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News from headquarters .< 11:22:45 PM  >Denon Abandon DVD-Audio and SACD in ‘Budget’... Denon have announced that they are deliberately dropping DVD-Audio and SACD from their budget and entry-level players in a move that will send shivers down the spines of those trying to promote high-resolution formats.< [Via DVD-Audio and SACD News] ugh .< 11:18:53 PM >Radio stations now allowed to stream Well, okay, there was nothing preventing them from streaming before, but ASCAP (which represents most big American music publishers) has penned a deal that will allow radio stations to simultaneously play music over the Internet that they already play over airwaves. This has kept a lot off the Internet air to date and should open the doors for radio stations to stream their feeds over the Internet without additional costs or licensing issues. The agreement is good through 2009. [via Engadget] [Via I Love Radio .org] .< 11:17:01 PM >Minnesota Public Radio starts podcasting Here's the next in what will be a long line of public radio shows "airing" via podcasts. Minnesota Public Radio is now podcasting the daily tech show Future Tense with Jon Gordon. If you're new to podcasting, you can subscribe to this show's RSS feed and automatically get this show on your MP3 player whenever it's released. Web Site | Podcast RSS [Via I Love Radio .org] .< 10:51:24 AM >The New York Times > Jon Stewart 'Crossfire' Feud Ignites Net Frenzy Comedy Central On "The Daily Show," host Jon Stewart fanned Internet flames with his roast of CNN experts. The volume of downloads outpaced CNN's recent ratings numbers for the actual show, which has proved a hit for the network. "Crossfire" drew an average of 615,000 viewers per show during the month of September. But CNN said Friday's program attracted more than 867,000 viewers. .< 10:38:03 AM >Voters angry at chaos in early US polls Early voting beset by computer hang-ups, two-hour queues, frayed tempers, and resignation of election official. [Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest] Third world? Send in the election observers. .< 10:37:00 AM >Raids leave Darfur facing starvation, Red Cross says The violence in Darfur, which has destroyed the livelihood of a million people, has created "an unprecedented food crisis". [Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest] .< 10:35:44 AM >Family of Six Found Dead in Iraqi Home Hit by U.S. FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Rescuers dug the bodies of six members of one family -- a couple and their four children -- out of the rubble of an Iraqi house bombed by U.S. warplanes on Wednesday, witnesses said. [Via Reuters: World] Bush delivers freedom and democracy. .< 10:30:37 AM >Paralysed man sends e-mail by thought "An pill-sized brain chip has allowed a quadriplegic man to check e-mail and play computer games using his thoughts. The device can tap into a hundred neurons at a time, and is the most sophisticated such implant tested in humans... [Via Online] .< 10:28:40 AM >Digital Agenda: Homeland Security As the homeland security boom funnels billions of dollars to antiterror tech makers, problems arise with accountability and coordination. A News.com special series. [Via CNET News.com] .< 10:27:34 AM >Hacker Hits California University Computer A computer hacker accessed names and Social Security numbers of about 1.4 million Californians after breaking into a University of California, Berkeley, computer system. [Via New York Times: Technology] .< 9:31:43 AM >More Television Programs Surround sound continues to make inroads into television broadcasting as Dolby announces a new list of seventeen prime-time network and cable programs now processed in Dolby Pro-Logic II. Television is not only looking better, with HDTV, but they sound better... [Via About Home Theater] |
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