Listen to the current daily podcast: Lawyers involved in one of the class-action lawsuits against Sony BMG over its rootkit use have proposed a settlement that still needs to be approved by a judge; Microsoft promises to patch a worsening zero-day flaw and in the meantime experts offer advice for a workaround; XM Satellite Radio will showcase 'advanced services' including a parking-space finder in a concept car next week; and New Year's Day will be delayed by one second to accommodate changes in the earth's rotational spin.

* Read my editor's note, or leave a comment: It's Too Early To Say.

This podcast is adapted from the InformationWeek Daily Newsletter.

Background music: "Waiting Takes Time," courtesy The Cow Exchange, www.dillfrog.com, under Creative Commons License.