Microsoft co-founder is suing 10 companies ranging from Yahoo, Google and Facebook to Staples, Office Depot, Apple, and Netflix. He claims they and OfficeMax, Ebay, and AOL, are all infringing on patents his now defunct company, Interval Research, obtained ownership of in the 1990′s. The patents in question include: No. 6,263,507, “Browser for Use in more »

Paul Allen (a.k.a. the other Microsoft founder) is behind a venture called Digeo. Today, Digeo announced the Moxi HD DVR.

What’s so special about another DVR? Apparently, Moxi’s menu system won two Emmy awards. I don’t really know how that works, but it happened. Unlike the TiVo, there are no monthly fees and no ads. Moxi also features widgets.