Cablevision loses network DVR court case [Reuters]
You may not store your taped shows remotely. They must be physically present in your home. Specifically, cable companies will not be able to keep your DVR in their datacenter (where it's just hard drive space, instead of a set-top box), and have you patch into it over the internet. This ruling establishes that downloading is equivalent to being broadcast to.
Time change marks end of an era [BBC]
A minor, almost insignificant technical change has occurred: Britain's official daylight savings time notification, itself a pointless relic used because it's free, will be broadcast by a different radio station. This is described by the BBC as the "end of an era."
iPods help doctors hear hearts [Yahoo]
So, doctors listen to the sounds of heartbeats over and over again to learn the difference between healthy and suspect heart rhythyms. This obvious and unremarkable part of medical training becomes, when parsed by the Associated Foreign Press, a story about iPods. It even has a picture of an iPod in an Apple Store, just in case you forgot how to buy one.
Intel announces plan for China factory [AP]
"Boosting Beijing's efforts to attract high-tech investment," leads the story, but I have a feeling the real answer is "boosting Intel's efforts to pay electrical engineers $10 an hour."
Apple TV Hacks dot net [www.appletvhacks.net]
Laser-guided business model? (The dot com, if you're wondering, does a domain switcheroo with some dude's blog.)
