Business FCC Auctions Off Airwaves March 20, 2008 • The FCC auctions off a huge new chunk of the airwaves for wireless communication. Verizon Wireless bought the best part of the airwaves, known as the "C" block. AT&T also purchased some of the spectrum. FCC Auctions Off Airwaves Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88690020/88691071" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World China Censors Web Coverage of Tibet Protests March 18, 2008 • Part of a Chinese crackdown on coverage of protests in Tibet involves blocking access to the Web. Analysts say China has the most sophisticated Internet censoring system of any nation. China Censors Web Coverage of Tibet Protests Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88512169/88512144" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Reviving Oakland's Jazz and Blues Scene, Virtually March 4, 2008 • Can a video game restore a neighborhood's faded glory? A group of Berkeley students hopes so. They've set their sights on 7th Street in West Oakland, California — in the 1940s and 50s, the street was home to a vibrant music scene, but now it's bleak and deserted. Reviving Oakland's Jazz and Blues Scene, Virtually Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87769207/87898648" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Ruling to Shut Down Leak Site Called Censorship February 23, 2008 • Wikileaks.org allows users to anonymously post corporate and government documents they think expose wrongdoing. Last week a federal judge ordered the site shut down after a bank charged that it had illegally posted documents stolen by a former employee. Ruling to Shut Down Leak Site Called Censorship Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19308767/19308751" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Blu-ray Wins High-Def Battle . . . for Now February 19, 2008 • Toshiba on Tuesday admitted defeat in the high-definition DVD format wars, announcing it would stop making its HD DVD players. The move leaves Sony's Blu-ray as the reigning hi-def format. But Blu-ray still has to win over consumers. Blu-ray Wins High-Def Battle . . . for Now Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19174580/19174537" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Yahoo Saying No to Microsoft Offer February 11, 2008 • Yahoo is rejecting an unsolicited $44.6 billion offer from Microsoft. But it remains to be seen whether Yahoo shareholders will support a management decision to snub the software giant's bid. Renee Montagne and Laura Sydell talk about Microsoft's bid for Yahoo on Morning Edition Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18873245/18873220" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Spoils of Yahoo Deal Would Exceed Ad Revenue February 5, 2008 • Microsoft's first priority in its unsolicited bid for Yahoo is to compete with Google for advertising revenue that comes from online searches. But the merger would bring a lot of other goodies, too. Spoils of Yahoo Deal Would Exceed Ad Revenue Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18689659/18689628" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Microsoft Faces Big Hurdles in Bid to Topple Google February 2, 2008 • Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo further demonstrates its desire to compete with Google, which has dominated the Web search industry. But analysts warn that Microsoft and Yahoo each bring flawed Internet strategies to the table, while Google holds a strong hand. Microsoft Faces Big Hurdles in Bid to Topple Google Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18632831/18632791" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Auction Could Dictate Future of Wireless Devices January 23, 2008 • On Thursday, the FCC will begin auctioning off part of the wireless spectrum — space that will be vacated when TV broadcast moves to digital in 2009, and maybe the last parts of the spectrum that will be available for a long time. The buyers — and how much they buy — could dictate how mobile computing devices will work for years to come. Auction Could Dictate Future of Wireless Devices Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18349951/18346130" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Environmentally Friendly Goods Buzz at CES January 11, 2008 • A big theme at the Consumer Electronics Show is environmentally friendly products. Some of the latest gadgets boast using less packaging, recycling metals, and putting a message on phone screens that tells consumers to unplug the power pack once the phone is fully charged. Environmentally Friendly Goods Buzz at CES Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18017078/18017025" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology GM Appeals to Consumer Electronics Show January 9, 2008 • General Motors' CEO Rick Wagoner has becomes the first top executive from the auto industry to address the Consumer Electronics Show — known for home and office gadgets. His appearance highlights the auto industry's interest in incorporating consumer electronics into vehicles. GM Appeals to Consumer Electronics Show Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17952909/17952876" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Electronics Show Buzz: Broadband on the Go January 8, 2008 • The word at this year's Consumer Electronics Show is wireless, and the hot products are mobile and connected. WiMax may be next big thing. The technology broadcasts broadband from a large area so the signal can be picked up while users are moving. Electronics Show Buzz: Broadband on the Go Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17937055/17937702" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology What to Watch: Blu-Ray or HD-DVD? January 7, 2008 • There's a format war going on in video right now: high definition DVD vs. Blu-Ray. It looks like Blu-Ray is winning because more content is going to be produced for Blu-Ray than for HD-DVD. But at the big Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it's hard to tell the difference in picture quality between the two. What to Watch: Blu-Ray or HD-DVD? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17910746/17910715" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Big Gadgets Mark Consumer Electronics Show January 7, 2008 • The Consumer Electronics Show opens in Las Vegas with some 140,000 people in attendance. They will be able to get a glimpse of the world's biggest TV screen, the smallest computer and solar batteries. And they will review a lot of things that connect to each other without wires. Big Gadgets Mark Consumer Electronics Show Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17894666/17894630" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Gadgets Galore on Display as CES Kicks Off January 6, 2008 • The Consumer Electronics Show opens Monday in Las Vegas. Andrea Seabrook gets a preview from Laura Sydell. Gadgets Galore on Display as CES Kicks Off Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17887091/17887068" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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