[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1 Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2

2009-11-12 Thread Monty Solomon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1 Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2 Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2 is now available and addresses the following: AFP Client CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2819 Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8 Im

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2009-11-11-1 Safari 4.0.4

2009-11-12 Thread Monty Solomon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2009-11-11-1 Safari 4.0.4 Safari 4.0.4 is now available and addresses the following: ColorSync CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2804 Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted image with an embedded color profile may lead t

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2009-12-03-1 Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1

2009-12-16 Thread Monty Solomon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2009-12-03-1 Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 is now available and addresses the following: Java CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3869, CVE-2009-3871, CVE-2009-3875, CVE-2009-3874, CVE-2009-3728, CVE-2009-3872, CVE-2009-3868,

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2009-12-03-2 Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6

2009-12-16 Thread Monty Solomon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2009-12-03-2 Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6 Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6 is now available and addresses the following: Java CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3869, CVE-2009-3871, CVE-2009-3875, CVE-2009-3874, CVE-2009-3728, CVE-2009-3872, CVE-2009-3868,

[Medianews] MacUpdate Holiday Bundle Promo

2009-12-19 Thread Monty Solomon
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[Medianews] WSJ: Apple to Ship Tablet Device in March

2010-01-10 Thread Monty Solomon
Apple to Ship Tablet Device in March BY YUKARI IWATANI KANE AND GEOFFREY A. FOWLER JANUARY 5, 2010 Looking to build on the momentum of its iPhone and iPod, Apple Inc. will unveil a new multimedia tablet device later this month, but isn't planning to ship the product until March, say people brief

[Medianews] iLeak

2010-01-10 Thread Monty Solomon
iLeak January 08, 2010 The first concrete report on the tablet from a mainstream news organization came this week from the Wall Street Journal . The article cites "people briefed with the company," but states without qualification that device will ship this March. So where did this informatio

[Medianews] Tablet Fever

2010-01-10 Thread Monty Solomon
Tablet Fever January 08, 2010 Even though it's technically just a rumor, many are speculating that a new tablet computer from Apple could act as a savior to the newspaper and magazine industries. The tablet computer concept has been around for a long time, but with an Apple announcement expected

[Medianews] Using Google Buzz Can Expose Your Gmail Address

2010-02-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Using Google Buzz Can Expose Your Gmail Address by theharmonyguy on February 12th, 2010 I've discovered another trick that may surprise some, this time relating to Google's services. I don't view the issue as a vulnerability, but it likely goes against user privacy expectations. In short, havi

[Medianews] If Your Password Is 123456, Just Make It HackMe

2010-02-14 Thread Monty Solomon
If Your Password Is 123456, Just Make It HackMe By ASHLEE VANCE The New York Times January 21, 2010 Back at the dawn of the Web, the most popular account password was "12345." Today, it's one digit longer but hardly safer: "123456." Despite all the reports of Internet security breaches over t

[Medianews] Forget Gum. Walking and Using Phone Is Risky.

2010-02-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Driven to Distraction Forget Gum. Walking and Using Phone Is Risky. By MATT RICHTEL The New York Times January 17, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO - On the day of the collision last month, visibility was good. The sidewalk was not under repair. As she walked, Tiffany Briggs, 25, was talking to her grandmot

[Medianews] Forget Gum. Walking and Using Phone Is Risky.

2010-02-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Driven to Distraction Forget Gum. Walking and Using Phone Is Risky. By MATT RICHTEL The New York Times January 17, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO - On the day of the collision last month, visibility was good. The sidewalk was not under repair. As she walked, Tiffany Briggs, 25, was talking to her grandmot

[Medianews] If Your Password Is 123456, Just Make It HackMe

2010-02-14 Thread Monty Solomon
If Your Password Is 123456, Just Make It HackMe By ASHLEE VANCE The New York Times January 21, 2010 Back at the dawn of the Web, the most popular account password was "12345." Today, it's one digit longer but hardly safer: "123456." Despite all the reports of Internet security breaches over t

[Medianews] Using Google Buzz Can Expose Your Gmail Address

2010-02-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Using Google Buzz Can Expose Your Gmail Address by theharmonyguy on February 12th, 2010 I've discovered another trick that may surprise some, this time relating to Google's services. I don't view the issue as a vulnerability, but it likely goes against user privacy expectations. In short, havi

