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Oprah Taking Active Role in Revamping Newark Schools; Facebook CEO Foots the Bill

On Friday’s episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," Oprah will bring together New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker to announce how a $100 million gift from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be used to restructure the…

FCC Approves ‘White Spaces’ for Unlicensed Mobile Broadband

The Federal Communications Commission has given the OK to mobile broadband use of unlicensed broadcast airwaves, known as "white spaces," The Washington Post reports. The agency apparently hopes the plan will lead to better connections for mobile devices. The panel…

Verizon CEO Throws Wet Blanket on iPhone Rumors

Rumors have been swirling that Apple will launch a CDMA-compatible iPhone on Verizon, but Ars Technica reports that Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg hinted today that the device won’t be coming in January as some have predicted. The publication’s sources have…

Blockbuster Files for Bankruptcy

The Blockbuster video stores and online DVD rental service filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday, Reuters reports. The company, which has been forced to close stores around the country–leaving it with about 3,000 still open–has been struggling to compete with Netflix…

More Barnes & Noble Stores In High-End Neighborhoods Could Be Closing By Year’s End

By Chuck Ross On the heels of the news that troubled bookseller Barnes & Noble is closing its showcase store across from Lincoln Center in New York, TVWeek has learned from employees of the booksellers’ stores in two high-end neighborhoods in…

DirecTV May Cut Price of NFL Sunday Ticket

DirecTV is considering rolling back the price of its exclusive NFL Sunday Ticket package next year, reports MediaPost. In addition, DirecTV created a broadband version of NFL Sunday Ticket for outlets where satellite reception was not possible, such as Manhattan…

BlackBerry Readying Challenge to Apple’s iPad: the BlackPad

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is preparing to unveil a new tablet computer to challenge Apple’s iPad, which insiders are calling the BlackPad, reports the Wall Street Journal (Note: the online version of the Journal is behind a pay wall…

Virtual Technology Takes Spotlight as CNN Looks Beyond the Hologram for the Latest in Election Coverage

CNN, which introduced the Magic Wall in 2006 and has been acknowledged as the industry leader in technology, is ready to spring some new surprises on the public during the upcoming elections, reports B&C. David Bohrman, senior VP and the…

Survey: A Quarter of iPhone Users Would Dump AT&T for Verizon

Some 23% of Apple iPhone users say they will switch from AT&T to Verizon when the carrier’s exclusive relationship with Apple ends early in 2011, TGDaily reports. Citing Credit Suisse, the story says as many as 1.4 million AT&T customers —…

Is Apple Working on Smaller-Screened iPad to Compete with Tinier Rival?

Apple may be working on a version of the iPad with a smaller, 7-inch screen that’s geared to compete with the Galaxy Tab, a wireless tablet device from Samsung, reports Bloomberg News, citing a report from an analyst.  The smaller…