Archive for October 20, 2007

Mozilla fixes 10 Firefox flaws, makes it Leopard-ready

The new Firefox 2.0.0.8 is also compatible with Mac OS X 10.5, a.k.a. Leopard, Mozilla said. However, some issues remain under the new operating system, which is set to go on sale next Friday, including problems with some media player plug-ins.

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Heavy Leopard Pre-orders Caused by Vista

Some solution providers have reported that the pre-orders for Apple’s Leopard are more than double for the same time prior to Tiger’s release. They cite Leopard’s new features and customer dissatisfaction with Vista as key drivers, according to ChannelWeb on Thursday.

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Telecoms Outfit Banned From BitTorrent Advertizing

A federation of video and media outlets has taken out an injunction against a major telecoms company to forbid them from advertising on a BitTorrent site and any other P2P site in the future.

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Sir, We Found Him, His IP address is 359.33.9.234 (Pic)

Crime fighting in the 21st century.

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Comcast blocks some Internet traffic

Comcast Corp. actively interferes with attempts by some of its high-speed Internet subscribers to share files online, a move that runs counter to the tradition of treating all types of Net traffic equally.The interference, which The Associated Press confirmed through nationwide tests, is the most drastic example yet of data discrimination.

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Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.8 Released

Mozilla Firefox has recently released 2.0.0.8 version. This version has some fixes which were not there in previous versions.
The following problems/errors have been fixed in Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.8 :

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Screenshot Tour: First Look at Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac

Hit the jump for a look at the visual refresh of the Office for Mac suite.

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September 2007 NPD Numbers are in

Xbox 360 Tops Console Sales in September and outsells PS3 5:1

As the holiday season heats up, September 2007 is sure to go down in history as one for the record books. The launch of one of the greatest properties in entertainment history, “Halo 3”,,,

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BitTorrent to be Pimped by Nobel Prize Winning Theory

P2P researchers are working with the Harvard mechanism design group on implementing the “Nobel prize winning” mechanism design theory into their BitTorrent client. The ultimate goal is to keep people sharing as much as possible without imposing share ratio sanctions.

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Battle brewing between Pirate Bay, recording industry over IFPI domain coup

After The Pirate Bay snagged IFPI.com and converted it into the “International Federation of Pirate Interests,” the real IFPI vows to fight them legally. The ‘Bay is ready and insists it has done nothing wrong.

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