[Medianews] Critics Say Google Invades Privacy With New Service

2010-02-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Critics Say Google Invades Privacy With New Service By MIGUEL HELFT The New York Times February 13, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO - When Google introduced Buzz - its answer to Facebook and Twitter - it hoped to get the service off to a fast start. New users of Buzz, which was added to Gmail on Tuesday, f

[Medianews] Better Calling for Less, by Skipping the Cell Network

2010-02-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Phone Smart Better Calling for Less, by Skipping the Cell Network By BOB TEDESCHI The New York Times February 11, 2010 Few people care whether their calls are carried over a data network, a voice network, copper wires or a piece of string tied to two Dixie cups. Unless, of course, the method d

[Medianews] The sweet smell of morality: How scent can shape our thinking

2010-02-14 Thread Monty Solomon
The sweet smell of morality How scent can shape our thinking By Courtney Humphries | February 14, 2010 Can a clean smell make you a better person? That's the provocative suggestion of a recent study in the journal Psychological Science. A team of researchers found that when people were in a

[Medianews] Though Absent, Apple Permeates Barcelona Fair

2010-02-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Though Absent, Apple Permeates Barcelona Fair By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN The New York Times February 15, 2010 The biggest gathering of the global mobile phone industry begins on Monday in Barcelona, and much of the talk will be about the company that is not there: Apple. Its iPhone has been imitated

[Medianews] Flip a flop compared to Kodak's new Zi8

2010-02-18 Thread Monty Solomon
TECH LAB Flip a flop compared to Kodak's new Zi8 By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff | August 13, 2009 When entrepreneur George Eastman needed a name for his camera company, he came up with something short, crisp, and memorable: Kodak. When Kodak needed a name for its new pocket video camera, its

[Medianews] Booking a Flight the Frugal Way

2010-02-18 Thread Monty Solomon
Booking a Flight the Frugal Way By MATT GROSS February 16, 2010 It used to be so simple. You wanted to go to Paris, so you called a travel agency, gave them your dates and budget, and with any luck, you soon had in your hands a real paper ticket with a real dollar value. Even in the early days o

[Medianews] Sites That Do Your Fare Digging

2010-02-18 Thread Monty Solomon
PRACTICAL TRAVELER Sites That Do Your Fare Digging By MICHELLE HIGGINS February 21, 2010 HOW do you find the best airfare? Click. Click again. Click again. Then click some more. According to figures compiled by the Web analytics firm Compete.com, travelers made an average of 21 visits to vari

[Medianews] Malicious Software Infects Computers

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Malicious Software Infects Computers By JOHN MARKOFF The New York Times February 19, 2010 A malicious software program has infected the computers of more than 2,500 corporations around the world, according to NetWitness, a computer network security firm. The malicious program, or botnet, can c

[Medianews] The iPhone app for instant booty calls

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
February 18, 2010 5:35 PM PST The iPhone app for instant booty calls by Chris Matyszczyk The urge to have sex is something that many find difficult to control. Some, indeed, find this urge gets them into trouble. It can affect your marriage, your work, even your golf swing. However, now that t

[Medianews] How to compete with iPad

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
How to compete with iPad Matt Legend Gemmell February 5, 2010 This is an open letter to the many companies who want to compete with the iPad. Sony, HP, the JooJoo people; all of them. Dear Potential iPad Competitors, We've all seen the media furore about the iPad, and we know that this day ha

[Medianews] US school district spied on students through webcams, court told

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
US school district spied on students through webcams, court told Pennsylvania district accused of using remote-control laptops to photograph teenage students at home without their knowledge Daniel Nasaw in Washington guardian.co.uk, Friday 19 February 2010 13.54 GMT A school district in Pennsy

[Medianews] The 10 Billion Songs Countdown Promotion

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
One huge milestone for music. Help iTunes reach 10 billion song downloads, and you could win a $10,000 iTunes iTunes changed the way you buy music, making songs and albums available for download, day or night. Seven years later, we're about to celebrate our biggest milestone for music, yet -

