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Desktops (Apple)

Submission + - Valve Switching to Skype Voice Codec for Steam (maclife.com)

ShadowFoxx writes: According to a press release sent to us by Valve, the company will be switching to the SILK voice codec for providing in-game chat and communication options to its customers. In keeping with its recent attitude towards the Mac gaming community, the upgraded service will be offered to Mac and PC gamers alike.
Bug

Submission + - OSX 10.6.7 UPDATE (apple.com)

ShadowFoxx writes: There is an update that supposedly addresses the isse previously posted yesterday on slashdot. It also addresses some of the following and more:

- Improve the reliability of Back to My Mac
- Resolve an issue when transferring files to certain SMB servers
- Address various minor Mac App Store bugs

The Internet

Submission + - Al Franken: ‘They're coming after the Intern (politico.com)

ShadowFoxx writes: Al Franken is purporting to be a champion of net neutrality by regulating and not allowing market sources or more ISP choices drive the freedom of the net. I'd like to hear your opinions /. On if more regulations or freemarket practices is the best answer to drive the freedom of the Internet.
Desktops (Apple)

Submission + - Time Warner Cable launches iPad app with live TV (yahoo.com)

ShadowFoxx writes: NEW YORK – Time Warner Cable Inc. is launching an iPad application that plays live TV, becoming the first cable company to do so.

The app will be free to download on Tuesday morning, but it will only work for people who subscribe to both video and Internet service from the New York-based cable company. Even then, it only works in the home, when the iPad is connected to the company's cable modem via a Wi-Fi router.

Data Storage

Submission + - ZDF file system on the way back to MAC (zdnet.com)

ShadowFoxx writes: David Morgenstern writes:

Startup Ten’s Complement LLC will bring ZFS to Mac OS X, its principal software engineer announced late last week. Offered as Z-410 Storage, the file system (and now an actual product) is in the process of beta testing.

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