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Apple Takes Aim at Palm Pre's iTunes Support

Source: PC Magazine
June 18, 2009

Considering that the Palm Pre was designed in part by ex-Apple employees, and that its iTunes syncing function works by pretending to be an iPod, it was predictable that Apple would try to shoot it down. The Big Fruit today released a very thinly veiled attack on the Pre's iTunes capabilities, in the form of a support note. While it never mentions the Pre by name, it's clear what they're talking about here. “Apple is aware that some third-parties claim ...

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Report: Broadband Usage is Up, as Are Prices

Source: PC Magazine
June 18, 2009

Broadband adoption is on the rise, but so are monthly bills, according to a Wednesday report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. About 63 percent of American adults now have broadband connections at home, up 15 percent from the same time last year. Unfortunately, an increased customer base has not prompted a drop in price from providers. The average monthly price for broadband in April 2009 was $39 – up from $34.50 in May 2008. Despite the price ...

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Share Youtube Videos Automatically on Facebook, Twitter and Google Reader

Source: HypeBot
June 17, 2009

From the YouTube blog: As we learned in kindergarten, sharing is good. We want you to be able to do more of it with your videos. With a simple one-time log-in on the upload page, you can now have your YouTube account automatically update your Facebook friends, Twitter followers, and Google Reader shared items when you upload a video. If you change your mind, you can shut it off at any time. And of course, for ...

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Facebook Passes Myspace in UA and Worldwide

Source: HypeBot
June 17, 2009

New data from ComScore shows Facebook passing MySpace in total unique US visitors for the first time in May. Facebook had 70.28 million U.S. users in May beating MySpace's 70.26 million. According to ComScore, Facebook users almost doubled from last year while MySpace lost 5%. The story is much the same worldwide with 123.9 million unique visitors globally visiting Facebook in May beating MySpace's 114.6M Facebook had 50.6 billion page views compared to MySpace's 45.4 billion. ...

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Obama's FCC Pick Touts Broadband, Competition

Source: PC Magazine
June 17, 2009

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must have a strong focus on broadband development, competition, and advancements in mobile technology, Julius Genachowski, President Obama's pick for FCC chairman, told the Senate Commerce Committee. “In the 21st century, communications has the potential to unleash new waves of innovation: increasing opportunity and prosperity, driving American competitiveness and leadership, connecting our country, strengthening our democracy—and transforming lives for the better," Genachowski said during his Tuesday confirmation hearing. Obama nominated Genachowski for the chairman post ...

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Adobe Launches Online Spreadsheet, Web Collaboration

Source: PC Magazine
June 17, 2009

With Google Wave's recent attempt to move business people to a new hosted paradigm for collaboration, Adobe has its own ideas about moving workgroups and documents to the cloud. The San Jose-based company today took its Web-based productivity suite, Acrobat.com, out of beta and added a beta version of its new online spreadsheet, Tables, joining Adobe's online word processor, Buzzword. These steps are all part of Adobe's vision for workers to collaborate virtually and in real time, rather than working ...

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Virgin to Launch Unlimited Download MP3 Service

Source: PC Magazine
June 17, 2009

operator Virgin Media is to launch an unlimited music download subscription service through a partnership with the world's largest music company, Universal. The music industry has been desperate to boost digital sales in recent years to overcome online piracy, and the agreement comes a day before a British report sets out how the creative and telecoms industries should tackle the problem. People familiar with the service said it would cost 10-15 pounds ($16.30-$24.50) per month, which could appeal to parents ...

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Pirate Bay Launches VPN Service

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2009

The operators of The Pirate Bay launched a long-awaited VPN service Monday, promising to make file sharers and other internet users more anonymous online.

The IPREDATOR Global Anonymity Service, at about $7 monthly, is named for Swedens IPRED law that went into force in April. That law empowers copyright owners to acquire data from ISPs identifying people linked to file sharing.

The four operators of the Pirate Bay are staring down a year in prison each, and millions of dollars ...

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