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Rumors surface on what's coming in iTunes 8 (1)
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Rumors about the new features coming in iTunes 8 are swirling. There's a good assortment of music discovery and library browsing potential here, but we aren't sure that this will land next week. Call it a hunch. Read More...Shared by federico silva (21)Contribute comment -
Google Chrome brought to you in part by a Camino dev (5)
onGoogle's new Chrome browser is actually being led by the developer of the Mac's own native Firefox alternative, Camino. The developer has spoken about what his involvement in both projects means, but the inevitable may still be, well, inevitable.Read More...Contribute comment
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Twitter: Far More Than "What I Had For Lunch Today" (24)
onThe 140 character messages on Twitter take a fair amount of criticism for being nothing more than a silly "look what I'm doing RIGHT NOW!" fad, but Ars takes a look at all the interesting, innovative, and truly useful ways the service is used by businesses, writers, and even the Scottsdale police department.Read More...Shared by Aaron (19) Allan Haggett (15) arjo (25) Avi (461) Cai Chen (806) David Chartier (12) dobata (333) HollowMarkeD (65) James Bayliss (2) Justin (37) Leena (853) Mari Hsu (9) Mark (11) Mitch Wagner (10) Nick Hortovanyi (2) NikitaScene (5) Nirav (24) Paul Roberts (9) Peter R. Wood (6) RobertBrown (9) samantha (1) Vance Stevens (7) w0lfh0und (539) Wolfger (10)Contribute comment
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Hands-on with Yotify, your personal web secretary (8)
onYotify is another new approach to information overload, offering automated "Scouts" that can do all sorts of research for you. We had a chance to speak with Yotify's CEO and also scored some invites for Ars Technica readers.Read More...Shared by Benjamin (866) Cindy Bartorillo (6) kiOwA (5) Muhammad Saleem (233) RyneNelson (204) Sun Tzu (313) tig (28) w0lfh0und (539)Contribute comment
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Warez ringleader gets probation after guilty plea (4)
onThe war on spam and piracy claims another small victory. Robert Hardick, who rolled in the warez scene between 2002 and 2003, will get probation, starting with half a year of home confinement.Read More...Contribute comment
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Yahoo trashes Mash, still looking for social network glory (12)
onYahoo has shut down its first social product, Mash, after announcing major plans to morph itself into a giant social network. Is this a positive sign of regaining focus, or a bad omen that Yahoo just can't do social networking?Read More...Shared by adam (754) David Chartier (12) digits12 (648) Guy (637) Kate (293) Mr. BabyMan (259) Ritu (454) SMC (204) Toby (143) ultraviolet (34) webtime (355) Zenith (13)Contribute comment
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Yahoo trashes Mash, still looking for social network glory (1)
onYahoo has shut down its first social product, Mash, after announcing major plans to morph itself into a giant social network. Is this a positive sign of regaining focus, or a bad omen that Yahoo just can't do social networking?Read More...Shared by Zenith (13)Contribute comment
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.Mac's iCards are dead. Long live iCards! (9)
oniCards may have disappeared with the .Mac brand, but that doesn't mean you can't send fancy greetings to friends, family, and coworkers anymore. Apple says that a feature built into Leopard may let the iCard spirit live on.Read More...Shared by adam (754) Chris Foresman (0) Digg Boss (641) Inthenameofmine (406) Kevin Federline (223) lerxst_x (7) neal (371) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (176) Simon Wren (28)Contribute comment
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Bloomberg: Steve Jobs is dead! (5)
onThe mishap naturally spooked investors and rejuvenated the discussion about Jobs' health. Fortunately for us (and Apple), the obituary has since been retracted.Read More...Contribute comment
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Web to get more social as OAuth is sanctioned for use (16)
onA promising new protocol for securely and easily transferring data between websites is now ready for prime time. All contributors, including Google and Yahoo, have signed a covenant not to sue over OAuth implementations, freeing it for use by virtually anyone.Read More...Shared by acacio (12) Alexander13 (398) Ananya Walia (617) Chris Foresman (0) Chris Messina (19) dasmart (6) Guy (637) Javier (7) Joewxboy (5) kebernet (73) martian (11) Nick (5) Stephen (1) tig (28) Toby (11) Zef (6)Contribute comment
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Web to get more social as OAuth is sanctioned for use (1)
onA promising new protocol for securely and easily transferring data between websites is now ready for prime time. All contributors, including Google and Yahoo, have signed a covenant not to sue over OAuth implementations, freeing it for use by virtually anyone.Read More...Shared by Joewxboy (5)Contribute comment
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Opentape invites RIAA to play whack-a-mole post-Muxtape (15)
onThe RIAA may win its battle against the unlicensed music discovery service Muxtape. But an open source version that can be installed and run from any server means that everyone can share their favorite mixes now.Read More...Shared by Abhishek (6) Allan Haggett (15) Angus (42) brokekid (118) Creeva (38) dasmart (6) David Chartier (12) Esther Rudolph (1) Jason (77) Muhammad Saleem (233) Nirav (24) Patrick Gage Kelley (1) sarah (272) Tushar (19) War-N (5)
- Abhishek said: "Whether Opentape truly has anything to do with Muxtape, the RIAA now has a whole new set of headaches. By striking down a centralized, streaming-only music discovery service like Muxtape, the RIAA has apparently inspired the release of a simple, decentralized software package for easily streaming and sharing music from any host and URL across the globe, with nary an affiliate link for a legitimate music shop in sight.Oops."
