"It is unfortunate that we have been compelled to go to court ...YouTube and Google have put us in this position by continuing to defend their illegal and irresponsible conduct and profiting from copyright infringement, when they could be implementing the safe and legal user generated content experience they promise."
Some of Apple`s top executives, including Steve Jobs, have once again been accused of bad faith in backdating company shares. Simultaneously, Mac web share is nearing eight percent in one report, K-12 educational material has reached iTunes U, and Microsoft has shipped the second edition of Remote Desktop Connection for Mac.
Cerebellum, Mississippi, resident Robby Pons laments a lifetime of "gross prejudice and folsom type-casting" connecting his jutting, grossly distended cerebral cortex with a presumed natural scientific genius.
July and the full heat of summer are upon us, leaving those of us who don`t enjoy sauna temperatures no recourse but to crank up the AC—and the electricity bill. Ars investigates ways to cut your computer`s power consumption, and ease the strain on your wallet.
As Time Warner begins experimenting with bandwidth caps, which are commonplace in other countries, the possibility now exists that ISPs will benefit financially from their customers burning through their monthly limits to keep grabbing P2P content.
A collection of network neutrality-loving musicians are releasing a benefit album later this month to support the cause, but you can hear the tracks from Bright Eyes, Wilco, Aimee Mann, and Guster today.
Canonical has announced the availability of Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS, the first update of a product that comes with free long-term security support: "The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS, the first maintenance update to Ubuntu`s 8.04 LTS release. This is the first....
Flavio Pereira de Oliveira has announced the release of GoblinX 2.7 Micro edition, a Slackware-based mini live CD with Fluxbox as the sole window manager: "GoblinX Micro 2.7 is released. GoblinX Micro is the smallest version of our distribution and contains only Fluxbox as a windows manager and....
Christian dos Santos Ferreira has announced the release of Poseidon Linux 3.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution enhanced with software for scientific and academic purpose, including applications for numerical modelling, 2D/3D/4D visualisation and statistics: "Our team is proud to announce the new Poseidon Linux 3.0! Poseidon Linux was designed as....
Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google are facing probes, proxies, and accusations of backroom politicking as their various attempts to link up come under scrutiny. Also: searching for content within Flash is becoming easier.
The Brickhouse Child Locator by Brickhouse is a device that lets you keep a constant watch on your child in public areas. This device works by attaching a tag to your child`s clothes or shoes to work as a homing device should your child leave the safety zone, the Brickhouse Child Locator will alert you when that happens. The portable tracking device will beep, vibrate, and visually lead you to your (tagged) child quickly and easily. This device also comes with a “panic button” on the homing tag for your child to use in the event of an emergency. The Brickhouse Child Locator with Distance Alert is priced at $189.95.
A ten person line has been spotted outside Apple`s Fifth Avenue retail store as of this Friday afternoon. As ample supply is expected, it seems unnecessary to be waiting a full week outside the store. However, the lineup is acknowledged by both security and Apple employees, some who have left the store temporarily to talk to those in line. Chairs and other apparel make it clear that they are ready for the seven-day wait. No celebrities have been spotted this time (last year Greg Packer was there). The reason for the early waiting (camping?) could be that customers are required to activate their iPhones in-store this time around, as opposed to walking out quicky with their purchases, it is estimated that the time spent processing each customer will take at least 10 minutes versus a fraction of that time previously. Still, it’s crazy :)
STARMAC is a multi vehicle test bed used to demonstrate new concepts in multi-agent control on a real-world platform. The fleet, consisting of six quadrotor vehicles that can fly indoors and outdoors as well as being able to carry computing and sensing resources sufficient for autonomous operations. Among the computing resources on board are a low level microcontroller board called the Robostix, the Gumstix Verdex for positive estimation and control, a PXA270 based single board computer and a PC-104 computer running Linux(Fedora) for onboard processing of vision information, optimal path planning and other high level automation tasks. These vehicles will be able to be used in real-world application with enough computing resources and excess lift capacity to get the job done… autonomously.
Microsoft confirmed Friday that it has changed the codename for the next version of Windows beyond Vista, though it revealed little else.?The codename for Blackcomb has changed to ?Vienna? . . . [but] this does not reflect a big change for us [because] we have used city code names in the past,? a Microsoft spokeswoman said in an e-mail statement.
Microsoft is planning several major changes to beef up features of Software Assurance, the company`s maintenance and upgrade program that has been criticized for its expense and slow follow-up with new products.The program, started in 2002, streamlined what was often a complex and expensive licensing routine for Microsoft products.
