Aug 16
As image-editing software grows in sophistication and ubiquity, alterations go far beyond removing red-eye and whitening teeth.
Source: By ALEX WILLIAMS
Aug 14
The ethical quandaries of the free ride were spotlighted by the disclosure of a computer glitch that allowed hundreds of people to get free rail tickets and MetroCards.
Source: By WILLIAM NEUMAN
Aug 14
The federal appeals court in Washington said that just because a software programmer gave his work away did not mean it could not be protected.
Source: By JOHN MARKOFF
Aug 13
Micros Systems, a provider of information technology services for the hospitality and retail industries, said it has acquired Fry Inc. for $31.3 million plus the assumption of $18.4 million in debt.
Source: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Aug 10
Users didn’t laugh at a software developer’s creation of a pricey iPhone application that gave them nothing more than an image of a multifaceted ruby.
Source: By ERIC A. TAUB
Aug 04
The proliferation of new applications and the realization that they make cellphones more popular has convinced carriers that they need to give consumers more freedom.
Source: By LAURA M. HOLSON
Jul 30
Filed under: Cellphones
Quite a few Instinct owners were giving Samsung / Sprint one option: crank out a firmware update to show that they cared before the 30-day test period expired, or deal with all that messy RMA paperwork. Unfortunately for the aforesaid firms, the handset’s first update is coming ten days after that date (at least for the earliest of adopters), and initial reports suggest that glaring problems still exist. Some users are suggesting that Sprint TV is less pixelated than before and that overall snappiness is improved, but the patently awful browser still remains at 1.0 (and thus just as awful). Look, when the change that gets most people jazzed is the battery meter’s newfound ability to hit 100% (and not just 90% as in the past), something is seriously wrong. Anyone else find any nuggets of goodness in the new update?
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Update: A bigger, more life-changing update looks to be planned — hang tight, Instinct owners!
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Source: Darren Murph
Jul 26
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio
It has been a solid tick since we’ve seen a good FairPlay hack, so it’s with great pleasure that we pass along El Tunes for Ubuntu 8.04 users everywhere. Tested to work on Hardy Heron using RhythmBox (but assumed to work on any modern Linux Distro with GStreamer and a media player that utilizes GStreamer), said plug-in enables open-source aficionados to play songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store. As for limitations, the current version has no Pause / Seek support and cannot de-authorize a machine for playback, but a future version should hopefully cure those two quirks and add support for purchased video content and audio streaming to an AirTunes device. Give it a shot and let us know how it treats ya.
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Source: Darren Murph