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Archive for July 14th, 2008

Sony’s new VAIO Z, FW, SR and BZ laptops go official (Paul Miller/Engadget)

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Paul Miller / Engadget:
Sony’s new VAIO Z, FW, SR and BZ laptops go official  —  Leaks, rumors and teasers have told us just about everything we’d ever need to know about Sony’s new VAIO lineup before we ever laid eyes on it, but Sony has finally confirmed its new VAIO Z, FW, SR and […]

No cameras. No lights. Just data. (Ola Rosling/The Official Google Blog)

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Ola Rosling / The Official Google Blog:
No cameras.  No lights.  Just data.  —  A few weeks ago we heard about a project Radiohead was working on.  The band was making a new video, but they weren’t using any cameras, just lasers and data.  As you might imagine, we were intrigued.  —  The song is […]

Americans Viewed 12 Billion Videos Online in May 2008 (comScore)

Monday, July 14th, 2008

comScore:
Americans Viewed 12 Billion Videos Online in May 2008  —  Fox Interactive Media Gains Market Share on Increase in Videos Viewed at MySpace.com  —  comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released May 2008 data from the comScore Video Metrix service …

eBay scores victory over Tiffany in Internet trademark case (Reuters)

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Reuters:
eBay scores victory over Tiffany in Internet trademark case  —  NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc scored a major legal victory on Monday when a federal judge absolved it of responsibility for policing fake Tiffany jewelry sold on its website and held that brand owners …

See Your Future Facebook Profile Now at new.facebook.com (Adam Ostrow/Mashable!)

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Adam Ostrow / Mashable!:
See Your Future Facebook Profile Now at new.facebook.com  —  It appears that the beta for Facebook’s new user profiles is now live.  To check out what your re-designed profile will look like, just head to www.new.facebook.com once logged into your account.  This will not change your actual profile yet …

Printer dots raise privacy concerns (Thomas Frank/USA Today)

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Thomas Frank / USA Today:
Printer dots raise privacy concerns  —  WASHINGTON — The affordability and growing popularity of color laser printers is raising concerns among civil liberties advocates that your privacy may not be worth the paper you’re printing on.  —  More manufacturers are outfitting greater numbers …

MARC WHITTEN LETTER ON THE NEW XBOX EXPERIENCE (Xbox Press)

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Xbox Press:
MARC WHITTEN LETTER ON THE NEW XBOX EXPERIENCE  —  When we launched Xbox 360 in November 2005, Xbox LIVE was integrated directly into the console.  Back then, Xbox 360 was the first system to deliver access to experiences beyond just the disc in the tray.  With the Xbox guide and dashboard …

Cash- and code-based software economies (Matt Asay/The Open Road)

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Matt Asay / The Open Road:
Cash- and code-based software economies  —  Jim, where are you when we need you?  —  “Jim,” of course, is Jim Whitehurst, CEO of Red Hat.  The need?  To get more enterprises contributing back to open source.  Forrester has found that—Surprise!  Surprise!—most enterprises consume open source but don’t contribute back […]

Microsoft and Netflix Unveil Partnership to Instantly Stream Movies … (PR Newswire)

Monday, July 14th, 2008

PR Newswire:
Microsoft and Netflix Unveil Partnership to Instantly Stream Movies and TV Episodes to the TV via Xbox LIVE  —  Exclusive agreement creates game-changing home entertainment experience; more than 10,000 movies and TV episodes will be available to watch instantly at no additional cost to paying subscribers.

Microsoft and Netflix Unveil Partnership to Instantly Stream Movies … (Microsoft)

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Microsoft:
Microsoft and Netflix Unveil Partnership to Instantly Stream Movies and TV Episodes to the TV via Xbox LIVE  —  Exclusive agreement creates game-changing home entertainment experience; more than 10,000 movies and TV episodes will be available to watch instantly at no additional cost to paying subscribers.