[Medianews] Roger Ebert: The Essential Man

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Roger Ebert: The Essential Man It has been nearly four years since Roger Ebert lost his lower jaw and his ability to speak. Now television's most famous movie critic is rarely seen and never heard, but his words have never stopped. By: Chris Jones Roger Ebert's cancer took away his ability to

[Medianews] Apple's Prices for E-Books May Be Lower Than Expected

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Apple's Prices for E-Books May Be Lower Than Expected By MOTOKO RICH The New York Times February 18, 2010 Maybe e-book prices won't be rising so much after all. Since Apple announced plans to sell digital books on its forthcoming iPad, it has been cast as something of a savior of the publishin

[Medianews] Skype Fights to Be Heard on Mobile Phones

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Skype in a Struggle to Be Heard on Mobile Phones By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN The New York Times February 18, 2010 BARCELONA, Spain - Josh Silverman, the chief executive of Skype, the voice-over-Internet phone service, could tick off the names of mobile phone operators that block his company's service.

[Medianews] Safe Travels for You and Your Data

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Safe Travels for You and Your Data By RIVA RICHMOND The New York Times February 18, 2010 You're a smart traveler. You pack sunscreen and Pepto, locks for your luggage and a pouch to hide cash under your clothes. But what digital precautions do you take? It's hard enough to make sure the data

[Medianews] Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall By SAM DILLON The New York Times February 12, 2010 VAIL, Ariz. - Students endure hundreds of hours on yellow buses each year getting to and from school in this desert exurb of Tucson, and stir-crazy teenagers break the monotony by teasing, texting,

[Medianews] Mobile Data, the Next Generation: High Speeds but at What Cost?

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Mobile Data, the Next Generation: High Speeds but at What Cost? By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN The New York Times February 16, 2010 BARCELONA - The next great leap forward in wireless broadband networks, a superfast technology called Long Term Evolution, is being hailed as a breakthrough that will transf

[Medianews] Introduction to Square

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Background In February 2009, Jim McKelvey wasn't able to sell a piece of his glass art because he couldn't accept a credit card as payment. Even though a majority of payments has moved to plastic cards, accepting payments from cards is still difficult, requiring long applications, expensive ha

[Medianews] Jobs Is Said to Assist With Book on His Life

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Jobs Is Said to Assist With Book on His Life By BRAD STONE The New York Times February 16, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO - A handful of presumptive biographers have, over the years, tried to tell the remarkable story of Steven P. Jobs: the youthful visionary who, after being ousted from Apple, the compan

[Medianews] ScanSafe Annual Global Threat Report 2009

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Annual Global Threat Report 2009 The World's Largest Security Analysis of Real-World Web Traffic http://www.scansafe.com/downloads/gtr/2009_AGTR.pdf KEY HIGHLIGHTS * Malicious PDF files comprised 56% of Web-encountered exploits in 1Q09, growing to 80% of all exploits by 4Q09; Flash exploits

[Medianews] Cell phone subscriptions to hit 5 billion globally

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Cell phone subscriptions to hit 5 billion globally by Lance Whitney February 16, 2010 On a planet with around 6.8 billion people, we're likely to see 5 billion cell phone subscriptions this year. Reaching 4.6 billion at the end of 2009, the number of cell phone subscriptions across the globe

[Medianews] Opera Mini for iPhone: Will Apple approve it?

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Opera Mini for iPhone: Will Apple approve it? by Dan Frakes Macworld.com Feb 16, 2010 With Opera Software's announcement that the company is this week demonstrating an iPhone-app version of its eponymous Web browser, we've seen quite a bit of commentary about the app being dead in the water,

[Medianews] 20 Years of Adobe Photoshop

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
20 Years of Adobe Photoshop Photoshop has been a part of every web designer's life since they picked up their first mouse. On February 10th, 2010, Photoshop turns twenty. To mark this anniversary, we've come up with an article that takes you through the evolution of Photoshop from its modest

[Medianews] The Google Alphabet

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
The Medium The Google Alphabet By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN The New York Times February 14, 2010 If you have asked Google to "show suggestions" in your browser toolbar, you know the keen comfort of discovering you're not alone in asking the Internet questions it's not quite equipped to answer, includ

