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28 Jan 2009 15:31

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Tech, U.S.: After a House vote fails, the Digital TV transition is still on.

  • 6.5 million homes aren’t ready for the Feb. 17th change. Scary. source

28 Jan 2009 09:27

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Music, Tech: Remember Muxtape? They’re back. But it’s not the same.

Artists, rather than end users, will be uploading mixes. Gah, better than nothing. source

28 Jan 2009 09:04

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U.S., World: Iran to Obama: Regarding that change thing, not so fast

  • Those who speak of change must apologize to the Iranian people and try to repair their past crimes.
  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Iranian president, on U.S. president Barack Obama’s proposed olive branch to the Muslim world and the Middle East • source

28 Jan 2009 09:03

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Biz, Tech: Is Amazon about to drop another Kindle on the world?

  • If so, let’s hope the new one isn’t so ugly. Amazon scheduled a press conference for Feb. 9. Oh-oh-oh! It’s not just any press conference. They describe it as “an important” one. CEO/founder Jeff Bezos will be there, and it’ll probably be something big, possibly a new Kindle. Does this sound like something Apple would do when they’re launching, say, a new iPod? Hmm … yeah. source