b read more »
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FCC: Burn it down or reform it?Open in New Window
The FCC needs either an overhaul or a complete dismantling. At a conference in DC this week, academics and former FCC staff argue that the agency can be fixed. A new website offers their ideas and se read more »
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UGO Entertainment Buys 1UP Gaming Network; EGM Bites DustOpen in New Window
Hearst Corporation unit UGO Entertainment has agreed to acquire 1UP.com, a property attracting a gamer audience along with its associated sites including GameVideos.com, MyCheats.com and GameTab.com. read more »
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Apple, labels both win with DRM-free iTunes, tiered pricingOpen in New Window
Apple has apparently crafted a compromise with the major record labels, dropping DRM and introducing tiered pricing.Read More... read more »
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ffwd’s Web Channel Surfing API Goes Live, Is Coming To BoxeeOpen in New Window
Video recommendation engine ffwd has just released its completed API to developers, allowing them to incorporate some of the service's core functionality into their sites.Using the API, developers wi read more »
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Martin drops porn filtering from FCC free wireless broadband planOpen in New Window
Matthew Lasar writes "Kevin Martin, the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, called Ars Technica today to let us know that he has revised his proposal to roll out a free (and smut-free) w read more »
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