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Google Courts Small YouTube Deals - New York Times
Google has been frustrated in its efforts to reach comprehensive deals with major studios and networks to put their video on YouTube. Meanwhile, it is forming partnerships with hundreds of smaller media companies that see value - or at least a valuable experiment - in contributing to the site.

Scarface coming to Wii - Boomtown
Vivendi has announced the sweary GTA-style action adventure Scarface: The World is Yours will be released on Nintendo Wii this summer. The game on other formats has been well received critically and has already sold 1.5 million copies.

Verizon launches Mobile TV on Qualcomm’s MediaFlo network - iTWire
US telco Verizon has launched a mobile TV service in 20 markets in the US on Qualcomm’s MediaFLO network. Initial service areas are predominantly in the western USA and some in the mid west.

Microsoft puts up roadblocks on Vista for Mac owners - International Herald Tribune
After years of delays and billions in development and marketing efforts, it would seem that Microsoft would want anyone who possibly can to buy its new Windows Vista operating system.

New Graphene Transistor Promises Life After Death Of Silicon Chip - Playfuls.com
Researchers have used the world’s thinnest material to create the world’s smallest transistor.

AMD-ATI combo launches first integrated product - CBC News
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. unveiled its first product featuring technology from ATI Technologies, the former darling of the Canadian computer industry it acquired last year.

First details on 360, PS3 Stuntman - CVG Online
The first details have emerged on Stuntman: Ignition, the sequel to the PS2 original previously published by Atari. Revealed to IGN by new developer Paradigm, the premise for the new Stuntman has essentially remained the same.

Adobe to take Photoshop online - CNET News.com
A hosted version of Photoshop will appear within six months, CEO says, as the company looks to combine online features with packaged apps.

Nintendo DS Annexing ‘SimCity’ - TechNewsWorld
Electronic Arts will release a version of its pioneering computer game “SimCity” for the Nintendo DS platform this summer.

Microsoft’s new architect faces the future - Ars Technica
As Microsoft prepares for a future without the leadership of Bill Gates, many people are wondering what lies ahead for the software behemoth.

Joost builds program list but no threat to YouTube - iTWire
The news that online TV platform Joost is to add more programs to its growing inventory of TV shows with international TV program distributor JumpTV has the media buzzing with speculation of its growing threat to YouTube.

Hacking Vista by guessing a product key - CNET News.com
Fighting Vista’s piracy protection? Perhaps trying to guess a product activation key will solve the problem. A “brute force” key generator that randomly tries a variety of 25-digit codes until it finds one that works is now available, according to …

Europe’s PlayStation 3 Gets the Shaft - PC World
Europe can’t be happy. And with good reason. Less than a month before the release of the PlayStation 3 across the Atlantic, Sony has announced that Europeans will be getting a watered-down version of the PS3.

Netscape Founder’s New Company Lets Users Build Social Networks - FOX News
Ning, the latest startup of Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, is looking to get a jump ahead of MySpace and Facebook by giving consumers free tools to create and operate specialized online social networks of their own.

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