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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has indicated his office will pursue legal action against cable operator and broadband provider Comcast if it doesn't quickly move to comply with a “code of conduct” drawn up by the state designed to impede online trafficking in child porn. Among other things, the code of conduct specifies that ISPs will block access to Web sites and bulletin board systems that distribute child porn.… Read More

Corporate giant Time Warner had made good on its plans to sell its cable and broadband business—except the company is not selling its cable unit, but will instead spin it off into its own company. In a deal values at about $10.9 billion (PDF), Time Warner will completely split with Time Warner Cable by the end of 2008. “After the transaction, each company will have greater strategic, financial, and operational flexibility and… Read More

Anyone who's ever tried lugging around a notebook computer knows it's not always easy. Sure, there are specially-designed bags designed to offer the pinnacle of protection for your computing investment, as well as quick access and ways to handle all those cables, peripherals, and add-ons you always seem to need. Now Built NY wants to streamline that problem with its new Laptop Backpacks, which offer a breathable, ultra-slim way… Read More

New York City prosecutors have added their support to a proposed law that would bar registered sex offenders from accessing social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, and Bebo. The Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (e-STOP) was introduced to the New York Assembly and Senate last week, and to the degree it would bar sex offenders from contacting minors via social networking sites, it is the first proposed law of… Read More

In an ironic twist, Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday in opposition to the proposed merger between Internet titan Google and online advertising giant DoubleClick. The proposed deal is facing antitrust scrutiny as competition heats up in the Internet advertising arena. While acknowledging the industry is very fluid with companies like Yahoo, AOL, and even Microsoft (which just paid… Read More

American broadcast network CBS has announced it will offer programming via the Internet-based video service Joost when it officially launches—which ought to be this quarter. The announcement makes CBS the first broadcast network to sign on with Joost, although it's not Joost's first major partnership: the upstart Internet television service has already announced partnership with Jump TV and with CBS parent company Viacom.… Read More

VIA just launched a contest that could be a win-win deal for anyone lucky enough to succeed. If you are like me, you have a wife or girlfriend who just doesn’t “get” gaming. Who for some strange reason thinks your hours spent on the PC in the evening protecting the world from criminals and alien invaders is just one colossal waste of time. However, she finds shows like Oprah, Dr. Phil, and The View fascinating, and… Read More

Apple's iTunes Music Store scored a minor coup today, bringing ad-free versions of top-rated CBS television showsCSI

CBS and UPN today announced they were partnering with mobile entertainment provider Amp'd Mobile to bring television programming related content to the latter's members' broadband enabled wireless phones. Content to be provided on Amp'd will include behind the scenes footage, unique previews, show clips and highlights from CBS's CSI: NY, Numb3rs, The King of Queens and the Late Show with David Letterman… Read More

It was announced yesterday that the U.S. took home the gold from the 2005 World Cyber Games' Grand Final in Singapore as they won two gold medals and one silver in Counter-Strike, Halo 2 and WarCraft III: Frozen Throne against a field of 700 competitors representing 67 countries. Kyle Miller (Washington DC), Ronald Kim (Dallas, TX), Sal Garozzo (New York, NY), Josh Sievers (Des Moines, IA), and Mike So (Los Angeles, CA) comprise Team… Read More

Wi-Fi service provider Boingo Wireless today extended the number of hotspots their user base can roam to. A deal with Opti-Fi Networks adds wireless networks at 30 North American airports. This agreement, Boingo said, allows for high speed wireless Internet access at American and Canadian airports including "Albany, NY, International Airport; Edmonton, Alberta, International Airport; Hamilton, Ontario, International Airport; Jackson Hole,… Read More

Radio giant Clear Channel Radio seems ready to fully embrace the podcast revolution as today they announced they were setting up multiple podcasts tied to various stations across their empire. This greater rollout is based on the successful podcast debut of WHTZ-FM Z100′s “Phone Tap

They also announced that they would reveal technical details of Cell at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) to be held from February 6-10, 2005 in San Francisco. Specifically, the companies confirmed that Cell is a multicore chip comprising a 64-bit Power processor core and multiple synergistic processor cores capable of massive floating point processing. Cell is optimized for compute-intensive workloads and broadband… Read More

Albany, NY-based MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. today announced the introduction of Mobion technology. MTI Micro´s Mobion is based on patented direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology, and represents a number of scientific breakthroughs that the company believes will ultimately enable it to power portable devices 2 to 10 times longer than an equivalent size battery pack, while allowing for instant, cord-free re-charging.

Sony Group's investment will help IBM enable capacity for the manufacture of the new microprocessor, code named “Cell,” and other chips to be used in next generation computer entertainment systemsand Sony's wide array of next generation digital consumer electronics products. IBM expects to begin pilot production of Cell microprocessors and other chips for Sony at its 300mm facility in East Fishkill, NY, during the first… Read More