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Off Topic: Now This Is Good Stuff
via GigaOM by Om Malik on May 11, 2008
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Even Cox Doesn’t Like Its Existing UI
via NewTeeVee by Chris Albrecht on May 15, 2008
While the ISP part of Cox Communications is busy interfering with its customers’ BitTorrent traffic, the cable part of the company is trying to improve its customers’ experience. The country’s third-largest cable operator tapped NDS Group earlier this week to revamp its user interface. Not only will the redesign unify Cox’s different digital offerings, but it’s also a step towards...
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Media Center's Do Not Record Broadcast Flag Is Still Alive [Media Center]
via Gizmodo by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by Jonathan so not coolRecently, some Windows Media Center owners were blocked from recording American Gladiators and Medium because of an incorrectly set broadcast flag from NBC. What's the deal here? The broadcasters (NBC, ABC, HBO) can turn on a flag in their data stream that tells whatever DVR machine on your end that it's NOT alright to record a show, protecting Pay-Per-View...
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CBS Buying CNET For $1.8 Billion
via Silicon Alley Insider by Peter Kafka on May 15, 2008
CBS will pay $11.50 a share for CNET. The all-cash deal represents a premium of 44% over above the $7.95 CNET closed at yesterday. Will it be enough to satisfy JANA et al?Les Moonves, Quincy Smith, Neil Ashe, etc will discuss the proposed deal during an 8:30 conference call. We'll cover live.Release folllows------CBS CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE CNET NETWORKS, INC.CBS to Become a Top Ten U.S....
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AT&T to boost 3G speeds more than fivefold by 2009
via AppleInsider by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
Shared by Jonathan Bring it ON!!!AT&T said Wednesday it plans to boost the speed of its 3G wireless network to speeds of 20 megabits per second in 2009, paving the way for over-the-air downloads that are more than five times faster than what customers can achieve today.Speaking...
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Dash releases public API: Connect GPS data to other, cooler data
via CrunchGear by John Biggs on May 14, 2008
Dash, everyone’s favorite navigation company, has just released its open API for developers. Using some basic tools, you can highlight any geographical information you want — propertly listings, speed traps, and weather reports. Because the device has two-way communication with the cloud, data providers can send almost anything to the device. While some of the apps are map-based, you can also...
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Safari AdBlock Frees Hulu
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Erica Sadun on May 13, 2008
Filed under: Multimedia, Internet ToolsTUAW reader Eric F sent in a note letting us know that "Safari Adblock allows you to watch Hulu programming completely commercial free!" I gave it a try. I downloaded a copy of Adblock from its SourceForge repository, installed it, activated it, and fired up Hulu. A nearly complete episode of Buffy later, I can confirm that I wasn't shown commercials. I...
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WD MyBook updates for Leopard compatibility
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Mat Lu on May 13, 2008
Filed under: Hardware, Peripherals, TroubleshootingI have previously noted that I like the Western Digital My Book line of external hard drives (particularly for their design cues). However, since Leopard I have had some problems with my drive, in particular it would randomly unmount causing my SuperDuper! based automatic backup schedule to fail. Since I suspect some of our readers might suffer...
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Apple Nabbing HBO Shows?
via NewTeeVee by Chris Albrecht on May 12, 2008
Apple will reportedly announce a deal to sell HBO shows next week, according to Portfolio. If true, the move would be a big win for the iTunes store and Apple TV and would finally make HBO content available online in a meaningful way.Reportedly, the HBO deal would also be the first time Apple has agreed to flexible pricing for content. Whether this means Apple will charge consumers more than...
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Chuckle-worthy: 3G is third-generation G-A-N-G-S-T-A
via IntoMobile by Will Park on May 09, 2008
... but we didn't know they were G-A-N-G-S-T-A!Props to Macenstein for the find.[Via: Macenstein]---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Nokia cares about the children and enters 6 year collaboration with IYFGeneration Y to drive the mobile banking growth in the U.S.Video: Crunchgear's Seth Porges totally slams the iPhone on G4TVBrief: Sprint switching to IPv6More on the 3G iPhone - 2Q 2008?
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