Daily News Alert | Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:00 AM PDT |
800,000 callers phone digital TV hot line
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:50 pm PDT
 AP - Nearly 800,000 calls were received by a federal hot line this week from people confused about the nationwide move on Friday to drop analog TV signals and broadcast only in digital. Full Story | Top |
Final DTV transition is relief for some businesses
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:25 pm PDT
AP - It's not just TV viewers who will be relieved when analog broadcast signals are shut down Friday, sparing them from incessant reminders about converter boxes. Some business are eagerly awaiting the end of a process that began in 1987, when the shift to digital broadcasts was proposed. Full Story | Top |
Campers see hassle, expense in digital TV switch
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:44 pm PDT
 AP - Ralph Deangelis planned his family's cross-country RV excursion around taking in great sights at Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon. But Deangelis also likes being able to see practical things like local TV weather reports while they're on the road. Full Story | Top |
Mobile phones, Facebook, YouTube cut in Iran
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:46 pm PDT
 AFP - The main mobile telephone network in Iran was cut in the capital Tehran Saturday evening while popular Internet websites Facebook and YouTube also appeared to be blocked, correspondents said. Full Story | Top |
U.S. company accuses China of stealing software
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:39 pm PDT
Reuters - A California software publisher will seek an injunction preventing U.S. companies from shipping computers with Chinese anti-pornography software it says was stolen, the company's president said on Saturday. Full Story | Top |
Facebook Will Offer 'Vanity URLs' To Users' Sites
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:25 pm PDT
NewsFactor - At 12:01 EST Friday, a new cyber landrush will get under way, as the social-networking giant Facebook introduces so-called "vanity URLs" to its popular service. On a first-come, first-served basis, Facebook subscribers will be able to choose customized descriptors for their profiles. Full Story | Top |
Rivals Level Guns at IE in Enterprise Browser War
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:00 pm PDT
PC World - While Microsoft's Internet Explorer faces healthy competition with other browsers among consumers, in the enterprise it has long remained the de facto standard. But that could soon change as rivals -- particularly Mozilla and Google -- add features to their browsers that make them better suited for use across corporate desktops. Full Story | Top |
IPhone 3.0, Win 7 in the EU, Flu Pandemic
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:10 pm PDT
PC World - Just as expected, Apple showed off its next iPhone at the company's Worldwide Developer Conference, but even though we knew that news was coming it still tops the list this week because, honestly, how could it not? Full Story | Top |
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