U.S. broadcasters to use prime time for DTV campaign (Reuters)

U.S. broadcasters promised on Monday to air more than $327 million worth of television spots as part of a broad campaign to alert consumers about the approaching switch-over to digital television.

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Verizon Wireless: If you don’t opt out, we get to share your CPNI call data (Ars Technica)

Over the weekend, a small storm erupted over new legal language that Verizon Wireless is passing quietly on to its subscribers. It appears as though the cellular provider is changing its terms of service to give the company the right to share sensitive calling data with third parties.
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Windows Home Server in depth (Ars Technica Operating System Reviews)

When Microsoft announced Windows Home Server earlier this year, it was greeted with a mixture of curious disdain and eagerness. Some questioned what the product offered over existing solutions, while others welcomed it with open arms. It's at once hard to explain and easy to understand what Windows Home Server is, but it's worth getting to know the newest addition to the Windows family.

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2008 IT Outlook: 'Less than Comforting' (BusinessWeek)

As the tech industry girds for third-quarter earnings, analysts are turning their attention to next year. Many don't like what they see.

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Broadcom Rolls Out 3G Phone on a Chip (eWeek)

Claiming a major competitive advantage over rival chip makers, Broadcom said Oct. 15 it has developed a low-power, single-chip processor that integrates all major features of 3G technology.

The BCM21551—code-named Zeus—combines a high-speed third-generation baseband, a multiband radio frequency transceiver, Bluetooth, and an FM radio receiver and transmitter.

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Google, Random House Move Closer to Book Search (CIO Insight)

Random House has held out and not joined the Google-backed publisher partner program, which can help boost book sales, especially of publishers' so-called backlists of older titles.

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