The Queue: December 14, 2006

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The Queue: December 14, 2006

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SKYPE UNLIMITED...NEW PLAN 30 BUCKS A YEAR FOR CALLS TO ANY PHONE LINE
MYSPACE TOPS YAHOO -- SERVING UP 6 MILLION MORE PAGES IN NOVEMBER
UCLA GETS HACKED -- 800 THOUSAND SOCIALS AND MORE...TAKEN!
AND LET YOUR FINGERS DO THE TALKIN' - TEXT MESSAGING TO DOUBLE BY 2010.
MOVING THROUGH THE QUEUE...HOW MUCH DID YOU PAY FOR YOUR FLAT SCREEN? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW WHY.
ANTI TRUST AUTHORITIES IN ASIA AND THE US INVESTIGATING LCD PRICE-FIXING ALLEGATIONS...
TARGETING SAMSUNG AND LG-PHILLIPS - THE TWO BIGGEST FLAT PANEL DISPLAY MAKERS.
FROM THE GUYS WHO BROUGHT YOU SKYPE AND KAZAA -- IT'S THE VENICE PROJECT...EVERYTHING YOU LOVE ABOUT TV AND THE INTERNET COMBINED.
THE SUPER-SECRET PROJECT UNDER TIGHT WRAPS...BUT SOME SCREENSHOTS FINALLY MAKING IT OUT...
SHOWING SOME PANDA BEAR PROGRAMMING...
A CHANNEL SELECTION SCREEN AND PLACES TO CHAT AND RATE VIDEO.
CREATORS SAY VENICE PROJECT IS NOT A FILE SHARING APP OR VIDEO DOWNLOAD SERVICE...IT'LL MERGE TV AND WEB FEATURES LIKE TAGGING, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CHOICE!
WHO DOESN'T WANT THEIR VERY OWN ROBOT...EVEN IF IT IS RIGHT OUT OF A BAD 80'S MOVIE...JOHNNY FIVE!
BILL GATES SAYS ROBOTS WILL BE A PART OF OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE...HE SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT PC'S 30 YEARS AGO...
TO HELP MAKE IT HAPPEN -- HE'S TRYING TO STANDARDIZE THE PROGRAMMING PROCESS -- MAKING IT EASIER WITH MICROSOFT ROBOTICS STUDIO SOFTWARE.
COMPANIES LIKE IROBOT AND LEGO ON BOARD...BEST OF ALL -- IT'S FREE TO HOBBYISTS, STUDENTS AND ACADEMICS.
PARIS HILTON, AMERICAN IDOL, BRAD PITT AND THE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP DANCE -- AND YOU THOUGHT YOUR CUBE-MATES WERE WORKING ALL DAY.
AOL'S TOP SEARCHES FOR 2006...
GAS PRICES A HOT TOPIC...
PARIS STILL A GEM...
AND PLAYSTATION 3 TOPS XBOX AND WII IN TECH TOYS...
OF COURSE - VIRAL VIDEOS SOPPING UP MUCH OF OUR TIME ONLINE IN 2006 -- AND THE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP DANCE WAS THERE TO COMFORT US.
FINALLY -- THE DOWNLOAD OF THE DAY...MUSIC IP MIXER.
AN EFFORTLESS WAY TO MAKE SMART PLAYLISTS THAT REALLY WORKS.
EVEN I WAS SKEPTICAL AT FIRST...BUT MUSIC IP REALLY KNOWS YOUR MUSIC -- IT'S KINDA SCARY.
THE FREE PROGRAM SCANS YOUR TRACKS AND ASSIGNS EACH A FINGERPRINT...
THEN, PICK A SONG, ARTIST OR ALBUM AND HIT MIX -- A PLAYLIST OF 75 SIMILAR SONGS IS READY FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE.
HERE'S A GREAT MIX IDEA -- MUSIC IP AND ITUNES -- TOGETHER.