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AOL is in the top story of the tech news, once again. What's new? "America Online's celebrated Nullsoft division is taking a page out of Coca-Cola's playbook, reviving a "classic" version of its flagship Winamp MP3 player amid widespread criticism of the latest rendition of the software. Nullsoft released Winamp3 last year, offering an ambitious reworking of its popular MP3
I always loved playing pranks to telemarketers. *sniffle* those were the days. I'll be telling my kid's about these years :-) "Households frazzled by unwanted telephone sales calls could soon be enjoying the sounds of silence, thanks to an anti-telemarketing list that opens for registration on Friday. Federal officials said consumers can now place their home and mobile telephone numbers
"According to news reports, WorldCom appears to be on track to emerge from bankruptcy in far better shape than its more responsible competitors because of the significant amount of debt that it stands to shed in bankruptcy court," wrote Hatch, R-Utah. It looks as if MCI...uh...WorldCom...er...MCI's US$ 1.5bn fine for committing tax fraud may be reduced to US$ 500mn. This
Oh boy! Microsoft now can eat away more and more of your money. "Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have strengthened their lineup of products that allow cell phone companies to bill for downloads such as games or ring tones. The moves signal a new battle brewing between the two software heavyweights to win a dwindling share of spending by cell phone
Yes, I know, this isn't the coolest, fastest, powerfull PC, but it is a great gift idea for a child or grand-parent. Believe me, they'll be thrilled! A lot better than a Lindows PC, too. "Hewlett-Packard is again doing the low-price computer limbo with a new $349 desktop PC. The computer giant on Thursday began taking customer orders for the
"A federal appeals court dealt a legal blow to Sun Microsystems on Thursday, tossing out most of a preliminary injunction requiring Microsoft to carry its rival's version of an interpreter for the Java programming language. But the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., upheld a requirement that Microsoft cease distributing certain copies of its own Java virtual machine,
Wow twice in one week I hear the word personal server when it rains it pours ehh. Sony already has their personal server on the market in Japan and now Intel is demonstrating a prototype. Why is it that the Japanese always come out with the cool stuff first. Quite honestly it pisses me off. Being I spend a lot
Seems like Apple doesn't like teenage developers since they can't leagally sign an NDA... Click-on for one youngster's trip to the WWDC. [themacmind.com]
If you are a concerned about Copyright laws and the Public Domain and are a citizen of the United States you should visit the referenced site, read the proposal and sign the petition if you so agree The goal of The Eric Eldred Act is "about restoring balance to copyright laws by expanding the public domain" Two house representatives have
Google has a cool new Toolbar out and I am downloading the application now. Be sure that you read there disclaimer. At least they are very open about how the Toolbar works and what it is doing. I think the most interesting thing about the disclaimer was that they tell you that you will be sending information back to Google.
I knew it would not take long. At least now the Japanese press will be able to point fingers across the Pacific Ocean and say hey Americans are doing it to. I have written several articles before about this. I think it will get more sinister with camera phones. Celebrities are going to hate them as people can sneak in
Now this is really cool. No, I mean really cool. "A joint venture between Japanese electronics giants NEC and Mitsubishi has taken mobile computing up a notch with two foldable liquid-crystal display monitors. NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America on Tuesday launched the 15-inch NEC LCD1565 and the 17-inch NEC 1765. Unlike conventional LCD monitors, the new products have acrylic screens
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