10 reasons Vista haters will love Windows 7 | 10 Things
| TechRepublic.com: "Many of my friends and readers adamantly refused to make the switch to Windows Vista when it came out. Some who bought new machines with Vista installed immediately “downgraded” the OS. A few proclaimed that they would give up XP only when you pried it from their cold, dead hands. But even in the last category, many of them are impressed with what they’ve seen in the Windows 7 beta."
Thursday, May 14, 2009
AppleInsider | Apple, AT&T sued over ties to Shazam music ID service
AppleInsider | Apple, AT&T sued over ties to Shazam music ID service: "Apple, AT&T and several others have been named in a new patent infringement lawsuit, presumably for their connection to Shazam, a maker of music identification software distributed under the same name for the iPhone and several other mobile devices."
AppleInsider | Apple execs to keynote WWDC, issue final Snow Leopard preview
AppleInsider | Apple execs to keynote WWDC, issue final Snow Leopard preview: "Apple said Wednesday that a team of its top executives lead by worldwide marketing chief Phil Schiller will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) next month with a keynote address on Monday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. that will showcase a final developer preview of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard."
AppleInsider | Apple now selling iPhones online in bid to clear inventory
AppleInsider | Apple now selling iPhones online in bid to clear inventory: "In the latest sign that iPhone season is rapidly approaching and inventories of existing models need a push out the door, Apple is now offering to sell customers an iPhone 3G through its website and ship it out for free."
AppleInsider | Steve Jobs seen returning post-WWDC brandishing new iPhones
AppleInsider | Steve Jobs seen returning post-WWDC brandishing new iPhones: "While all eyes are on Apple's annual developers conference as a likely forum for new iPhone hardware announcements, one Wall Street analyst is advising clients that better bets may be placed on an event a few weeks later that may also mark the return of Steve Jobs."
Monday, May 11, 2009
UC Berkeley computers hacked, 160,000 at risk | Security - CNET News
UC Berkeley computers hacked, 160,000 at risk | Security - CNET News: "The attackers accessed a public Web site and then bypassed additional secured databases stored on the same server. In addition to SSNs, the databases contained health insurance information and non-treatment medical information, such as immunization records and names of doctors patients had seen. No medical records (i.e. patient diagnoses, treatments, and therapies) were taken, as they are stored in a separate system, emphasized Steve Lustig, associate vice chancellor for health and human services."
Court says police can use GPS to track anyone | Technically Incorrect - CNET News
Court says police can use GPS to track anyone | Technically Incorrect - CNET News: "ven't managed to become dependent on GPS yet.
It seems to be quite fun when you're driving in strange areas of America. But I'm not sure I want to hear a voice telling me where to go all the time. It's all a little too, well, corporate for me. Or a little too like a 20-year-old marriage.
However, I was moved to virtual paralysis when I learned that an appeals court in Wisconsin decided that police can stick a GPS-tracking device on anyone they want without getting a search warrant. Even if that person is not suspected of anything more than living, breathing and expectorating."
It seems to be quite fun when you're driving in strange areas of America. But I'm not sure I want to hear a voice telling me where to go all the time. It's all a little too, well, corporate for me. Or a little too like a 20-year-old marriage.
However, I was moved to virtual paralysis when I learned that an appeals court in Wisconsin decided that police can stick a GPS-tracking device on anyone they want without getting a search warrant. Even if that person is not suspected of anything more than living, breathing and expectorating."
In new TV hard sell, Microsoft strikes at Apple's art | Technically Incorrect - CNET News
In new TV hard sell, Microsoft strikes at Apple's art | Technically Incorrect - CNET News: "The latest Laptop Hunter TV spot from Microsoft is the very definition of a hard sell.
No, not because it barks at you to buy a PC or you'll miss out on the deal of the century (even though you will, you will), but because it goes after the fearless foot soldiers of the Apple army--artists."
No, not because it barks at you to buy a PC or you'll miss out on the deal of the century (even though you will, you will), but because it goes after the fearless foot soldiers of the Apple army--artists."
The iPhone's secret silicon: A need to know? | Nanotech - The Circuits Blog - CNET News
The iPhone's secret silicon: A need to know? | Nanotech - The Circuits Blog - CNET News: "Granted, many people don't care about the silicon inside their iPhone. They just want it to work. That said, I think more than a few people would like to see the specifications for the iPhone's core silicon posted on Apple's Web site."
Wall Street Journal plans micropayments model | Digital Media - CNET News
Wall Street Journal plans micropayments model | Digital Media - CNET News: "Robert Thomson, editor-in-chief of Dow Jones and managing editor of the Journal, told The Financial Times that 'a sophisticated micropayments service' will launch this autumn. The system would charge small fees to occasional users who may not be willing to pay more than $100 a year for a subscription to WSJ.com, Thomson said."
