Technology Unable to Agree, NBC and iTunes Part Ways August 31, 2007 • NBC Universal announced that it will let its contract with Apple's iTunes store lapse at the end of the year. The two companies have been unable to come to an agreement on prices. NBC Universal is the biggest supplier of digital video at iTunes, selling hit shows like The Office and Heroes. Unable to Agree, NBC and iTunes Part Ways Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14094394/14094374" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Humor & Fun Microsoft Banks on 'Halo 3' to Boost XBOX Sales August 27, 2007 • Halo 3 is one of the most-anticipated video games of the year. It's exclusively for Microsoft's XBOX 360 console, and it's aimed squarely at hardcore gamers, but Microsoft and its competitors — Sony and Nintendo — are also trying to appeal to younger kids and families. Microsoft Banks on 'Halo 3' to Boost XBOX Sales Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/13978623/13978601" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Murray's Edgy Art Masked Deeper Struggle August 19, 2007 • Elizabeth Murray, the renowned painter who died this week at 66, focused many of her colorful paintings on domestic objects — but they had an edge. Many of her works, often painted with bold, primary colors, reflected a long struggle in the art world. Murray's Edgy Art Masked Deeper Struggle Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12822717/12822728" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Getty Museum Strikes Deal to Surrender Antiquities August 1, 2007 • The Getty Museum will return 40 artifacts that the Italian government says were looted. The deal allows the Getty — the wealthiest U.S. arts institution, with an endowment of over $5 billion — to keep one key sculpture, a limestone-and-marble Aphrodite, until 2010. Getty Museum Strikes Deal to Surrender Antiquities Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12428709/12430334" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media FCC Approves New Rules for Airwaves Auction August 1, 2007 • The Federal Communications Commission announces new rules that are meant to give consumers greater choice when it comes to their cell phones and wireless devices following an airwaves auction that must take place no later than Jan. 28, 2008. FCC Approves New Rules for Airwaves Auction Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12418099/12418100" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Wireless Auction to Change Cell Phone Pay Structure July 31, 2007 • The Federal Communications Commission has approved rules that will clear the way for the opening of the most important airwaves auction to date. The event will affect the pay structure on cell phones and other mobile devices. Wireless Auction to Change Cell Phone Pay Structure Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12385678/12385679" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National FCC Takes Up Wireless Licensing July 31, 2007 • The Federal Communications Commission votes Tuesday on the rules governing wireless licenses. The decisions they make could radically alter the U.S. cell phone industry, changing the kinds of cell phones you can use and what kinds of software you have on them. FCC Takes Up Wireless Licensing Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12374690/12374691" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Groups Urge FCC to Open Wireless Networks July 30, 2007 • The FCC is being urged to ease the way for open, flexible cell-phone networks when it sets the rules for an upcoming auction of the wireless spectrum. Advocates say that requiring winning bidders to open their networks to all devices would lead to an explosion of innovation. Groups Urge FCC to Open Wireless Networks Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12344564/12344565" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology AT&T, Verizon Fight Google's Wireless Bid July 27, 2007 • AT&T and Verizon are fighting to keep Google out of a government auction for a wireless broadband spectrum. What's the significance of Google's bid? AT&T, Verizon Fight Google's Wireless Bid Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12309266/12309267" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Electronics Expo Exposes New Spielberg Game July 16, 2007 • Electronic Entertainment Expo is the big annual event for the video game industry. Announcements at the conference included a fitness game for the Nintendo Wii, a redesign for the Sony handheld, and a few leaked details about upcoming Steven Spielberg video games. Electronics Expo Exposes New Spielberg Game Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12000031/12000032" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Yahoo Struggles to Chip Into Google's Act July 4, 2007 • Yahoo claims 500 million users around the world at a time when Internet advertising revenues are growing industry-wide. But Yahoo isn't doing anywhere near as well as Google. Recent management shakeups are part of Yahoo's struggle to capitalize on its big user base. Yahoo Struggles to Chip Into Google's Act Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11737356/11737357" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Apple's iPhone Gets Mixed Reviews July 2, 2007 • The iPhone went on sale Friday, after much hype. But by Saturday, the long lines were for people who wanted to try the phones, not buy them. Everybody was curious but slow to buy as there were concerns about the carrier; No. 3 AT&T. Sentiments are mixed as to whether it has lived up to its promise. Apple's iPhone Gets Mixed Reviews Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11650192/11650193" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Do Cell Phone Users Really Want Myriad Features? June 26, 2007 • The Apple iPhone is also a camera, an MP3 player, a Web browser — and it has a touch-screen keypad. Competitors are promoting phones by highlighting the features of their cell phones that the iPhone lacks. How much is too much? Do Cell Phone Users Really Want Myriad Features? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11433253/11433254" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Apple's iPhone: It All Depends on the Keypad June 25, 2007 • The iPhone due on the market June 29th is being hyped for all the things it has: a music player, e-mail, Internet access, and a beautiful color screen. But it is also getting a quite a bit of attention for not having a keypad. Apple's iPhone: It All Depends on the Keypad Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11350934/11350935" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology New Video-Saving Feature Raises New Rights Issues June 4, 2007 • YouTube allows anyone to watch a video online by streaming it. New RealPlayer technology will let users keep a copy of the video on their hard drives. The big media companies are already sensitive about what shows up on YouTube, and this latest development could make them more nervous. New Video-Saving Feature Raises New Rights Issues Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10693480/10693481" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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