[Medianews] In depth with Apple's Snow Leopard Server

2010-02-19 Thread Monty Solomon
Opinion: In depth with Apple's Snow Leopard Server We dig in to explain the new networking, performance and collaboration improvements Ryan Faas November 24, 2009 Computerworld I've worked with various versions of Apple's Mac OS X Server for nearly a decade now. Each new release has brought m

[Medianews] Firefox 3.6

2010-02-21 Thread Monty Solomon
Firefox v.3.6, released January 21, 2010 Release Notes http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6/releasenotes/ Security Advisories http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox36.html http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ http://www

[Medianews] Firefox 3.5.8 released

2010-02-21 Thread Monty Solomon
Firefox v.3.5.8, released February 17, 2010 Release Notes http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.8/releasenotes/ Security Advisories http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox35.html http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html *** *

[Medianews] SeaMonkey 1.1.18 Security Release

2010-02-21 Thread Monty Solomon
September 3, 2009 SeaMonkey 1.1.18 Security Release Today, the SeaMonkey project released a new version of its all-in-one internet suite. SeaMonkey 1.1.18 closes several security vulnerabilities and fixes a few smaller problems found in previous versions. With that, SeaMonkey stays at the sam

[Medianews] Thunderbird 3.0.1

2010-02-21 Thread Monty Solomon
Thunderbird v.3.0.1, released January 20, 2010 Release Notes http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/3.0.1/releasenotes/ Security Advisories http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird30.html http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ http://www.getthunderbird.com/ **

[Medianews] SeaMonkey 2.0.3 Security Update

2010-02-21 Thread Monty Solomon
February 17, 2010 SeaMonkey 2.0.3 Security Update As part of Mozilla's ongoing stability and security update process, SeaMonkey 2.0.3 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux as a free download from www.seamonkey-project.org. ... http://www.seamonkey-project.org/news Release Notes http

[Medianews] Apple's iPhone Causes Worldwide Memory Chip Shortage

2010-02-21 Thread Monty Solomon
Apple's iPhone Causes Worldwide Memory Chip Shortage Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on February 17, 2010 Among the list of things for which Apple's ever popular iPhone is responsible, you can now add "causing a worldwide shortage of memory chips." That's the word from market research firm iSuppli to

[Medianews] Brakes vs. accelerator: which wins?

2010-02-21 Thread Monty Solomon
Excerpt from Design award for the Burke http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/02/14/design_award_for_the_burke/ Brakes vs. accelerator: which wins? A stuck accelerator is a terrifying prospect, but an article in Car and Driver provides some counterintuitive solace: Modern brake

[Medianews] A fresh pitch on 'U' tube / Tufts, in a first, invited applicants to submit one-minute videos. A creative flood followed.

2010-02-21 Thread Monty Solomon
A fresh pitch on 'U' tube Tufts, in a first, invited applicants to submit one-minute videos. A creative flood followed. http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/02/21/a_fresh_pitch_on_u_tube/ *** * POST TO MEDIANEWS@ETSKYWARN.NET * *

[Medianews] Attack of the light drizzle! / How weather was taken over by the hype machine

2010-02-22 Thread Monty Solomon
Attack of the light drizzle! How weather was taken over by the hype machine By Robert David Sullivan | February 21, 2010 If you live anywhere around Greater Boston, you probably felt heroic about making it into work during what turned out to be the Storm That Wasn't. You must remember it, som

[Medianews] Google: Serious threat to the web in Italy

2010-02-24 Thread Monty Solomon
Serious threat to the web in Italy 2/24/2010 01:57:00 AM In late 2006, students at a school in Turin, Italy filmed and then uploaded a video to Google Video that showed them bullying an autistic schoolmate. The video was totally reprehensible and we took it down within hours of being notified

[Medianews] Opening Ceremonies for Vancouver 2010

2010-02-24 Thread Monty Solomon
Opening Ceremonies for Vancouver 2010 Alan Taylor February 13, 2010 Last night, Vancouver, British Columbia welcomed the world, as over 2,600 winter athletes from 82 countries entered the BC Place arena, ready to compete in 86 events in 15 different sports. The opening ceremony focused on Can

