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Yap Episode 28 - Space
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News
- Dell recalls 4 million laptop batteries
- iTunes v6 FairPlay DRM Cracked - luaine writes with an Engadget article claiming the cracking of iTunes v6 FairPlay? DRM. From the article: "[A] new app called QTFairUse6? looks like it can now be used (with some amount of difficulty) to dump iTunes version 6.0.4 - 6.0.5 files of their chastely protection." At present this is a Windows-only tool for those who are "not afraid to get [their] hands dirty with a little python." Engadget does not provide a link to QTFairUse6?, and neither will we. We've run several DRM stories recently, but it's been 19 months since Cracking iTunes' DRM with JHymn?.
- Windows Media DRM cracked too - And now for something completely similar, except even easier to do!
- iTunes Inspires Changes in Music Industry - Imagine a world where Musicians keep the copyright to their music and make $5 or $6 per album sold instead the current $1 or $2. This is a model being proposed by Terry McBride?, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group.
- MSNBC says the Mac Pro is the ultimate desktop computer
- MacBook Pro and MacBook replacements soon? Let the Apple rumor wagon start again
- Tivo Series 3 for $800 - They must be smoking something
- AT&T hack exposes 19,000 identities - Hackers broke into one of AT&T's computer systems and accessed personal data on thousands of customers who used the carriers online store.
- FCC is ticked at Verison and BellSouth over new fee - Once again the phone companies try to stick it to the little guy
- Apple + Google = Worries For Everyone - "A few days ago when Google announced what is a precursor to Google Office, many saw it as a big move against the long term nemesis, Microsoft. Today ’s news of Google CEO Eric Schmidt joining the board of directors of Apple Computer portends potential headaches not just for Microsoft, but for anyone with digital media ambitions."
- RAM Price Hike Expected - "Users who plan to upgrade their PC with more system memory could see some steep price increases over the next few weeks. The DRAMExchange?, which monitors semiconductor spot trading prices, said that DDR prices have not only stabilized, but memory chips cost up to 20% more than earlier this year."
- Core 2 Duo notebooks offered from $850 - Ever since its acquisition up until today, Alienware had been considered the premium, custom, ultra-cool, real PC division of the otherwise wrinkled-polyester Dell. But today's introduction by Alienware of a lightweight notebook powered by a Core 2 Duo T5500, in a decently distinctive case, selling for $849, signals that the division is aiming for a new and possibly lucrative market: Call it the "economy sport" class.
- Whats missing in GiMP? - A very good article to sum up what GiMP? needs to do to make many users switch from Photoshop
- Canon unviels new 10MP camera - Definately a Sony killer
- Parallels working on gaming support for product, beta by end of year?
- Pac-Man is 62% violent! - We are so screwed up now as a result
Cool Links
Reviews
Rant
- OS X cut and paste
- no second slot on the 17" macbook pro for addional hard drive.
- no laptop hard drives larger than 160GB!
Space
- What is the difference between hard drive space and RAM (Memory)
- Flash memory vs computer memory
- Speeds of memory
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