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Is Netflix coming to the 360? From <a href="http://www.g4tv.com">G4TV.com</a> Is Netflix coming to the 360? That kinda-bizarre but when you think about it kinda-sensible idea comes courtesy of Reuters, who reports that Netflix Inc has surveyed its subscribers to gauge their interest in streaming movies to their televisions using the 360. Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey wouldn't say whether the survey indicates a soon-to-be announced partnership, but said Netflix was interested in getting its movies to consumers' TVs "in as many ways as possible." We smell a partnership, and there's no ship we like to sail as much as the partner-ship. http://images.g4tv.com/images/blog/2008/03/26/633421465949735000.jpg Tom Joyce TechNation March 27, 2008, 12:16 am www.webchannel24.com 164 BlackBerry Service Out Intermittently Across North America

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NEW YORK — A major service outage afflicted users of the popular, addictive BlackBerry smart phones across the United States and Canada on Monday. *** from the AP *** Officials with AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless said BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. told them customers of all wireless carriers were affected. It was not immediately clear how many of the 12 million worldwide BlackBerry subscribers had problems, as some users reported being able to access their service normally Monday afternoon. But Garth Turner, a member of the Canadian Parliament, said during a caucus meeting that the incident's impact couldn't be overestimated. "Everyone's in crisis because they're are all picking away at their Blackberry's and nothing's happening," Turner said. "It's almost like cutting the phone cables or a total collapse in telegraphs lines a century ago. It just isolates people in a way that's quite phenomenal." Bell Canada spokesman Jason Laszlo said the majority of their BlackBerry customers are affected. "There's really no estimated time of repair," Laszlo said. The BlackBerry service, which lets users check e-mail and access other data services on their handheld devices, has become a lifeline for many business executives and is increasingly popular among consumers with models like the BlackBerry Pearl. In a statement, RIM said a "data service interruption" was resulting in "intermittent service delays for BlackBerry subscribers in North America." The company said voice and text messaging services were not affected. A technical support recording for Canadian wireless provider Rogers Communications Inc. said subscribers could have difficulties sending and receiving messages, activating accounts and using other services like Internet browsing. The company is "working with our vendor to resolve this issue," the recording said. There was no word what caused the outage or when service would be restored. Major disruptions have been rare but often provoke an angry backlash against the Canadian company because of its typically lengthy silences about the cause and because it eventually gives only cryptic, jargon-laden explanations. When the BlackBerry service suffered a major outage last April, the company remained silent about the cause for two days. The latest outage enraged some BlackBerry customers who were also hit by the network failure last year. Stuart Gold, a customer who says he gets 1,000 e-mails a day as director of field marketing for Web analytics company Omniture Inc., worked on his laptop most of Monday after his BlackBerry went on the blink. Although Gold said he thought last year's outage gave him a needed break from work, Monday's frayed his last nerve. "I cannot believe this happened again," he said as he got off a plane Monday. "I'm on the road 300 days a year. My entire life is in my BlackBerry — my family life, my professional life, my emotional life, everything. ... They're not allowed to do this to me." Gold, 49, said he plans to ask his company to buy him a second smart phone from a rival as a backup. BlackBerry competitors include Palm Inc.'s Treo. In a statement, AT&T spokesman Fletcher Cook said the company first learned about the problem from RIM at about 3:30 p.m. EST. "This is not an issue with AT&T's wireless network," Cook said. "Customers could experience difficulties using their BlackBerry devices. RIM has not given us an estimated time of when this problem would be fixed." RIM is based on Waterloo, Ontario, and has deals with scores of wireless carriers to offer the BlackBerry service around the world. http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/wp-content/phoneimages/blackberry88001.jpg Garth Brantley TechTalk February 11, 2008, 7:33 pm www.webchannel24.com 156 Editorial: Soon - Cars the Drive Themselves

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CES 2008: GM Talking Driverless Cars? Rick Wagoner, the CEO of General Motors, will discuss a new driverless car on Tuesday during the Consumer Electronics Show. Some years off, the new autos are poised to be tested in 2015 and released sometime in 2018. The dream of Transformers, iRobot and the Jetsons may soon come to life. Lexus has had great success with its self-parking cars this past year, and the innovations in the auto world will continue. Question is, does it get good gas mileage? http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/11/14/business/14auto.xlarge1.jpg KC Hunter GodMode January 7, 2008, 10:03 pm www.webchannel24.com 141 BEA Systems Sale

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Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn on Friday called for the sale of BEA Systems Inc., a business software maker whose stock price has sagged with the growth in open-source software and under pressure from larger competitors such as IBM Corp. and Oracle Corp. On Friday, BEA Systems Inc. - a software maker with a falling stock price - was set for sale by investor Carl Icahn. The open source movement, along with pressure from Oracle Corp., ushered in a change for the billionaire. Icahn reported owning 33.4 million of BEA's shares, or an 8.5 percent stake in the San Jose-based company. Following this announcement, BEA shares closed at nearly 4 percent higher Friday, making the stock worth $13.25. Icahn will meet with BEA management to discuss the possible sale of the company in the coming weeks, perhaps naming new members to the board of directors. Earlier this year, BEA issued a statement saying it needed to restate its finances between the years 1998 and 2007. There could be a raise in compensation expenses up to $390 million (before taxes). NASDAQ has informed BEA that its listing position may be in jeapordy due to the company's delayed filings. Sources: BEA Press Release September 14, 2007 - AP Newswire http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2005/0510/bicahn1001n.jpg Paul Wolfe Tech Today September 15, 2007, 11:18 am www.webchannel24.com 96