Steve Jobs is no friend to the music industry. He is just an astute businessman who knows a vacuum when it enters his reality distortion field. When he penned his open letter decrying DRM protection, few knew that this was part of an orchestrated move that might force the music industry to do something that […]
Day: April 6, 2007
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PowerPage Podcast Episode 38
Episode 38 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (56’51, 26.71MB, AAC). Your panel: Jason O’Grady, Rob Parker, Youngmoo Kim and Chuck Freedman. Topics include: the brand new Oct-Core Mac Pro, lower Cinema Display prices, Garmin’s beta WebUpdater for Mac OS X and Apple […]
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The Apple Core: Joost Preview
Jason O’Grady has offered a full preview of the newly-released Joost by Skype and Kazaa creators Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom. The next “cool thing”, or at least the thing that people are hankering for invites to, Joost is a legal service that allows users to watch television for free on their computers. Not a […]
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VMWare Releases Fusion Beta 3
VMWare has recently released beta 3 of Fusion, its virtualization product for the Mac that allows users to simultaneously run operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux and others on their Intel-based Macs. The new version boasts the following fixes and improvements: -Much faster operating speeds. -Full Boot Camp partition recognition support -A […]
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Proof of Concept iPod Virus Developed
An article over at Help Net Security points out that Kaspersky Lab has developed a proof of concept virus capable of infecting an iPod running the Linux operating system. The virus, called Podloso, is not a genuine threat and can be installed on an iPod running Linux. The virus can then install itself into a […]