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Submission + - Music industry still unable to adapt

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mmmfugacity

on Friday July 13, 2007 @11:28AM

mmmfugacity writes: "Given that, after around a decade of digital music sharing, the music industry still seems to have largely failed to embrace, or even adapt to, this distribution model, it shouldn't be surprising that the AP reports the industry is mad at Prince for experimenting with another alternative distribution model. Available at CNN, AP reports that "Prince has angered the music industry and stirred up trouble among British retailers by giving away his new album with a tabloid newspaper this weekend. 'Planet Earth' will be packaged with the Mail on Sunday at a price of $2.80. The giveaway has been roundly criticized as a major blow for an industry already facing rapidly declining CD sales." Why not consider moving 2.3 million copies of the CD (the Mail's reported average circulation) to be "sales?" Surely not because Prince is making money off the deal and not the industry? Yet again, with regards to the music industry (not the artists) the phrase from Office Space, "no talent *** clown[s]," comes to mind."

Submission + - Mozilla gives details on Firefox 3 changes (vnunet.com)

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99luftballon

on Tuesday June 26, 2007 @12:12PM

99luftballon writes: "Vnunet has an interview with the development team of Firefox 3 which shows the main features of the new browser. Top of the list is a new graphics engine with improved rendering and zoom capability but it's the plans for changing the bookmarking system into a SQL database that looks most interesting. Also telling is the refusal to give a launch date, with the head of Mozilla Europe frankly stating "We do not want to ship crap on time." Wonder who he could be referring to."

Submission + - Apple Upgrades the iPhone Before Launch (apple.com)

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Dekortage

on Monday June 18, 2007 @10:39AM

Dekortage writes: "Much prior to its much-hyped launch on June 29, Apple has announced upgrades to its battery life (almost 40% more than originally announced) and scratch resistance (using "optical quality glass" rather than plastics). The announcement also includes a comparison chart pitting the iPhone against smartphones from Nokia, Samsung, Palm, and Blackberry."

Submission + - Pressure is on IBM to forgive millions in IT debt (networkworld.com)

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coondoggie

on Monday June 18, 2007 @10:18AM

coondoggie writes: "Can a $93 billion company be publicly shamed into charity? My guess is not, but the Contra Costa school district in California is hoping IBM can see it in its Big Blue heart to erase some $5 million in long-overdue debt. This week four California state legislators threw their support behind West Contra Costa School by pleading with IBM to release the district from the debt. Assemblywoman Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley; Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord; state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland; and Sen. Tom Torlakson, D-Antioch, sent a letter to IBM CEO Samuel Palmisano requesting that the computer-industry giant write off the 15-year-old debt as a charitable contribution. http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1633 1"

Submission + - 9.9 Gigapixel photo -A breathtaking italian fresco (haltadefinizione.com)

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Gigapixel

on Monday June 18, 2007 @09:27AM

Gigapixel writes: "The 9.9 Gigapixel Apotheosis of St. Ignatius Another breathtaking italian fresco HAL9000 Srl, under the artistical direction of the Inventory Office — dept. Cultural Property of Diocese of Novara, realized the high definition digital picture of the Apotheosis of St. Ignatius, a fresco painted on the barrel vault of the St. Ignatius church in Rome, Italy property of "F.E.C.- Fondo Edifici di Culto" of the italian "Ministero dell'Interno" and conducted by the Jesuits order. The church is located in the ancient Rome near the Pantheon and Trevi Fountain. The fresco was painted in the last years of the 17th century (1685-1694) by Andrea Pozzo, an italian baroque architect and painter who entered the Jesuits order in 1668. The fresco is considered a masterpiece of perspective; from the center of the church appears another order of columns leading to the Holy Trinity and St. Ignatius that reflects the light of Jesus all over the world. The size of the vault is 17 x 35 meters (56 x 115 feet) and the highest point reaches the height of 32 meters (105 feet), the height of a 10 floors building. A 9.9 billion pixel image as been realized to reproduce the 1200 square meter fresco (about 13000 square foot) in any detail. The digital image is entirely and freely visible on HAL9000 website www.haltadefinizione.com where is also possible to browse each page of the original edition of the book "Perspectiva Pictorum et Architectorum", by Andrea Pozzo, considered a milestone in the perspective study. Innovative web technology allows the dynamic comparison of the original 17th century sketch and the real execution of the painting."

Submission + - New Wii Dev Tools in the Making

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Ambrose

on Monday March 12, 2007 @12:23PM

Ambrose writes: "Looks like Nintendo are finally supporting Third-Party developers. From an article at The Wii Gamers, a new development application called NintendoWare is being developed for Wii Developers. NintendoWare emulates Wii hardware on a PC so that developers can sample parts of their games without having to load it to a Wii dev machine. The motion recognition could also see an upgrade, with a new predictive input tool that uses prior movement to predict your next motion, and a text-to-speech tool is also in the works."

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