Around the Web 11.18.08: A James Bond with fewer gadgets and a newsroom with fewer reporters
-- Geeks find no solace in a Bond without Q. CNet
-- The XM-Sirius merger strikes sour note with listeners. Ars Technica
-- Voice of San Diego, a nonprofit news organization, paves a new and less costly path to serious journalism. NYT
-- Across the pond, the Independent gets the same message, axing 25% of its newsroom, citing the lower cost of producing online news. PaidContent
-- Movie pirates are loving Blu-ray. TechDirt
-- Square Enix, maker of the Final Fantasy game series, opens a studio in Los Angeles and puts up a help-wanted sign. Ars Technica
-- Is the cellphone a killer app? Here's a list of technologies rendered obsolete by those ubiquitous devices. Wired
-- And if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. The upcoming Motorola VE66 cellphone will incorporate a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and image stabilization. Engadget
-- National Geographic explores virtual terrain by launching a video game publishing division. ChannelWeb
-- Alex Pham
Photo: James Bond and Agent Fields in "Quantum of Solace." Credit: Karen Ballard / Columbia Pictures
