• Coupon woes are only part of digital TV concerns (AP)

  AP - In less than six weeks, the nation's television broadcasters are due to shut off their analog signals and begin transmitting in digital — potentially blacking out as many as 8 million U.S. households that rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels.

• Web startup to offer foreign news as papers cut (AP)

  AP - As budget cuts force many U.S. newspapers to retrench on their foreign coverage, veteran journalist Charles Sennott saw virtually no chance of getting another assignment abroad.

  
  
  

• Dell touts luxury brand but offers few details (AP)

  AP - Computer maker Dell Inc., trailing Hewlett-Packard Co. in worldwide sales, could have used a home run at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Instead, it came to Vegas with a model and a mirage.

  
  
  

• Microsoft to let consumers test Windows 7 on Friday - Reuters

  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp plans to let consumers test the next generation of its computer operating system, Windows 7, starting on Friday and said the new software is "absolutely on track." Wall Street has identified the timely launch of ...

• The Blogger SEO Burden - WebProNews

  There is no question that blogging can help improve your search engine optimization efforts. Stephan Spencer, Founder & President Netconcepts talked about some of the reasons why in the following video, but he also said he favors some platforms over ...

• US shifts Visa Waiver Program authorization to Internet (AFP)

  AFP - Starting Monday, travelers from 35 countries must request authorization online to enter the United States, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Friday.

  
  
  

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