Archive for March 4, 2008

Microsoft’s Google - killer strategy: Finally on the way?

With Google beefing up its app business, we’ve been wondering when Microsoft would respond. We’ve been reporting on Microsoft’s intention to support a mix of Web-based services and on-premise software. Now Nick Carr has word that the news may come down quite soon.

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More Publishers Phase Out DRM on Audio Books

The trend will allow consumers who download audio books to freely transfer these digital files between devices like their computers, iPods and cellphones — and conceivably share them with others. Dropping copying restrictions could also allow a variety of online retailers to start to sell audio book downloads.

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Open-source developers make more money

Want to make more money as an enterprise application developer? You’re in luck–if you know open source.

According to a recent report from Bluewolf Consulting, enterprises increasingly deploy open-source software, and look to specialized application developm

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Fan Made Bioshock 2 Artwork

If BioShock was your game of last year, then this fan made artwork may just help tide you over until the prequel, BioShock 2, starts to propagate the web with official art and news. Created by Ben Mauro.

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First spam felony conviction upheld: no free speech to spam

Virginia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the first US felony conviction for spamming, narrowly denying an appeal that argued that spamming was protected by the First Amendment.

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Kojima: MGS4 too big for 50 GB Blu-ray disc

t’s not much of a shocker to learn the latest (and final) installment in the Metal Gear Solid series is a sizable one — MGS games have a history of being big (and beautiful). However, a recent interview with series creator Hideo Kojima revealed a startling fact about MGS4

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MacBook Air aflutter: demand stays strong, sold out often

Thintresting move, Steve! Be it marketing or design, the MacBook Air is hotter than many expected. Even a month after general retail “availability,” the MacBook Air is out of stock in major markets and Apple’s own online store is still showing significant delays.

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Why I’m done with portable hard drives

I’ve owned six portable USB hard drives over the past 10 years, and all six of them have failed unrecoverably. Is it just me, or is there a wider problem out there?

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How NOT To Release a Bear Into the Wild [PICS]

Advocacy groups bash Comcast’s “technical-sounding nonsense”

Free Press and the EFF take aim at Comcast’s traffic management practices, calling them both opaque and nonsensical. But if upgrading the network is relatively cheap, why is Comcast going to the mat for the right to degrade traffic? One very important word: precedent.

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MonsterCable vs.CoatHanger, Audiophiles can’t see difference

We’ve always believed that the perceived quality boost that comes from using high-end cables is really just a trick of the mind (read: justifying the ridiculous cost of premium cables to yourself) — if you’ve dropped enough cash, you can probably hear anything you want….

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D-Link launches Quadband DIR-855 Wireless N Router

Perpetual HD media streaming and online deathmatches got your current router in a bind? D-Link’s looking to solve said quandary by introducing the Quadband DIR-855 Wireless N Router, which quite simply “supports true concurrent 802.11n transmission over both 2.4GHz and 5GHz channels at the same time.” Granted, you’ll need a wireless chipset capable

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