AP – The Hollywood writers strike, the iPhone and the “hyper-tabloidization” of television news are…
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Ultra-Thin Blu-ray Drive Released (TechWeb)
TechWeb – Panasonic will debut the drive, only 0.37 of an inch thick, next month…
China’s SMIC licenses 45nm process technology from IBM (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld – Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China’s largest chip maker, has signed a deal…
Samsung seeks US probe of rival Sharp (AP)
AP – Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it filed a complaint with American authorities over…
Warner Music Goes DRM-Free on Amazon.com
Warner Music Group, a major holdout on selling music online without copy protection, caved in…
Online Advertising vs. Personal Privacy
With more than $11 billion in acquisitions this year aimed at reshaping Internet advertising, Microsoft,…
Apple Seeks Antipiracy Software Patent (TechWeb)
TechWeb – It’s been a landmark year for open source, and in so many different…
Chipmaker Via Faces New Challenges
The sad fall of Taiwan’s Via Technologies picked up speed Dec. 19 when Bear Stearns…
AT&T and Cisco: A Bandwidth Bonanza
When AT&T went shopping for high-tech gear to soup up its communications network with advanced…