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Submission + - Russian Teacher Guilty in Re-Opened MS Piracy Case

Submitted by

eldavojohn

on Monday May 07, 2007 @04:03PM

eldavojohn writes: "The highly publicized re-opened case of a Russian school teacher pirating Microsoft software has ended with the verdict being guilty of causing $10,000 in damages. Before we cast stones (again), note that Microsoft had nothing to do with this case: 'Microsoft, however, has said repeatedly it has nothing to do with the charges, which were brought by Russian prosecutors in the Ural Mountains region where Ponosov's school is located. The case "was initiated by Russian authorities under Russian law," the company said in an e-mailed statement after the verdict. "Microsoft neither initiated nor has any plans to bring any action against Mr. Ponosov."' The closing, re-opening & guilty verdict may all have been a result of the United States placing Russia on a piracy watch-list though many people feel the media has turned this into a David Vs Goliath tale with a reprieve on the ending."

Submission + - MSNBC Poll: libertarian Ron Paul won GOP Debate

Submitted by

SonicSpike

on Monday May 07, 2007 @02:51PM

SonicSpike writes: "The libertarian leaning US Congressman Ron Paul finished first in the MSNBC poll following the GOP primary debate held at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California. Dr. Paul received 43 percent, beating the second-place finisher by five points, and crushing the rest of the field. "Americans met Ron Paul and loved what they heard," said Ron Paul 2008 campaign chairman Kent Snyder. "Dr. Paul's message of freedom and limited government resonates with Republicans hungry for a return to their party's core values. Americans saw that," continued Snyder. "The campaign looks forward to further debates and opportunities so even more Americans will discover Dr. Paul's message of freedom, peace and prosperity." Dr. Ron Paul ran for President in 1988 as a member of the Libertarian Party."

Submission + - Work at Home | Make Money Online Opportunities

Submitted by

limalan88

on Thursday May 03, 2007 @07:00AM

limalan88 writes: "If you thought to Work at Home to Make Money Online, you have come to the right place. This place shows you the different opportunities available in the internet which you can work at home to make a second income by setting up your 1st website to start make money online autopilot from the comfort of your home."

Submission + - Google's home page bug strikes again

Submitted by

kurtz

on Thursday May 03, 2007 @05:44AM

kurtz writes: "Google's renamed and upgraded Personalised Home Page product launched this week, has not been able to shake off a persistent bug that has affected users."

Submission + - Danish Complaint Case may have Global Consequences

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Thursday May 03, 2007 @03:47AM

Anonymous Coward writes: "In a specific complaint case, the Consumer Complaints Board in Denmark now has evidence of a hidden, original design defect in Apple's iBook G4. This can have serious consequences for the computer manufacturer, which has so far denied the existence of this defect. Thousands of users all over the world have tried to get Apple to acknowledge the fault and agree to take back the computers."

Submission + - Pandora blocking users from outside USA and UK

Submitted by

[Nahoo]

on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @05:27PM

[Nahoo] writes: "Pandora Internet Radio is blocking users from outside of USA and UK. I received a mail saying that my IP indicated I was listening from another country and that the service will be blocked as from May 3... "we must begin proactively preventing access to Pandora's streaming service for most countries outside of the U.S." There is nothing on their blog (http://blog.pandora.com/pandora/) yet but I guess they will be updating it soon. Internet radio is dying..."

Submission + - The World's Most Fuel Efficient Car

Submitted by

anjrued123

on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @04:06PM

anjrued123 writes: "This new car claims to be the most efficient fuel guzzler ever created with a fuel use of only 0.0074 liters / 100 kilometers."

Submission + - Australian Brewery Turns Waste Into Electricity

Submitted by nTrfAce on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @04:03PM

nTrfAce writes: Australian brewer Foster's has teamed up with scientists to create the world's first "beer battery". The technology — using bacteria which consume sugar to generate power from brewery waste water — was unveiled at the University of Queensland. The university was awarded a state grant of 140,000 Australian dollars ($115,000; £58,000) to help fund the microbial fuel cell project. The battery will be installed at Foster's brewery near Brisbane.

Submission + - A Greener Apple

Submitted by

jdbartlett

on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @02:50PM

jdbartlett writes: "Apple recently received a hard bashing from misguided environmentalists and the media after another barely researched and presumptive Greenpeace report claimed they were the least eco-friendly of the companies reviewed. Once again, Steve Jobs attempts to wrest public opinion into Apple's favor, this time with a detailed analysis of Apple's environmental efforts.

After explaining why the Greenpeace Electronics Guide was flawed, Jobs writes:

Dell, HP and Lenovo all scored higher than Apple because of their plans (or "plans for releasing plans" in the case of HP). In reality, Apple is ahead of all of these companies in eliminating toxic chemicals from its products.
"

Submission + - HD-DVD decryption key on a T-shirt

Submitted by

Bernardo

on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @01:35PM

Bernardo writes: "It was only a matter of time before someone made a T-shirt with those infamous 32 hex digits, so as to show the futility of the MPAA/AACS's attempts to not only DRM their content but also to censor the decryption code. Like DeCSS before it, the HD-DVD decryption code can now be proudly worn on your chest."

Submission + - BBC: "DVD DRM row sparks user rebellion"

Submitted by

wellingtonsteve

on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @12:29PM

wellingtonsteve writes: "The BBC has reported the row over the HDDVD stories removed from Digg

From the article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6615047.stm ):

Attempts to gag the blogosphere from publishing details of a DVD crack have led to a user revolt. ...
The debate has put the initial crack and, what some see as the heavy-handed tactics of the licensing authority to combat it, back in the headlines. It will also spark a fresh debate on how far user-generated content can be censored."

Submission + - Australian Telco queries viability of iPhone

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 15, 2007 @08:33PM

An anonymous reader writes: This article: http://www.theage.com.au/news/biztech/telstra-to-a pple-stick-to-your-knitting/2007/02/15/11714053632 91.html details Telstra's belief that the long term success of the iPhone is doubtful.

From the article: "Telstra's operations chief Greg Winn, considered the telco's second-in-change and the man who oversees most of its big product decisions, believes the iPhone may meet some significant operational challenges when it makes its market debut."

Feed Clean Cars Elude U.S. Buyers (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Thursday February 15, 2007 @06:12PM

More than 100 currently available automobiles get 40 mpg or better. Why are all but two unavailable in the United States? In Autopia.

Submission + - Google search surges while MS Live stumbles

Submitted by eastbayted on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @01:38PM

eastbayted writes: Google gained ground in U.S. search market share in December and now holds a nearly 19 point lead over second-place search rival Yahoo, InfoWorld reports. Microsoft, meanwhile, lost half a point of search-market share and remains in third place with 10.5 percent, despite its efforts to refurbish and push Windows Live Search.

Submission + - UK Petition to Ban DRM Technologies

Submitted by

Neil H

on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @09:00AM

Neil H writes: "A little while ago I raised a petition to ban Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies on the new Number 10 petitions site. To date the petition has recieved 1,264 signatures, but the deadline (January 23rd) is fast approaching. As long as the petition gathers enough signatures all signees will recieve an email response, so if you live in the UK and dislike DRM please sign the petition!"

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