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1:40 PM ET, February 20, 2008

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Nick White / Windows Vista Team Blog:
Update on Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite KB937287  —  We've heard a few reports about problems customers may be experiencing as a result of KB937287, the servicing stack update I blogged about last week, and I wanted to provide a quick update for you.  Immediately after receiving reports of this error …
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Brandon Hill / DailyTech:
Microsoft Makes Windows XP SP3 RC2 Publicly Available
Discussion: Engadget
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft suspends distribution of Vista SP1 prerequisite update
Discussion: Microsoft Watch
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
HP's UMPC 2133 to cost $630 when shipping in April?  —  A report by the Commercial Times says that HP will launch its 8.9-inch UMPC in April for “more than” NT$20,000 or about $630 bucks.  Sure sounds like the UMPC 2133 we showed you yesterday, eh?  That's about right when you compare it to the $300, entry-level 7-inch Eee PC.
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Chippy / UMPCPortal:
HP UMPC to feature VIA Inside.  Not Intel.  —  The HP UMPC news is everywhere and I think it's obvious from the response that this UMPC represents something special.  The comparisons range from the Eee PC to the Macbook AIR.  Just think about that for a minute.  Is this a single device that could compete in multiple markets?
Discussion: Engadget, jkOnTheRun and GottaBeMobile
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
Price War!  Telcos Swoon As Analysts Chop Ests on Verizon, AT&T, Qwest, Sprint; How Low Can Prices Go?  —  Fearing a price war is shaping up in the wireless sector, the Street is dumping telco shares.  —  Credit Suisse telecom analyst Christopher Larsen this morning reduced his rating …
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Reuters:
Unlimited plans may spark mobile price war
Wall Street Journal:
Wii Fit, Other Innovations Unveiled  —  Nintendo unveiled its Wii Fit exercise game, part of a wave of innovations from videogame companies hoping to spur further growth in the industry.
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Dan Fost / New York Times:
They're Working on Their Own, Just Side by Side  —  CONTEMPLATING his career path a couple of years ago, a young computer programmer named Brad Neuberg faced a modern predicament.  “It seemed I could either have a job, which would give me structure and community,” he said, “or I could be freelance and have freedom and independence.
Chris Williams / The Register:
BBC mulls dropping Flash as iPlayer meets iPhone  —  iDontbelieveit!  —  The BBC is considering ditching Adobe's Flash system for its iPlayer streams to improve the video quality of the on-demand service, it said on Tuesday.  —  The news came alongside an announcement that iPlayer …
Discussion: Adobe, last100 and All News Feeds
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
iPlayer tops 17m views since Christmas
Discussion: Insanely Great Mac and iLounge
Doug Aamoth / CrunchGear:
Wired tells us how to convert HD DVD to Blu-ray  —  Holy crap, this almost seems like more trouble than it's worth but if you're looking to convert your “old” HD DVDs to Blu-ray, Wired's How-To Wiki has got you covered.  You'll need a fast Windows machine, an HD DVD drive, a Blu-ray burner …
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Business Wire:
Amazon.com to Support Blu-ray as the Digital Format of Choice for Customers
Discussion: Digital Trends and Digital Daily
Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
Gates on Yahoo: It's the people  —  PALO ALTO, Calif.—Bill Gates is willing to pay a lot for engineering talent.  —  Asked what makes Yahoo worth more than $40 billion, Gates pointed not to the company's products, its huge base of advertisers or its market share, but rather to the company's engineers.
Discussion: Valleywag
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Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
Keyboard, mouse to get company in Windows 7
Discussion: GottaBeMobile
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
GenieTown Launches To Tackle Local Services  —  Palo Alto-based GenieTown launches this morning.  They're trying to crack the local services nut - a huge market, but one that a lot of the big guys are eyeing, too.  —  The company says they are addressing the long tail of local services.
Reuters:
Sharper Image files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retailer Sharper Image Corp has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing declining sales, three straight years of losses and litigation involving its Ionic Breeze air purifiers.
New York Times:
Microsoft Said to Plan Proxy Fight for Yahoo  —  Microsoft has begun to make preparations to proceed with a proxy fight against Yahoo as it seeks to gain control of the Internet company, people briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.  —  The aggressive tactic is part of the hard-nosed takeover campaign …
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plans  —  Microsoft is sharing more details about its small- and mid-size servers due out later this year that will be built around Windows Server 2008.  —  Both of these servers are part of the newly-christened Essential Server Solutions Family.
Discussion: eWeek, Computerworld and WinBeta
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Microsoft:   Windows Essential Server Solutions Simplify Big Business IT for Small …
Matt Martin / GamesIndustry.biz:
GDC: Molyneux despairs at “tragic” state of PCgaming  —  Warcraft, The Sims “sucking the air out of PC market,” says Lionhead boss  —  Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has said that the PC gaming market is in a tragic state, with two blockbusters hogging sales and stagnation in the casual market.
Discussion: Massively, Kotaku and videogaming247
Brandi Stewart / Fortune Small Business:
eBay seller strike starts, listings dip  —  EBay's listings appear to be down 3% since this week's seller strike began, but separating the boycott's effects from standard daily fluctuations is a tricky task.  —  (FORTUNE Small Business) — Monday marked the start of a week-long eBay (EBAY …
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
EU Invests $22 Million in Next-Generation BitTorrent Client  —  A few weeks ago we reported that the EU Greens launched a pro-filesharing campaign named “I Wouldn't Steal”.  In a continued effort to support the development of P2P technology, the European Union has now invested $22 million …
 
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Jason / Signal vs. Noise:
The New Backpack's First 24 Hours  —  Yesterday's big Backpack update was a huge success.
Joshua Karp / The Boy Genius Report:
Blackberry email goes down...again
Discussion: PHONE Magazine
Mercury News:
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Discussion: paidContent.org
Tor Thorsen / CNET News.com:
PC Gaming Alliance debuts
Discussion: DailyTech and The Tech Report
Shane Richmond / Telegraph Blogs:
Lord Falconer's internet plan won't work
Ryan Paul / Ars Technica:
Reviewing the RIAA's “Reefer Madness” for the digital age
Discussion: Listening Post
Brooke Crothers / CNET News.com:
Dell launches Inspiron notebooks with ‘Penryn’ chip
Anne Broache / CNET News.com:
Lessig: I'm considering a run for Congress
Discussion: Lessig Blog and ExtremeTech
 Earlier Items: 
Mike Yamamoto / Crave: The gadget blog:
Vibrating bracelet won't miss a call
Discussion: Mobility Site
Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
That Didn't Take Long At All: $89 Million Australian Internet …
Discussion: DSLreports and Mashable!
Joshua Chaffin / Financial Times:
MySpace in talks on music downloads
Rory Cellan-Jones / BBC NEWS | dot.life:
Zennstrom and the TV Revolution
BBC:
Warning over techno addicts
Darrren Waters / BBC:
Brain control headset for gamers
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

 
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