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1. Beatles download site told to cease and desist

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... like the original, so Bluebeat and its genius may be on very shaky ground when they stand up in court on the 20th. At press time, Bluebeat is still offering streaming of Beatles tracks. See Also Beatles ...

2. Global Foundries will bash up Intel's process lead

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... already begun. Macri said: "We [AMD] think that Global Foundries may surpass Intel's technology in the future because of the partnerships." See Also ARM, Global Foundries form strategic partnership  ...

3. Gartner beats up software company in court

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Magic Quadrant cafuffle may continueA software company that alleged market research company Gartner had libelled it had its case dismissed in America. Research magazine said that ZL had filed a case against ...

4. Twitter turns UI thinking on its head

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... message, create a list, among the other basic tasks--in a similar fashion. Traditional application designers are probably scratching their heads and wondering if they've had it all wrong. That is, maybe ...

5. Gamers ditch Xbox 360 for PS3 sequels

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   More than a Blu-ray player A recent survey conducted by OTX Gameplan indicates that gamers may be ditching the Xbox 360 to play popular sequels on the Playstation 3 console. "The PS3 seems poised to ...

6. Adult Friend Finder: paedophiles are just one click away

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Single Parent Gossip author and child safety expert Pat McKenna has discovered disturbing information that provides evidence that the dangers of child porn and paedophiles may be much closer than you ...

7. Notebook benchmarks fail to convey performance, price

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... array of notebooks all with different specs. The sales person may or may not be savvy enough to guide a confused buyer through this maze. Obviously AMD has its own internal benchmarks it uses, and a suggestion ...

8. Chinese foundry violated Taiwanese secrets

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... China, is a relatively recent player and has nothing like the market share the Taiwanese player commands. SMIC may well appeal the decision. The Taipei Times story is here. * Meanwhile, the same newspaper ...

9. Hacker jailbreaks iPhone 3GS with blacksn0w crack

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... carrier. "This may be the best iPhone users ever have it," Hotz explained in an official blog post. "Be sure, if you have a 3GS or iPod Touch 3, to use Cydia's 'On File' or Firmware Umbrella in order ...

10. Nvidia may be moving into X86 market

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    It looks like graphics chip maker Nvidia is building its own x86 development program using staff from Transmeta. It is starting to look like graphics chip maker Nvidia is building its own x86 development ...

11. Apple's small-minded strategy

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ... from other sources, such as Amazon or (maybe?) Google. And they will gladly chuck their iPhones for the next cool thingamajig. So, why is Apple, full of many smart people, being so strategically small ...

12. Peek ships Twitter gadget for the terminally-sad

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... But the altruistic Peek may be able to help - if you let it. 

Indeed, the social networking site apparently undergoes a radical transformation when it is accessed from a real-time device like the TwitterPeak. ...

13. UK court rules that global warming is a religious belief, not science

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    ... protected by the 2003 religion or belief regulations." Nicholson said he was 'delighted by the judgement for himself and other people who may feel they are discriminated against because of their views ...

14. AMD calls for more realistic notebook benchmarks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... “Intel has spent lots of money with Intel Inside and making that try to make that matter above all else. It may be working for Intel but it’s not working for anyone else, including the OEMs. The OEMs have ...

15. Dell fined $12.8 million in New Orleans conspiracy case

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... tenders and had decided that the hardware company had enough money to be worth suing. Dell hasn't yet decided whether it will appeal against the jury verdict. See Also Mayor Nagin named in Dell conspiracy ...

16. Why Apple should license Windows 7

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... suddenly decide that pounding on each other works to Google's advantage and that maybe they should cooperate in the face of this common threat. Granted, with an anti-trust cloud over all three firms what ...

17. Apple drops Atom bomb on Hackintosh netbook rebels

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... Mac. Maybe it's in effort to kill the Atom Hackintoh Netbooks in anticipation of the rumored Tablet? Or maybe it's something totally unrelated?" Whatever the reason, Apple is unlikely to pause its offensive ...

18. Unidentified bug causes massive CPU spike on 27-inch iMacs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... Snow Leopard. However, a user named Rhyceudique clarified that the above-mentioned fixes were only "temporary." "The problem will return. I opened a case with Apple and they say it may be a video ...

19. Apple iPhone released in China at high price tag

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... a competing standard. But it is expected to be offered with standard wi-fi later this year. China eased the ban in May but the first machines had, apparently, already been built. ...

20. TSMC yield problem to affect Nvidia, ATI

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... has promised to get the problem fixed during the current quarter.Customers using TSMC's process are AMD-ATI and Nvidia, said Digitimes, and that may well have an impact on shipping products such as the ...

21. Light at the end of the tunnel may be approaching train

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Video of the Week: This week's clip shows someone who has first call on the title of the World's Luckiest Man... Video of the Week: This week's clip shows someone who has first call on the title of ...