[Medianews] Welcoming the Year of the Tiger

2010-02-24 Thread Monty Solomon
Welcoming the Year of the Tiger Alan Taylor February 17, 2010 Last Sunday, February 14th was the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. It is also the beginning of the Chinese Spring Festival, with celebrations and observations by ethnic Chinese and others around the world, welcoming in the

[Medianews] Vancouver 2010, part 1 of 2

2010-02-24 Thread Monty Solomon
Vancouver 2010, part 1 of 2 Alan Taylor February 19, 2010 Today is Day 8 of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada, almost the halfway mark, and it's time to have a look at the activities in British Columbia. Over 100 medals have been awarded so far, with the United States, Germany, Nor

[Medianews] iTunes celebrates 10 billion songs downloaded

2010-02-24 Thread Monty Solomon
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[Medianews] Mossberg Discusses the iPad on "The Charlie Rose Show"

2010-02-24 Thread Monty Solomon
Mossberg Discusses the iPad on "The Charlie Rose Show" by Walter S. Mossberg Posted on February 5, 2010 at 8:17 PM PT Thursday's "Charlie Rose Show" featured a discussion with Walt Mossberg, David Carr and Michael Arrington about the upcoming Apple iPad. Their wide-ranging discussion covered t

[Medianews] Nuance Acquires MacSpeech, Extending Dragon NaturallySpeaking Family to the Mac

2010-02-28 Thread Monty Solomon
Nuance Acquires MacSpeech, Extending Dragon NaturallySpeaking Family to the Mac Trusted by Millions - on the PC, the iPhone, the Mac, and in the Car - Nuance's Dragon Speech Recognition Puts Speech within Reach for Everyone Burlington, MA - February 16, 2010 - Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq

[Medianews] Vancouver 2010, part 1 of 2

2010-03-01 Thread Monty Solomon
March 1, 2010 Vancouver 2010, part 2 of 2 Seventeen days after it began, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are now complete. A total of 258 medals were awarded, with the United States, Germany, and Canada collecting the most medals. The second half of the games went much smoother than the gl

[Medianews] iTunes Store Tops 10 Billion Songs Sold

2010-03-01 Thread Monty Solomon
iTunes Store Tops 10 Billion Songs Sold CUPERTINO, California-February 25, 2010-Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com), the world's most popular online music, TV and movie store. The 10 billionth song, "G

[Medianews] Vancouver 2010, part 2 of 2

2010-03-01 Thread Monty Solomon
March 1, 2010 Vancouver 2010, part 2 of 2 Seventeen days after it began, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are now complete. A total of 258 medals were awarded, with the United States, Germany, and Canada collecting the most medals. The second half of the games went much smoother than the gl

[Medianews] Clueless Woman Calls Tech Show When Her Stolen Wi-Fi Disappears

2010-03-02 Thread Monty Solomon
Clueless Woman Calls Tech Show When Her Stolen Wi-Fi Disappears [VIDEO] Yeah, everyone has stolen Wi-Fi at one point or another, but not everyone has called into a tech show in order to complain about the fact that someone put the kibosh on said stealing. Meet Jennifer, she had been unwittingl

[Medianews] License Plate Software Stirs Privacy Concerns

2010-03-02 Thread Monty Solomon
License Plate Software Stirs Privacy Concerns By KEN BELSON February 26, 2010 THE notion of roving cameras snapping pictures of license plates conjures up television shows like Fox's counterterrorism series, "24." It's not just fantasy, though. Americans are already watched by a variety of se

[Medianews] The Wired Repo Man: He's Not 'As Seen on TV'

2010-03-02 Thread Monty Solomon
The Wired Repo Man: He's Not 'As Seen on TV' By KEN BELSON February 25, 2010 BUSINESSES of every sort have been sucker-punched by the recession, but at least one enterprise has continued to grow through the downturn: auto repossession. More than 1.9 million cars were recovered on behalf of le

[Medianews] Digital Billboards, Diversions Drivers Can't Escape

2010-03-02 Thread Monty Solomon
DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION Digital Billboards, Diversions Drivers Can't Escape By MATT RICHTEL March 2, 2010 Safety advocates who worry about the dangers of distracted driving have a new concern beyond cellphones and gadget-laden dashboards: digital roadside billboards. These high-tech billboards

