Microsoft teams with Kazaa to showcase Windows Media 9
Microsoft promotes Windows Media 9 via the Kazaa file sharing network placing two promotional videos on Alnet. The move tests legitimate distribution and anti piracy features as industry executives weigh appetite for authorized content on peer to peer networks. Analysts note Kazaa offers low cost exposure and potential guidance on consumer demand for protected media.
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Kazaa
Jonathan Usher
Windows Media Division
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Apple Computer Inc
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End of the line for West Coast fishing boom
Fishermen warn the West Coast fleet faces drastic cuts after new regulations slash groundfish harvest. A shift in policy frames the ocean as an ecosystem to protect, while concerns grow that decades of government support have left the industry with little to catch. The Magnuson Act era and industry talks at the docks reflect a looming end for a way of life.
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Nomic
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Japan wireless on cutting edge
In Chiba Japan at CEATEC new mobile tech dazzles. Japan leads in Internet access via cell phones with about 90 percent of users online from mobiles and 6 million phones in use. DoCoMo Coca Cola infrared soda purchases bar code cashless payments expanding to 2000 vending machines by year end.
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Japan
Tokyo
Hitoshi Hayakawa
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High class baby products and pampering rise
In Washington Irv Losman markets pricey babies items at Tiara Galleries and Gifts with $5 soaps $15 baby lotion and $13 50 baby wash while fashion names offer luxury bags gowns and a Burberry three wheel jogger. Spa like baby skin care from Burberry Bulgari and Bobbi Brown priced up to 24 dollars signals premium trend for infants.
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Washington
Irv Losman
Congressional Plaza
Tiara Galleries
Crabtree & Evelyn
BabySpa
Kate Spade
Burberry
Bulgari
Bobbi Brown
Energy prices rise but tips to cut heating costs emerge
New York AP reports the Energy Department forecasts winter fuel prices will rise, especially heating oil up to 45 percent. Families could face $934 for heating oil, $710 for natural gas, and $1,082 for propane. Guidance includes lowering thermostats, sealing cracks, weather-stripping, and considering energy-efficient upgrades or fixed-price oil contracts. Community fuel-buying collectives offer savings, with PIRG Fuel Buyers noting 10–20 cent gains per gallon for 1,100 members in Philadelphia area.
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Energy Department
Pirg Fuel Buyers
Philadelphia
Emily Schiller
Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group
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