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The FCC Asks Questions About Google Voice
Google Voice, the Internet voice application that functions similarly to a phone, blurs the line between the two forms of communication. Is it the same as phone service? Google says no, but a claim from telephone provider AT&T says it is.
Are You Excited About the Android Phone?
Finally! So, it looks like HTC's Dream — aka the first cell phone to use Google's awesome-looking Android platform — is going to become a reality: the
FCC has approved it!
The promises of Android are tempting enough to make me consider giving up my iPhone (well, add it to my cell phone collection maybe) — the shortlist of features includes WiFi, 3G, and Bluetooth — and check out this walkthrough video for more.
Do You Think Product Integration Should Stop Trying to Be So Sneaky?
The Writers Guild of America is sick of having to write storylines in TV shows solely to feature a product or brand, so much so that the group is bringing the issue to the FCC. The WGA is hoping to make it so that any kind of advertisement is blatantly disclosed, and writers don't have to sneakily work products into a plotline where they maybe don't make sense.
geeksugar has questioned the product integration on Gossip Girl, noting that the show is clearly required to use Verizon products, but the gadgets used by the characters don't make sense for their characters.
No Cell Phones On Planes, FCC Says
Despite recent talk about the future of cell phones on planes, the FCC has decided to keep a rule in place that requires cell phones to be turned off during airline flights. According to the AP, the reasoning behind the decision was technical.
"These days it's impossible to get on a bus without at least one person hollering into their cellphone, invading the private space of everyone around them," one member of the public wrote in an e-mail to the FCC.
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Dove ProAge Ads: Crossing the Line or Not?
There is a lot of hype going on right now about the Dove ProAge commercial that big brother the FCC refuses to air. Maybe I am crazy, but I fail to see what is so wrong with this ad? What's wrong with a commercial full of naked, beautiful older women.
Are You Ready For the Digital Television Changeover?
In a last-ditch effort to ditch the digital conversion last week, the Consumers Union and President-elect Barack Obama pressed Congress to delay the change, which will effectively shut off any antenna-using TVs.
The FCC chief, however, argued at CES that delaying that transition now would just create confusion for Americans, adding that a lot of time, effort, and money have gone into getting the nation ready to switch to digital by Feb. 17.
Daily Tech: What You Need to Know About Windows 7
- The Giz team has whipped up a Best Of list for Windows 7 — Gizmodo
- Facebook has just launched a new hub called "Peace on Facebook" — CNET
- Netflix is already testing streaming on the Nintendo Wii — Engadget
- Jerry Seinfeld, who was featured in Microsoft ads, has been spotted with a Mac! — CrunchGear
- Google is starting to block some calls which use Google Voice to satisfy the FCC — The Washington Post
- It's giveaway time on GeekSugar! Log in for your chances to win one of these AT&T Smartphones — GeekSugar
This Week in TV Blogs
I've already given you some of my highlights from the week, but today I wanted to check in with some of the web's best TV bloggers to see what they were buzzing about. To see what was making headlines this week, just read more
Little People: "Midget" Just as Bad as a Racial Slur
The group Little People of America wants the FCC to ban the word "midget" from television, claiming that the word is just as offensive as a racial slur. The community maintains that "midget" carries a history of objectification of people who have been used as a visual gag because of a physical difference.
An episode of The Celebrity Apprentice, which aired this past Spring, has prompted the latest call for a ban.
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