IBM banned from Gov’t Contracts
“IBM Corp. has been temporarily banned from receiving future contracts with federal agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency confirmed on Monday.”
Archive for April 1, 2008
The Pirate Bay Moves Servers to Egypt Due to Copyright Laws
Due to the new copyright legislation that are going to take effect from today we had to move all of the system outside of Europe…
The Evidence for a 3G iPhone… June 2008
Obviously, individual circumstances may vary, but if you are an average consumer looking for the best value for the money, we recommend waiting, but understand the new version could still be (at least) 3 months off.
The Wii’s ‘Pitiful’ Online Service
The online magazine Slate wonders why the online service for the Nintendo Wii is so poor.
Creative Sound Card Customer Revolt and Newegg(?) Response
It seems as if Creative really messed up this weekend condemning the actions of Daniel_k. Is this the start of a customer revolt?
Also, a post from Newegg that could quite possibly be commenting on the situation.
PLAYSTATION Store redesign revealed!
First images of the new PS Store for PS3, coming in April. Details about its upcoming release.
Site launched in protest of Creative’s egregious actions!
Site launched in protest of Creative’s actions against volunteer driver coder!
“If you’re of the same opinion as many people, NOW is the time to boycott Creative until they can fix themselves up!”
T-Mobil Tells Engadget Mobile “Stop using the color Magenta”
So last week Deutsche Telekom, owners of the global T-Mobile brand, sent Engadget a late birthday present: a hand-delivered letter from their German legal department requesting the prompt discontinuation of the use of the color magenta on Engadget Mobile. Yep, seriously.
Virgin Media takes fight to illegal downloaders in the UK
The BPI is working with Virgin Media to start a pilot of a scheme that could see repeated offenders disconnected from the service.
Adobe AIR Makes Its Way to Linux
Adobe announced today that the pre-release alpha version of AIR for Linux is available immediately on the Adobe Labs site. Adobe shipped the 1.0 version of AIR for Windows and Mac last month but was forced to delay the Linux release.
Sony BMG’s hypocrisy: company busted for using warez
Sony BMG has been caught using pirated Windows administration software. It’s an embarrassing development for a company that has fought so hard to keep its own content from being pirated.
ISP To Voluntarily Disconnect File-Sharers, Offers Free Usenet
Virgin Media in the UK has announced that it is working with the music industry to chase down its file-sharing customers and disconnect them from the internet. At the same time, it will offer an enhanced service which will see its customers get free Usenet binaries access, untraceable by the music industry.
