Future of First Responder Spectrum In Doubt
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday formally accepted the applications of major telecom and Internet players for the upcoming 700 MHz auction, but an announcement from Frontline Wireless Saturday that it will shuts its doors puts the future of first responder spectrum in jeopardy.
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SoftBank Eyes Free Mobile-Web Phone Calls
Softbank Corp, in a tight race for customers in Japan's saturated mobile phone market, may offer free calls between users of mobile phones and Web-based phones, sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
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MySpace, Attorneys General Target Online Predators
MySpace is ramping up its online safety efforts with the Monday release of a joint statement between the social networking site and the nation's attorneys general that will focus on age verification and the protection of minors already on MySpace.
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Netflix Launches Preemptive Strike Against Apple
In what can be seen as less a move of solidarity and more a preemptive strike against the prediction that Steve Jobs and company will announce an iTunes movie subscription model at this year's MacWorld, Netflix, the world's largest online movie rental service, announced a new subscription plan that is likely to shake the world of movie rentals once again.
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EU Launches New Probes Against Microsoft
The European Commission, fresh from a major court victory over Microsoft, launched new antitrust investigations into the software giant on Monday, on suspicion it abused its market dominance.
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E-Gambling Firms Slam German Ban
Europe's online gaming industry filed a complaint with the European Commission on Tuesday, saying Germany's ban on online gambling breaks EU law on the free movement of services.
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Toshiba Cuts HD Player Prices in Blu-Ray Fight
Consumer electronics make Toshiba Corp. said on Monday it is slashing prices of its HD DVD format players by between 40 to 50 percent as major Hollywood studios move to embrace Sony Corp's Blu-ray format high definition DVDs.
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BlackBerry Poised to Hit China
TCL Corp 000100.SZ began sending BlackBerry handsets to partner China Mobile in 2007's fourth quarter, suggesting the launch of the popular email device in China is just around the corner.
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Norwegian Air to Offer In-Flight Phone Service
Budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA said on Tuesday it will offer mobile phone and wireless Internet services on flights later this year. Read this story
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YouTube Mexico Attracts Local Media Firms
Heavy traffic from Mexican users to YouTube's main English site and Spain's country site motivated the company to launch a Mexican home page October 11. Read this story
An Open-Source OS for Your Dashboard (Sort Of)
How cool can this be: Open source software comes to the dashboard. Imagine writing a music player, your own music player, to totally personalize your ride. Read this story
Yamaha Develops Web-Connected
PianoYamaha has developed an Internet-connected piano that, with its DisklavierRadio service, streams Internet radio stations suited specifically for the piano. Read this story
Britain's Fastest Supercomputer Unveiled
A supercomputer that could help answer some of science's biggest questions will be unveiled on Monday. Read this story
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