Microsoft is working toward the release of the Team Foundation Server component of its lifecycle tools suite and is expected to release it later this quarter as part of the renamed Visual Studio Team System 2006, sources said.Meanwhile, with the release of the new version of the lifecycle tools suite, Microsoft and some of its partners will provide support for agile development methodologies, including Scrum.
With a new conference slated for March, Microsoft will attempt to woo a developer segment that`s traditionally been a hard sell -- creative types who build and design multimedia Web applications.The first-ever MIX 06 conference, which will be held in Las Vegas from March 20-22, will provide a forum for showing Web designers and developers how they can use Microsoft technologies to deliver state-of-the-art business Web sites and Web-based applications, according to a Web site about the show (http://www.
From all of us at morons.org...This is arguably the most important holiday of the year, markingthe anniversary of a bunch of guys deciding they`d had enough ofan abusive executive power, and in response threw off the yokeof tyranny and oppression (and having to pay taxes)....
Here are URLs that were submitted to our queue on Jul. 01, 2008but didn`t make it into actual stories...This is an automatically generated list of URLs which foundtheir way into our URL queue, but were not picked up by writersdue to a limited writer pool, lack of sufficient time, peril,floods, or hangovers. It has not yet been reviewed by a...
And irresponsible journalism....McCain`s Crappy Campaign If you`ve been unimpressed with howMcCain`s campaign has been going, you aren`t the only one. Afterlocking up the Republican nomination in February, McCain hadalmost 4 months to try and tear down Obama, to redefine himon...
From Republicans? No......Yesterday President Bush signed the Iraq supplemental containingJim Webb`s GI Bill into law. And of course in the process hegave himself and McCain credit for it. This is completelycontrary to reality, which I wrote about a month ago. Bushand...
Here are URLs that were submitted to our queue on Jun. 26, 2008but didn`t make it into actual stories...This is an automatically generated list of URLs which foundtheir way into our URL queue, but were not picked up by writersdue to a limited writer pool, lack of sufficient time, peril,floods, or hangovers. It has not yet been reviewed by a...
Here are URLs that were submitted to our queue on Jun. 26, 2008but didn`t make it into actual stories...This is an automatically generated list of URLs which foundtheir way into our URL queue, but were not picked up by writersdue to a limited writer pool, lack of sufficient time, peril,floods, or hangovers. It has not yet been reviewed by a...
In a nutshell, TV Manager takes recordings made in Vista Media Center or MCE 2005, copies them to WHS for storage, deletes the original files from the PC, and allows PC users to playback the recordings from WHS on any video player that supports DVR-MS. Additionally, TV Manager enables users to watch their recordings in [...]
Linksys®, a Division of Cisco, and the recognized leading global manufacturer of wireless, and networking hardware for home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and the small business user, today announced the Linksys by Cisco Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router (WRT610N). The WRT610N is designed to greatly enhance the entertainment experience for consumers who wish to take [...]
I’ve got to congratulate Data Robotics, Inc. for deciding to open up their powerful Drobo storage platform to outside development. I was just thinking about the device other day and imagined how much more compelling Drobo would be if it bundled in UPnP A/V server functionality with the purchase of its hardware add-on, DroboShare. Well, [...]
It`s the Fourth of July, so once you`ve had your fill of fireworks, hamburgers, and potato salad, chat amongst yourselves in the comment section below. Have an excellent holiday! read comment(s)
Barack Obama angered a significant number of his core supporters recently when he threw his support behind a bill that would give the nation`s largest phone companies immunity for handing over user phone and Internet data without a warrant. The vote for the bill is scheduled for after the holiday weekend, giving privacy advocates and other civil libertarians a chance for a last second fight against the bill. On the Obama campaign`s social networking site, opponents of the bill have created the website`s largest group. Obama has responded on the website:
This was not an easy call for me. I know that the FISA bill that passed the House is far from perfect. I wouldn`t have drafted the legislation like this, and it does not resolve all of the concerns that we have about President Bush`s abuse of executive power. It grants retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that may have violated the law by cooperating with the Bush Administration`s program of warrantless wiretapping. This potentially weakens the deterrent effect of the law and removes an important tool for the American people to demand accountability for past abuses. That`s why I support striking Title II from the bill, and will work with Chris Dodd, Jeff Bingaman and others in an effort to remove this provision in the Senate.
