If you enjoy electronic music, a new iBand takes on a whole new meaning by creating an ensemble made of iPhones and one Nintendo DS. The DS is in danger of being kicked out of the band, though.Read More...
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 now widely available
http://arstechnica.comMicrosoft has just made its newly-minted Visual Studio 2008 IDE (integrated development environment) widely available. Read More...
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Apple drops price on 1GB shuffle, new 2GB available "later this month"
http://arstechnica.comApple has dropped the price of the 1GB iPod shuffle to a mere $49 and added a 2GB model on top for $69. Now it's cheaper than ever to give the gift of iPods.Read More...
Read more »New Mega-D menace muscles Storm Worm aside
http://arstechnica.comThe Storm Worm has diminished into an irritating squall, but that hasn't stopped the next contender. The Mega-D botnet has been growing under the radar for the past four months and now accounts for over 30 percent of the spam traffic online.Read More...
Read more »BusinessWeek looks at the global iPhone gray market
http://arstechnica.comBusinessWeek has taken a look at the global gray market for iPhones, including its origins, sources, and Apple's stance on the matter.Read More...
Read more »Egypt says lay off music, movie downloads after 'Net outage
http://arstechnica.comAfter two undersea cable lines were mysteriously severed, Egypt and a number of surrounding countries are trying to minimize the economic damage of the massive Internet outage while figuring out exactly what happened.Read More...
Read more »"Vista Capable" scheme was panned at Microsoft
http://arstechnica.comInternal Microsoft e-mails show that major execs and program managers at Microsoft had doubts about the efficacy of its "Vista Capable" program, which is now at the center of a suit seeking class-action status for misleading users.Read More...
Read more »iPods for one and all! Apple launches Corporate Gifting program
http://arstechnica.comIf you're in charge of a company or organization that takes care of its employees, then you may be interested in Apple's new Corporate Gifting and Rewards program. Keep those employees working hard with some iPod lovin'!Read More...
Read more »Google tries to sneak "Team Edition" suite past IT help desk
http://arstechnica.comGoogle has launched a new version of its Google Apps suite meant to allow business users to collaborate without IT staff involvement. Such a move may boost the company's presence in the corporate sector, but it could also negatively impact how Google is perceived by IT departments.Read More...
Read more »List of programs associated with WHS bug grows
http://arstechnica.comReports of data corruption on Windows Home Server continue, forcing Microsoft to add to the list of programs that may trigger the bug if the right conditions are met.
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Researcher: Google Mail vulnerable to sidejacking despite SSL
http://arstechnica.comSecurity researcher Robert Graham claimed Google Mail was largely immune to the session-ID-interception method of hacking known as sidejacking, but he's now backed away from that claim. Under some circumstances, Google Mail will still transmit unencrypted session ID information.Read More...
Read more »Microsoft-Yahoo: of bids, poison pills, and hostility
http://arstechnica.comIt's a flashback to AOL-Time Warner, and probably not worth the pain. Steve Ballmer needs to back off and take a deep breath, because it just doesn't add up.Read More...
Read more »Minireview: ProClip vehicle mount for iPhone
http://arstechnica.comIf the iPhone is the BMW M5 of car analogies for mobile phones, ProClip is the best vehicle mount for that metaphor. And for your real car.Read More...
Read more »Why Google finds a Microsoft-Yahoo combination "unnerving"
http://arstechnica.comGoogle cofounder Sergey Brin tells the Associated Press that the prospect of Yahoo and Microsoft joining forces is "unnerving." With a lot of analysts questioning the wisdom of a merger, it's worth considering why it might make Google nervous.Read More...
Read more »Web site hints at iPhone 1.1.4 firmware
http://arstechnica.comOne iPhone developer has discontinued work on applications for the 1.1.3 firmware, and has mentioned 1.1.4 on its site. Some believe this means that 1.1.4 is coming at the same time as the iPhone SDK.Read More...
Read more »doubleTwist makes DRM-stripping, sharing easy as pie
http://arstechnica.comdoubleTwist is a new venture cofounded by DVD Jon, the hacker who made a name for himself by cracking a number of prevalent DRM schemes. Except this time, he wants to help out average Joes and Janes free themselves from the complicated world of DRM by making it as easy as drag-and-drop.Read More...
Read more »Yahoo turns to News Corp., leaving Microsoft jilted at the altar
http://arstechnica.comAll is fair in love and war. A business merger is a bit of both, so Yahoo is pulling out all the stops to sidestep Microsoft's proposal. Happy Valentine's Day!Read More...
Read more »Net Neutrality's not anti-property, it's about our property
http://arstechnica.comA critic of net neutrality and open access says that the movement is anti-property and "communal." But that ignores why net neutrality is gaining strength: we want more control over our own property, thanks.Read More...
Read more »Microsoft releases final two Vista SP1 prerequisite updates
http://arstechnica.comMicrosoft has released the final two of the three prerequisite updates for Vista SP1, as well as a Media Center for Windows Vista fix.Read More...
Read more »Repairs under way; explanation elusive on cable failures
http://arstechnica.comReports that a fifth undersea data cable has been cut in the Mideast region surfaced yesterday, but all information still points to a natural explanation. Three of the cables should be repaired or replaced by the weekend.Read More...
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