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David Berlind / Between the Lines:
Sun: Chasing after (and may catch) the open source DReaM — In March 2006, in a podcast interview with ZDNet, Sun president and COO Jonathan Schwartz dropped a hint that his company had something in the works that was very much like the Liberty Alliance (in the way that it undermined the usage …
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Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing:
How Sun's "open DRM" dooms them and all they touch — David Berlind has written about Sun's "Open DReaM" crippleware project, a DRM that pretends to be "open source" and an "open platform" in a cynical bid to curry favor with copyfighters and studios. The gimmick is that Sun's technology …
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USA Today:
Sellers of Internet addresses surf for — and get — some big payoffs — SAN FRANCISCO — Internet domain names are red-hot again. — This year, 15 names used in Internet addresses have resold for at least six figures to companies and individuals hoping to tap into big audiences. On.com got $635,000.
Stepto / the Microsoft Security Response Center Blog:
Information regarding MS06-015 — Hi everyone, Mike Reavey here. I wanted to quickly let you know about some things related to MS06-015 that we've gotten some customer questions on. First, we're currently tracking an issue involving the interaction of the security update with some components related …
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vnunet.com:
China outlaws Outlook — Unlicensed email servers illegal under new rule — China has introduced regulations that make it illegal to run an email server without a licence. The new rules, which came into force two weeks ago, mean that most companies running their own email servers in China are now breaking the law.
Ismael Ghalimi / IT|Redux:
Office 2.0 on Overdrive — The pace at which new Office 2.0 applications are being released seems to be accelerating. For some applications, like Google Calendar, it's good news. For others, such as ajaxXLS, not really so. — Google just released Google Calendar, and as Jeff Nolan pointed out, the whole blogosphere is abuzz.
Marc Canter / Marc's Voice:
Reading the tea leaves: where the money is and isn't - new business models emerge — As Dave Winer and I were discussing how to pull off the unplanned unconference opposite Kevin Werbach's Supernova - it was the collision of business models that most dominated my mindstate.
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Stace / Wireless, cell phones, mobile phone reviews:
Better input and bigger screens for cell phones? How about virtual screen from Samsung? — Have you been struggling with the text input on you phone, when writing SMS message or entering calendar appointment? With the need to press phone key 5 times just to get to the desired character?
Rogers Cadenhead / Wired News:
All Bets Are Off, Online Anyway — The United States is taking aim at internet casino ads as tensions build in a high-profile trade fight over the country's largely toothless online gambling ban. — Although many website operators insist internet gambling ads are legal …
Dustin / Team Blog:
Things are about to get exciting — Things have been quiet on the team blog recently so I thought I'd make a quick post. First of all, let me say thanks to all the UMPC followers to date. You guys are really amazing, I can't believe how fast you find stuff :) Seriously we see and learn …
Getluky / News Archive:
We added new support for Yahoo! Calendar and the newly-released Google Calendar, all-new subscription and maps options for searches, venues, and tags, and support for floating times for you iCal fans. More details after the jump... Yahoo! Calendar, Google Calendar, and iCal Downloads
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BBC:
Natural light 'to reinvent bulbs' — A light source that could put the traditional light bulb in the shade has been invented by US scientists. — The organic light-emitting diode (OLED) emits a brilliant white light when attached to an electricity supply.
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siliconvalley.com:
Jury verdict is more good news for TiVo — MARSHALL, Texas (AP) - In a case cast as crucial to TiVo's survival, a federal jury decided that EchoStar Communication Corp. copied key technologies from the digital video recording pioneer and awarded nearly $74 million.
Shel / a shel of my former self:
Companies blocking employees from reading RSS feeds — I dream of a world without prejudice. Wars will be a distant memory. No child will go to bed hungry. A organizations will trust their employees enough to let them subscribe to RSS feeds. — In case you hadn't heard about it …
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Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
ISP snooping gaining support — The explosive idea of forcing Internet providers to record their customers' online activities for future police access is gaining ground in state capitols and in Washington, D.C. — Top Bush administration officials have endorsed the concept …
Sam / Signal vs. Noise:
Microsoft Origami: "Too revolutionary" — Price, Interface Dampen 'Origami' PC Debut — 'Origami' Stumps CEOs in Jobs-Style Presentation — Overpriced, underwhelming, cumbersome: pick three.
Russell Shaw / IP Telephony, VoIP, Broadband:
Pulver's Post-Disaster Communications Petition now in FCC public Comments period — Jeff Pulver notes that on Monday the FCC put out for public comment the Post-Disaster Communications Petition that he and Tom Evslin and I filed back in March. — The FCC is soliciting comments on this petition.
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