Gephardt pushes for investment in health research (AP) AP - Former U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt pushed Friday for Iowa to expand its focus on public health, arguing the state has the medical infrastructure in place to make it a leader in the field. Malone says DirecTV is not for sale: report (Reuters) Reuters - Media mogul John Malone said the U.S. No.1 satellite TV operator DirecTV Group is not up for sale in an interview with business cable network CNBC on Friday. Simpsons' lampoon of Sarkozy sudden French web hit (AFP)
Google Adds Captions to YouTube Search (PC World) PC World - In a step to make YouTube videos more accessible to deaf people as well as to anyone else searching for videos online, Google has launched an automatic video captioning service. Sony to launch online download service for TVs (AFP)
How Google Gets from Chrome OS to YouTube TVs (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - Google fired another shell at Microsoft's fundamental business model on Thursday, when it released the code behind its Google Chrome OS. What happens when you turn the operating system into just another advertising medium? Quite a number of things. California Bans Power-Hog TVs: Death Knell for Plasma? (PC World) PC World - Sales of plasma HDTVs have been on the decline for some time now. Although plasmas are generally cheaper than comparably-sized LCD models, their picture isn't as bright; as a result, their images often appear dark and washed out under the bright, fluorescent glare of the local big box store. However, plasmas are often favored by home t...... Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty (AP)
Google adds automatic captions to YouTube (AFP)
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AFP - Thousands of French Internet users flooded video sharing websites Friday to enjoy a lampoon of their glamourous first couple, almost a week after they appeared on the US show the Simpsons.
AFP - Sony Corp. aims to launch next year a new online service that will allow people to download content such as music and movies to their televisions and other electronic gadgets, a top executive said Friday.
AP - Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.
AFP - Google, in a significant development for deaf Internet users, announced it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube.
