December 2008
Microsoft patents a pay-per-use computer model. Users would receive free PC and be charged ongoing fees based on its use. http://bit.ly/sapG
NY Times talks of a Cisco move into digital entertainment with a networked based digital stereo system at CES. http://bit.ly/rDtN
DisplaySearch Research: Netbook market see’s massive growth with sales volumes spiking 160% vs. the previous quarter. http://bit.ly/HiIj
BBC: Repairs underway for two undersea cables in the Mediterranean that were cut on Friday and disrupted the internet. http://bit.ly/4dJq
Abit, once a leading-edge maker of computer motherboards will cease to exist starting the first of January, 2009. http://bit.ly/is52
NAB: NBC’s digital division making pilot of an online late-night talk show. One of nine Web only shows planned for 2009. http://bit.ly/VvtS
OCZ Technology Group introduces external Throttle eSATA Thumb drive ranging in size from 8GB to 32GB. http://bit.ly/4LhA
American FCC cancels December 18th meeting to concentrate on educating consumers on February’s DTV transition. http://bit.ly/4bucoC
Microsoft warns of a “huge increase” in attacks exploiting a critical unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer. http://bit.ly/sFds
NAB: NBC has signed Jay Leno to a contract that will keep him at the network and move him to prime time. http://bit.ly/OnXv
American media giant Tribune Company enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it fights sharply dropping advertising revenue. http://bit.ly/Z72w
NAB: NBC is trying to hold the line on Super Bowl ad sales at $3 million for a 30-second commercial. http://bit.ly/XvKX
engadget: Gennum develops in-wire technology for 100-foot DisplayPort cables. http://bit.ly/10wiT
Google to CRTC: Ensuring new media content in Canada remains unregulated is essential to keeping the Internet “awesome.” http://bit.ly/17QYx
Android 1.0 gets ported to the Nokia N810. http://bit.ly/RMo0
Committee to Protect Journalists Report - More online journalists are jailed than journalists from any other medium. http://bit.ly/yk4N
CBC plans to overhaul its television news, moving The National to seven days a week and revamping CBC Newsworld. http://bit.ly/TIGF
McAfee - Koobface, a worm that surfaced on Facebook in July, is spreading again and remains very active. http://bit.ly/ITuL
Slash Gear: YouTube has switched on High Definition viewing for content that was uploaded in high-resolution. http://bit.ly/gj9E
ars technica: Adobe, accessory maker Belkin, storage vendor Seagate, and Creative Labs bow out of Macworld 09. http://bit.ly/jmaw
ZDNet: Wallmart said to be about to launch $99 3G iPhone in United States. http://bit.ly/oAvX
Adobe Systems announces that it will eliminate 600 full-time positions and skip upcoming Macworld Expo trade show. http://bit.ly/nvJg
Needham & Co: iPhone ahead of RIM in global market share, with shares of 16.6 and 14.5 percent, respectively. http://bit.ly/uZky
8, 16, and 32-core microprocessors have memory limits and management schemes that are poorly suited to supercomputers. http://bit.ly/qo7j
Microsoft: Educators urged to adapt to students’ tech lifestyles. http://bit.ly/Kdj6
Fitch Ratings: Several cities could have no daily newspaper as soon as 2010 given current debt scenarios. http://bit.ly/x07t
Knowledge Networks: Nearly 60% of mobile-phone user carry their cell phone with them “at all times”. http://bit.ly/wQNX
JVC unveils new LED billboard that is the first true 720p high definition display in New York’s Times Square. http://bit.ly/6h0o
ACER plans on releasing a 10.2” netbook which will go head-to-head with Asus and Apple. http://bit.ly/tYZg
NAB: New ATSC Mobile DTV Candidate will provide new services to handheld devices by employing DTV transmitters. http://bit.ly/13KQv
Computer World: Windows market share dives below 90% for first time as Mac OS X gains ground. http://bit.ly/lL3d
TG Daily: Firefox sails past 20% market share as Microsoft’s Internet Explorer drops below 70%. http://bit.ly/10ETo
CNet: Apple recommends that Mac users install antivirus software. Mac users are vulnerable to Web application exploits. http://bit.ly/B5To
London Times: Microsoft is in talks to acquire Yahoo’s online search business for $20 billion. http://bit.ly/agRT
ZDNet: 18% of HDTV owners think they’re watching HD programs when they are watching standard-definition broadcasts. http://bit.ly/A0QR
NAB - Cincinnati TV station changes its call letters to WKRP, after the fictional 1970s TV series “WKRP in Cincinnati.” http://bit.ly/11Hmy
MAKE: Open source hardware growing. This year there are over 60 such projects and kits such as Arduino. http://bit.ly/Xb30