San Francisco - The Software Freedom Law Center, an organization focused on protecting open source and free software, has filed copyright lawsuits against two U.S. companies, alleging that they are redistributing software in violation of the GNU GPL (General Public License). ADVERTISEMENT
The SFLC filed lawsuits Monday on behalf of the developers of BusyBox against High-Gain Antennas of Parker, Colo., and Xterasys of City of Industry, Calif. (Read content ‘Free software group files copyright lawsuits (InfoWorld)’…)
San Francisco - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has awarded the license for 10MHz of valuable wireless spectrum to a public safety organization in anticipation of the spectrum being used to build out a nationwide emergency communications network. ADVERTISEMENT
The FCC awarded the license for the spectrum in the 700MHz band to the Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corp. (Read content ‘FCC awards spectrum to public safety group (InfoWorld)’…)
Two spacewalking astronauts wired up the international space station’s newest room Tuesday and, to NASA’s delight, kept the next shuttle visit on track for early December.
Commander Peggy Whitson and Daniel Tani spent hours hooking up power and heater cables and fluid lines between the space station and the Harmony compartment that was delivered by the shuttle last month. (Read content ‘Astronauts Wire Up New Space Station Room’…)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Tuesday that is testing sales of used electronics on its Web site. Target said on its Web site customers can purchase "pre-owned" Apple Inc iPods, video games consoles and televisions. While results have been positive, it has not made a decision on whether or not it will continue the business. (Read content ‘Target testing online sales of used electronics (Reuters)’…)
NEW YORK - Each holiday season, a couple hard-to-find toys send parents hunting from store to store. And, each season, they’re soon forgotten: Has your Elmo gotten any tickles lately? ADVERTISEMENT
But this year, it looks like the gift everybody is looking for is the same as last year: the Nintendo Wii. (Read content ‘Wii is most-wanted widget in wintertime (AP)’…)
AT&T plans to buy online advertising company Ingenio for an undisclosed sum, in a move that puts the telephone company in competition with Google and other online advertisement leaders. ADVERTISEMENT
Ingenio's technology measures the effectiveness of advertisements by tracking phone calls made to businesses based on phone numbers used in ads. (Read content ‘AT&T Buys Pay-Per-Call Advertising Firm (PC World)’…)
Sometimes are spot-on. Just like we heard, Nintendo is launching two special-edition Nintendo DS bundles for the holidays. The ships with The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass while the Metallic Rose ships with the Best Friends version of . Each comes emblazoned with the series’ signature logo, “a shiny nugget that any gamer — girl or guy — would be proud to show off.” Right, ’cause all gamers love to show off their nuggets. (Read content ‘Nintendo’s DS Lite Bundles are a real pair’…)
CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the Amazon (AMZN) Kindle on Monday, a portable reader you can use to download books, newspapers and blogs without having to connect a computer. It can hold more than 200 book titles. You read on a 6-inch display that takes advantage of "electronic paper." ADVERTISEMENT
The device connects wirelessly to the Kindle store, using the same EV-DO technology used in some cellphones. (Read content ‘Amazon targets readers’ interest in electronic books (USATODAY.com)’…)
The EU just lashed Sony, Fuji, and Maxell with fines totaling €75 million ($110 million) on grounds of . The 3-way Japanese cartel controlling 85% of the professional videotape market was found guilty of artificially controlling prices on Betacam SP and Digital Betacam — the two most popular professional videotape formats in use between 1999 and 2002. (Read content ‘Sony, Fuji, and Maxell fined $110M for videotape cartel’…)
If you missed out on buying a Nintendo Wii during the holiday season last year and have it on this year's list, you had better start shopping now. ADVERTISEMENT
Even before holiday shoppers invade, retailers can't keep the still-popular game system (price starts at $250) in stock a year after its debut. (Read content ‘Make a beeline for popular Wii (USATODAY.com)’…)