Wednesday, December 11, 2002

Slashdot: Linux-Powered PVR/Satellite Machine

Slashdot: Cable Companies Despise PVRs

EchoStar, Hughes scrap merger plans: DirecTV bags a 600 million dollar kill fee.

Fujitsu plays smart with Symbian: The device maker says it has developed the first cell phone for advanced telephone networks based on Symbian, an operating system that creates "smart phones."

DoCoMo unveils MPEG-4 phones; new QuickTime coming

Apple aims to get iPod "into the groove". The Mac maker is selling versions of the iPod on its Web site that have Madonna's lasered autograph engraved on the back of the device.

Movie Studios Target Online Pirated DVDs. The movie studios are playing Grinch to Internet pirates selling unauthorized DVDs as holiday gifts over online auction sites.

Charter to Cut Jobs; Fed Inquiry Widens. Charter Communications Inc., the third-largest U.S. cable television company, said on Tuesday it plans ``significant'' job cuts to lower costs amid a dwindling subscriber base and mounting debt.