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Judge Kills Privacy Rights for YouTube Users

Source: Michael Ricci
July 9, 2008

Google Must Hand Over YouTube Data, Judge Rules

Raising major concerns among privacy advocates, a federal judge has ordered Google to hand over details about the viewing habits of YouTube users to media giant Viacom. The ruling came as part of a $1-billion copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Viacom in March 2007 against YouTube and its corporate parent, Google. Viacom, which runs cable networks such as MTV and Comedy Central as well as the Paramount Pictures movie studio, says it ...

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Google Tackles Virtual Reality With 'Lively'

Source: PC Magazine
July 9, 2008

Virtual reality is a little 2006, but Google is looking to give it a new spin with Lively, a new 3D 'world' that can be integrated with a number of online applications. The Lively download is available now on Lively.com. Users can create “rooms" that can be embedded on blogs or Web sites and explored via avatars you create yourself. It is currently only available for Windows XP and Vista users using Internet Explorer or Firefox. You'll need a video ...

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Pioneer Plans Blu-Ray Players

Source: PC Magazine
July 9, 2008

Japanese consumer electronics maker Pioneer Corp said on Tuesday it plans to launch Blu-ray DVD recorders by the end of the year, taking aim at a rapidly growing market after the end of a bitter format battle. Pioneer is developing Blu-ray recorders with help from Sharp Corp, Pioneer's top shareholder with a 14 percent stake. Sharp already offers Blu-ray recorders. Pioneer plans to start selling Blu-ray recorders in Japan before the year-end shopping season, followed by overseas launches. The selling ...

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The Second Coming of iPhone 3G

Source: Michael Ricci
July 9, 2008

For iPhone, the 'New' Is Relative

One year and 11 days ago, our nation was swept by iPhone Mania. TV news coverage was relentless. Hard-core fans camped out to be the first in line. Bloggers referred to Apple's new product as the “Jesus phone."

(Photo: People lined up outside the Apple store in Manhattan on Tuesday in advance of the new iPhone's release on Friday.)

Apple's iPhone 3G will cost much less than the original. It was a stunning black ...

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Apple's 3G iPhone Arrives 8am Friday

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2008

3G-Day Friday 8 AM Be There or Be Square!

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Google and Youtube Play Name-That-Room Game

Source: Michael Ricci
July 8, 2008

Conference rooms, printers, even bathrooms are given catchy monikers.

A popular pastime in Silicon Valley to show off its collective creativity: companies encouraging employees to name conference rooms, computer gear, even bathrooms. Nowhere is that more prevalent than at Internet giant Google Inc. Its office here pays homage to television shows and movies set in San Francisco, including “Charmed," “Suddenly Susan" and “X-Men." In Washington, Google holds meetings in rooms named after presidential haunts, including “The Situation Room," “The Oval" ...

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'My Yahoo' Hits the Home Stretch

Source: PC Magazine
July 8, 2008

The world's most popular personalized start page has entered the final step of its upgrade. After over a year in beta, Yahoo has finally fully taken the wraps off of its My Yahoo! personal portal redesign. The option to switch back to the “original My Yahoo!" will disappear, as will the “beta" designation. All My Yahoo! users will be moved to the new version by July 14, 2008, according to the company. Just last week some final interface refinements were ...

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In Three Years, the Internet Hits a Brick Wall

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2008

In an estimated three years or so, the Internet will run out of the IPv4 addresses that it is currently based upon, forcing a transition over to a next-generation IPv6 address scheme or a halt to all new domains. That prediction was made last month by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, which told attendees of a worldwide meeting in South Korea that the current address space would run out in 2010 or 2011. That estimate, in turn, was ...

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