Feed Macworld: iTunes subscribers could feel pinch from writers' strike (macworld.com)
People who bought season passes for TV shows from the iTunes Store last fall are starting to face fewer episodes and truncated seasons.
Feed The Register: MIT & DARPA build load-carrying mechanical boots (theregister.com)
JackBoot? March-o-Matic? YompBot?
A team of researchers at MIT have developed a rather clever new twist on the conventional powered exoskeleton idea*. Rather than seeking to amplify the strength of the wearer's own muscles, the relatively simple MIT rig is intended merely to transfer the load of a heavy backpack directly to the ground, which allows very low power consumption.
Feed news.com: Leaked e-mails reveal MediaDefender's antipiracy woes (news.com)
Messages portray a company overwhelmed by file-swapping community and skepticism from entertainment executives.
Submission + - PCWorld refuse hardware repair due to Linux. 10
Tikka writes: "Today I visit PC World (London, UK) because my 5 months old laptop has developed a manufacturing fault, the hinge to the display has started to crack the plastic casing.
Anyone in the know, will know that this is due to the joint inside and this means that ultimately the screen will separate from the keyboard in time.
Repair was refused, because I have Gentoo Linux on my laptop — Replacing the Windows Vista that was pre-installed.
PC World have said that this has void my warranty and there is nothing they will do for me, I spoke to a manager who said that he has been told to refuse any repairs if the operating system has been changed.
I feel this has really gone against my statutory rights and will do everything I can to fight it, I will review comments for your advice."
Anyone in the know, will know that this is due to the joint inside and this means that ultimately the screen will separate from the keyboard in time.
Repair was refused, because I have Gentoo Linux on my laptop — Replacing the Windows Vista that was pre-installed.
PC World have said that this has void my warranty and there is nothing they will do for me, I spoke to a manager who said that he has been told to refuse any repairs if the operating system has been changed.
I feel this has really gone against my statutory rights and will do everything I can to fight it, I will review comments for your advice."
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