[Medianews] Apple Sues Nexus One Maker HTC

2010-03-02 Thread Monty Solomon
Apple Sues Nexus One Maker HTC By BRAD STONE March 3, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO - Apple has relied on slick applications, and even slicker advertisements, to promote the iPhone and maintain its advantage over rivals like Google in the battle to rule the next generation of smartphones. But the fight

[Medianews] Math of Publishing Meets the E-Book

2010-03-02 Thread Monty Solomon
Math of Publishing Meets the E-Book By MOTOKO RICH March 1, 2010 In the emerging world of e-books, many consumers assume it is only logical that publishers are saving vast amounts by not having to print or distribute paper books, leaving room to pass along those savings to their customers. P

[Medianews] Unintended Consequences: Twelve Years under the DMCA

2010-03-03 Thread Monty Solomon
Unintended Consequences: Twelve Years under the DMCA Fred Von Lohmann Electronic Frontier Foundation February 2010 This document collects reported cases where the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA have been invoked not against pirates, but against consumers, scientists, and legitimate co

[Medianews] Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement

2010-03-05 Thread Monty Solomon
Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement CUPERTINO, California-March 2, 2010-Apple today filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone's user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. The lawsuit was filed concurrently with the U.S. International Tra

[Medianews] iPad Available in US on April 3

2010-03-05 Thread Monty Solomon
iPad Available in US on April 3 Pre-Order on March 12 CUPERTINO, California-March 5, 2010-Apple today announced that its magical and revolutionary iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models. In addition, all models of iPad w

[Medianews] Building a Better Teacher

2010-03-07 Thread Monty Solomon
Building a Better Teacher By ELIZABETH GREEN The New York Times March 7, 2010 ON A WINTER DAY five years ago, Doug Lemov realized he had a problem. After a successful career as a teacher, a principal and a charter-school founder, he was working as a consultant, hired by troubled schools eager

[Medianews] The Way We Live Now - Laws for Sale

2010-03-07 Thread Monty Solomon
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/magazine/07fob-wwln-t.html The Way We Live Now Laws for Sale By MATT BAI The New York Times March 7, 2010 Plaintiffs' lawyers must be holding their heads a little higher when they walk into P.T.A. meetings and neighborhood parties these days, knowing that cor

[Medianews] China's Cyberposse

2010-03-07 Thread Monty Solomon
China's Cyberposse By TOM DOWNEY The New York Times March 7, 2010 The short video made its way around China's Web in early 2006, passed on through file sharing and recommended in chat rooms. It opens with a middle-aged Asian woman dressed in a leopard-print blouse, knee-length black skirt, stock

[Medianews] Starting Over at 55

2010-03-07 Thread Monty Solomon
Starting Over at 55 By STEVEN GREENHOUSE The New York Times March 3, 2010 AFTER 24 years as a marketing manager for Coors, Cinde Dolphin knew what was coming - Miller and Coors had just merged their United States beer operations, and hundreds of jobs were sure to be eliminated. Worried that

[Medianews] The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs

2010-03-07 Thread Monty Solomon
The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs in repertory with the last cargo cult Written and performed by Mike Daisey Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory Main Season | Thrust Stage Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2025 Addison Street Berkeley, CA 94704 January 14-February 27, 2011 The play The New York T

[Medianews] iPad TV Ad

2010-03-07 Thread Monty Solomon
http://www.apple.com/ipad/gallery/#hardware06 iPad Video http://www.apple.com/ipad/ipad-video/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews

[Medianews] Apple's iPad Tablet: Full Coverage

2010-03-07 Thread Monty Solomon
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/apple-tablet-full-coverage/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews

[Medianews] Apple: Most admired company

2010-03-07 Thread Monty Solomon
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostadmired/2010/snapshots/670.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews

[Medianews] TiVo Prevails in Patent Rights Case Against Dish

2010-03-09 Thread Monty Solomon
TiVo Prevails in Patent Rights Case Against Dish By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The New York Times March 4, 2010 Filed at 3:03 p.m. ET TiVo Inc. prevailed yet again in a long-running dispute with Dish Network Corp. over patents for digital video recorders, as a federal appeals court cleared the way

