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Archive for December, 2007

iPhone 1.1.3 firmware feature gallery (Andru Edwards/Gear Live)

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

iPhone 1.1.3 firmware feature gallery  —  Looks like the soon-to-be-released iPhone firmware 1.1.3 has quite a few surprises.  We were able to get a look at it, and here is what we found:  —  That is all we have found for now.  We also know that is you used AnySIM to unlock your phone, you […]

New security rules for batteries on planes (Desiree Everts/CNET News.com)

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

New security rules for batteries on planes  —  If you don’t want to lose your spare lithium batteries for your camera, notebook or cell phone, you might want to pack carefully for your next flight.  —  New rules from the Transportation and Security Administration that take effect …

Source:   CNET News.com
Author:   Desiree Everts
Link:   […]

Updates from Your Gmail Contacts (Ionut Alex Chitu/Google Operating System)

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Updates from Your Gmail Contacts  —  One of the reasons why the chat box can no longer be disabled in the new version of Gmail is that it will include some new features: updates from your contacts.  Yes, they are the same contacts you barely know, but these updates will help you learn more about […]

Become a Knowledge Management Ninja with Google Reader (Steve Rubel/Micro Persuasion)

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Become a Knowledge Management Ninja with Google Reader  —  In this era of data smog, the knowledge worker who can act like an agile ninja by consuming vast quantities of information, synthesizing it and getting it in the hands of the right people at the right time is invaluable.

Source:   Micro Persuasion
Author:   Steve Rubel
Link: […]

Question of the Day: Watch or Cellphone For Telling Time? (Jason Chen/Gizmodo)

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Question of the Day: Watch or Cellphone For Telling Time?  —  Our last phone poll discovered that an astonishing 28% of our readers used iPhones—go ahead, see for yourself—which brings us to this question.  Do you wear a wristwatch, or do you tell time using your cellphone?

Source:   Gizmodo
Author:   Jason Chen
Link:   http://gizmodo.com/338739/question-of-the-day-watch…

Maine law students vs the RIAA (Jon/p2pnet)

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Maine law students vs the RIAA  —  RIAA News:- One of the most important, but as yet largely unrecognized, Big Music stories to break this year centres on a small university legal clinic in Maine.  —  And, it’s about to cause a revolution in the P2P filesharing war launched by Warner Music …

Source:   p2pnet
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RIAA’s Target In 2008: You - The RIAA has lodged documents … (Duncan Riley/TechCrunch)

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

RIAA’s Target In 2008: You  —  The RIAA has lodged documents in the ongoing case of the Record Industry vs Jeffrey Howell that argues that ripping music from legally purchased CD’s is illegal.  —  If the Judge rules that the RIAA is right, any person in United States who has ever ripped …

Source:   TechCrunch
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Will The iPod Kill Blockbuster? (Brian Caulfield/Forbes)

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Will The iPod Kill Blockbuster?  —  Forget the cavernous big box stores that laid waste to the retail landscape a decade ago.  Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs’ tiny iPod has turned his company into a category killer for the digital era—first wiping out music stores and now, potentially, the corner video store.

Source:   Forbes
Author:   […]

Sex Offenders Are Barred From Internet by New Jersey (Associated Press)

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Sex Offenders Are Barred From Internet by New Jersey  —  EWING, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey enacted legislation on Thursday banning some convicted sex offenders from using the Internet.  —  In signing the restrictions into law, Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey, who is filling in while Gov. Jon S. Corzine …

Source:   Associated Press
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Kindle Easter Eggs: We have GPS! (Mpuhala/interface)

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Kindle Easter Eggs: We have GPS!  —  [click on image for high resolution version]  —  Yes - The Kindle has GPS (mind you, not the real GPS but rather CDMA location based) and even more Easter egg goodness:  — Google Maps, show current location (Alt-1 while in the browser)  — Play Minesweeper (Alt-M)

Source:   interface
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