July 2006
UK Prime Minister Meets with Tech Execs
Jul 31, 2006 | Cisco Systems hosted British Prime Minister Tony Blair at its San Jose headquarters yesterday. Prime Minister Blair met with Cisco's Read More
RFID-enabled Passports Set to Debut Next Week
Jul 30, 2006 | Computerworld reports that the U.S. State Department expects to start issuing "e-Passports" next week that contain data about the passport Read More
More on DOPA From the 463
Jul 30, 2006 | As we posted on Friday, the House passed the DOPA bill 410 to 15, opening the door for sweeping restrictions Read More
House Passes Bill Restricting Access to Popular Web Sites
Jul 27, 2006 | The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly, 410-15, in favor of the Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006, otherwise known as Read More
Microsoft Announces e-Health Investment
Jul 26, 2006 | ZDNet reports that Microsoft announced an alliance with MedStar Health today related to Azyxxi, a healthcare software system that compiles Read More
FCC Releases Broadband Stats
Jul 26, 2006 | Reuters announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its latest statistics on broadband connectivity in the United States. The Read More
Hearing on ICANN/DNS Transition Tomorrow
Jul 25, 2006 | News.com and Reuters report that the U.S. Commerce Department is holding a public hearing tomorrow to discuss Net governance under Read More
A Tangled Web: Delays in Google-AFP Copyright Case
Jul 24, 2006 | Almost 18 months ago, French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Google. The suit Read More
Tech Policy Summit Update
Jul 20, 2006 | As we've mentioned previously, we're hosting Tech Policy Summit in San Jose, CA on February 26 & 27, 2007. There Read More
New Service Allows Legal Download-to-DVD Burning of Films
Jul 20, 2006 | Several major film studios, including Disney, Universal and MGM, are participating in a new download-to-DVD service from CinemaNow that allows Read More
First e-Health Record Products Certified
Jul 19, 2006 | According to Computerworld, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday that 20 e-health record products have Read More
Exploring "The Price of Virtual Living"
Jul 18, 2006 | An article in CNN.com takes a look at how spending more time online is affecting the way we live, work Read More
HP's Memory Spot
Jul 17, 2006 | According to the Mercury News, Hewlett-Packard announced that it has developed a prototype for a wireless, self-adhesive microchip - called Read More
Senate RFID Caucus Holds First Meeting
Jul 14, 2006 | Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and John Cornyn (R-TX) launched their bipartisan RFID caucus yesterday to demonstrate their support for RFID Read More
Waiting for the Cyber Security Czar
Jul 13, 2006 | A year ago, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced a new job opening at DHS - an Assistant Secretary for Read More
House Considers Limiting Access to Certain Sites As Part of DOPA
Jul 13, 2006 | The House's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing earlier this week on the Deleting Online Predators Act Read More
Is China's Chip Industry Catching Up to the U.S.'?
Jul 12, 2006 | Reporting from the Semicon West conference in San Francisco, News.com quotes Applied Materials CEO Mike Splinter, who said "it could Read More
E.U. Follows Through with Microsoft Fine
Jul 12, 2006 | As it has been threatening to do for some time, the European Commission announced today that it has fined Microsoft Read More
Q & A with Hilary Rosen, post-RIAA
Jul 11, 2006 | In this interview with Hilary Rosen, former CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Wired News asks her Read More
The "Sinofication" of Electronics?
Jul 7, 2006 | Reuters reports on the happenings at SINOCES, one of China's top electronics shows. The article begins, "Gone are the days Read More
Investing in (Clearwire's) WiMax
Jul 6, 2006 | Wireless broadband provider Clearwire, founded by cellular phone veteran Craig McCaw, announced a $900 million financing round led by Intel Read More
Dissecting E-Waste
Jul 5, 2006 | News.com features an interview with Elizabeth Grossman, author of "High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics and Human Health." According Read More
WIRED's Take on What's Driving the Global Economy
Jul 4, 2006 | The July issue of WIRED magazine features an article about six trends that are "changing the world," or at least Read More
Is All Well With Broadband?
Jul 4, 2006 | As part of its "Perspective" series, News.com published an op-ed article by Seth Sacher of Bates White LLC and Scott Read More
EU's Move to Increase Broadband Competition
Jul 3, 2006 | Last week, the Washington Post (free subscription required) reported that the European Union is considering plans to "force telecommunications providers Read More
Reflections on MGM v. Grokster
Jul 2, 2006 | A year after the landmark MGM v. Grokster Supreme Court decision, the heads of the Recording Industry Association of America Read More
