WizbangTech: August 2006 Archives

Universal To Offer Free Music To Script Kiddies

Posted by · Published: August 30, 2006

From the who-is-going-to-get-canned-for-this-idea dept: Universal Music to Offer Free Downloads Music fans for years have been telling record labels what they want to pay for downloaded songs: nothing. Now the labels are starting to agree that free might work for them too. Universal Music Group announced Tuesday that it would... [Full Story]

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Apple Recalls More Sony Batteries

Posted by · Published: August 25, 2006 · Comments (1)

In case you've been under a rock and somehow missed it yesterday, Apple got bit by the Sony battery bug to the tune of 1.8 million batteries. Only 2 have had had problems but Apple is pulling all 2 million of them. If you own a iBook or Powerbook G4... [Full Story]

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New Sprint EDVO Card Faster, Supports VIOP

Posted by · Published: August 25, 2006

Sprint has begun shipping EVDO "Rev A" card which accord to word on the street supports 3.1Mbps download and 1.8Mbps upload - double the speed of most DSL connections. It will work on existing the "Rev 0" EDVO network at the lower speed of course. With a lower latency that... [Full Story]

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Is it Just Me, or do HP Printer Drivers Suck Lately?

Posted by · Published: August 24, 2006 · Comments (8)

I have to say going in, I have (had) a deep and long lasting love affair with HP products especially their printers. We're talking since before the LaserJet II redefined quality printers. But for about the past year and a half, the drivers have just sucked. The hardware seems okay,... [Full Story]

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Weston: Mac Pro Workstations Cheaper Than Dells

Posted by · Published: August 23, 2006 · Comments (4)

This isn't exactly news but since I've already posted 2 stories with bad news for Dell, I figured I go for the trifecta. Review: Mac Pro Beats Dell on Price By ROBERT WESTON The Associated Press -- For years, Macintosh computers have been praised for their cool looks and elegant... [Full Story]

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Lost In The Translation

Posted by · Published: August 23, 2006

They speak english in England don't they? From the UK Register: Mainstream press goes down on Dell I've called the media whores before but I never meant it literally.... [Full Story]

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Creative Blackmails Apple for 100 Million

Posted by · Published: August 23, 2006 · Comments (2)

I like creative but I'll never buy another of their products again. Apple to pay $100 mln to Creative in settlement SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. said on Wednesday it will pay $100 million to Creative Technology Ltd. to settle all patent litigation over Apple's popular iPod music... [Full Story]

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Vista "Hacked" at Black Hat

Posted by · Published: August 6, 2006 · Comments (2)

ZDNet thinks it's a big deal. I'm only partially impressed. Vista hacked at Black Hat LAS VEGAS--While Microsoft talked up Windows Vista security at Black Hat, a researcher in another room demonstrated how to hack the operating system. Joanna Rutkowska, a Polish researcher at Singapore-based Coseinc, showed that it is... [Full Story]

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Where Does Windows Vista Stand Today?

Posted by · Published: August 3, 2006

Paul Thurrott has a good essay up today on Vista and how ready it is for prime time. It is tempting to call this the nut graph: Is Windows Vista ready? No. God, no. Today's Windows Vista builds are a study in frustration, and trust me, I use the... [Full Story]

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The Fastest Spreading Worm in the World?

Posted by · Published: August 3, 2006 · Comments (1)

While reading a bit about Intel offering new patches to plug holes in their Centrino wireless device drivers I stumbled across this description: Intel has issued patches for flaws in its Centrino device drivers and ProSet management software that affect the security of the wireless products. Three flaws are addressed... [Full Story]

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The Norwegian Jayson Blair

Posted by · Published: August 3, 2006

Microsoft: Reporter Faked Story on Gates Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday a Norwegian journalist fabricated an interview with Bill Gates. The interview, printed in the Norwegian magazine Mann and top-selling Swedish tabloid daily Aftonbladet, was"totally fake,"said Eirik Lae Solberg, spokesman for Microsoft Norway. In the four-page interview entitled"Big Bill,"author Bjoern Benkow... [Full Story]

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Verizon ExpressCard EVDO Ships

Posted by · Published: August 3, 2006

It's like Christmas is August, except Verizon ain't giving nothing away. Click for details Dell and Apple laptop owners have been waiting of this day for a while. Downside- The thing costs 1/3 of what my Inspiron cost. $229 with a one year contract and $179 with a two year... [Full Story]

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Flaw Found in 2006 McAfee Products

Posted by · Published: August 1, 2006

Isn't this stuff supposed to increase security? Flaw Found in 2006 McAfee Products A flaw in many of McAfee's security products could open up users to a data exposure risk, security firm eEye Digital Security warned late Monday. Among the programs affected are Internet Security Suite, SpamKiller, Privacy Service and... [Full Story]

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