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The International Herald Tribune
IHT.com Tech Alert


Paris, Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Al Gore's other cause: Current TV
Current TV has gotten a lot of attention, mainly because Al Gore is its chairman. But it remains unclear whether it is attracting an audience.

Fewer U.S. travelers booking online
But industry revenues are still strong, mostly because those consumers who do book travel online are doing more of it.

NBC Universal, late for party, joins gold rush in international television
NBC Universal is trying to make up for lost time, accelerating its international plans as growth in the U.S. television businesses flattens

FCC ruling would open up cable television competition
Hoping to reduce spiraling cable TV costs, the F.C.C. plans to strike down contracts giving cable companies exclusive rights to service individual apartment buildings.

Web videos on YouTube give dentists a new image
YouTube now has a growing list of informative videos, too, posted by experts on many subjects - including dentistry. The videos may turn out to be useful marketing tools.

European libraries face problems in digitalizing
The museums and libraries are now developing a new realism about striking a variety of alliances with private companies, including national deals with Google.

An environmental warning proposed for cars in Europe
Under the EU plan, 20 percent of the space or time of any auto ad would have to be set aside for information on a car's fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.

Apple tries to thwart iPhone resellers
Apple no longer accepts cash for iPhone purchases and now limits sales of the cellphone to two per person in a move to stop people from reselling them.

Sprint to allow 'unlocking' of phones
Wireless subscribers of Sprint Nextel may no longer have to buy a new phone if they jump to a new carrier.

Investment by Microsoft values Facebook at $15 billion
Microsoft has won a high-profile technology industry battle with Google and Yahoo to invest in the social networking upstart Facebook.



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