Monday, November 4, 2002

NBC to Buy Bravo in $1.25 Billion Deal: NBC said on Monday it will buy Cablevision Systems Corp.'s Bravo cable television network in a deal valued at $1.25 billion, giving NBC a cable outlet for its entertainment shows.

Spider-Man breaks DVD records. More money is spent on Spider-Man DVDs and videos during the first three days in US shops than during the same period at cinemas.

Handset foes take sides. Microsoft aims to bump Symbian out of the handheld driver's seat. It's a Microsoft planet!

What Looms for Satellite Big-Wig?. Charlie Ergen's dreams of owning the satellite TV market blew up in smoke when the FCC denied the EchoStar-DirecTV merger. Or did it?

Wi-Fi That Follows You Around. A new type of Wi-Fi system connects existing laptops and other computers by directing beams of coverage through hundreds of tiny antennas.

Antenna System Is Said to Expand Wireless Internet Use. A start-up company plans to announce antenna technology that it says can expand the limits of a popular wireless Internet format.

100 Channels, but Where Are the Subscribers?. If Sirius and XM can achieve their subscription goals, satellite radio would be among the most rapidly adopted technologies in the United States.

I've decided that the Palm Tungsten|W will be my next PDA. I've had a Palm Vx for about two years, and it has served me well. The hard part is waiting for it to be released very early next year.