Archive for March, 2008

Paramount to End HD DVD Releases

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 in Tech News | No Comments »

LOS ANGELES — In a further sign that Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray has won the high-definition format war, Paramount Pictures home entertainment unit said Friday it will release its last HD DVD titles on Tuesday.

Democrats Blaze Trails In February Fundraising

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Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama continued to rewrite fundraising records this month, with Clinton announcing yesterday that she had rebounded from a disappointing showing in January to raise $35 million in February, by far her biggest one-month total of the campaign.

For XM, Fewer Losses And More Subscribers

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XM Satellite Radio said yesterday that it trimmed its loss while adding more subscribers in the fourth quarter, and its executives said they remain hopeful that its merger with Sirius Satellite Radio will be approved. But as the wait for the regulatory go-ahead drags on, the company also tried to…

House Lawmakers Question Privacy in Cyber-Security Plan

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House lawmakers yesterday raised concerns about the privacy implications of a Bush administration effort to secure federal computer networks from hackers and foreign adversaries, as new details emerged about the largely classified program.

FTC Chairman Set to Leave Post

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The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Deborah Platt Majoras, plans to step down next month, the agency announced yesterday.