Dot-me, baby: Clock is ticking on .me domain names May 17, 2008
Trademark-holders have until May 20 to register their company and product names under the new .me domain, which is being marketed as a generic top-level domain by the country of Montenegro. Applicants include Apple -- which registered apple.me, ipod.me and itunes.me -- as well as Microsoft, Skype and Digg.
XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot? May 17, 2008
"....here’s what gives me pause about XP coming to the XO: There’s no way Linux will get an equal shake on OLPC’s XO. In fact, I reckon that more XO units will ship with XP than Linux in the not too distant future. Why? Governments are making the buying decisions. Not kids."
Michael Jackson to Take on The Pirate Bay May 17, 2008
Micheal Jackson and several other artists plan to take on The Pirate Bay. The king of pop hired the infamous ‘Web Sheriff’ to protect his rights. “Hey Michael - do you want us to pay you in small kids maybe?” was the first response of Pirate Bay admin Brokep.
The Pirate Bay File Police Bribery Complaints May 16, 2008
The chief investigating officer in the Pirate Bay case who was revealed as recently working for Warner Bros, has been reported to the police. Yesterday the Pirate Bay crew filed “at least” three complaints, and further people have been reported for bribing the police.
Linux On A Stick: Fedora 9 Puts Your Desktop on a USB Drive May 16, 2008
This week's release of Fedora 9 makes carrying a full-fledged Linux desktop around on a USB drive a three-click affair. Even better, you don't need Linux installed to create it, you can leave the data on your thumb drive untouched, and any files you create or settings you tweak remain in place the next time you boot up.
Breaking: Condé Nast/Wired Acquires Ars Technica May 16, 2008
Condé Nast has acquired popular technology blog Ars Technica, we’ve confirmed. The site will become part of Wired Digital (which in turn is under CondéNet, run by Sarah Chubb). Wired Digital assets include Wired.com and Reddit (acquired in 2006). The acquisition price will not be disclosed, but our sources say it is in the $25 million range,
How did Ubuntu end up so popular? May 16, 2008
How did this come to pass? Seriously. I was there… not from the very start but from very close to the beginning. The very first release was Ubuntu 4.10, nicknamed Warty Warthog. I started with the next release, Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog). My first experience with Ubuntu was not the best. But I came back to Ubuntu. Why?
Multitouch Goodness: Full-Screen Multitouch Mac OS X Is Here May 16, 2008
It's not from Apple, but it gives a pretty good idea of what to expect from the Cupertino company: a band of developers called the NUI Group have developed Lux, a platform that shows the power of a free open framework that will enable true multitouch interaction in Mac OS X.
How Apple is changing DRM May 16, 2008
As more stores and record labels abandon digital rights management, Apple may have an alternative plan for subscription services
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