As the bill currently stands, Sprint, Verizon and AT&T would get a Presidential "get out of jail free" (or at least civil lawsuit) card for their role in the administration`s warrantless wiretapping program. Qwest was the only baby bell that allegedly refused to cooperate in the program. The Bush administration has stated the President plans to veto any FISA bill that does not contain telecom immunity. read comment(s)
User uid://285788 writes in: "With the periodic reports on BPL and the usual "it`s time for the hams to find something else to do", it is refreshing to see this article that talks about amateur radio operations and their role in communication in times of crisis." Whether it`s a natural or man made disaster, ham operators usually come through in a crunch when traditional networks fail. The report highlights how hams work in conjunction with other volunteer groups such as the Military Affiliated Radio Stations (MARS) and Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), both of which coordinate with state and local officials during emergencies. read comment(s)
Gizmodo reviews the new Linksys WRT610N Dual N-Band Wireless Router, which goes on sale this week at $199 MSRP, but with Amazon offering it for $149. The new device delivers simultaneous 5GHz and 2.4GHz bands so 802.11N users and 802.11G users can coexist without N users having to use the crowded 2.4GHz space. The design also makes a fairly radical shift from the more blocky and familiar WRT54G, sporting a glossy "dust magnet" black and blue finish. read comment(s)
As part of the latest round in the $1 billion copyright fight between Viacom and YouTube, a federal judge has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose consumer records. Seemingly violating the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), the judge has ordered YouTube to disclose precisely what videos consumers watched, and when -- though the 12 terabyte data dump would include "less specific identifiers than a user`s real name or e-mail address," according to the Associated Press. I`m guessing that eight terabytes of that data will be "Rick Rolling".
July and the full heat of summer are upon us, leaving those of us who don`t enjoy sauna temperatures no recourse but to crank up the AC—and the electricity bill. Ars investigates ways to cut your computer`s power consumption, and ease the strain on your wallet.
As Time Warner begins experimenting with bandwidth caps, which are commonplace in other countries, the possibility now exists that ISPs will benefit financially from their customers burning through their monthly limits to keep grabbing P2P content.
A collection of network neutrality-loving musicians are releasing a benefit album later this month to support the cause, but you can hear the tracks from Bright Eyes, Wilco, Aimee Mann, and Guster today.
Sony`s 2.40 firmware update for the PlayStation 3 video game console ran into problems less than an hour after the company made it available for download Wednesday. Owners began reporting problems as a result of the download on the PS3 Forum, leading Sony to pull the update from availability. Sony`s 2.40 firmware update for the PlayStation 3 video game console ran into problems less than an hour after the company made it available for download Wednesday. Owners began reporting problems as a result of the download on the PS3 Forum, leading Sony to pull the update from availability. "A limited number of PS3 users have reported that the XMB is not displayed after updating to the PS3 system software ver. 2.40. We have temporarily taken the 2.40 update offline and are currently conducting tests to determine the cause of this problem," said Al de Leon, a Sony spokesperson.
A new study shows the majority of Americans still on dial-up Internet access are keeping the slow connection by choice. The Pew Internet and American Life Project`s "Home Broadband Adoption 2008" report finds only 55 percent of Americans are now using high-speed broadband connections -- up 8 percent from this time last year. A new study shows the majority of Americans still on dial-up Internet access are keeping the slow connection by choice. The Pew Internet and American Life Project`s "Home Broadband Adoption 2008" report finds only 55 percent of Americans are now using high-speed broadband connections -- up 8 percent from this time last year. Those with dial-up connections -- about 10 percent of the total polled -- largely say they`re content and have no desire to upgrade. A whopping 62 percent of dial-up users reported no interest in switching over to broadband.
U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton ruled that Google must provide Viacom with information from its database, including users` YouTube login IDs, the videos they watched, and the time they watched them. Viacom wants the data in order to rebut Google`s claim that user traffic to copyrighted content on YouTube is just a small part of the site`s overall traffic. A new ruling in Viacom`s $1 billion lawsuit against Google has privacy advocates fretting that the case may further erode privacy online, even if it`s eventually settled. Judge Louis Stanton of the U.S. District Court for Southern New York ruled that Google must provide Viacom with information from its database, including users` YouTube login IDs, the videos they watched, and the time they watched them. Viacom wants the data in order to rebut Google`s claim that user traffic to copyrighted content on YouTube is just a small part of the site`s overall traffic.