- Allan Haggett said: I downloaded a copy right away. I've not installed it yet, but I will. I will.
- Tushar said: The RIAA may be some of the dumbest people around. Instead of letting websites like Muxtape help them and maybe even working with them, they shut them down. They haven't done their research to figure out that websites like Muxtape or Pandora are most likely helping them much more than hurting them - I discovered 2 or 3 bands I probably would have never heard of on Muxtape in just a few days. That means that if I ever hear of a concert of one of these bands, I would probably try to go to it and I may actually buy merchandise or CDs. This is where the artist makes the most profit. At the moment, I downloaded pirated CDs from other means, but I may actually buy 1 or 2 of them.The RIAA should probably work on not going out of business by changing/revamping their model completely instead of this crap. What a useless association. The record labels should figure their stuff out and just drop the RIAA altogether.
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Google offers Gears for Safari beta (10)
onProviding offline access for compatible social media web apps, Google Gears has long been a Firefox-only plug-in. A new beta from the big G brings this great functionality to Apple's browser.Read More...Shared by Ananya Walia (617) Brent Blooodworth (0) Brome (5) Cocoy (26) James Turnbull (1) Mario Sundar (0) pvantees (10) Samuel F. (8) Sebastian Werner (17) Steve Rubel (21)Contribute comment
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Hands on: Fwix, the local news and social aggregator (4)
onFwix is an intriguing new location-based news and social network aggregator that can pull in updates from the likes of the New York Times, Twitter, Craigslist, Yelp, and much more. We sat down with Fwix's CEO and then took the service for a spin around the city.Read More...Contribute comment
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Hands on: Microsoft Photosynth makes panoramas pop (7)
onPhotosynth makes 3D, interactive panoramas easy to create, and it's now open to the public. We went hands-on with Microsoft's latest photography experiment.Read More...Shared by David Chartier (12) Drew (1) giginger (33) Jay (0) Nirav (24) yellowchilli (7) Yooakim (2)Contribute comment
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Hands on: Microsoft Photosynth makes panoramas pop (1)
onPhotosynth makes 3D, interactive panoramas easy to create, and it's now open to the public. We went hands-on with Microsoft's latest photography experiment.Read More...Shared by Yooakim (2)Contribute comment
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Flipside 2.0 brings separate drive discovery to Boot Camp (2)
onFlipside is a utility that makes it easy to boot into Windows without having to change your default boot drive manually or stick around to hold the Option key. A major 2.0 update today brings even more handy features to this utility.Read More...Shared by Chris (64) mediter (21)Contribute comment
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Google: "No Trespassing" signs won't stop Street View (22)
onGoogle is in hot water again over invasive Street View photos that ignore private roads and "No Trespassing" signs. While privacy's existence is still being debated, perhaps the company just needs a lesson in how to read.Read More...Shared by ~V~ (6) Alex (4) Bill Thompson (0) Brent Blooodworth (0) Christopher (41) CJ (76) Dave Koss (30) DrFu (22) Jacopo (3) Joel (12) Jordan (271) Joshua Nobles (0) Kristen (208) Manuel de la Peña (31) Michael (33) Nate (28) Shawn Hill (53) th13rteen (110) Thinh (158) Wing Yung (0) wkelly (7) zach (7)Contribute comment
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Hands on with the next wave of search aggregators (5)
onNew search tools are making it easier to get to the content and communities you need, and they're presenting results as more than just boring lists of links. Ars Technica goes hands on with two search aggregators with the hope of spending less time searching, and more time finding.Read More...Contribute comment
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Microsoft demands Xbox LIVE iPhone app to be set free (4)
onDon't like the idea of paying just $5 for an Xbox LIVE iPhone app that lets you keep track of your friends, the games they're playing, send messages, and more? Neither did Microsoft.Read More...Contribute comment
