Technology & Media - International Herald Tribune

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 (PARIS)

Peter DaSilva for The New York Times

At Current TV headquarters in San Francisco, a team of producer-editors provides direction to content, much of it viewer-generated.

Al Gore's other cause: Current TV
By BRIAN STELTER
Current TV has gotten a lot of attention, mainly because Al Gore is its chairman. But it remains unclear whether it is attracting an audience.

Fewer U.S. travelers booking online
By BOB TEDESCHI
But industry revenues are still strong, mostly because those consumers who do book travel online are doing more of it.

NBC Universal, late for party, joins gold rush in international television
By ERIC PFANNER
NBC Universal is trying to make up for lost time, accelerating its international plans as growth in the U.S. television businesses flattens

FCC ruling would open up cable television competition
By STEPHEN LABATON
Hoping to reduce spiraling cable TV costs, the F.C.C. plans to strike down contracts giving cable companies exclusive rights to service individual apartment buildings.

Web videos on YouTube give dentists a new image
By ANNE EISENBERG
YouTube now has a growing list of informative videos, too, posted by experts on many subjects - including dentistry. The videos may turn out to be useful marketing tools.

European libraries face problems in digitalizing
By DOREEN CARVAJAL
The museums and libraries are now developing a new realism about striking a variety of alliances with private companies, including national deals with Google.

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An environmental warning proposed for cars in Europe
By ERIC PFANNER
Under the EU plan, 20 percent of the space or time of any auto ad would have to be set aside for information on a car's fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.

Apple tries to thwart iPhone resellers
AP
Apple no longer accepts cash for iPhone purchases and now limits sales of the cellphone to two per person in a move to stop people from reselling them.

Sprint to allow 'unlocking' of phones
AP
Wireless subscribers of Sprint Nextel may no longer have to buy a new phone if they jump to a new carrier.

Investment by Microsoft values Facebook at $15 billion
By BRAD STONE
Microsoft has won a high-profile technology industry battle with Google and Yahoo to invest in the social networking upstart Facebook.

Microsoft reports strong gain on PC software sales

Sony profit soars despite trouble selling PlayStation 3

Ericsson finance chief steps down in wake of business warning

Intel widens lead in race for smaller chip

Venture capital at crux of U.S. bill

Amazon's third-quarter profit exceeds expectations

Motorola Profit Plunges on Lower Sales

Microsoft drops appeals in EU antitrust case

U.S. diners opting for fast over casual

Google pairs with Nielsen to mine commercial data

Apple trying to beef up film content

Unibet chief held in Netherlands over laws protecting French monopolies