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Let it (not) be

Won't be released 9/9/09....but probably will be released next Monday. Hey - we may as well keep reading double meanings into every statement.Any chance of a TomTom takeover by Apple? TomTom no longer need to produce hardware....Don't think smallThe big explosion (i.e. US at least) was...The Ed Sullivan...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, McCartney, Beatles, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

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Ultrasone Edition 8

We've reviewed a number of Ultrasone headphones over the years--everything from iPod-inspired iCans to the luxurious HFI-2200s. But the new Edition 8s are, in so many ways, a very different Ultrasone. First, the Edition 8s have, according to Ultrasone, a completely original design that doesn't share any parts with...

Tags: Ultrasone, headphone

Product reviews 2009-10-21

Can Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon help scuttle Google's book settlement?

It is just more evidence that Copyright ...... Law, like Patent & Trademark Law needs some serious revisions. No one wants any one entity to have too much power. After all, shouldn't Paul McCartney own the rights to his own works instead of the Michael Jackson estate? ...

Tags: Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

News to know: Microsoft; Facebook; Acer; WiFi health scare

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Jury orders Microsoft to pay $388 million over anti-piracy patent Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft delivers SQL Server 2008 SP1 Adrian...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Health Care, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Corp., Acer Inc., TechMeme, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals

Blog posts 2009-04-09

Paul McCartney's official site serving malware

Paul McCartney's official site serving malwareNo different to his songs thenMalware to the earsCome on now, it's not Paul's faultHis site is hosted by a company called Netbenefit. This should be damaging them, not Paul.paulmccartney.com ==> 83.137.129.98http://www.db.ripe.net/whois?searchtext=83.137.129.98exalia.com brings up netbenefit.comPaul McCartney did this on purposeThere are only 2 explanations...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Linux, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Paul McCartney, malware, official site

Discussion threads 2009-04-08

Paul McCartney's official site serving malware

All you (don't) need is malware on Paul McCartney's official web site. According to Mary Landesman at ScanSafe, the official web site of Paul McCartney (paulmccartney.com) has been compromised, and is serving live exploits to its visitors. Landesman points out that the compromise might have occurred through...

Tags: Web, Malware, SQL, Web Site, FTP, Paul McCartney, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Viruses And Worms, Security, Databases, Internet, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-04-08

British support 70-year copyright terms

British support 70-year copyright termsHow about 10 years to the publisher, lifetime to the creator/musician and..Termination of said copyright when creator/musican dies as long as its outside of the minimum 10 years.I wholey believe in owning your own creations... but only until you die.RE: British support 70-year copyright termsLet's hope...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Forever

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

No Beatles iPod for Christmas

No Beatles iPod for ChristmasWho?Each year that passes makes this group more and more irrelevant. In five more years, the only people who will care are 60 year old journalists.I wonder what EMI is asking for?Pagan jimBeatles - Who cares?Half of them are dead. They represent a generation so removed...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Beatles, Apple Inc., EMI Group Plc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

No Beatles iPod for Christmas

It looks like you won't be able to buy The Beatles music on iTunes this holiday season, which threatens to take a bite out of Apple revenue for the all important holiday quarter. Talks between Apple and The Beatles' record label Apple Corps Ltd. have "stalled" according...

Tags: EMI Group Plc., Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Technology top tips for students

Jump straight into the deep-end with some money recovering and time saving tips to ensure you get what you need as efficiently as possible. 1. Use your university network to download on-demand television Many universities have very high-end network bandwidth running into the campus....

Tags: Phone, Network, TV, Printing, Document Management, Networking, Wireless, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-31

Beatles music saved from public domain!

Well, thank God the money will keep flowing in to Paul McCartney. The Times reports that the EU will extend copyright another 45 years in what many people call the "Beatles extension." That's because the first Beatles recordings would have exited copyright in 2012. Actually the first rocker to...

Tags: Protection, Public Domain, Music, Storyline, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-17

How an information system helped nail Eliot Spitzer and a prostitution ring

How an information system helped nail Eliot Spitzer and a prostitution ringbig brother is watching usIf a governor was watched for suspicious terrorist activities just imagine those with weird names and no fame being checked every day, or worse, detained at undisclosed facilities.The REALLY interesting IT angle on thisI found...

Tags: Strategy, prostitution, hooker, Eliot Spitzer, information system

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

Reports: Apple close to a deal for Beatles catalog

Reports: Apple close to a deal for Beatles catalogCan't Michael Jackson keep it?Or is the ex wantin' more money?The Beatles have already missed outThey could have been on iTunes a long time ago and been receiving their monthly royalties. They simply failed to follow the money, which is a...

Tags: Beatles, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-10

News to know: Facebook; Vista; See-through screens; Sun patch

Notable headlines: Garett Rogers: The Google Apps Appliance would make Microsoft sweat Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft tries to stop more 'Vista-capable' e-mails from going public Vista Ultimate team releases new discounts, but no new freebies yet Microsoft DeepZoom + PhotoZoom...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Government, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-10

Reports: Apple close to a deal for Beatles catalog

Reports in several British newspapers say that former Beatle Paul McCartney has given his approval to make the Fab Four's song catalog available on Apple's iTunes in the coming months according to CNet's News.com blog. Britain's Telegraph reports that the deal could be worth $600 million. A spokesman for...

Tags: Settlement, Apple Inc., Litigation, Business Operations, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-03-09

Report: Paul McCartney, Apple seal deal to bring Beatles catalog to iTunes

Report: Paul McCartney, Apple seal deal to bring Beatles catalog to iTunesBeatles on itunesThat's great but I've been a fan since 1964 and have all their music on CD's which I've loaded onto my ipod a long time ago. I don't see Apple making any money off me on this...

Tags: Apple iTunes, Beatles, Paul McCartney, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-09

Report: Paul McCartney, Apple seal deal to bring Beatles catalog to iTunes

The Beatles may be coming to iTunes. According to a report in the U.K.'s Telegraph, Paul McCartney is expected to deliver the Beatles back catalog for download on Apple's iTunes. The value of the deal could be worth as much as 300 million pounds. That translates into...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Beatles, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-09

Should open source cheer Gates' swan song?

The Elvis of PC software has left the building. Bill Gates' announcement he will no longer do CES keynotes overshadowed anything else he said, and for good reason. (Picture from Engadget.) Although the venue felt wrong. Gates' milieu was Comdex,...

Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Bill Gates, Open Source World, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-01-07

Are Mac users smug and arrogant?

One recurring meme that frequently gets trotted out on Digg.com and other forums is that Mac users are smug and arrogant. Many Windows users claim also that Apple users love anything that comes out of Cupertino and would spend their last breath defending it. Is it true?...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, User, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2007-09-12

News to know: Ubuntu Server; WinHEC; Windows Home Server; Linus Torvalds

Notable headlines:Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: LAMP On Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn Server Edition. Gallery right. Will Dell stuff Ubuntu PCs full of craplets?Mary Jo Foley: At WinHEC the future is off limits for Microsoft. Microsoft attempts to rally more hardware vendors around Rally.Ed Bott: On the road with Vista.InformationWeek: Linus Torvalds Responds...

Tags: General, News to know

Blog posts 2007-05-16