Yahoo To Reimburse Customers Of DRM-Protected Music (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company said its digital rights management servers would be taken down, severely limiting the use of the files.

Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps (AP)

A bicyclists rides down a path along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. As more commuters ditch their cars to save money on gas, the push is on for online mapping services, cities and community groups to lay out the best routes for biking and walking from one place to another.(AP Photo/Justin Maxon)AP - With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you've got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes for riding around town. Well, not so fast.




iPhone Software Update May Fix Frustrating Bugs (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - When Apple released its iPhone 2.0 software earlier this month, CEO Steve Jobs said it would provide the best user experience and the most advanced software platform for a mobile device. However, glitches in the software are leaving users frustrated, with a laundry list of complaints.

FCC set to punish Comcast on P2P blocking (CNET)
CNET - The Federal Communications Commission appears poised to take steps to punish Comcast for allegedly blocking access to file-sharing traffic.

Prof whose 'last lecture' became a sensation dies (AP)

This undated photo provided by the Pausch family shows Jai and Randy Pausch, and their children Logan, front left, Dylan and Chloe. The computer scientist died early Friday, July 25, 2008, at his home in Virginia. He was 47. (AP Photo/The Pausch family collection)AP - Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47.




Rock titles drive revolution in games (Reuters)

Video game store owner Alex Solomon and sons Josh (L) and Stephen (R) from Saint Joseph, Missouri play a guitar video game at the E for All video game expo in Los Angeles, California in this October 19, 2007 file photo. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - Record first-half sales of video and computer games got a big boost from Rockstar Games' "Grand Theft Auto IV" and Activision's "Guitar Hero III."




Label merges software to build Fanbase (Reuters)
Reuters - Fans of Atlantic Records acts like T.I., Shinedown and Simple Plan need only start up their computer to connect with their favorite artist, via Fanbase, a new application created by the label, Billboard has learned.

FCC poised to punish Comcast over Web blocking (AP)
AP - A majority of members of the Federal Communications Commission have cast votes in favor of punishing Comcast Corp. for blocking subscribers' Internet traffic, an agency official said Friday.

Nokia to reimburse German state to end plant closure row (AFP)

A photo taken in 2004 shows Nokia headquarters in Espoo, the neighboring town of the capital Helsinki. Nokia will reimburse a German state over 1.3 million euros (two million dollars) to resolve a plant closure dispute that has cost the mobile phone giant tens of millions already, officials said Saturday.(AFP/LEHTIKUVA/File/Jussi Nukari)AFP - Nokia will reimburse a German state over 1.3 million euros (two million dollars) to resolve a plant closure dispute that has cost the mobile phone giant tens of millions already, officials said Saturday.




New space race heats up with unveiling of aircraft (AP)
AP - Aerospace engineers have been holed up in a Mojave Desert hangar for four years, fashioning a commercial spaceship to loft rich tourists some 62 miles above Earth. Now the wraps come partially off the top-secret project.

Broadband Innovations, Part 4: The Doctor Isn't In but Can Still See You (PC World)
PC World - How telehealth is changing the way America gets well.

SourceForge Award Winners Announced (PC World)
PC World - Open source software projects took center stage at a ceremony to honor the best and brightest of free software.