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Chris Williams / drobe.co.uk:
Should RISC OS be open sourced? — The big question that the jury are still debating — Editorial The debate over whether or not RISC OS should be open sourced took another turn this week when Peter Naulls argued that "certain parts" of the OS could be released under an open source licence.
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David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Mo. May Track Cell Phones for Traffic Data — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Driving to work, you notice the traffic beginning to slow. And because you have your cell phone on, the government senses the delay, too. A congestion alert is issued, automatically updating electronic road signs …
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Bob Tourtellotte / Reuters:
MTV acquires IFILM to expand Web presence — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - MTV Networks on Thursday said it acquired IFILM, an Internet provider of short films, news clips and other video snippets, for $49 million (28 million pounds) as part of its ongoing effort to expand its presence on the Web.
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Business Week:
Big Media, Little Blogosphere — There aren't yet enough quality pages to satisfy advertisers' hunger for a blog presence — Jason McCabe Calacanis had an enviable problem. Advertisers eager to reach niche audiences were banging on his door. But the CEO of Weblogs Inc. …
Barb Dybwad / Engadget:
HOW-TO: Convert a DVD for your iPod (with video) in Windows — Today's how-to from Fabienne Serriere will take you through the steps of getting from DVD to the new iPod (with video) on the Windows platform. Happy portable watching! — What you will need:
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Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing:
Katamari Damacy 2 player collections 10^6 roses with oscillating fan — This Livejournaller connected an oscillating fan to his PS2's joystick in order to have repeat the same movements over and over again without intervention, enabling him to collection one million roses in the video game We Love Katamari Damacy.
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Business Week:
A Hard Ride For eDonkey — The file-sharing service has been forced to reinvent itself by a Supreme Court ruling — On the morning of June 27, Sam Yagan huddled with his partner, Jed McCaleb, before one of the five computer screens in their dingy, one-room office in Hoboken, N.J. Yagan …
google.com:
Google Privacy Policy — At Google we recognize that privacy is important. This Policy applies to all of the products, services and websites offered by Google Inc. or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies (collectively, Google's "services"). In addition, where more detailed information …
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Official Google Blog:
Our ongoing privacy efforts — We updated our privacy policy today. We know privacy is important to our users, and it's important to us, too. That's why we work hard to let people know how we collect and use personal information to provide our services. A clearly written privacy policy is part of this effort.
microsoft.com:
Software Update for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Enables High-Fidelity Access to PC Digital Entertainment via Xbox 360 — Update offers new performance enhancers, digital entertainment features and services from industry partners, including MTV. — NEW YORK — Oct. 14, 2005 …
Scobleizer / Microsoft Geek Blogger:
Doc Searls says Microsoft doesn't get it — Doc Searls says Microsoft doesn't get it. This is a very astute post. It's actually a smaller part of a bigger post that makes the point that companies can't change their DNA. — Doc calls me a voice in the wilderness. Oh, there are other voices, believe me.
Halley / Halley's Comment:
Dot Blog Boom — You'd have to live under a rock, or have a brown paper bag as your favorite hat, not to notice that things are getting very bullish and "dot com-like" in the blogosphere these days. — Two weeks ago, to have Jason Calacanis sell his baby Weblogs, Inc to AOL …
Joris Evers / CNET News.com:
Critical Windows patch may wreak PC havoc — A Microsoft patch meant to fix critical security flaws in Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is causing trouble for some users, the company said Friday. — The patch was released Tuesday to fix four Windows flaws …
Will Knight / newscientist.com:
Cell phone could identify its owner by their walk — Whether you stride purposefully or shuffle along, your unique mode of locomotion could soon be used to secure your cell phone against theft and unauthorised use. — Researchers at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed …
