AP - Dell Inc.'s announcement that it will expand its use of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. microprocessors is another win for the smaller chip maker against larger rival Intel Corp.
Reuters - A judge has ordered EchoStar to disable the digital video recorders used by several million subscribers to its Dish satellite TV service because they infringe on patents held by TiVo.
Reuters - Hollywood is dealing moviegoers a wild card this weekend. Industry experts are all over the map as to how well, or not so well, New Line Cinema's Internet phenomenon "Snakes on a Plane" will do at the domestic boxoffice.
Reuters - Carson Daly has signed on as a contributor to theDailyReel.com, a new online video publication from film producer Jamie Patricof and publishing exec Jeffrey Stern designed to help entertainment professionals narrow their Web video searches for undiscovered talent.
Reuters - CBS said on Thursday it will stream its prime-time news program with Katie Couric live on the Internet simultaneously with the newscast, a first for a major TV network that highlights U.S. broadcasters' rapid expansion on the Web.
Reuters - IMesh is set to unveil Thursday (August 17) the latest version of BearShare, its recently acquired fellow peer-to-peer network.
Macworld.com - Apple Computer on Thursday published results from a 10-week investigation into the Foxconn iPod manufacturing plant in China. The plant was the target of allegations in June that Foxconn was mistreating workers. While Foxconn was found to be operating in accordance with Apple’s policies, there were a few items they will need to address.
AFP - US recording label Warner Music said it was in talks with the phenomenally popular Internet site YouTube to post its artists' song videos online.
PC Magazine - A new survey says nearly 60 percent of CIOs expect an increase in software spending through the rest of 2006.
Investor's Business Daily - It gets incredibly hot during summer in Sacramento, Calif., but the 95 families who own homes in the Premier Gardens subdivision outside the state capital don't worry about air conditioning. They live in houses whose utility bills are less than half the norm, thanks partly to rooftop solar panels.
Reuters - EMI Group Plc, the world's third-largest music company, said on Thursday it had signed a deal to provide preloaded music videos on Microsoft Corp.'s soon-to-launch Zune digital media player.
AFP - Google technology will power China.com's online search engine under the terms of a partnership announced.
Reuters - The prospects of surfing the Internet and receiving e-mail at 35,000 feet took a knock on Thursday as Boeing Co. said it will wind down its service for offering Internet access on board planes.
Macworld.com - Apple has released version 7.2.2 of Logic Pro and Logic Express. The updates provide improved compatibility with the new Mac Pro and delivers increased performance, according to Apple.
AP - OK, so you were the first one on the block with an iPod. But just having one isn't enough anymore, because everyone has one. To be cool, you're going to need something more.
AP - Dell Inc. on Thursday posted disappointing second-quarter earnings amid a regulatory probe. The company also announced an expanded partnership to put Advance Micro Devices Inc. computer chips into a new line of Dell servers and desktop PCs as early as next month.
AFP - Three Vietnamese arrested last October for engaging in an Internet discussion about democracy have been freed after almost nine months in detention, a global media watchdog said.
AP - CBS said Thursday it will become the first network to simulcast its evening news broadcast online, starting on the night of Katie Couric's debut as anchor Sept. 5.
AP - Phil Angelides, California's Democratic candidate for governor, had nothing to do with creating a MySpace page under his name. His teenage daughter was the first to point out his presence on the popular online hangout.
NewsFactor - The Samsung SCH-A990 for Verizon Wireless represents the first cellular handset to feature a 3.2-megapixel camera sensor, the highest resolution yet available on a phone. The A990 also features the ability to download and play music tracks and video clips from Verizon's high-speed VCast multimedia service.
NewsFactor - Like a modern day Odd Couple, two guys stand against a white backdrop.
Macworld.com - Apple continued to lead the U.S. digital music player market in the second quarter with a 75.6 percent share, according to the NPD Group.
PC Magazine - Armed with a car, a laptop, and speed-testing software, we go war driving in Mountain View to try out Google's new municiple Wi-Fi network. Does it measure up to the local Starbucks?
AFP - US aerospace giant Boeing Co. said it was abandoning its Connexion unit providing high-speed Internet service on planes after it failed to win enough support from airlines.
Reuters - An Indian village has uploaded itself onto the Internet, giving the outside world a glimpse of life in rural India.
