After a lecture, students can play it again on their laptops
These days, students who miss an important point the first time have a second chance. After class, they can pipe the lecture to their laptops or MP3 players and hear it again while looking at the slides that illustrate the talk.

No slowdown seen in ad spending on the Internet
For Internet companies, or nearly any media owner in a developing country, the outlook for advertising spending for 2008 looks rosy, with several leading forecasters predicting a strong acceleration.

James Murdoch: Ready for the throne?
Anyone expecting a carbon copy of Rupert Murdoch may be disappointed. But James Murdoch has shown enough of his father's media mettle to persuade analysts that he is up for a bigger job.
- Murdoch said to have plan for shake-up at Dow Jones

With nonconformist methods, Consumer Reports magazine thrives
The New York-based publication has no advertisements, charges for online access and criticizes the biggest businesses in the United States.

Syria blocks Facebook access, citing Israeli 'infiltration'
Human rights groups have regularly criticized Syrian authorities for blocking opposition sites and Internet sites critical of President Bashar Assad's government.

Web access and e-mail for some U.S. airlines
Starting next week and over the next few months, several United States airlines will test Internet service on their p***s.

Coke promotes itself in a new virtual world
Coca-Cola has set up shop in a virtual world called there.com, creating an island shaped like a Coke bottle where fans can hang out and soar around.

Late-night hosts calculate losses from writers' strike
At least four of the eight late-night hosts who are off the air have stepped in to pay the salaries of their non-writing staff members, who otherwise would be laid off while the Hollywood strike lasts.

Growth of global technology spending is expected to slow in 2008
International Data Corp. forecasts the worldwide information-technology market growing 5.5 percent to 6 percent in 2008, a decline from 6.9 percent in 2007 because of a downturn in the U.S. economy.

Facebook changes ad program that tracks users' actions
Following weeks of criticism from Facebook members, Mark Zuckerberg apologized about the way the site introduced the controversial advertising feature, and the site now gives users a way around it.

How much photo quality for $300?
For the holidays, a summary of digital cameras, all priced below $300.