Verizon Wireless sues over 700 MHz open-access conditions  —  Verizon Wireless challenged in federal appeals court the Federal Communications Commission’s 700 MHz open-access rules, the opening salvo in what could evolve into a messy legal battle.  The move puts a cloud of uncertainty …

Source:   RCR Wireless News
Author:   Jeffrey Silva
Link:   http://www.rcrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID…

New Google Moon  —  Google has revamped their Google Moon maps site.  It’s not loading too well here, but maybe you’re more lucky.  You can now see little astronaut icons with info bubbles for specific moonlanding sites.  Also, as Pau in the forum notes, the “cheese surface” easter egg …

Source:   Google Blogoscoped
Author:   Philipp […]

Consumer choice is always the right answer  —  As loyal readers of this blog know, earlier this year the Federal Communications Commission took some significant steps to giving consumers more choices when it comes to high-speed wireless Internet access.  The FCC set rules for the upcoming …

Source:   Google Public Policy Blog
Author:   Chris Sacca
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Prince to sue YouTube, eBay over music use  —  LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. pop star Prince plans to sue YouTube and other major Web sites for unauthorized use of his music in a bid to “reclaim his art on the Internet.”  —  The man behind hit songs “Purple Rain,” “1999″ and “When Doves Cry” …

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A Baffling New Phenomenon: Customized Ringtones  —  At last week’s presentation for journalists in California, Apple unveiled a refreshed iPod lineup and several secondary developments.  One of them, which I didn’t have room to cover in my iPod review today, involves the availability of custom ringtones for the iPhone.

Source:   New York Times
Author:   David […]

Verizon Wireless files suit over FCC auction rules  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless has asked a federal court to overturn open-access rules that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is imposing on the winner of valuable wireless airwaves to be auctioned this winter.

Source:   Reuters
Link:   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070913/tc_nm…

A very silly report on “fair use”  —  The Computer & Communications Industry Association, a lobbying group for tech companies, has just issued a report called “Fair Use in the U.S. Economy.”  It purports to show that “the fair use economy” is larger than the “copyright economy.”

Source:   Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog
Author:   Nick
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How Windows Update Keeps Itself Up-to-Date  —  There have been some questions raised about how we service the Windows Update components and concerns expressed about software installing silently.  I want to clarify the issue so that everyone can better understand why the self-updating of Windows Update acts the way it does.

Source:   Microsoft Update Product […]

How Windows Update Keeps Itself Up-to-Date  —  There have been some questions raised about how we service the Windows Update components and concerns expressed about software installing silently.  I want to clarify the issue so that everyone can better understand why the self-updating of Windows Update acts the way it does.

Source:   TechNet Blogs - […]

Cash prize for private moon shot  —  Search giant Google is offering a $30m prize pot to private firms that land a robot rover on the Moon.  —  The competition to send a robot craft to the Moon is being run with the X-Prize Foundation.  —  To claim the cash, any craft reaching …

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