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New Dish HD Satellite Launches
NEW YORK, July 16 (Reuters) - DISH Network Corp's plans to roll out more high definition video channels received a boost in the early hours of Wednesday after the successful launch of its EchoStar XI broadcast satellite. DISH, the second-largest U.S. satellite TV operator, needs to roll out more HD channels to be able to compete ...
Samsung Unveils Four New Compact Cameras
Four point-and-shoot models from Samsung feature advanced abilities, such as high-definition output to HDTVs, HD video capture, and even music and video playback via the iPod. Samsung on Wednesday unleashed four slick, compact cameras. Not to be outdone by the likes of Sony, these fresh point-and-shoots boast plenty of interesting features that are sure to make ...
NEC Commits to Price War in Blu-Ray Market
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's NEC Electronics Corp said on Tuesday it expects to double sales of its Blu-ray products in the next two years by matching steep price falls hitting its clients, manufacturers of DVD players. NEC Electronics, which competes with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Broadcom Corp and Sigma Designs Inc, aims to take over half ...
Viacom Decides It Doesn't Need Youtube Histories
Viacom has backed off a request to gain access to all YouTube user histories after public outcry over privacy concerns, according to a YouTube blog post. “We are pleased to report that Viacom, MTV and other litigants have backed off their original demand for all users' viewing histories and we will not be providing that information," ...
Microsoft-Google-Yahoo Squabble Plays out in Senate
Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo clashed Tuesday during a contentious Senate hearing that saw Yahoo and Google vigorously defend their ad partnership as healthy competition, while Yahoo slammed Microsoft's continued efforts to acquire Yahoo. “This is a commercial arrangement between two companies who will remain autonomous and compete aggressively in search and display advertising, mobile, news, e-mail, ...
Redoctane Execs on a Roll with 'Guitar Hero'
DENVER - There were a lot of questions surrounding the “Guitar Hero" videogame when it first came out. Would gamers agree to pony up extra money for the special guitar-shaped controller needed to play it? Would the music industry agree to license master tracks? Would the addition of downloadable content be successful? The answer to all ...
Trina to Supply Cells for Solar-Powered Plane
LOS ANGELES - For travelers weary of watching air fares tick upward due to soaring fuel prices, here's an encouraging piece of newsa plane that can fly around the world on solar power. On Monday, solar cell maker Trina Solar Ltd said it would supply nearly 300 photovoltaic cells to France's LISA Airplanes for its Hy-Bird ...
GM, Toyota Fight Sirius-XM HD Radio Requirement
Suggestions that XM and Sirius should incorporate HD radio into all their satellite receivers are not sitting too well with two major car manufacturers. “While HD radio is successfully penetrating the marketplace, it is nevertheless still an evolving technology," executives from General Motors and Toyota wrote in a Thursday letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). ...
Music Web Site Last.FM Launches Royalty Program
Music Web site Last.fm this week launched a royalty program that will pay artists a percentage of the company's advertising revenue for streaming their music on the site. “This is a big day for independent artists as it marks the first time that musicians not affiliated with a label or royalty collection agency can collect revenue ...
Making Your Nation Scarier with Photoshop... Almost
A few days ago, in one of those chest thumping moves cash flush despots sometimes do, Iran tested a few missiles, then released photos as documentary proof. The New York Times reports the Iranian photo -- an impressive shot with four missiles climbing skyward, plumes of smoke trailing behind -- was distributed by Agence France-Presse and ...
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