Micro Focus and Microsoft are working to bolster efforts to enable Cobol-based mainframe applications to run on Windows and also plan a version of CICS for .Net.
Application infrastructure vendor Progress Software has purchased Mindreef, a Hollis, N.H., maker of tools for testing SOAs. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Ruby programming language, which has become popular as the basis for Web 2.0 sites such as Twitter, contains serious security flaws that could allow attackers to take over an organization's Web server, according to the Ruby development team.
How do you celebrate July 4th like a true Gizmodian? If you answered "waking up on the 5th with a severe hangover and sparkler burns where the sun don`t shine," you`d be correct! Oh, that, and visiting our July 4th tag.
Faithful readers will know I am not even close to finished exploiting my painful job experiences at the Chuck E. Cheese in the Bergen Mall for Gizmodo fodder. God I hate that place. When I was growing up, the cooler place to be with way better pizza and far better games was ShowBiz Pizza. ShowBiz also had another advantage: this terrifying but captivating animitronic musical band called Rocka-fire Explosion, which is the subject of this documentary. I am watching it, and lighting a candle in remembrance. And Fuck Chuck E. Cheese. [Youtube via BoingBoing`s David P.]
In this week`s New Yorker, Elizabeth Kolbert wrote about the Danish isle of Samsø, which over the past 10 years, has gone from exclusively using fossil fuel energy sources, to living exclusively off renewable energy. Using a combination of onshore and offshore turbines, private mini-turbines, solar panels, straw-burning furnaces and biofuels, the 4,300-resident island has become a sort of a sandbox for green experimentation.
The man responsible for Samsø`s shift is Søren Hermansen, who after deciding farming wasn`t for him, became an environmental sciences teacher, and then a renewable energy expert. Growing up on the island and seeing the impact the people were having on the environment, Hermansen felt he could talk the residents into making some changes. The public response was favorable, and the transformation began. The island now has 11 onshore turbines, a biomass plant, and a straw burning plant, which are invested in by the residents of Samsø, as well as outside, private investors. All the while, this green movement has brought in a constant flow of researchers, scientists and sociologists trying to figure out Samsø`s mojo.
And for those in the giant turbine market, I think it`s worth noting that giant turbines come with panoramic sunroofs. Not sure about power locks and cruise control, however. [New Yorker]
Many users are undoubtedly not updating their browsers as quickly as they should, but you can`t conclude any specifics about that from the recent study of Google logs....
Satellite TV provider Dish Network said Tuesday that AT&T will end its agreement to bundle its TV service with AT&T`s broadband and phone service at the end of the year.
Skyhook Wireless announced Monday that it is integrating GPS into its geolocation service to get an even more accurate fix for location-based services.
Up until now, Skyhook`s geolocation service, which is used on Apple`s iPhone, among other services and devices, has used Wi-Fi hot spots to get a ...
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers voted Thursday to relax rules for naming Web sites.
At its meeting in Paris, ICANN, a not-for-profit organization that oversees the naming scheme for Web sites, voted to accept a proposal that will allow companies to purchase new top-level domain names ending ...
In a nutshell, TV Manager takes recordings made in Vista Media Center or MCE 2005, copies them to WHS for storage, deletes the original files from the PC, and allows PC users to playback the recordings from WHS on any video player that supports DVR-MS. Additionally, TV Manager enables users to watch their recordings in [...]
Linksys®, a Division of Cisco, and the recognized leading global manufacturer of wireless, and networking hardware for home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and the small business user, today announced the Linksys by Cisco Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router (WRT610N). The WRT610N is designed to greatly enhance the entertainment experience for consumers who wish to take [...]
I’ve got to congratulate Data Robotics, Inc. for deciding to open up their powerful Drobo storage platform to outside development. I was just thinking about the device other day and imagined how much more compelling Drobo would be if it bundled in UPnP A/V server functionality with the purchase of its hardware add-on, DroboShare. Well, [...]
Faithful readers will know I am not even close to finished exploiting my painful job experiences at the Chuck E. Cheese in the Bergen Mall for Gizmodo fodder. God I hate that place. When I was growing up, the cooler place to be with way better pizza and far better games was ShowBiz Pizza. ShowBiz also had another advantage: this terrifying but captivating animitronic musical band called Rocka-fire Explosion, which is the subject of this documentary. I am watching it, and lighting a candle in remembrance. And Fuck Chuck E. Cheese. [
In this week`s 
