Vonage, Nortel settle patent dispute  —  JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Vonage Holdings Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp. have settled their patent litigation, allowing for cross-licensing of the telecom companies’ technology.  —  The agreement does not call for any payments by either company.

Source:   Associated Press
Link:   http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_hi_te…

Nintendo Wii hack opens door to homebrew games  —  Security researchers have hacked into a Nintendo Wii game console to run their own code in a move that makes it far easier to develop homebrew games for the popular gaming device.  —  Up to now developers have only been able to write homebrew games for […]

LG preps 52, 84-inch multi-touch LCDs, more  —  LG Phillips LCD has today revealed some of its first multi-touch displays and is targeting them at users who want to bring the technology to large rooms and public spaces.  At 52 and 84 inches, the two new displays are the largest yet to allow …

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Yahoo Exec Souders To Google; Yahoo to Zero?  —  Steve Souders, Chief Performance Yahoo, is jumping to Google as of Jan. 7.  From the outside, hard to see this as anything other than yet another long-term exec (2000) fleeing a sinking ship.  Any insights appreciated.  Steve’s bio below.

Source:   Silicon Alley Insider
Author:   Henry Blodget
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BlackBerry 9000 revealed, major disappointment?  —  It appears the rumored touchscreen BB is just a myth if you believe what first time poster Cooper over at BB Forums has to say.  This photo was purportedly taken in Waterloo at the RIM campus.  The 9xxx line won’t see a touchscreen for a long …

Source:   CrunchGear
Author: […]

In the DVD War Over High Definition, Most Buyers Are Sitting It Out  —  What if nobody wins the high-definition DVD format wars?  That increasingly looks to be the situation for the next-generation DVD technology, which is available to consumers in two incompatible formats.

Source:   New York Times
Author:   Eric A. Taub
Link:   http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/31/business/31dvd.html

Internet Access Is Only Prerequisite For More and More College Classes  —  Berkeley’s on YouTube.  American University’s hoping to get on iTunes.  George Mason professors have created an online research tool, a virtual filing cabinet for scholars.  And with a few clicks on Yale’s Web site …

Source:   Washington Post
Author:   Susan Kinzie
Link:   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article…

Australia Joins China In Censoring The Internet  —  The Australian Government has announced that they will be joining China as one of the few countries globally that broadly censor the internet.  —  The Labor Party’s policy was announced prior to the Australian Election in November …

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Duncan Riley
Link:   http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/30/australia-joins…

Web Playgrounds of the Very Young  —  LOS ANGELES — Forget Second Life.  The real virtual world gold rush centers on the grammar-school set.  —  Trying to duplicate the success of blockbuster Web sites like Club Penguin and Webkinz, children’s entertainment companies are greatly accelerating efforts …

Source:   New York Times
Author:   Brooks Barnes
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Conroy announces mandatory internet filters to protect children  —  Telecommunications Minister Stephen Conroy says new measures are being put in place to provide greater protection to children from online pornography and violent websites.  —  Senator Conroy says it will be mandatory …

Source:   ABC News
Link:   http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/31/2129471…