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Submission + - Stealing laptops? Don't touch a Mac (nytimes.com)

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robipilot

on Saturday May 10, 2008 @08:57PM

robipilot writes: "Mac stolen, Mac comes online, owner connects back to Mac using "Back to My Mac", owner takes picture of culprit, and viola, criminal caught. Okay, it wasn't that easy, but here's an interesting story of using some built-in technology on the Mac to recover a stolen laptop."

Submission + - Guitar Hero Patent Infringement? No way man. (google.com)

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on Wednesday March 12, 2008 @11:07PM

robipilot writes: "Video game publisher Activision Inc. has asked a federal court to declare that its popular "Guitar Hero" game does not violate a patent held by real-guitar maker Gibson Guitar Corp. Gibson's 1999 patent covers a virtual-reality device that included a headset with speakers and that simulated participating in a concert, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday by Santa Monica, Calif.-based Activision in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles."

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