What's News?

Test your knowledge of current industry events with the following quiz

1. The newest version of Apple's iPod allows viewers to purchase and view episodes of current ABC shows. ABC was enthusiastic about the deal because:

   a. if it pans out, ABC can distribute episodes of other popular shows on iPods.

   b. it could boost ratings among people who aren't usually able to watch TV.

   c. ABC can stop using subliminal messages about not turning off the TV.

2. Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam voiced concerns that terrorists might use Google's satellite-view maps to view potential targets. Google responded:

   a. that Kalam's fears are unfounded.

   b. that, as an Internet search firm, it bares no national security obligations.

   c. it has created a new revenue stream in which users can pay to give their enemies' houses greater prominence.

3. BT Labs analyst Ian Pearson proposed creating breast implants with Bluetooth MP3 players inside. He also proposed:

   a. embedded sensors that would warn of breast cancer.

   b. a wrist-worn control panel.

   c. a pair of headphones that could not legally be worn in public.

4. Testifying in a lawsuit filed against him by Microsoft, Google executive Kai-Fu Lee said the low point of his career was when Bill Gates yelled at him. The high point of his career was:

   a. leaving Microsoft to join Google.

   b. being part of Google as it invested in VoIP.

   c. realizing that using Google's satellite view maps to target Gates' house could generate more revenue for Google.

The above quiz offers a combination of news and entertainment, and should not be mistaken for either.