Why Powered USB Is Going to Fail
March 31, 2007
An anonymous reader writes “Patrick McFarland, famous Free Software Magazine author, has written a two part article about why Powered USB is not taking off at home. (part 2 is also available) He includes a lengthy history on why USB took off in the first place, and then continues on to explain what we gain by allowing Powered USB to power all our devices.”
WTO rebuffs U.S. on Internet betting ban
March 31, 2007
AP - The U.S. has failed to change its ban on Internet betting to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling that said the legislation unfairly targets offshore casinos, the global trade body said Friday.
Subcommittee criticizes Google maps
March 31, 2007
AP - Google’s replacement of post-Hurricane Katrina satellite imagery on its map portal with images of the region before the storm does a “great injustice” to the storm’s victims, a congressional subcommittee said.
Web news readers have greater attention span: study
March 31, 2007
Reuters - People who use the
Internet to read the news have a greater attention span than
print readers, according to a U.S. study that refutes the idea
that Web surfers jump around and don't read much.
Apple invades the living room
March 31, 2007
Reuters - The long-awaited Apple TV home
entertainment adapter has finally shipped, and for the first
time reviewers and consumers can see for themselves whether
Apple's iPod magic can extend into the living room.
GPL: Third Time's The Charm?
March 30, 2007
TechWeb - The third iteration of the third version of the General Public License backs off — a little bit — on some of its more controversial aspects.
The Search For Microsoft Researcher Jim Gray
March 30, 2007
TechWeb - Colleagues rallied to look for the renowned computer scientist, but to no avail
SonyBMG deletes demo CDs, logs onto blogs
March 30, 2007
Reuters - Thinking of sending your band's demo CD
to a music label in the hope of landing a deal? Don't try
SonyBMG, who want to sample your music online instead.
The Pleasures of Hacking the Apple TV
March 30, 2007
PC World - Hackers, both Apple and PC users, rush to turn the new multimedia box into a full-fledged computer.
Three Strikes for the Triple-X Domain Proposal
March 30, 2007
NewsFactor - By a 9-5 vote, the governing board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers rejected a proposal by ICM Registry to create a top-level domain (TLD) with the extension .xxx. The vote, which occurred on Friday in Lisbon, Portugal, on the final day of ICANN's 28th International Public Meeting, brings the curtain down on a seven-year campaign by ICM to establish the controversial domain.
