Verizon Sued For Alleged Cooperation With NSA Surveillance Efforts (2006)
Lawsuit claims that Verizon violated privacy laws by turning over phone records to the government for a secret NSA surveillance program.
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Not Your Daddy’s Onkyo: The D-302 E [review]
Japanese audio manufacturer, Onkyo, has jumped back into the high-end audio ring with a stunning new loudspeaker that has them scratching their heads. Not bad, not bad at all.
Hacker Charged With Stealing Information From U.S. Army (2006)
Matthew R. Decker, 21, was indicted Tuesday in Wichita, Kansas, with ”accessing without authorization” U.S. Army computers and with ”unlawfully possessing, with intent to defraud,” 531 credit card numbers and account information. The government seeks the forfeiture of more than $53,200 in proceeds from the crimes, as well as computer equipment used in the crime, …
Trapped Australian Miners Get iPod Relief
UPDATE: The Beaconsfield miners were rescued at approximately 9PM US EST [May 8, 2006]. If you were trapped underground for a few days, what would you want more than anything in the world? Probably not to be trapped underground… Anyway, to help relieve the extreme boredom of two trapped Australian miners, rescuers have given them iPods. …
Tips On How To Fix An Unresponsive iPod
Do you have an iPod that is unresponsive? Occasionally an iPod may freeze or fail to respond to your commands. There are a few things you can do to troubleshoot this. Diagnosing An Unresponsive iPod Here’s an email from a MethodShop reader about an unresponsive iPod: “I’m using a 40GB click-wheel iPod in Windows 2k. …
Yes, iPod Vending Machines Are Now A Thing
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has an iPod vending machine. Will your airport be next?
Apple PowerCD: Remembering Apple’s Failed Portable CD Player
The Apple PowerCD was a short-lived "portable" disc unit that could function as a stand-alone CD player. It only lasted a couple years until Apple discontinued it.
Is Apple Phasing Out The 60 GB iPod Video? (2006)
Apple may be phasing out the 60 GB iPod Video, according to analyst Shaw Wu from American Technology Research.
How To Get A Free Audi USB Drive
Want a free USB keychain? Auto manufacturer, Audi, is giving away free 32 MB USB drives! Here's what you need to know to get a free Audi USB drive while supplies last.
Maximize Your Apple Device’s Battery Life with These Tips and Tricks
Lithium-ion batteries in Apple products such as iPhones, MacBooks, iBooks, PowerBooks, and iPods provide reliable power and can be extended by following certain charging procedures, storing the device at cool temperatures, and replacing the battery when necessary.
This Sexy Eva Longoria Maxim Cover Can Be Seen From Space (2006)
With some help from Google Earth, Maxim magazine is celebrating its 100th issue in a very big way with a brilliant publicity stunt.
Rare Video Of Steve Jobs Demonstrating The NeXTSTEP Operating System
In this video clip from 1991, Steve Jobs shows off Release 3 of the NeXTSTEP operating system. The operating system was for his company NeXT Computer, which he started after being forced out of Apple in 1985.
Apple Releases New iPod Volume Limit Feature
Apple's new iPod volume limit feature will be music to parents ears. It limits the maximum volume setting to help prevent hearing loss.
Redmond Gets Roasted After More Microsoft Vista Delays Are Announced
"The new version of Microsoft Windows, called Vista, has slipped again. It was originally going to ship in 2003. Then 2005. Then 2006. Now in early 2007. I'm not surprised, having seen a demo of Microsoft's new programs at an "event" for tech buyers in New York last week."
The Best Idea Ever
Came across the above pic on Flickr this morning and was instantly impressed by the ingenuity exhibited by the shop owner responsible for this stores window. The picture has little in the way of a description, but it looks like it was taken yesterday in Japan by Flickr user “thorner”. The man in the photo …
Watch Humanity Get Destroyed In The Scary Movie 4 iPod Scene
Not only has Dimension Films, the movie studio behind the Scary Movie franchise created a Scary Movie podcast, but there's also a Scary Movie 4 iPod scene in their latest film.
Unconscious Jogger Identified by iPod
A woman jogging around the San Francisco Presidio was hit by a car. The driver took off and the woman was left unconscious in a ditch. She was eventually discovered by another jogger but the woman was only wearing jogging clothes and didn't have any ID on her. The only personal item she was carrying... was an iPod.