[Medianews] All Your Apps Are Belong to Apple: The iPhone Developer Program License Agreement

2010-03-09 Thread Monty Solomon
March 9th, 2010 UPDATED: All Your Apps Are Belong to Apple: The iPhone Developer Program License Agreement Legal Analysis by Fred von Lohmann The entire family of devices built on the iPhone OS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) have been designed to run only software that is approved by Apple-a maj

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2010-03-11-1 Safari 4.0.5

2010-03-12 Thread Monty Solomon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2010-03-11-1 Safari 4.0.5 Safari 4.0.5 is now available and addresses the following: ColorSync CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0040 Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted image with an embedded color profile may lead t

[Medianews] Honey, Don't Bother Mommy. I'm Too Busy Building My Brand.

2010-03-13 Thread Monty Solomon
Honey, Don't Bother Mommy. I'm Too Busy Building My Brand. By JENNIFER MENDELSOHN March 12, 2010 BALTIMORE ON a brisk Saturday morning this month, a dedicated crew of about 90 women, most in their 30s or thereabouts, arrived at a waterfront hotel here, prepared for a daylong conference that o

[Medianews] Effort to Widen U.S. Internet Access Sets Up Battle

2010-03-13 Thread Monty Solomon
Effort to Widen U.S. Internet Access Sets Up Battle By BRIAN STELTER and JENNA WORTHAM March 12, 2010 The Federal Communications Commission is proposing an ambitious 10-year plan that will reimagine the nation's media and technology priorities by establishing high-speed Internet as the country

[Medianews] FCC Launches Broadband Consumer Tools

2010-03-13 Thread Monty Solomon
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-296810A1.pdf FCC LAUNCHES BROADBAND CONSUMER TOOLS Agency Introduces First Mobile App, Consumer Broadband Test, and Broadband Dead Zone Report Washington, D.C. - Today, the Federal Communications Commission launched new digital tools -- the

[Medianews] AppleCare Protection Plan for iPad

2010-03-13 Thread Monty Solomon
AppleCare Protection Plan for iPad Terms and Conditions http://www.apple.com/legal/applecare/appforipad.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews

[Medianews] Ten years after the crash, the dotcom boom can finally come of age

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Ten years after the crash, the dotcom boom can finally come of age In 2000 the internet bubble spectacularly burst, now technology has caught up with some of the ideas it spawned Richard Wray The Observer 14 March 2010 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/14/technology-dotcom-crash-2000

[Medianews] Apple's Spat With Google Is Getting Personal

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Apple's Spat With Google Is Getting Personal By BRAD STONE and MIGUEL HELFT March 12, 2010 IT looked like the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Three years ago, Eric E. Schmidt, the chief executive of Google, jogged onto a San Francisco stage to shake hands with Steven P. Jobs, Apple's co-fo

[Medianews] The New Advertising Age / Meet Omar Hamoui, the entrepreneur who channeled innovation and frustration to build a mobile advertising network Google couldn't live without.

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
The New Advertising Age Meet Omar Hamoui, the entrepreneur who channeled innovation and frustration to build a mobile advertising network Google couldn't live without. By Jason Ankeny Entrepreneur Magazine - March 2010 The story behind the startup that grew to become the biggest mobile techn

[Medianews] Jumptap Launches Self-Service Application for Mobile Application Developers and Publishers Who Want to Turn Traffic Into Dollars

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Jumptap Launches Self-Service Application for Mobile Application Developers and Publishers Who Want to Turn Traffic Into Dollars JUMPTAP LAUNCHES SELF-SERVICE APPLICATION FOR MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPERS AND PUBLISHERS WHO WANT TO TURN TRAFFIC INTO DOLLARS GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE, SAN FRAN

[Medianews] Fifth U.S. Patent Issued To Jumptap In Nine Months

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Fifth U.S. Patent Issued To Jumptap In Nine Months US PATENT No. 7,676,394 ISSUED TO JUMPTAP FIFTH U.S. PATENT ISSUED TO JUMPTAP IN NINE MONTHS Intellectual Property Portfolio Reflects Increasing Sophistication and Advancements of Mobile Advertising Systems CAMBRIDGE, MA-March 10, 2010 - J

[Medianews] In stock nearby? Look for the blue dots.

