XM-Sirius Merger Nears Approval
The merger of the two U.S. satellite radio companies was poised for approval as a pivotal member of the Federal Communications Commission neared agreement to cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of the deal, a source familiar with the merger review said on Wednesday.
Palin Wins 'Spam Debate,' As Does Obama
In a September study of spam by Secure Computing, Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Barack Obama top their rivals in the number of spam email messages making reference to them.
3GSM Spotlights Mobile Video, Services
They used to brag about how fast their networks are, but this year's visitors to the world's top wireless trade fest, 3GSM, will have more serious matters to discuss, such as how Madonna music clips can save their skin.
'Grand Theft Auto IV' Tops Worldwide Sales
The report, which gathers data from NPD (U.S.), GfK Chart-Track Limited (U.K.), and Enterbrain (Japan), reveals the sales data for the top five games internationally.
DISH Hacker Says He Was Hired by News Corp.
A computer hacker testified on Wednesday that a News Corp unit hired him to develop pirating software, but denied using it to penetrate the security system of a rival satellite television service.
SingTel Singapore Pay TV To Rival StarHub
Singapore Telecommunications on Friday launched the first pay TV service in the island-nation that will compete with the highly lucrative monopoly of its rival StarHub.
SSD Industry Needs Standards
Solid-state disk drives won't achieve their estimated peak of $60 billion or so until the industry agrees upon some industry standards, executives said at the Flash Memory Summit here.
Keep It Clean
Five parental-control apps that monitor and safeguard Web surfing and instant messaging.
AMD Outlines Restructuring Plan After Loss
Advanced Micro Devices reported dramatic losses in first quarter revenues, which executives called unacceptable. AMD also delivered a rough draft of a restructuring plan that will return the company to its former status, executives said.
Use SendToX in Windows XP
I just read the tip "Putting the List of a Folder's Contents into Word"and thought I'd let you know of a much easier way to copy the list of filenames using the Windows 95 PowerToy SendToX.
