No resolution to EU roaming

European Union (EU) politicians and officials yesterday failed to resolve important details of a plan to cut the cost of making and receiving cellphone calls abroad, reports News.com.

European Parliament, the European Commission and EU representatives tried to regulate rates and price caps for European customers, but failed to find a resolution.

"I think the two main problems are the limits of the caps and the 'opt-in, opt-out' question," says Paul Ruebig, one of two lawmakers steering the regulation through the assembly.

WiFi network operator FON will partner with Time Warner, a move that could be important for the Spanish-based company, reports DailyTech.

The partnership will give Time Warner Cable broadband users access to the growing FON WiFi network. Cable customers can create FON access points, either at home or on business broadband connections, while also having free WiFi access across the country.

The company is also offering discounted FON-created La Fonera routers and software, which allows users to split their connection, creating one for home, as well as a public connection outside of the residence.

The Blu-ray Disc Association's high-definition format has sold more than one million discs in less than a year, reports DailyTech.

According to sales figures published by Home Media Research, 70% of the high-definition movies sold during the first quarter of 2007 were Blu-ray.

"Blu-ray Discs have been outselling HD-DVD by more than two to one since the beginning of the year and the gap is steadily widening," says Andy Parsons, chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association's US Promotion Committee and senior VP of new product development at Pioneer Electronics.

Sony Pictures Entertainment says DVDs in China that were reported to be pirated copies of widely anticipated Spider-Man 3 are in fact copies of its predecessor, Spider-Man 2, reports Reuters.

"We have uncovered examples of Spider-Man 2 being sold in Spider-Man 3 boxes in China. But thus far, we can find no instance where Spider-Man 3 has appeared on DVD," says Sony. Piracy reportedly costs movie studios billions of dollars in lost revenues, but Sony says similar hoaxes have occurred before.

Earlier this week, news reports from Beijing said illegal, or pirated, copies of Spider-Man 3 DVDs were selling for roughly $1 at city street bazaars.