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Multitouch Goodness: Full-Screen Multitouch Mac OS X Is Here
gizmodo.com — 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. More… (Apple)
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How Apple is changing DRM
guardian.co.uk — As more stores and record labels abandon digital rights management, Apple may have an alternative plan for subscription servicesMore… (Apple)
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Taking Your Laptop into the US? Be Sure to Hide Your Data
guardian.co.uk — Last month a US court ruled that border agents can search your laptop, or any other electronic device, when you're entering the country. They can take your computer and download its entire contents, or keep it for several days. So how do you protect yourself? By hiding your data.More… (Tech Industry News)
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Why Gen Y Is Going to Change the Web
readwriteweb.com — Gen Y is taking over. The generation of young adults that's compromised of the children of Boomers, Generation Jones, and even some Gen X'ers, is the biggest generation since the Baby Boomers and three times the size of Gen X.More… (Tech Industry News)
warrior007$100 laptop' nonprofit now teamed with Microsoft - AP
ap.google.com — BOSTON (AP) — The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft Corp., a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers to schoolchildren.More… (Microsoft)
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Yahoo downgrades antispam measure
guardian.co.uk — The problem arose when Yahoo decided as an anti-spamming measure to stop any emails going through the servers, which it runs for its partner BT, that did not have a matching BT/Yahoo address in the From: fieldMore… (Software)
WebLover1Apple OK with Safari's "Carpet Bombing" Vulnerability
theregister.co.uk — Next time you get nagged to install Apple's Safari browser keep this in mind: The company's security team has dismissed research that shows a simple way for miscreants to use the browser to litter an end user's machine with malicious files.More… (Security)
jordankastelerCNET: CBS' YouTube, or Its Waterloo?
wired.com — With the deal, CBS says it will triple its interactive footprint and will become one of the top 10 biggest internet properties. While that all sounds very promising, CBS is acquiring a very troubled business. When they said in 2006 that they wanted to find "the next YouTube" to acquire, no one could have guessed that they meant CNET....More… (Tech Industry News)
skoredDemographics now available in YouTube Insight
googleblog.blogspot.com — Google added some new features to Insight. One is a new demographics tab that displays view count information broken down by age group (such as ages 18-24), gender, or a combination of the two, to help you get a better understanding of the makeup of your YouTube audience. More… (Tech Industry News)
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Top 10 Social Networking Annoyances
pcworld.com — It's great to keep in touch with your friends and colleagues, but does the price have to be spam, zombie bites, and friend invitations from people you've never heard of?More… (Tech Industry News)
JenniferSlayton5 Amazing Oddball Flying Machines
environmentalgraffiti.com — In honor of Yves Rossy, the Swiss man who flew over the Alps on a personal jet-powered wing Wednesday, We were inspired to search for some of the other strangest devices that have carried men aloft.More… (Gadgets)
MrBabyManFlash Player 10 [Beta] coming with Ubuntu support
regdeveloper.co.uk — The Flash Player 10 beta features a brand-new Just In Time (JIT) engine to load pixel bite code into the Flash Player engine. Flash Player 10 will also extend support for Linux to Ubuntu versions 7 and 8, going beyond the current Red Hat, SuSE, Mac OS/X and Windows.More… (Linux/Unix)
estvirAndersen gets highest-ever attorney fees award against RIAA
arstechnica.com — Exonerated P2P defendant Tanya Andersen was awarded $107,834 in court costs and attorneys' fees for her successful defense against the RIAA's copyright infringement charges. It's the largest fee award so far against the RIAA, and over triple what the RIAA argued it should pay.More… (Tech Industry News)
Comcast Lied to FCC, Blocks BitTorrent Traffic 24/7
torrentfreak.com — New data on Comcast’s interference with BitTorrent traffic shows that the company misinformed the FCC this February. Comcast has always argued that BitTorrent upstream traffic was only blocked during periods of heavy network traffic, this turns out to be a lie.More… (Tech Industry News)
Tech's best workspace: Digg
valleywag.com — When we first listed tech's 10 best workspaces, we downplayed the importance of design and amenities. The crowd disagrees. It favors beer. Digg's beer, to be exact. 1,505 voted in our poll, and 28 percent chose the social news site's workspace and its fridge full of beverages as the best workspace in tech.More… (Tech Industry News)
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