Archives: 2008 July

CNET's Ina Fried has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how Microsoft, NBC, and others are putting thousands of hours of live video from the Beijing games online.

In a sign that it may be finally turning its fortunes around, Motorola Inc. posted a small surprise profit for its second quarter and shipped more cell phones than in the first quarter.

The Schaumburg, Illinois-based cell phone company said Thursday that it earned $4 million, or less than 1 cent per share, in the three […]

Movie fans will soon have yet another way to get online content through their televisions. Netflix has signed a deal to offer video streaming through a new LG Blu-ray DVD player. The device marks Netflix’ third online-to-TV partnership and will be the industry’s first Blu-ray system to offer instant streaming. The set-top box — […]

Storage vendor Fabrik has introduced an external hard drive with a manufacturing process focused on reducing its impact on the environment. Fabrik claims its SimpleTech [re]drive is the world’s most eco-friendly hard drive. “We spent a lot of time making sure this is an authentic and genuine green product,” VP of Marketing Matt McRae told […]

Alfresco Software announced Thursday the availability of Alfresco Labs version 3, an open source alternative to Microsoft’s enterprise content management software SharePoint. Formerly called “Alfresco Community,” Alfresco Labs 3 offers users the first open source fully compatible SharePoint repository. With Alfresco Labs 3, companies can leverage existing investments in Linux, Java as well as .NET […]

The JupiterResearch brand will begin to serve Forrester's “Marketing and Strategy” clients, under a deal announced Thursday.

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Can you 'report freely' on Olympics with Net restrictions?–International Olympic Committee admits it acceded to Chinese government demands to some Internet censorship during the games. How much of a problem will it really be?

Surviving a week without micro-communicating–Can a tech-obsessed business guy enjoy vacation without incessant electronic communications? The […]

Building on a technology partnership announced at the International CES show earlier this year, LG Electronics and Netflix are poised to launch a new Blu-ray Disc player with the ability to stream feature films and popular TV episodes from Netflix’s catalog of more than 12,000 titles, beginning this autumn.

“It’s an important development and Netflix is […]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Chinese government confirmed Wednesday what free-speech advocates loathe to hear: Reporters covering the Olympic Games won’t be able to access Web sites that China deems politically sensitive.

Internet censorship is standard for China’s citizens, but China vowed seven years ago to allow journalists unfettered access during the Olympics. The […]

Intel Corp.’s low-cost laptop initiative is set to get a boost Wednesday from Portugal’s government, which is pledging to provide elementary school students with 500,000 computers based on the chipmaker’s Classmate PC design.

The announcement brings Intel’s rivalry with the One Laptop Per Child organization into the spotlight once again.

In May, the nonprofit OLPC group said […]