Archive for August, 2003

Azaria wins third Emmy for ‘Simpsons’

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced Monday winners of the 55th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in selected animation categories that are so-called juried awards. Juried awards do not have nominations, and there may be more than one winner in each category judged by members of ATAS’ animation peer group.
Azaria was recognized for [...]

Female gamers outnumber the boys

Challenging the stereotype that video gaming is the domain of teenage boys, an industry group Tuesday reported that more women over 18 than young boys are playing games and the average age of players has risen to 29.
A poll released by the Entertainment Software Association and conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates found 26 [...]

RSS Feeds are the Better Email Newsletters

Reading News and Blogs via Really Simple Syndication - Spam Free
Email newsletters are great, but spam is not. The deluge of junk mail has made it increasingly painful to follow the news and what’s happening on your favorite web sites via email.
Either the newsletter you’re eager to read is hidden in a massive spam [...]

Blade Babe Bagged

Jessica Biel joins Wesley Snipes for Blade 3
By all accounts Blade 3 is shaping up nicely with several cast members now in place but, up till now, something has been missing. That elusive element is of course a suitably stunning female lead to help take Blade’s fight to the vampires.
Jessica Biel is the lovely lady [...]

Batman 5

It first began as a rumor on Dark Horizons and now IGN FilmForce has thrown gasoline on the fire. Is English actor Hugh Dancy close to playing the part of the next BATMAN?
Horizons launched this latest round of Bat-rumors by printing a report that the actor was discussing the possibility of playing the Dark Knight [...]

Microsoft Updates Xbox/Xbox Live Websites

Just an FYI to all of the ActiveNetwork patrons. Besides the new layout, the biggest improvement is the integration of your Gamertag from Xbox Live to the website!
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10 Terabit Ethernet By 2010

From Directions Magazine: ‘Because it is now impossible to sell networking unless it is called Ethernet (regardless of the actual protocols used), it is likely that 1 Terabit Ethernet and even 10 Terabit Ethernet (using 100 wavelengths used by 100 gigabit per second transmitter / receiver pairs) may soon be announced. Only a protocol name [...]

Microsoft: IM Party’s Over

Microsoft is introducing a licensing scheme for third parties that use its instant messaging network, reports eWeek.
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Paul Allen wants to sell TechTV

NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Paul Allen, the entrepreneur and co-founder of software maker Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is looking to sell his technology-related cable channel TechTV, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the situation.
TechTV, owned by Allen’s investment firm Vulcan Ventures Inc. is worth between $250 million and $300 [...]

Florida considering LAN tax

A new rule now being formulated in Tallahassee could lead to a state tax of 9 percent — or higher — on computer networks commonly used in businesses.
“The standard response is on the border between surprise and outrage,” says Arthur Simon, senior vice president of big-business lobby Associated Industries of Florida.
The proposal has its roots [...]