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US lawmaker urges more conditions on XM-Sirius deal
A key U.S. lawmaker called for regulators to impose tougher conditions on
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc's acquisition of XM
Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
Ex-Samsung chief given 3-year suspended jail term
Former Samsung Group chief Lee
Kun-hee, one of South Korea's most powerful businessmen, was
handed a 3-year suspended jail sentence for tax
evasion, but was cleared of other charges.
Nintendo plans 60-instrument "Wii Music"
Nintendo Co Ltd
said it plans to launch a music game for its hit Wii
game console this year, taking it into the fast-growing
software segment pioneered by "Guitar Hero."
6 reasons why Steve Jobs' health is not a 'private matter'
Apple Inc. refuses to comment on speculations regarding the health of CEO Steve Jobs but the Apple boss' huge impact on the company in recent years and his star status within the high-tech community makes news about his physical condition of paramount importance to shareholders, investment managers and suppliers to the computer and consumer electronics manufacturer.
Entropic expands with Echostar deal
Entropic Communications, Inc. is collaborating with EchoStar Technologies LLC on the development of chips for satellite TV services, continuing its plan to diversify beyond its core business in silicon for Multimedia over Coax home networking.
Lawyers in YouTube lawsuit reach privacy deal
Defendants and
plaintiffs in two related copyright infringement lawsuits
against YouTube have reached a deal to protect the privacy of
millions of YouTube watchers during evidence discovery, a
spokesman for Google Inc said.
Netflix to be carried on Microsoft's Xbox console
A long-rumored tie-up
between online movie rental company Netflix Inc and
Microsoft Corp to let Netflix subscribers watch
streamed movies and TV shows on Xbox 360 game consoles will
become a reality this fall, the companies said.
DVR and STB designers rejoice: Gemstar is kinder and gentler (again!)
Macrovision recently purchased Gemstar-TV Guide, and they say designers and STB software developers will now be free to create their own EPGs, with the controversial patents available for licensing to anyone at reasonable prices.
Apple sells 1 million new iPhones
Apple Inc said it has sold 1 million new iPhones in its initial
weekend, on par with estimates set by analysts, sending its
stock rising more than 2 percent.
Hollywood gears up 3D TV effort
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers is forming a task force that will set the stage for an effort to define a stereo 3D mastering standard for content viewed in the home, a first step toward Hollywood bringing 3D movies to the TV and PC screen
Tool targets faulty, 'one-size-fits-all' computer interfaces
User interfaces should adapt to individual skills and style, rather than forcing users to adapt to the layout of buttons and menus in computer application software, researchers told the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.
Handset market growth slows as economy contracts
The global economic slowdown
has started to crimp demand for new cellphones, leading top
handset research house Gartner to lower its market growth
forecast, and top phone-charger maker Salcomp to warn on
profits.
Commentary: Lessons of an earlier Olympics--Let the change begin
"The 1964 Summer Olympics was a powerful turning point for me and for my homeland of Japan," writes EE Times editor in chief Junko Yoshida. "As I reflect on the experience, I can't help wondering what effect Beijing '08 will have on China."
Debugging multiprocessor code
Although code has been run on multiprocessor systems for some time, debugging multiprocessing code has today become an urgent problem for programmers of multiprocessor and multicore systems.
Fun With ASICs
When will an ASIC project cost a billion bucks? You might be surprised.
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