Citrix Demos of a New Kind of Virtual Machine for Mac - Mac Rumors
Citrix Demos of a New Kind of Virtual Machine for Mac - Mac Rumors: "Perhaps most interesting, however, was Citrix's demo of their new virtualization solution XenClient for the Mac. Virtualization is the process by which you can run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single computer. It has been frequently used on the Mac to run Microsoft's Windows in conjunction with Mac OS X. Citrix first started publicizing their plans for a new kind of Virtualization called 'Type 1 hypervisor' back in January."
Snow Leopard's Boot Camp Includes HFS Windows Drivers - Mac Rumors
Snow Leopard's Boot Camp Includes HFS Windows Drivers - Mac Rumors: "MacRumors has learned that Apple's Boot Camp utility under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard will include Windows HFS drivers, which will allow Windows installations to read Mac OS X HFS formatted partitions."
Apple Reconsiders and Approves Nine Inch Nails' App Update - Mac Rumors
Apple Reconsiders and Approves Nine Inch Nails' App Update - Mac Rumors: "Nine Inch Nails' frontman Trent Reznor recently spoke out about Apple's approval process for iPhone applications after an update to the band's own application was rejected due to 'objectionable' downloadable content that wasn't housed within the app itself.
In an update to the situation, Reznor reports via his Twitter account that the update has now been accepted by Apple and that the app remains unchanged from the previously-submitted version, suggesting that Apple has revisited its previous rejection."
In an update to the situation, Reznor reports via his Twitter account that the update has now been accepted by Apple and that the app remains unchanged from the previously-submitted version, suggesting that Apple has revisited its previous rejection."
AppleInsider | AT&T acquisition to beef up 3G coverage in rural US
AppleInsider | AT&T acquisition to beef up 3G coverage in rural US: "AT&T on Friday confirmed plans to acquire wireless properties from rival Verizon in a bid to strengthen coverage of its 3G network in rural areas of the US stretching across some 18 states."
AppleInsider | Apple freezes Snow Leopard APIs as software nears final stretch
AppleInsider | Apple freezes Snow Leopard APIs as software nears final stretch: "Apple this past weekend distributed a new beta of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that altered the programming methods used to optimize code for multi-core Macs, telling developers they were the last programming-oriented changes planned ahead of the software's release."
AppleInsider | TomTom iPhone app; iPhone magnetometer; Boot Camp in 10.6
AppleInsider | TomTom iPhone app; iPhone magnetometer; Boot Camp in 10.6: "Turn-by-turn GPS device maker TomTom is reportedly recruiting developers to help churn out an iPhone app. Meanwhile, next-gen iPhone hardware should include a digital compass. And Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard will reportedly allow Windows partitions running under Boot Camp to read Mac partitions."
AppleInsider | Apple requires iPhone OS 3.0 support for all new mobile apps
AppleInsider | Apple requires iPhone OS 3.0 support for all new mobile apps: "Starting Thursday, iPhone app developers will have no choice but to test against iPhone OS 3.0 if they want to guarantee their places in the App Store, and have been warned their existing apps may be pulled if support breaks."
AppleInsider | Snow Leopard to support native 3G Wireless WAN hardware
AppleInsider | Snow Leopard to support native 3G Wireless WAN hardware: "Building on evidence that Apple is seeking to hire engineers to test new Macs with 3G Wireless WAN support, people familiar with the company's plans say Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard will incorporate new support for native WWAN hardware."
AppleInsider | Rumor has AT&T lopping $10 off future iPhone rate plans
AppleInsider | Rumor has AT&T lopping $10 off future iPhone rate plans: "A new report is rejuvenating chatter of cheaper iPhone service plans from AT&T that could be announced alongside the introduction of new models in the coming months, such as a $10 drop in the cost of the most basic service plan."
AppleInsider | Briefly: Hazmat scare at Apple; Mac OS X 10.5.7; iPhone 3.0 beta 5
AppleInsider | Briefly: Hazmat scare at Apple; Mac OS X 10.5.7; iPhone 3.0 beta 5: "A building on Apple's Cupertino campus was evacuated Wednesday when an envelope containing a suspicious white powder was discovered. Meanwhile, the company has pushed out new betas of Mac OS X 10.5.7, iTunes 8.2, and iPhone Software 3.0."
AppleInsider | Apple proposes iTunes kiosks for movie downloads on the go
AppleInsider | Apple proposes iTunes kiosks for movie downloads on the go: "Apple has put some effort into conceptualizing a family of next-generation wireless iTunes kiosks that can be placed just about anywhere, allowing users of its portable products to load their devices with a new full-length movie or audio album during travel, in areas where wireless networks may be unavailable."
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