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Archive for July, 2009

Microsoft: No browserless Windows 7 after all (Ina Fried/CNET News)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Ina Fried / CNET News:
Microsoft: No browserless Windows 7 after all  —  It looks like there won’t be a browserless version of Windows 7, after all.  —  Microsoft said late Friday that it won’t ship the Windows 7 “E” version of Windows even though Europe has yet to sign off on its revised plan.

FCC Takes On Apple And AT&T Over Google Voice Rejection (Jason Kincaid/TechCrunch)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
FCC Takes On Apple And AT&T Over Google Voice Rejection  —  My, how the tables have changed.  Earlier this week, we learned that Apple had suddenly begun to pull third party iPhone applications for Google Voice, citing the unconvincing rationale that they “duplicated” some of the iPhone’s functionality.

FCC Looking Into AT&T Rejection Of Google Voice App (Fawn Johnson/Dow Jones Newswires)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Fawn Johnson / Dow Jones Newswires:
FCC Looking Into AT&T Rejection Of Google Voice App  —  WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission has launched an inquiry to AT&T Inc. (T) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) over the rejection of Google Inc.’s (GOOG) voice application for the popular iPhone.

Oy Tenenbaum! RIAA wins $675,000, or $22,500 per song (Ben Sheffner/Ars Technica)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Ben Sheffner / Ars Technica:
Oy Tenenbaum!  RIAA wins $675,000, or $22,500 per song  —  After a brief deliberation, a federal jury has awarded the record labels $XXX in damages, finding that PhD student Joel Tenenbaum willfully infringed on 30 copyrights.  Next up: an appeal on the constitutionality of the statutory damages awarded.

Highlights from the ‘1984′ lawsuit against Amazon (David Sarno/L.A. Times Tech Blog)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

David Sarno / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Highlights from the ‘1984’ lawsuit against Amazon  —  “Kindling.”  Credit: oskay / Flickr  —  Justin Gawronski and Antoine J. Bruguier are suing Amazon for having deleted their copies of George Orwell books from their Kindle readers, sans permission.  The potential class-action lawsuit …

Should Wedding Party In Viral YouTube Video Get A Cut Of Music Sale Profits? (Michael Masnick/Techdirt)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
Should Wedding Party In Viral YouTube Video Get A Cut Of Music Sale Profits?  —  Yesterday, we had the story of the incredibly popular viral wedding video, talking about how the music in that video, despite being over a year old and being sung by someone with massive reputation problems … […]

About the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1 (Apple Support)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Apple Support:
About the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1  —  This document describes the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1.  For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available.

About the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1 (Support - Most Recent)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Support - Most Recent:
About the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1  —  This document describes the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1.  For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available.

About the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1 (Apple)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Apple:
About the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1  —  This document describes the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1.  —  For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available.

Microsoft sticker shock: Anytime Upgrade, Family Pack details (Ed Bott/Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Ed Bott / Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report:
Microsoft sticker shock: Anytime Upgrade, Family Pack details  —  With its upcoming launch of Windows 7, Microsoft is trying to walk a fine line on pricing.  Maintaining a high average selling price for Windows is crucial to the company’s bottom line, but in a deep recession, PC buyers […]