WebbAlert - November 4, 2008

Published: Nov. 4, 2008, 9 a.m.

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MTV Networks has partnered with Auditude to embed ads into videos illegally uploaded by MySpace users. The program seems like a good idea, but not everyone is convinced.
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\nIf you're a Netflix subscriber but you don't own an Xbox 360, a PC or a Mac, but you do own a TiVo, congratulations. You'll soon be able to stream movies and TV shows too.
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\nPanasonic may or may not be planning to buy Sanyo sometime soon. It's been rumored for a while, but since neither side is offering many details, we'll\njust have to wait this one out.
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\nEver wished your appliances could just think for themselves and in the process lower your electric bills and save the environment? Well, General Electric has you covered.
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\nCould the U.S. military be working on an unstoppable, memory-zapping super beam? Probably not, but they are very interested in the technology. (With a name like amnesia ray, who wouldn't be interested?)
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\nCircuit City has announced that it will close 155 stores, cut 17 percent of its workforce, and they could even be kicked off the New York Stock Exchange. I guess the silver lining would be that there were 155 stores to close.
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\nFor two weeks, two robots were locked in a room and made sweet, sweet music together...No really. That's exactly what they did. And the result is absolutely terrifying.\n




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