Microsoft Attempts To Block Pirated Copies Of Their Vista OS
Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista will include anti-piracy tech to cripple pirated copies.
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NBC Is Being Sued Over Heroes Garbage Disposal Scene
In a scene from Heroes, a woman sticks her hand into the disposal to retrieve a ring. When she removed her hand from the disposal, it's a mangled and bloody mess. The Heroes garbage disposal scene has upset the makers of the In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer, and they are suing NBC.
Mac Spyware Prediction Dead Wrong
18 months ago, Symantec, makers of the popular program suite Norton Utilities, had a scary prediction for Mac users. Symantec claimed that the Mac OS was “increasingly becoming a target for the malicious activity that is more commonly associated with Microsoft.” That’s quite an ominous prediction from a company that claims to be the “global …
Crocodile Hunter’s’ Widow Doesn’t Want Death Footage Released
Steve Irwin‘s widow, Terri Irwin, says she will not watch the Crocodile Hunter TV footage of her husband’s fatal encounter with a stingray and neither will the public. She announced that the video of the incident will never be released publicly. “What purpose would that serve?” Terri Irwin said during an interview with ABC News …
Sonos Zoneplayer ZP80 Revolutionizes Home Audio with Music Broadcast in Multiple Rooms
The Sonos Zoneplayer 80 is a wireless digital music player that seamlessly integrates with home theater, stereo, PC, and more, and can broadcast music in various rooms in the house.
Is Apple Losing Desktop OS Market Share?
The iPod is a huge success for Apple. But is it actually helping to drive sales of Apple computers?
3 Huge Mistakes CBS Chief Les Moonves Is Making About The Future Of The Internet
CBS is interested in buying the next big phenomenon in user-generated Internet programming, but not buying market leader YouTube, Chief Executive Leslie Moonves said on Thursday. “It is obviously phenomenally successful,” Moonves said of YouTube. “I doubt we would buy it at this point. Maybe we would look for the next YouTube, the next great …
MySpace Users Get Sneak Preview Of The New Sacha Baron Cohen Film ‘Borat’
“Borat” is making nice with MySpace. British comic Sacha Baron Cohen‘s satire about an anti-Semitic Kazakh reporter, one of the biggest hits at the Toronto International Film Festival, will screen exclusively for MySpace members around the world next Wednesday. The presentation marks the international launch of the social networking site’s Black Carpet screening series, which …
Steve Irwin’s Death Inspires Fan Tributes On YouTube (2006)
Steve Irwin's death has inspired many of his Crocodile Hunter fans to pay tribute to their idol using social media, blogs, and YouTube.
CBS News Criticized For Photoshopping Katie Couric Images (2006)
Have you heard about the new celebrity diet craze using Adobe Photoshop? No exercise required. Check out these Katie Couric photoshopped photos from CBS News.
New iPods, iMac due September 12
Planning on attending Apple Expo Paris? Looks like it might be a hot ticket this year. According to ThinkSecret, Apple will use a September 12 media event for Apple Expo Paris to introduce the 2G (second-generation) iPod nano, an updated 5G iPod, movies in the iTunes Store and an upgraded wall-mountable iMac. Although the “media …
Jeff Zucker Considering Adding A 4th Hour To The TODAY Show (2006)
NBC chief Jeff Zucker has given some credence to rumors he may add a 4th hour to NBC‘s top-rated morning show, the TODAY Show. Expanding The TODAY Show “The third hour has been a huge success. There’s no reason to believe it couldn’t keep going,” Zucker told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I would not rule it …
What Jeff Zucker Told Katie Couric When She Quit NBC (2006)
Jeff Zucker, the head of NBC Universal, on why Deal or No Deal is so addictive and what he said to Katie Couric when she told him she was splitting for CBS. Exclusive interview from GE Corporate. Q: NBC used to be the channel to watch: Seinfeld. Friends. Frasier. Now it’s in the last place …
Apple Recalls Laptop Batteries After Reports of Fires and Injuries
Unfortunately Dell isn't the only company plagued by exploding defective Sony batteries. On Thursday afternoon Apple announced that they will recall 1.8 million lithium-ion notebook batteries after nine devices overheated. Two people have even reportedly suffered minor burns due to these battery malfunctions.
ABC Follows NBC’s Lead And Will Also Sell Archive News Clips In The iTunes Store
ABC News follows NBC's lead and is now selling archive news clips in the iTunes Store.
Free Google WiFi Now Available For Residents Of Mountain View, California (2006)
Google WiFi Mountain View is a free WiFi Internet service for the 72,000 residents of Mountain View, CA and is not supported via ads.
Buzz Builds for Verizon’s LG VX8500 Chocolate Phone
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, chances are you know about the new Verizon Wireless LG Chocolate Phone. From billboards to magazine ads to flyers in the mail, buzz about Verizon’s new phone is everywhere, and cell phone fanatics are licking their lips at the thought of it. Dubbed “one sweet …
