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ChangeQuakes Of The Week

October 16, 2006

TOP CHANGEQUAKES OF THE WEEK
** Laser TV Claims To Better Plasma
** Web Watchers Debate Web 2.0
** RFID Vendors Kick Out New Products In Anticipation Of Growth
** Microsoft To PC Shoppers: Don't Wait For Vista

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TOP CHANGEQUAKES OF THE WEEK

Laser TV Claims To Top Plasma

(TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEQUAKE) -- It's being hailed by its developers as the next revolution in visual technology -- a laser television that will make plasma screens obsolete.

www.news.com.au

RELATED ARTICLE: High-output RGB sources promise laser TV by 2007
optics.org


Web Watchers Debate Web 2.0

(TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEQUAKE) -- Dubbed Web 2.0, the new Internet led by bloggers, MySpace, Digg.com and Facebook has captured the attention of Wall Street and Main Street alike. Two of the Internet's sharpest thinkers debate the future of the Net, and its ongoing effect on culture and society.

www.sfgate.com

RELATED ARTICLE: Microsoft's Steve Ballmer Discusses Web's Future
www.businessweek.com

RFID Vendors Kick Out New Products In Anticipation Of Growth

(TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEQUAKE) -- RFID vendors aren't wasting any time coming out with new products to meet the anticipated needs of companies in various phases of RFID deployment.

www.eweek.com

Microsoft To PC Shoppers: Don't Wait For Vista

(CORPORATE CHANGEQUAKES) -- The folks at Microsoft have a message for computer shoppers: Vista-capable computers are available now, even if the operating system isn't.

www.eweek.com


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TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEQUAKES

Air Passengers Tagged For RFID Experiment

Electronically tagging passengers at airports could help the fight against terrorism, scientists have said. The prototype technology is to be tested at an airport in Hungary, and could, if successful, become a reality "in two years."

news.bbc.co.uk


CORPORATE CHANGEQUAKES

Microsoft To Provide Data On Vista To Symantec, McAfee

Microsoft said Monday it would give U.S. security vendors Symantec and McAfee some of the information they want to make their products work with Microsoft's new operating system, Vista.

www.eweek.com

RELATED ARTICLE: CEO'S Resignation Makes McAfee Less Secure
www.businessweek.com


YouTube Anti-Piracy Tech Could Hurt Site

A technology designed to detect copyright material could give YouTube a needed dose of legal legitimacy and calm any concerns Google has about spending $1.65 billion on the Internet video site. But that same technology could hurt YouTube's edgy appeal.

news.yahoo.com

FCC Delays AT&T-BellSouth Merger Vote

The Federal Communications Commission delayed a vote on the proposed buyout of BellSouth by AT&T until Nov. 3 at the latest, after two Democrats asked for time to study last-minute concessions offered by the companies. The commission was scheduled to vote on the $80.8 billion deal in a special meeting Friday, but the meeting never convened as consumer group concerns grew that this merger would be the first step toward re-creating the telecom monopoly the government broke up two decades ago.

www.forbes.com


ECONOMIC CHANGEQUAKES

Trade Deficit Widens to $69.9 billion In August

The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly widened to a record $69.9 billion in August on a jump in imports that pushed the shortfall with China to an all-time high.

www.bloomberg.com

High Hopes For High Tech For Earnings Season

There's plenty of optimism for heavyweights, including Apple, Motorola and Google, as earnings season gets into full swing this week.

www.businessweek.com

Virtual Economies Attract Real World Attention

Users of online worlds such as "Second Life" and "World of Warcraft" transact millions of dollars worth of virtual goods and services every day, and these virtual economies are beginning to draw the attention of real-world authorities.

www.eweek.com

FDA APPROVAL CHANGEQUAKES

New Use Approved For Genentech Cancer Fighter

The FDA has OK'd Genentech's colon cancer drug Avastin to fight lung cancer, potentially adding months of life for patients with the most common form of the deadly disease and more than a billion dollars in extra yearly revenue for the company.

www.sfgate.com

DISCOVERY CHANGEQUAKES

Protein Gel Quickly Stops Bleeding

Swab a clear liquid onto a gaping wound and watch the bleeding stop in seconds. An international team of researchers has accomplished just that in animals, using a solution of protein molecules that self-organize on the nanoscale into a biodegradable gel that stops bleeding.

www.newscientisttech.com

Study Supports Two-Stage Bird Flu Vaccination

The human immune system may respond better to a vaccine for a new strain of H5N1 Avian influenza if it is prepared in advance with a vaccine based on an existing H5N1 strain, the preliminary results of a government-sponsored study suggest.

www.cidrap.umn.edu