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Apple's Terms No Longer Allow ITMS Purchases Outside of US 319

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @11:57AM from the just-a-test-to-see-if-you're-reading-the-terms dept.

JasonDT writes "I just accepted the new terms of service for iTunes and found that I will no longer be allowed to access US iTunes outside of the United States. This may seem like no big deal but, I am a US citizen living abroad and I regularly purchase and view TV and movies from AppleTV. Not to mention US citizens just traveling abroad. Does anyone know if this has been enforced or have themselves been affected by this?"

Journal Journal: India unveils $10 laptop

Journal by Lightlord on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @11:50AM

The 'world's cheapest laptop', developed in India, was unveiled by Union Minister for Human Resources Development Arjun Singh at the Tirupati temple on Tuesday evening.
The laptop, jointly developed by several organisations, such as the University Grants Commission, the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, will be priced at around $10 to $20 (about Rs 500 to Rs 1,000), officials said.
S K Sinha, joint secretary in the ministry for educa

Comment Re:I was just reading (Score 1) 214

by Lightlord on Friday October 03, 2008 @12:51PM (#25247851) Attached to: The Pirate Bay — "Just a Very Large Hobby"

When the law becomes abusive, it's too much to expect that resistance to it take the form of highly principled disobedience

and thats why Gandhi is admired much

LittleBigPlanet Could 'Move Consoles' For PlayStation 3 122

Posted by Zonk on Monday October 01, 2007 @02:32PM from the need-a-bit-of-a-jump-start dept.

The always popular Michael Pachter offered up the opinion last week that LittleBigPlanet may be the title the PlayStation 3 needs to have breakout success. In a report pointing out failings on Microsoft and Sony's part to appeal to 'family gamers', Pachter said: "After seeing LittleBigPlanet at TGS, I believe it could be a console mover. The game is really innovative, and I think it adds a family element that is so far missing from both the Xbox 360 and the PS3. If they can accompany that game's launch with a price cut (or a lower priced SKU), I think we'll see a spike in sales." The game is really innovative, and I'm looking forward to it a bunch ... but I think I agree with the folks at Ars when they say the pricetag is still too high to appeal to family gamers.

Slashdot Turns 10 But You Get The Presents 636

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday October 01, 2007 @12:00PM from the wasting-your-life-one-decade-at-a-time dept.

October marks 10 friggin years of Slashdot, and nobody is more surprised about any of this than me. Throughout the month we'll be running a series of navel gazing meta news articles about our history, infrastructure and plans for the future. We're also going to give away 500 t-shirts and ThinkGeek gift certificates to people willing to organize and attend their own local Slashdot parties. One lucky winner will get a cool grand to blow at ThinkGeek! I'm going to attend "official" gatherings in Ann Arbor, MI on Oct 20 and in Palo Alto, CA on Oct 25. But you can read on for details about party organization and how you can win the grand prize.

Submission + - Apple's iPhone won't work if hacked, then upgraded (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by mhollis on Friday September 28, 2007 @02:32PM

mhollis writes: Apple confirmed that if you have a hacked iPhone, it will become an iBrick (useless) if you use Software Update to install the latest update on your iPhone.

The solution is to unhack your iPhone.

Google Launches First YouTube Ads 217

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 22, 2007 @12:47PM from the this-bread-brought-to-you-by dept.

A user writes "Video website YouTube is to feature advertising for the first time, after Google revealed it is offering companies the chance to run ads on some of the site's most popular content." I can't wait to sit through a dozen commercials while I try to waste some free time.

Bookmark SPAM: What Exactly is a Yoga Swing?

by itbiz on Wednesday August 22, 2007 @12:07PM

Link to Original Source

Submission + - AT&T to Target iPhone to Enterprise

Submitted by

narramissic

on Tuesday April 24, 2007 @11:16AM

narramissic writes: "AT&T is reportedly preparing to market the iPhone to business users and is scurrying to ensure that its backend enterprise billing and support systems will accommodate the device when it ships. Analysts are baffled by the move. In addition to running an OS X-based operating system, which enterprises may be reluctant to adopt, the iPhone is also expected to have a number of shortcomings for business users, including not having a removable battery and not having buttons, which would make it difficult to dial while driving says Gartner's Ken Dulaney. Avi Greengart, principal analyst for mobile devices at Current Analysis, also thinks the iPhone won't be a good option for enterprise customers because enterprises won't be able to write applications for the phone."

Feed Towards Rational Vaccine Design (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Tuesday April 24, 2007 @11:13AM

The immune system recognizes vaccine agents as foreign, destroys them, and "remembers" them. When the virulent version of an agent comes along, the immune system is thus prepared to respond. This long term immunity relies heavily upon the generation of so called B cells, which will generate antibodies that will bind to pathogens and mark them for destruction. A recent study describes strategies for vaccine design, specifically selective priming of B cells using various adjuvants.

Feed Man-made Chemicals Detected In Newborns (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Tuesday April 24, 2007 @11:12AM

An analysis of nearly 300 umbilical cord blood samples shows that newborn babies are exposed to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) while in the womb. PFOS and PFOA are polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) -- ubiquitous man-made chemicals used in a variety of consumer products, including as a protective coating on food-contact packaging, textiles and carpets, and in the manufacturing of insecticides.

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