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Submission + - Buy my software or I'll sue you!

Submitted by

jandrese

on Tuesday May 15, 2007 @02:51PM

jandrese writes: "LONDON (Thomson Financial) — Microsoft Corp and Apple Inc could face a possible lawsuit for failing to include measures to control access to copyrighted material in products such as Vista OS, iTunes and the iPod, two companies have warned.

Media Rights Technologies and BlueBeat.com have issued cease and desist letters to both companies and to Adobe Systems Inc and Real Networks — which produce the Adobe Flash Player and Real Player respectively — for actively avoiding their X1 SeCure Recording Control, which they said is an effective copyright protection system.

I guess DRM companies have gotten so used to suing their customers that suing potential customers seems like a good idea."

Submission + - Samsung puts finishing touches on DDR3 memory

Submitted by

HostAdmin

on Monday May 14, 2007 @04:19PM

HostAdmin writes: "Buckle your seatbelts, boys and girls! DDR3 is almost here (well, 2009 is "almost here", isn't it?)

DDR3 is the long-awaited successor to DDR2 memory, now the most common memory type used in PCs. The newer chips will offer data transfer speeds up to 1.6Gbps, twice the memory bandwidth of DDR2. That means better performance for both 3-D graphics and multithreaded applications that tap the power of multi-core processors. The chips will also consume less power — around 1.5 volts compared to 1.8 volts for DDR2 — which means longer notebook battery life, Samsung said.
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Submission + - Hackers hacking over hacked hackers-haven

Submitted by MrShaggy on Monday May 14, 2007 @03:32PM

MrShaggy writes: The folks over at the PirateBay, are admitting that they have been hacked. User-names and passwords. Although they are encrypted they are urging members to update their passwords, not only on that site, but on any other website that you might have used the same pass on.

Here is the link in the Inquirer;http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?a rticle=39591 http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39 591

Submission + - dpreview acquired by Amazon

Submitted by pete-wilko on Monday May 14, 2007 @02:54PM

pete-wilko writes: dpreview, long time website dedicated to honest reviews of digital cameras and accessories, as well as providing numerous forums for discussion, has been bought out by Amazon.com. Press release can be found here: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/07051402amazonac quiresdpreview.asp

Submission + - Verizon DSL Throttling Access to Skype?

Submitted by Gabriel Landau on Monday May 14, 2007 @01:44PM

Gabriel Landau writes: I've been trying to download Skype all weekend to talk to my friend in Prague from my home Verizon DSL connection. Every time I went to http://www.skype.com/download, the page took nearly forever to load, and the connection timed out before it loaded completely. Assuming their server was under heavy load all weekend, I came into work this morning and checked the site again; it loaded very quickly through my office T1 (non-Verizon). I just checked my home computer again, and the page still times out. Is Verizon intentionally throttling all traffic to Skype servers to force customers to use their own for-pay services? Is this behavior illegal and anti-competitive?

Submission + - Study: Bike helmets expose riders to further risk.

Submitted by doug141 on Monday May 14, 2007 @11:55AM

doug141 writes: A British scientist has shown that wearing a bicycle helmet actually exposes cyclists to further risk. Drivers passed an average of 8.5 cm (3 1/3 inches) closer with the helmet than without. The researcher was struck by both a bus and a truck in the course of the experiment. Will bicycle helmet laws suffer a backlash? How much should legislators weigh science?

Submission + - How far should screening go?

Submitted by SlashSquatch on Monday May 14, 2007 @11:43AM

SlashSquatch writes: My sister is getting screened for a programming position with a financial firm. I was alarmed to hear she'll be getting fingerprinted at the sheriff's office as part of the screening process. Instantly I conjure up scenes of frame-ups and corporate scandals. I want to know, should this raise a flag? Would you submit to fingerprinting, blood tests and who knows what else (genetic code screening etc), for a programming position?

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