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25
Aug
09

Tech News From the Web - August 25, 2009

Apple iPhone 3G S

Introducing Rhapsody on the iPhone
We know not everyone who uses an iPhone is a Rhapsody subscriber, but we think the app will appeal to anyone who has an affinity for music.

Snow Leopard Has Arrived, Shipping August 28th
Apple store disappeared briefly this morning, only to come back and bring us…Mac OS X 10.6, or Snow Leopard. The price is $29.00, and $9.95 for the upgrade.

RIM buys Torch Mobile, BlackBerrys might finally get a decent browser
The default BlackBerry browser has long been laughably sad, but it looks like things are about to get better: RIM’s just acquired Torch Mobile, the developers behind the Iris mobile browser.

“Skank” Blogger Suing Google for $15M for Breach of Anonymity
I’m somewhat blown away by the hypocrisy of Rosemary Port–the blogger uncovered as the author of Skanks in NYC. “…Without any warning, I was put on a silver platter for the press to attack me.

Switzerland Tells Google: Remove Street View Images
BERN, Switzerland - A Swiss government official is demanding that Google Inc. immediately take off the Internet any “Street View” images of Switzerland, and the company said Monday it would work to resolve problems with the privacy rights regulator.

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 dated, detailed
Other than a recent countdown offered by THQ, we haven’t heard much about the publisher’s next effort in its longtime wrestling franchise, WWE Smackdown vs.

Hirai confirms PS3 motion controller for spring 2010
Speaking to the Times Online at GamesCom, Sony head Kazuo Hirai confirmed that Sony’s answer to Microsoft’s Project Natal is set for a spring launch next year.

Xbox 360 Pro missing from new Elite packaging
The lifespan of the Xbox 360 Pro looks to be dwindling every day. First, the SKU disappeared from the comparison chart on the Xbox 360 Arcade packaging, and now it looks like the same change has occurred on the Xbox 360 Elite box.

Microsoft finalizes System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
Today, Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 (SCVMM08 R2). General availability through volume licensing will be October 1. Please know that an additional feature of SCVMM08 R2

Wikipedia to Limit Changes to Articles on People
The New York Times reports: Wikipedia, one of the 10 most popular sites on the Web, was founded about eight years ago as a long-shot experiment to create a free encyclopedia from the contributions of volunteers, all with the power to edit, and

13
Aug
09

Tech News From the Web - August 13, 2009

Nokia

Nokia And Microsoft Make An Unholy Alliance To Bring Office Mobile To More Phones
Microsoft and Nokia announced a broad ranging alliance this morning which will bring Microsoft Office and other productivity software to a Nokia phones.

Microsoft forbidden from selling Word, will probably keep selling Word
Hey, remember that seemingly random patent case from May in which a federal jury awarded a company called i4i Ltd $200 million in patent damages against Microsoft?

I scream, you scream, we all scream for iGoogle social!
We launched iGoogle in 2005 as a way for people to quickly and easily personalize their Google experience with all the information on the web that was most useful to them.

Judge: RealDVD is totally illegal as per the DMCA
Yesterday, August 11, wasn’t just Joe Rogan’s birthday. Nope, it was also the date when a judge in San Francisco ruled that RealDVD was illegal, and reiterated that it was illegal to manufacture or traffic software that makes it possible to copy DVDs.

Sony Ericsson introduces the Jalou; Dolce&Gabbana edition included
What comes in Sparkling Rose, 24k gold plate and is “shorter than your favorite lipstick”? The Sony Ericsson Jalou by Dolce&Gabbana, hello.

WordPress 2.8.4: Security Release
Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset.

Facebook Begins Testing Facebook Lite, A Faster Simpler Version Of The Service
It looks like Facebook has just this instant turned on a feature called “Facebook Lite” for some users to test out, because we’re getting bombarded by tips about it.

Worldwide mobile phone sales decline, smartphones grow
According to research firm Gartner global mobile phone sales declined six percent in Q2 2009. While handset sales as a whole were on the decline, sales of smartphones grew an impressive 27%.

Dell’s Vostro lineup, targeted at small businesses, is growing with the addition of three entry-level 14.1 and 15.6-inch systems - the 1014, 1015 and 1088.
The New Search War: Google vs Facebook
It’s no coincidence that Facebook launched a new real-time search engine on the same day that it bought FriendFeed and Google announced a new infrastructure project aimed at speeding up its indexing time.
13
Aug
09

Pirate Bay to Challenge Ducth Court Ruling

Founders of the popular torrents search engine Pirate Bay are planning to challenge court ruling of the Amsterdam District Court made last July 30 that is blocking traffic to the website from the Netherlands.

The Pirate Bay - TPB

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12
Aug
09

Facebook Buys Friendfeed

Social media network Facebook is buying FriendFeed, a web service that gives users a view of what their friends are doing on all sorts of social media sites, including Facebook’s rivals.

Facebook - Friendfeed

According to FriendFeed co-founder Bret Taylor, the two social media giants will eventually merge, though FriendFeed will operate separately for now. He also added that FriendFeed was drawn to Facebook’s much larger base of 250 million users.

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08
Aug
09

Panasonic Lumix GF1

Panasonic Lumix GF1

Release Date: Coming Soon (September 2009)

Internal pop-up flash similar to LX3
HD Movie 720P 30fps
Supersonic anti-dust
Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1
Total pixel: 13.1mp
Effective pixel: 12.1mp
Shutter: 1/4000 – 60s, B: about 4 min.
LCD: 3″, 460,000 dots
Size: 119 x 71 x 36.3mm
Weight: 285g (not sure if battery is included)

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