Apple may buy Universal Music
News Apple's rumoured bid for Universal Music group would be a big mistake in an era when artist discovery is being transformed by TV such as 'American Idol'," said Steve Harmon, a media analyst with Marketsnap Research Group, referring to the US...
[April 14, 2003, 8:02]
They're just wild about Mahir
News Nearly 1,000 people crowded into the lobby of a South of Market office building in San Francisco Wednesday night, hoping for the chance to meet their newly crowned Internet idol, Mahir Cagri, otherwise known as "The Turkish Guy.
[December 17, 1999, 9:28]
Autonomy challenges Google with enterprise desktop search tool
News The IDOL Enterprise Desktop Search uses a technique called "implicit querying", which means it runs constantly in the background looking for data that could be relevant to a user's work. Users can choose to have the IDOL Enterprise Desktop Search...
[November 29, 2004, 16:15]
Musicians attempt to harness the Net
News That power, for now, appears firmly locked to television, where popular contest shows such as "American Idol" have put unknowns at the top of the pops with ease. Having learned a thing or two about the guitar and songwriting, Geoff Byrd is...
[June 28, 2004, 11:25]
Yahoo! video service goes live
News As part of the broadband and dial-up Platinum service, subscribers can receive weekly access to video clips from such popular TV reality shows as "American Idol", along with programs ABC News' "World News Tonight", "20/20" and "Good Morning...
[March 17, 2003, 7:31]
Sony rootkit remover on the rocks
News The site appears to be associated with Canada's version of the American Idol TV show. The flaw in Sony's uninstall software was based on an ActiveX progam installed on hard drives, which allowed Web sites to run malicious code automatically in the...
[November 17, 2005, 8:40]
Getting back to basics
News Customers of Autonomy's various search and data management products -- including its Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL) Server which the company claims uses pattern-matching techniques to understand information in context -- include Ford, the...
[October 8, 2003, 16:55]
UK's brightest programming talent sought for BrainAcademy 2005
News The quiz consists of twelve questions, the answers to which can be found spread across the Internet. It may sound like a reality TV show, but it's the best way for budding computer scientists to get ahead.
[May 16, 2005, 17:05]
