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Almost immediately after Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban hit movie theaters in November 2003, Web surfers worldwide began downloading illegal — and free — copies of the Warner Bros. film through BitTorrent and other Internet file-sharing services.
FLORENCE — Songs are pitched almost daily to people in the music business in places like Nashville, Tenn., but only a fraction of them are ever recorded. A panel of experts offered some advice for songwriters who want to try to beat the odds and write a hit song. “How To Get a Song Cut” …
Musicians, songwriters and anyone who has an interest should plan to sit in on a prestigious panel of experts in the field who are willing to share their vast experiences.
A fatal flaw has been discovered with Apple's web browser, Safari, where a simple image can crash the app. It's another Safari Image of Doom.
Charles Wolf, an analyst for Needham & Co, believes Apple is in position to achieve a massive growth in its marketshare. Apple currently only has about 5-6% marketshare of personal computers. But thanks to the popularity of the iPod, consumers are very ready to make the switch. Wolf’s research suggests that consumers and others may …
Ever since Sony released a 2.0 firmware update for the PSP, programmers have been scrambling to update their homebrew PSP games. One quick fix would be to have a 2.0 patcher to update all your old homebrew apps. Well, let’s just say the quick way isn’t always the best way. A hacker exploited this situation …
A new twist on file sharing is holding out the promise of allowing millions of people to share their song collections online, at no cost–and without legal risk. The trick involves marrying peer-to-peer technology with Internet radio. Using that combination, some companies are creating powerful tools that automatically broadcast people’s private playlists onto the Web. …
Apple may be adding a new theme to it’s list for it’s OS. “This was sort of a trick question, because arguably, there already are three Mac OS X themes from Apple, and perhaps a fourth on the way in 10.4. (Let’s not even mention the ridiculous woodgrain-and-ebony custom theme used in GarageBand.)” [Via Daring …
