Archive for January 15, 2008

Google Sees Surge in iPhone Traffic

Of all the iPhone’s features, none had reviewers gushing more than its Internet browser. It was the first cellphone browser that promised something resembling the experience of surfing the Internet on a PC. Santa helped deliver on that promise.

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Apple designs look like reworkings of 1960s Braun designs

Nice story showing how parallel evolution (or design borrowing!) ends up with current and perhaps future Apple products, with ideas inspired by old Braun gear.

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Mininova Celebrates Its 3rd Anniversary

The popular BitTorrent site Mininova celebrates its 3rd anniversary today. At the time it launched, no one would have predicted that it would become the success story it turned out to be, but we can now safely say that Mininova is here to stay.

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HD DVD fires back, slashes hardware & software prices.

HD DVD’s response to being unceremoniously jilted by Warner going into CES was … nothing. A canceled press conference, downtrodden Toshiba press conference and rumors of further losses left great doubt that red had anything left in 2008, but now HD DVD is firing back.

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EFF tries to quash music labels’ “making available” claims

Can the music labels sue someone for copyright infringement without being able to show that the person actually distributed the music in question to the public? The EFF says no, and it has filed a brief that seeks an end to the labels’ “making available” argument.

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What the pundits don’t get about Apple

Why Macworld ‘08 won’t shock the world, and why it doesn’t matter

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Netflix Subscribers: Watch As Many Videos As You Want

It’s official. Netflix has lifted its monthly time limits for online video viewing.

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Dark AleX’s PSP 3.80 M33 CFW released!

After much anticipation (and PSP scene drama, mind you), Dark AleX and Team M33 finally release CFW PSP 3.80 M33 - biggest change is that you can use the Network Update function to directly download new CFW updates from DAX himself!

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US drafting plan to allow government access to any email

National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell is drawing up plans for cyberspace spying that would make the current debate on warrantless wiretaps look like a “walk in the park,” according to an interview published in the New Yorker’s print edition today.

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The RIAA speaks — and it gets worse

The RIAA has quickly become one of the most disliked organizations in the world. And now, they’ll be liked even less.

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Microsoft Doesn’t Owe You Anything for Xbox Live Issues

Gaming Today writer Chris says his prayers and takes a deeper look into the Xbox Live Issue. In his research, he seems to have found something interesting in the Terms of Service of the Xbox Live contract everyone agrees to when they sign up for the service. It seems Microsoft doesn’t own anyone anything. Why? Only one way to find out…

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“iPod Tax” smacked down in Canada

An attempt to push through significant levies on digital music players (up to CAN$75 per device) has been quashed by Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal. Innovators and consumers rejoice.

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