Slashdot has picked up an article published Monday in the Seattle Times describing how Microsoft has entered into contracts with four major telecomms companies in the US and a smattering overseas to provide next generation TV service over IP. Verizon launched a test deployment in Texas on September 22nd but could easily extend it out to anywhere it is offering their Fios fiber-to-the-home service. A user review of the Fios service can be found here…
Microsoft develops IPTV for phone companies
Yahoo News now includes blogs
Following Google’s and AOL’s lead, Yahoo has added blogs to it’s News search results further legitimizing them as a serious news source. There is already a long detailed review and critique at Search Engine Watch
Quad processor Intel Macs?
Another tidbit from our enterprising French Mac addicts was posted on HardMac, the english language version of MacBidouille. They have screenshots showing monitoring of four CPU’s on the Intel development version of OSX. This would make for a screaming Photoshop box and some very competitive Xservers.
Chicago provider scoops Google on WiFi advertising?
Red Herring is reporting that Chicago-based Tantus Networks, who currently provides WiFi services for hotels is plannig on offering an advertising supported WiFi service in Chicago. Local businesses would provide the WiFi locations in trade for advertising for them and up to five other businesses of the hosts choosing. The CEO also refferred vaguely to the possibility of providing location aware searches and targeted advertising, but it sounds like vaporware right now.
I had previously commented on Google’s and Eartlink’s efforts in this business here…
Apple to release video iPods, dual core G5s?
UPDATE:ThinkSecret is once more saying that video iPod capabilities will be announce tomorrow at the Apple event though they think it will be new iPods with larger capacities but the same screen size. Apple is of course, still completely tightlipped about this so we will just have to wait to see what His Steveness is going to announce. If it is only the Madonna Nano There will be a lot of very disappointed Mac fanatics…
Invitations to a private Apple event slated for October 112h rumor mills are abuzz with talk about video iPods as well as a new version of iTunes that would allow the store to sell video content. iTunes already manages video podcasts. The video iPod may in fact be the entree that Apple needs to become the center of a home entertainment system/set-top box, you can just see the Griffin iTuner for video right?
It also seems that they will finally release machines with the new dual core PowerPC chip as the supply of G5s seems to be drying up everywhere.
Update:BBC unintentionally outs video iPod
The link is gone by now but engadget has a mention of the BBC faux pas here…
