March 2008
Viviane Reding's Video from Tech Policy Summit
Mar 31, 2008 | We opened the second day of Tech Policy Summit '08 with a special videotaped message by Viviane Reding, the European Read More
Staying In Touch After The Summit
Mar 31, 2008 | We've begun the process of preparing podcasts of all of the sessions from last week's Tech Policy Summit conference. Our Read More
Big TPS Thank You
Mar 31, 2008 | While we're still getting settled in the office after a busy week in Hollywood, we wanted to thank everyone who Read More
More Coverage of Tech Policy Summit
Mar 27, 2008 | Below are additional reports on the happenings at this year's Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood: Tech Policy Summit '08 speaker Read More
From the Summit - News.com Q&A with Comcast's Joe Waz
Mar 27, 2008 | The theme for this year's Tech Policy Summit is Markets in Transition: Collaborating to Drive Technology Innovation and Adoption, and Read More
Latest Coverage of Tech Policy Summit '08
Mar 27, 2008 | Day two of Tech Policy Summit is well underway, with Summit emcee Steve Wildstrom of BusinessWeek interviewing Verizon EVP and Read More
Coverage of Tech Policy Summit '08, Day 1
Mar 26, 2008 | We're still getting caught up on our reading, but below are a few links about this year's Tech Policy Summit Read More
Tech Policy Summit '08 Opens
Mar 26, 2008 | It's always a bit surreal when a project you've been working on for many months "goes live," and that's certainly Read More
The Future of Municipal Broadband
Mar 24, 2008 | An article in Saturday's New York Times recounts the recent setbacks facing U.S. communities that once had high hopes that Read More
700MHz Auction Winners Announced
Mar 20, 2008 | The following is from a BusinessWeek blog post by Tech Policy Summit emcee and session host Steve Wildstrom, a technology columnist for Read More
The FCC's Week, So Far
Mar 20, 2008 | We're busy finalizing plans for next week's Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood, and couldn't help noticing that it seems like Read More
U.K. Court, Patent Office at Odds Over Software Patent
Mar 20, 2008 | A recent court ruling in Britain may end up changing the way software patents are granted in the country. While Read More
FCC Schedules Stanford Hearing
Mar 19, 2008 | Following last month's public hearing at Harvard University, which sparked a new controversey over who was at the meeting, the Read More
FCC Nets $19.592 Billion in 38 Days
Mar 19, 2008 | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s 700 MHz spectrum auction, which ended yesterday, raised an impressive $19.592 billion, exceeding expectations by Read More
EU Endorses DVB-H as Mobile TV Standard
Mar 18, 2008 | As expected, the European Commission took the next step in promoting a single standard for mobile television in Europe when Read More
Supreme Court Denies MSFT Antitrust Appeal
Mar 18, 2008 | Microsoft lost a Supreme Court ruling yesterday that opens the door for Novell to pursue an antitrust case against its Read More
Music Labels Take Irish ISP to Court
Mar 17, 2008 | In honor of St. Patrick's Day... According to an article from The Irish Times, the four major music studios -- Read More
McCain Adds Whitman as Campaign Co-Chair
Mar 17, 2008 | Longtime Mitt Romney supporter, outgoing eBay CEO Meg Whitman has agreed to co-chair Sen. John McCain's national campaign. According to Read More
Update: OLPC's Patent Suit
Mar 14, 2008 | Last November, we wrote about the news that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project had been sued for patent Read More
Transforming P2P Into P4P
Mar 14, 2008 | Verizon and file-sharing startup Pando Networks will be releasing data later today that could signal a sea change in how Read More
Bill Gates' Visit to Capitol Hill
Mar 13, 2008 | During his testimony yesterday before the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Science and Technology, which celebrated its 50th anniversary, Read More
Groups Clash in Compromise Over Senate Patent Reform Bill
Mar 12, 2008 | Even though the House of Representatives passed its version of the Patent Reform Act last September, the debate over patent Read More
CDT's Health Privacy Project
Mar 11, 2008 | The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) made a series of announcements today that signal its growing interest in the Read More
Google Gets the Green Light
Mar 11, 2008 | Google got its wish today, with the European Commission deciding to approve its acquisition of DoubleClick without conditions. The Federal Read More
Intel CEO in Brussels for Antitrust Hearing
Mar 11, 2008 | Reuters reports that Intel's CEO Paul Otellini is in Brussels today for a closed hearing with European Commission officials to Read More
Kentucky Bill Seeks Ban on Anonymous Content
Mar 10, 2008 | A Kentucky state legislator named Tim Couch is quickly making a name for himself on the Internet after introducing a Read More
Kevin Martin's Stanford Speech
Mar 10, 2008 | Speaking at Stanford Law School last Friday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Kevin Martin reiterated the message he delivered at Read More
Military Asks Google to Remove Photos
Mar 7, 2008 | Apparently, privacy advocates aren't the only one paying attention to Google's Street View map service (a subject we wrote about Read More
Companies Creating Home-Grown Engineers?
Mar 6, 2008 | There's an interesting article in today's Wall Street Journal about the lengths some companies are going to here in the Read More
Update: Video from AAAS Debate Between Dems' Advisors
Mar 6, 2008 | The team at New Scientist magazine created this short video about last month's debate between the science and tech advisors Read More
Who's Coming to Tech Policy Summit?
Mar 5, 2008 | It's hard to believe that, after many months of planning, Tech Policy Summit '08 will open three weeks from today. As Read More
Report Forecasts U.S. Broadband Growth
Mar 5, 2008 | Market research firm Parks Associates has released a new report that predicts that the number of U.S. households with broadband Read More
New Data on CS Majors; Start of H-1B Season
Mar 5, 2008 | Data from the Computing Research Association (CRA) indicates that the number of undergraduates majoring in computer science at North American Read More
REAL ID: States Buy Time With Extensions
Mar 4, 2008 | News.com's Declan McCullagh has written a follow-up to his February report on which U.S. states will and will not be Read More
"Pirates" Say They Just Need a Warning
Mar 3, 2008 | The results of an online survey of over 1,600 British consumers between the ages of 15 and 54 suggest that Read More
Audio Books Go MP3
Mar 3, 2008 | Following a similar move by the major music labels earlier this year, several leading book publishers have announced that they're Read More
Survey Says: 40% of Japanese ISPs Block Traffic
Mar 3, 2008 | As last week's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing illustrated, the debate about broadband network management practices is in full force Read More
