Macrovision to Buy Gemstar-TV Guide  —  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Macrovision Corp., which develops technology to prevent unauthorized copying and viewing of video, music and other content, said Friday it will buy television listings provider Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. for $2.8 billion in cash and stock.

Source:   Associated Press
Link:   http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Gemstar…

EchoStar Now DISH Network — Spins Off SlingBox, Set-Top Biz  —  EchoStar, the satellite broadcasting company, is finally changing its name to DISH Network, according to a filing with the SEC. Why the change?  EchoStar wants its name to truly reflect its true business.

Source:   GigaOM
Author:   Om Malik
Link:   http://gigaom.com/2007/12/06/echostar-now-dish…

Breaking: American Airlines to offer Wi-Fi service next year; takes lead as first totally not-crappy airline  —  We got a tip that something cool is about to hit.  I keep saying that the “no electronic devices on airplanes” thing is crap, and American Airlines, it seems, is seeing my point of view.

Source:   CrunchGear
Author:   […]

Apple’s $15 billion cash hoard  —  Pop quiz: Which tech company has the most cash?  —  (A) IBM (IBM)  —  (B) Hewlett-Packard (HPQ)  —  (C) Intel (INTC)  —  (D) Google (GOOG)  —  (E) Apple (AAPL)  —  If you picked E, congratulations.  Apple’s $15.4 billion stash is indeed the biggest of the group …

Source:   FORTUNE: […]

Web Access and E-Mail on Flights  —  Passengers may soon hear a new in-flight announcement: “You can now log on.”  —  Starting next week and over the next few months, several United States airlines will test Internet service on their planes.  —  On Tuesday, JetBlue Airways will begin offering …

Source:   New York Times
Author:   […]

Edgeio To Shut Down - In The DeadPool  —  Edgeio, a company I co-founded in 2005, had a final board meeting this evening and made the decision to shut down operations of the company.  We are putting it into the TechCrunch DeadPool.  —  Edgieo first launched in February 2006 after a beta period.

Source:   TechCrunch
Author: […]

The Dr. Seuss Jumble: Naming Web Sites  —  Could it possibly be true?  Has all wit and cleverness already dried up in the naming of Web sites, less than 15 years after the Internet was opened to the public?  —  In the beginning, Web sites announced their own names.

Source:   New York Times
Author:   David […]

Corporate Bloggers Launch the “Blog Council” Organization  —  CORPORATE BLOGGERS LAUNCH THE “BLOG COUNCIL” ORGANIZATION  —  Top Executives from 12 Global Brands Form Private Community to Develop Best Practices, Measurement, and Idea-Sharing  —  CHICAGO, December 6, 2007 — The Blog Council …

Source:   Blog Council
Author:   Blog Council
Link:   http://blogcouncil.org/pressrelease1.php

A note to Nancy Pelosi regarding the PRO IP act  —  This morning I read about Chairman Conyers’ proposed PRO IP act, and as others in the technology industry have, I lowered my head sadly.  While I only recently became an American citizen, it seems quite clear to me that this is yet another sad […]

SmugMug Automatically Scales Photos and Video, Supports High Definition Video  —  SmugMug has released a set of new features that further cements itself as a first-rate photo sharing website.  —  The first of these constitutes just a user interface upgrade, but a very attractive one at that.

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Mark Hendrickson
Link:   http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/smugmug…