Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Sony Pictures Acquiring New Steve Jobs Biography For Major Feature Film — EXCLUSIVE: I’ve just learned that Sony Pictures is making a hefty deal to acquire feature rights to Steve Jobs, the upcoming authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson.
Mike Elgan / Computerworld:
Kinect: Microsoft’s accidental success story — What happens when Microsoft applies a Google-like model to an Apple-like gadget? We’re going to find out. — Computerworld – Microsoft introduced a peripheral device for gaming in November called Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The Senators Who Say Merely Linking To Certain Sites Should Be A Felony — I wrote earlier about how the new PROTECT IP Act guts parts of the DMCA, but as you dig deeper, it’s looking even worse. The original (and now updated) article focused on the use of the term “interactive computer service …
Mike Swift / Mercury News:
Larry Page set to take over as Google CEO starting Monday — When Google (GOOG) co-founder Larry Page reclaims the role of CEO on Monday, it will be business as usual at the Googleplex. No formal ceremonies are planned. There will be no speeches. — The absence of pomp underscores Page’s focus …