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October, 2009
News articles by Rich Fiscus This page lists all news articles written by Rich Fiscus during October, 2009. News articles are sorted so that the latest article appears at the very top of the page and the oldest article appears at the bottom of the page.
	Symbian's Executive Director calls Google evil In an interview with GigaOM's Om Malik, Lee Williams of the Symbian Foundation accused Google of using Android to collect user data for questionable purposes. Symbian is the mobile phone ... 27 Oct 2009 4:55 AM \| 9 comments

	Microsoft drops sponsorship of "Family Guy" special Microsoft has walked away from sponsorship of the upcoming "Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show". After seeing the show's live taping Microsoft executives decided they ... 27 Oct 2009 3:25 AM \| 11 comments

	Will Apple introduce a tablet before Christmas? Comments by a New York Times executive are helping stir up a new round of rumors about Apple introducing a tablet computer. Rumors of an Apple tablet have circulated regularly since the introduction ... 27 Oct 2009 1:53 AM \| 2 comments

	PS3 to get Netflix streaming through BD-Live Last week Reed Hastings announced that Netflix had a new consumer electronics partner who would be providing a client for their Watch Instantly streaming video service. Today they made a joint ... 26 Oct 2009 4:29 AM \| 18 comments

	MEPs back down on due process for disconnecting file sharers A provision which would require a judicial order before the government could have someone's internet account shut off has been removed from the Telecoms Package being negotiated between European ... 25 Oct 2009 3:35 AM \| 1 comment

	Hulu co-owner wants viewers to pay for content On Wednesday News Corp Deputy Chairman, Chase Carey, told an audience of broadcast and cable executives he hopes Hulu will move to a subscription model. He said "I think what we nee to do ... 23 Oct 2009 1:00 PM \| 24 comments

	Netflix Watch Instantly is going international in 2010 Netflix will be expanding their Watch Instantly streaming video service beyond US borders for the first time next year. During the company's Q3 conference call, CEO Reed Hastings said "with ... 23 Oct 2009 2:35 AM \| 8 comments

	Security vulnerabiity found in Time Warner cable modems Problems with the configuration of a modem provided by Time Warner Cable to more than 60,000 broadband internet customers make it easy for a hacker to gain control of the unit remotely. The ... 22 Oct 2009 5:32 AM \| 4 comments

	MPAA revamping antipiracy strategy The MPAA appears to be gearing up for a change in the way they fight file sharing. Two leaders of the movie industry trade group's antipiracy division have reportedly been let go. Antipiracy ... 22 Oct 2009 3:45 AM \| 8 comments

	Streaming is replacing P2P according to new study According to a report from network management vendor Arbor Networks, P2P is largely being replaced by streaming video. The report, prepared in cooperation with the University of Michigan, will ... 21 Oct 2009 2:45 PM \| 8 comments

	New iMacs get Multi-Touch mouse and LED backlighting On Tuesday Apple unveiled their latest iMac,featuring up to 2TB of hard drive space, screens from 21.5 to 27 inches, and a unique mouse which incorporates the Multi-touch technology used in ... 21 Oct 2009 12:34 PM \| 4 comments

	Lawmakers join ISPs in criticism of UK 3 Strikes proposal The All Party Communications Group (apComms), an independent group of Members of Parliament and Lords in the UK, has released a report blaming record labels for their own losses from illegal file sharing. ... 20 Oct 2009 10:54 AM \| 4 comments

	Senate Judiciary Committee approves radio royalty bill A bill which would require terrestrial radio broadcasters to pay additional royalties to performers for the music they play. Currently US broadcasters are only required to pay the songwriter. ... 20 Oct 2009 2:41 AM \| 6 comments

	Judge throws out ASCAP's ringtone money grab On Wednesday a Federal judge granted Verizon's request for summary judgement, shooting down all of ASCAP's claims that mobile phone providers should pay public performance royalties for ringtones they sell. ... 15 Oct 2009 7:30 PM \| 7 comments

	New Wi-Fi Alliance standard aims to compete with Bluetooth The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced that work on a new way for connecting wireless devices directly to each other is nearing completion. Devices could start being certified for Wi-Fi Direct, as ... 15 Oct 2009 2:06 PM \| 2 comments

	CinemaNow comes to Funai HDTVs and Blu-ray players Funai and Sonic Solutions have announced a deal which will bring online video to more consumer electronics devices. A client for Sonic's CinemaNow service will be built into an as of yet unspecified ... 15 Oct 2009 11:48 AM

	Review: Apple's new iFrame home video standard With the simultaneous release on Tuesday of Apple's iMovie 8.0.5 update and two new Sanyo HD camcorders came the introduction of a new video standard called iFrame. According to both companies ... 15 Oct 2009 4:02 AM \| 4 comments

	AT&T exec continues attacking Google in FCC iPhone probe AT&T Senior Vice President Robert Quinn Jr. has sent a second letter to the FCC accusing Google of violating that agency's telephone provider and net neutrality rules. It follows a letter he ... 15 Oct 2009 1:36 AM \| 3 comments

	New iPhone bootrom blocks jailbreaking Apple appears to have finally patched a bootrom vulnerability in the iPhone 3GS which has been used for jailbreaking via the 24Kpwn exploit. Apple replaced the bootrom in units shipped recently ... 14 Oct 2009 11:14 AM \| 10 comments

	TiVo owners get Blockbuster On Demand support As of today owners of TiVo Series 2, TiVo Series 3, TiVo HD, and TiVo HD XL DVRs connected to the internet can rent Blockbuster On Demand movies. Blockbuster will also begin selling TiVo DVRs ... 13 Oct 2009 9:47 AM

	Judge shoots down RIAA request to sanction New York lawyer A Federal judge reviewing the RIAA complaint against New York defense attorney Ray Beckerman is recommending the request for sanctions be denied. RIAA lawyers accused Beckerman of "vexatious ... 13 Oct 2009 4:40 AM \| 1 comment

	70s Acts prepare for showdown over recordings Record labels appear ready to defend their ownership of recordings dating back to the 1970s against termination claims from artists. The claims could transfer ownership of a recording to the ... 13 Oct 2009 3:23 AM \| 4 comments

	Radio stations could face fight over songwriter payments A potential royalty battle is brewing between terrestrial radio stations and performance rights collection agencies ASCAP and BMI. The nearly five year old license agreements which set royalties ... 13 Oct 2009 2:21 AM \| 2 comments

	Mojo Nixon music catalog free on Amazon MP3 Mojo Nixon has joined the growing list of artists giving away music. Last week when he released his new album, "Whiskey Rebellion," on Amazon MP3 he began a three week promotion offering both ... 13 Oct 2009 1:15 AM \| 3 comments