Blockbuster, TiVo Join to Deliver the Video Goods

Wednesday - March 25, 2009Blockbuster and TiVo have joined forces to deliver Blockbuster's vast library of digital video to owners of the TiVo television set-top box. "We are excited to be teaming with TiVo, the company that created the DVR, to make Blockbuster's entertainment content readily available to their millions of subscribers," said Jim Keyes, Blockbuster Chairman and CEO. READ MORE

RIAA, YouTube, China: Plotting New and Creative Ways to Separate You From the Internet

Saturday - March 28, 2009The Recording Industry Association of America has apparently found out the hard way what other organizations, like the mafia, have known for years: The American legal system is for pansies. If you want to get something done, don't bother with the courts. It's expensive, it's time-consuming, and it'll air out all your dirty laundry. If you really want results, you've gotta use back-room strong-arm tactics. For example, the RIAA used to take the almost gentlemanly approach of suing you if they caught you illegally sharing music. READ MORE

Facebook Lets Devs Swim in User Info Streams

Monday - April 27, 2009Facebook announced Monday that it will allow more access for third-party developers, a move designed to open the door to potential revenue streams and help it hold off social network rivals like Twitter. However, at least one privacy advocate fears the network may instead lift the lid on a Pandora's Box full of personal information abuse. READ MORE

Blunkett seeks 'end to ID cards'

Former Home Secretary David Blunkett repeats a call for the government to scrap plans to introduce ID cards for all. READ MORE

Obama Pledges Big Bump in Sci-Tech R&D Spending

Tuesday - April 28, 2009President Barack Obama promised a new era of science and technology for the nation, telling the National Academy of Sciences on Monday that he wants to devote more funds to research and development. America has fallen behind other countries in science, Obama said. "I believe it is not in our character, American character, to follow -- but to lead," Obama said. READ MORE

Tailoring Enterprise Web Apps for the iPhone

Tuesday - April 28, 2009In today's connected world, there is a great need to be able to access the latest information. With email and calendaring, this has already happened, mainly thanks to the introduction of push email in recent years. Now that screens have become bigger on phones and bandwidth broader, the time is right to start porting enterprise applications to the iPhone. READ MORE

Brits Back Away From 'Big Brother' Data Storage Plan

Tuesday - April 28, 2009The British government said Monday it wants communications companies to keep records of every phone call, email and Web site visit made in the country, but it has decided not to set up a national database of the information -- a proposal that had been condemned as a "Big Brother"-style invasion of privacy by civil liberties groups. READ MORE

The Tower of Techno-Babel: What Languages Do Devs Love Now?

Tuesday - April 28, 2009IT developers are moving toward higher-level languages that make their work simpler in order to keep up with business needs. That simplicity is found in lingos such as Java, C Sharp, Visual Basic and .Net. However, even those languages are sometimes not simple enough for the Web 2.0 world, spurring developers to also turn to dynamic languages such as PHP and Ruby, which can provide a faster return on development efforts. Simplicity equals speed in application development, and that speed is being driven by the move to Web 2.0. READ MORE