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Windows 7 Memory Usage Critic Outed As Fraud 451

Posted by timothy
from the that's-a-lotta-drama dept.
A few days ago, we ran word of a report alleging that Windows 7 consumed more memory than it should, based on a report from Devil Mountain Software; a followup post linked to Ars Technica's robust deconstruction of that claim. Now the story gets weird: Fred Flowers writes The original story quoted the company's CTO, Craig Barth on the issue. Now, InfoWorld editor in chief Eric Knorr has still more to add. From Knorr's blog at InfoWorld.com: 'On Friday, Feb. 19, we discovered that one of our contributors, Randall C. Kennedy, had been misrepresenting himself to other media organizations as Craig Barth, CTO of Devil Mountain Software (aka exo.performance.network), in interviews for a number of stories regarding Windows and other Microsoft software topics. ... There is no Craig Barth.' Knorr's post goes on to say that Kennedy has been fired from his blogging gig at InfoWorld over this 'serious breach of trust,' and that his blog will be removed."
The Media

Murdoch Says, "We'll Charge For All Our Sites" 881

Posted by timothy
from the subverting-the-dominant-paradigm dept.
Oracle Goddess writes "In what appears to be a carefully planned suicide, Rupert Murdoch announced that his media giant News Corporation Ltd intends to charge for all its news websites in a bid to lift revenues, as the transition towards online media permanently changes the advertising landscape. 'The digital revolution has opened many new and inexpensive methods of distribution, but it has not made content free. Accordingly we intend to charge for all our news websites,' Murdoch said."
Censorship

Apple Balks, Finally Relents, At Possible User Queries of Dictionary App 259

Posted by timothy
from the my-dictionary-doesn't-even-list-the-****ing-word dept.
Geoffrey.landis writes with a snippet from CNET reporting another example of offputting treatment at Apple's App Store: "'In this case, it's a dictionary app called Ninjawords (so called because ninjas are 'smart, accurate, and really fast') that was rejected three times over the course of two months, mostly because 'objectionable' words could be looked up and found in the dictionary's search function, Gruber reported.' PCWorld also reports the story." Note that the app was eventually approved, but only after a few go-rounds and changes.
Windows

The Worst Windows Features Ever->

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Ed Albro, PC World
Ed Albro, PC World writes "Here at PC World, we've got a look in screenshots at 20 of the most egregiously annoying or disfunctional features ever built into a version of Windows. Topics span the years from the Windows 95's DriveSpace, with its unfortunate habit of making your data harder to recover, to some of the display and security excesses of Windows Vista. No. 1 in the Hall of Shame is the security nightmare known as Active X."
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Operating Systems

Ubuntu 7.04 from torrents full of Trojan Horses

Submitted by Funny Finder
Funny Finder writes "Many of the recent torrent site downloads of the new version of Ubuntu 7.04 have been loaded with well hidden trojan horses. Many are reporting to have found keyloggers and auto ad loaders buried within the new operating system. The totally free of charge operating system as been reported to ask for a donations on every start up. This is something a legitimate copy of Ubuntu will never do. Rest Of The Story"
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Microsoft security group makes 'worst jobs' list

Submitted by maximus1
maximus1 writes "Microsoft Corp.'s Security Response Center ranks sixth in Popular Science's worst jobs in science, according to this article. Other jobs that made the list? Whale-feces researchers, elephant vasectomist and hazmat divers. Microsoft's response? It's a badge of honor."
Media (Apple)

iPhone Review Roundup

Submitted by wile_e_wonka
wile_e_wonka writes "Engadget put together the available early reviews of Apple's upcoming iPhone.

The verdict: it seems to be a good extremely portable computer (except for the problematic keyboard) and music player, just not a very good phone."
Hardware Hacking

PSP Firmware Downgrader 3.50 Released!

Submitted by YokimaSun
YokimaSun writes "The Noobz team have just now released a new Downgrader and Homebrew Enabler for the very latest 3.50 firmware, this is all possible due to an exploit found in the game Lumines which uses a buffer overflow found in the save game file. "This downgrader is for v3.50 firmware, and includes a port of the Homebrew ENabler (HEN) for firmware 3.50. It will automatically detect all known PSP motherboard types, and do the appropriate steps to ensure a safe downgrade.". Help with the downgrader can be found at PSP Hacks and PSP News as well as the Noobz website (using as many links to stop killing the noobz website)"
It's funny. Laugh.

NYC iPhone queue guy exposed->

Submitted by muckton
muckton writes "UK website Know Your Mobile reveals that the guy that's been all over the Internet this week as the man at the head of the iPhone queue outside New York's Apple Store is not a die-hard Mac fan at all. Greg Packer is instead a professional queuer and well-known publicity seeker. He's stood in various lines over the last 10 years for everything from being the first to sign Princess Diana's condolences book to getting a free bus ride with R&B singer Brandy.

Such is his fame-seeking notoriety for anything and everything that Associated Press has banned its journalists from ever quoting him again.

As the story puts it: "In short, here is a man who wouldn't just go to the opening of an envelope, he'd take the stamp for his collection.""
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