Gamerscore Blog:
HD DVD Statement Issued  —  As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD.  Xbox will no longer manufacture new HD DVD players for the Xbox 360, but we will continue to provide standard product and warranty support …

Karl Vick / Washington Post:
Computer Programmer’s Attorneys Use ‘Geek Defense’  —  On Trial for Murder, Man Being Portrayed As Eccentric, Difficult  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — When Nina Reiser disappeared in September 2006, investigators suspecting foul play looked long and hard at her estranged husband, the computer genius Hans.

Karl Vick / Washington Post:
Programmer’s Attorneys Rely on ‘Geek Defense’  —  Programmer’s Attorneys Use ‘Geek Defense’  —  Is computer genius Hans Reiser guilty of murdering his wife, or is he simply an eccentric, awkward and notoriously difficult human being?  —  Fast Forward  —  Help File

CNN:
Super-speed Internet satellite blasts off in Japan  —  (CNN) — Japan launched a rocket Saturday carrying a satellite that will test new technology that promises to deliver “super high-speed Internet” service to homes and businesses around the world.  —  The rocket carrying the WINDS satellite …

Erica Ogg / CNET News.com:
Digital downloads will be Blu-ray’s downfall  —  With the fall of HD DVD, Blu-ray has assumed the throne as the next format of choice, but its reign will be short-lived.  —  Blu-ray won’t enjoy the same decade-long dominance DVD did after it succeeded VHS.  But that’s not because there will […]

Randall Chase / Associated Press:
Yahoo sued for spurning Microsoft  —  DOVER, Del. - Two Detroit pension funds have sued Yahoo Inc. and its board of directors, saying they breached their duties to shareholders in trying to thwart a takeover by Microsoft Corp.  —  The lawsuit was filed in Delaware Chancery Court on Thursday … […]

Greg Sandoval / CNET News.com:
Social slowdown hitting Piczo hard  —  CNET News.com reporter Caroline McCarthy co-wrote this report.  —  Life is getting more difficult for social-networking sites.  —  At the same time Facebook’s traffic appears to have reached a plateau, News.com has learned that Piczo …

Arik Hesseldahl / Byte of the Apple:
The iPhone SDK Will Be Late  —  There’s a week to go before Apple’s commitment to release the iPhone Software Developers Kit in February runs out of room.  I’m hearing from one source that its going to be late.  I’m not yet hearing any reasons why, and it’s […]