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
In stock nearby? Look for the blue dots. Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:00 AM Vic Gundotra, VP of Engineering, demonstrated last December a preview version of Product Search for mobile with local inventory, which lets you see right in your search results whether items are in stock at nearby store

[Medianews] Battery Replacement Service - iPad: Frequently Asked Questions

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Battery Replacement Service - iPad: Frequently Asked Questions What is iPad Battery Replacement Service? If your iPad requires service due to the battery's diminished ability to hold an electrical charge, Apple will replace your iPad for a service fee. ... http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/s

[Medianews] Google Awarded Location Patent Filed Six Years Ago For Use In "Ad System"

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Google Awarded Location Patent Filed Six Years Ago For Use In "Ad System" by Justi Mar 1, 2010 Google is obviously serious about mobile advertising, and is filing patents left and right with one common theme- location. We reported a while back that Google had developed a process - and filed a

[Medianews] iPhone and QWERTY Top Devices for Mobile Ads, Says Millennial

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
iPhone and QWERTY Top Devices for Mobile Ads, Says Millennial 1 MAR 2010 Millennial Media has released their January Scorecard for Mobile Advertising Reach and Targeting (SMART). It offeres new insights into breakout campaign destination trends including m-Commerce, Social Media and Site Sear

[Medianews] YouTube calling: Now serving ads on the YouTube mobile site

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
YouTube calling: Now serving ads on the YouTube mobile site 3/10/2010 07:01:00 AM Mobile phones are rapidly becoming essential tools for surfing the web, connecting with friends, and sharing and watching video online, and we're seeing these effects at YouTube. The YouTube mobile site is more

[Medianews] Click-to-Call Phone Numbers in Mobile Ads for National Advertisers

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Click-to-Call Phone Numbers in Mobile Ads for National Advertisers Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:28 AM Recently we announced a new feature that allows advertisers to add a clickable phone number to their mobile ads, making it easy for customers to connect with the local business they're looking fo

[Medianews] Click-to-Call Phone Numbers in Mobile Ads for National Advertisers

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Click-to-Call Phone Numbers in Mobile Ads for National Advertisers Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:28 AM Recently we announced a new feature that allows advertisers to add a clickable phone number to their mobile ads, making it easy for customers to connect with the local business they're looking fo

[Medianews] Barcelona: Mobile First

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Barcelona: Mobile First Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:07 PM Last week at Mobile World Congress, where more than 55,000 people gathered in Barcelona to see what the coming year holds for mobile phones and computers, Eric Schmidt had the unique opportunity to reflect on achievements in the mob

[Medianews] Microsoft's Free Sync Service

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Microsoft's Free Sync Service By DAVID POGUE March 11, 2010 Last week, I wrote about an underpublicized gem in Microsoft's Windows Live suite of free online and offline services and programs: SkyDrive. It's a free, 25-gigabyte virtual hard drive on the Internet, accessible from any computer.

[Medianews] How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER March 7, 2010 OAKLAND, Calif. - Tim Westergren recently sat in a Las Vegas penthouse suite, a glass of red wine in one hand and a truffle-infused Kobe beef burger in the other, courtesy of the investment bankers who were throwing a p

[Medianews] Forbidden Fruit: Microsoft Workers Hide Their iPhones

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
Forbidden Fruit: Microsoft Workers Hide Their iPhones Steve Ballmer Sours on Apple Product; Work for Ford, Drive a Ford By NICK WINGFIELD March 13, 2010 REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. employees are passionate users of the latest tech toys. But there is one gadget love that many at the company

[Medianews] Netflix Prize Update

2010-03-14 Thread Monty Solomon
http://blog.netflix.com/2010/03/this-is-neil-hunt-chief-product-officer.html Netflix Prize Update Neil Hunt Chief Product Officer, Netflix FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010 About five months ago we announced that Netflix would sponsor a sequel to the Netflix Prize. We've given a lot thought to how to sp

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