FiOS, U-Verse Tops In Customer Satisfaction: J.D. Power Survey (1)
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Verizon Communications Inc.'s FiOS and AT&T Inc.'s U-verse video services have jumped to the top of the regional customer satisfaction rankings, according to a J.D. Power survey, supplanting direct-broadcast satellite services as the traditional leaders and pushing incumbent cable providers further down the list.
Obama campaign releases iPhone application (1)
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Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama has made history with use of the Internet and web 2.0 technology for fundraising, social networking and even text-messaged the announcement of his running mate, Delaware Senator Joe Biden. But now Obama, Democrat of Illinois, has made another leap. He has his own iPhone application. The Obama campaign released the application for the iPhone 3G on Thursday, with 33 days left before the Nov. 4 election. The free app will ...
Apple drops NDA for released iPhone software (24)
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Filed under: Developer, iPhone, App Store, SDKApple has dropped the non-disclosure agreement ([effin'] NDA) for released iPhone software. In a statement to developers on its website, Apple said they put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes proprietary Apple software they wanted to protect. "However, the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone's success, so we are dropping it for released ...
VW and Porsche can't get along, risk future tech and product plans (1)
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Filed under: Euro, Audi, Porsche, VolkswagenIn the land of mergers and acquisitions, there are takeovers, there are hostile takeovers, and then there are I'm Gonna Git You Sucka No Matter What takeovers. Porsche's increasingly acrimonious battle to swallow VW is becoming that third option, and the brawl might threaten the short term plans of Porsche, VW and Audi. Porsche wants access to Audi engines and electronics, but VW, which owns more than 99-percent of Audi, ...
Google Android open-source OS could come to cars (1)
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Filed under: Audio, Gadgets, Tech, BMWIt's no secret that our cars are quickly becoming extensions of our data-crazed lives. Everywhere we go, we surround ourselves with electronics meant to make our lives more convenient. Plus, most of these gadgets are just plain cool. Microsoft and Ford started something with the SYNC system and Apple has the market cornered with its iPod and iPhone, with integration of those i-devices now becoming popular options with car shoppers. ...
First Look: JetSet 1.1 for iPhone (8)
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Filed under: Software, iPhone, App StoreBriteMac has announced special pricing for their JetSet iPhone expense tracker to celebrate the release of the update to version 1.1. Through October 6th, you can purchase JetSet 1.1 for US$4.99, five dollars off of the regular App Store (click opens iTunes) price of US$9.99.There are a number of other expense managers for iPhone, but I use JetSet for some specific features -- the ability to capture iPhone photos of ...
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booyaa said:
matt, if you're gonna continue traveling this expense tracker might be good idea
Wal*Mart shutting down DRM server, nuking your music collection -- only people who pay for music risk losing it to DRM shenanigans (90)
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Hey suckers! Did you buy DRM music from Wal*Mart instead of downloading MP3s for free from the P2P networks? Well, they're repaying your honesty by taking away your music. Unless you go through a bunch of hoops (that you may never find out about, if you've changed email addresses or if you're not a very technical person), your music will no longer be playable after October 9th. But don't worry, this will never ever happen ...
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puthali said:
lol...nice! :)
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David Michaels said:
This totally sucks!
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lewis said:
To avoid DRM and still be honest use Amazon, Lala, or Napster to buy your music.
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Simon said:
Another epic fail for DRM
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Jandy said:
Reason #2734 that DRM sucks.
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Macky said:
This post is surprisingly biting in its commentary about Wal-mart shutting down its DRM servers. Its bad. I get that. But no credit for moving to a completely DRM-free alternative? Really?
Sarah Silverman endorses Barack Obama - by insulting black people (11)
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Sarah Silverman endorses Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama in this video that encourages her fellow Jews to blackmail their Florida-residing grandparents into voting for Obama. I posted it because I know how much you guys love when celebrities talk about politics. It's your favorite :) NOTE: Video is NSFW due to language such as fuck, shit, damn and brisket.
Roku to “Open” Netflix Player to Third Parties (1)
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In a surprise announcement at Streaming Media West, Roku CEO, Anthony Wood, told attendees: “We’re opening up the [Netflix Player] platform to anyone who wants to put their video service on this box. We’re going to release the software developer kit, so anyone can publish any channel, and users can access web content on their [...]Visit eHomeUpgrade for more breaking news.
Motorola sues four former employees (1)
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Motorola sues four former employees Chicago Daily Herald - 10 hours ago Schaumburg - based Motorola Inc . named four former software engineers employed at its Libertyville and Schaumburg offices in a lawsuit filed Tuesday alleging the theft of $600 million in trade ...
Supplier CEO attacked and killed by laid-off workers (1)
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Filed under: Economy, Etc., Plants/Manufacturing, Hatchbacks, India, TataThe Tata Nano, which will be the world's least expensive car, has already exacted enormous sums of money and time. A dispute over the location of a new factory has cost Tata close to a year of court wrangling and might end up spoiling a £200 million investment. Now the efforts to build the Nano have cost a life.Unhappy workers were invited to a meeting with Indian and ...
If It's Android Entertainment, It's PacketVideo - MarketWatch (1)
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If It's Android Entertainment, It's PacketVideoMarketWatch - Sep 23, 2008Important factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially are described in filings of our parent company, NextWave Wireless Inc. ...
What's next for Android now that the Dream is a reality - FierceDeveloper (1)
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What's next for Android now that the Dream is a realityFierceDeveloper, DC - Sep 22, 2008... in with additional dish credited to Joel Espelien, vice president of strategy for Android partner/mobile multimedia software provider PacketVideo. ...
Google's Android phone to capture 4 percent of market (1)
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The hype keeps getting hotter. Just days ahead of T-Mobile USA's launch of the HTC Dream--the first phone that will run on Google's Android mobile software--a new study has predicted the phone will capture 4 percent of the smartphone market in the United States during the fourth quarter of 2008.The study, by Strategy Analytics, said it expected T-Mobile to sell 400,000 Android-based units in the fourth quarter, and said the phone was coming into a ...
NextWave gets $100M in funding (1)
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Just as its cash was dwindling, NextWave Wireless secured $100 million in debt financing from Avenue Capital Management and Sola. The company says the financing will fund it into 2010. NextWave also says it will conserve cash by divesting its infrastructure business units, reducing its workforce by more than 20 percent and scaling back on overhead costs. As part of the financing terms, the company will appoint Michael Murphy, managing director of AlexPartners, as NextWave's ...
Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' campaign created with Macs (27)
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Metadata found on Microsoft's creative copy used in its 'I'm a PC' ad reveals that the graphics were actually produced using Macs running Adobe Creative Suite 3. After the details were published on the Flickr photo sharing site, Microsoft scrambled to polish off the embarrassing details last night
Qwest, Amgen Scrap Deals, Pay 14% Amid Credit Crisis (Update2) - Bloomberg (1)
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Qwest, Amgen Scrap Deals, Pay 14% Amid Credit Crisis (Update2)Bloomberg - Sep 19, 2008Companies that must raise money, including Sirius and NextWave Wireless Inc., are paying as much as 14 percent in annual interest, the highest since 2002. ...
HTC Touch HD in action (1)
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You never know what will pop up on YouTube and today it is a video of the HTC Touch HD in action alongside the Samsung Omnia and the Apple iPhone. The video is in French and we cant understand a word they’re saying but the device still looks hot! If this doesn’t make you want to fly over to Europe and big up this gorgeous phone, we don’t know what will. Thanks Franklin!
