http://hamptonroads.com/node/453284 Tech World News en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:46:49 -0500 The new video game "Grand Theft Auto IV" did its part to shore up the economy in the past week. The extremely violent, yet critically praised game sold 6 million copies - 3.6 million on the day it was released - ringing up more than $500 million in sales, according to a New York Times report. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/05/steal-game Wed, 07 May 2008 13:53:34 -0400 The NHL is remaking its Web site to appeal to its tech-savvy fans hungry for more high-sticking content. Launching Wednesday, the new site will offer hockey fans the option of seven “channels” of everything NHL, and all of it will be free. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/it-will-be-huge-canada Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:57:51 -0400 How much more would you pay for an iPod or iPhone to get free access to the iTunes’ library? That’s what the Financial Times of London said Apple is negotiating with record labels, citing unnamed music industry sources, of course. The sticking point is price: How much Apple would the labels per device. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/itunes-life Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:28:25 -0400   Disney is becoming the mouse that roared online, especially when it comes monetizing clicks. The Walt Disney Co. expects to collect $1 billion in revenue from online content this fiscal year, which ends in September, CEO Robert Iger said Monday. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/no-mickey-mouse-operation Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:48:48 -0400   Unless you're a married women. Not a year since Ask.com overhauled its search engine and user interface in an effort to gain ground on Internet search leader Google, it threw in the towel. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/dont-ask Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:53:58 -0500 Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva, Wis. He was 69. He had been suffering from health problems for several years, including an abdominal aneurysm, said his wife Gail. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/protogeeks-mourn-dd-creator-dead Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:09:08 -0500 Literally. Don't look. Then again you might not be able to. Companies are increasingly blocking access to Web video and social networking sites, citing lost productivity and the wasted bandwidth, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/dont-look-now Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:01:31 -0500 Fueled by fears of another Virginia Tech-style massacre, colleges nationwide have been implementing cell phone-based text alert systems. But students aren’t embracing the systems, even though most now carry cell phones. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/02/what-me-worry Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:18:59 -0500 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports in this article that consumers weren't the only ones burned by the Vista's shortcomings after the new Windows operating system's release last year. Apparently a member of the software giant's corporate board and at least one top executive had problems too. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/02/microsofties-burned-vista-too Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:40:37 -0500 The European Union issued Microsoft a stinging slap on the wrist Wednesday when it imposed a record $1.3 billion fine against the software titan. It seems the EU doesn't think Microsoft has complied with a 2004 antitrust order despite repeated assurances that it would. “Talk is cheap. Flouting the rules is expensive,” sniffed EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/02/european-smackdown-or-pocket-change Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:16:12 -0500