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Software

VLC Updated to 0.9.9a

Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), has recently been updated to version 0.9.9a. The new version, a 31.6 megabyte download, fixes the application’s behavior on PowerPC-based Macs and includes updated libraries for the Mac OS X platforms. VLC 0.9.9a requires […]

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Mobile News Services

AT&T planning changes to forbid video streaming, filesharing, and data tethering

AT&T appears to be changing its Terms of Service to limit data usage on its network. The new restrictions seems specifically aimed at several services that have already been available to current AT&T customers, especially iPhone users (but not stated as such). The terms describe that accessing email and the internet is permissible, but prohibits: […]

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Fun

Woz and “Footloose”…

Sometimes, you just can’t find the words. This is one of those times: If you have any reactions, just shoot your e-mail replies here, we promise we’ll publish them, though we won’t cover the therapy. Still…go Woz!

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iPhone Software

Microsoft Drops Hints Regarding Office for the iPhone

Microsoft apparently still holds aspirations of delivering a version of Office to Apple’s iPhone handset, though some more development time may still be necessary. According to TechCrunch, Microsoft Business Division president Stephen Elop, speaking at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco on Wednesday, dropped hints to suggest that Office was bound to turn up […]

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Software

VMWare Releases Fusion 2.0.3

Late Thursday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 2.0.3 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]