22. Astronomers find most distant object yet

    (Space/Space Features)

    ... the research team. While the data on GRB 090423 don't indicate that it resulted from the death of such a monster star, new astronomical tools are coming that may reveal them. "The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter ...

23. Wii don't want no Nintendo consoles

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... much. It made a net profit of 69.5 billion yen but it had said it was likely to make a profit of 100 billion yen for the period. The drop in profitability, however, may force prices down again - what ...

24. Sony Vaio AC adapters recalled in shock scare

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... the products, but none so far in the US. Consumers are advised to stop using the products immediately, says Sony. The company adds that the affected AC adapters may pose a potential hazard 'as insulation ...

25. Control your enthusiasm

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... for the continuity of R&D investment, and new product development and design. This was true from chip design tools to end user consumer products and as a result,  many, maybe even most of the ...

26. UK will disconnect file pirates

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... such legislation may well be thwarted.Mandelson said he didn't expect "mass suspensions". People will get two warnings and even if they get cut off, they will have the right to appeal.The proposals have ...

27. Roku streams Netflix on wireless set-top boxes

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... dual-band wireless connectivity." According to Wood, the Roku HD-XR is fully compatible with legacy routers and may even boost indoor Wi-Fi reception. He added that both the SD and HD-XR players connect ...

28. My 10 favorite Windows apps

    (Software/Software Features)

    ...  So right now I'm using a Windows XP gig. The notebook I use came with Vista but I downgraded. Maybe Windows 7 is great. I'll wait a while. But in the meantime here's my top 10 apps on Windows that right ...

29. Ubuntu is still rubbish

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... the disc out of the DVD drive and pushed reset. Perhaps in another three or four years, I may try Linux again (assuming it's still around). I'm pretty certain it will still be what we techies - who started ...

30. Is Windows 7 too good for Apple to FUD?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... the honesty of the firm running them and Apple’s strongest asset may be trust, if they burn a significant amount of that up, well when you are at the top of a hill, and Apple has hit amazing highs this ...

31. MSI plans Tegra e-book, talks up notebook shipments

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... may hold the company back, according to chairman Joseph Hsu, who expects to see 30 percent year-on-year growth in the company's notebook and all-in-one PC shipments next year. Hsu says the netbook ...

32. Windows 7 upgrades crash and burn

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... the system on and immediately start pressing the 'F8' key until you reach a multi-boot menu 3. Select 'Safe Mode with Networking' in the list 4. Wait until it boots into Windows. This may take a few minutes ...

33. TG Daily: A readers' Guide

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    ... no other site does this. Here's why. You may wish to have a dictionary to hand for some of the more challenging words. Opinion: A few months back, we took the brave - some might say daft - decision to ...

34. How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable Apple with Windows 7

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... did in August that most may never actually see. Not only is this a short problem list the issue should track quickly back to Adobe and not damage the launch much. In edition Microsoft didn’t blow their ...

35. Americans tweet like a flock of canaries

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... device. The median age of a Twitter user is 31, which has remained stable over the past year. The median age for MySpace is now 26, down from 27 in May 2008. Facebookers are getting older - 33, up ...

36. Microsoft upgrades Bing with live Twitter feed

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... his/her Tweet may get ranked higher. If a tweet is exactly the same as other Tweets, it will get ranked lower." He added that Bing had also replaced traditional links with "social captions" to more ...

37. Australian atheists targeted by hackers

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... Australia’s history. This may have been not just an attack on atheism, but an attack on freedom of speech." The event is to be held in Melbourne next March, with speakers including Richard Dawkins, author ...

38. Program predicts 911 callers' chances of survival

    (Software/Software Features)

    Japanese researchers have developed a computer program which may be able to tell from an emergency call if the caller is about to die.Japanese researchers have developed a computer program which may be ...

39. Apple readies Mac refresh

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ...  Apple turned in startlingly good results yesterday, and while other vendors appear to still have trouble selling their kit, the Cupertino company still seems to be on a roll. What may disappoint ...

40. Searching the internet is good for your brain

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    ... brain activation patterns very similar to those seen in the group of savvy internet users. "The results suggest that searching online may be a simple form of brain exercise that might be employed to ...

41. NASA: Nibiru will not destroy the Earth in 2012

    (Space/Space Features)

    ... collision between the mysterious Nibiru and another, unnamed planet created both Earth and the asteroid belt. The year 2012 has also been tagged as "Doomsday" by amateur followers of the Mayan "long ...

42. The Delusions of IT Startups

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ...  Maybe they aren't so delusional at YouNoodle after all.  ...

43. Insecurity leads to fascism

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... your internet life.  Or maybe you just grab a free AV checker from AVG or Microsoft and tell them all to go to hell.  ...

44. Can the Palm Pre knock the iPhone off its perch?

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... 3GS for comfort, but those looking for a smart phone alternative that is both fun and functional could be swayed by Pre’s charms. "The only issue Palm may face is that of not being a known entity in ...

45. NASA does kick up moon plume after all

    (Space/Space Features)

    ... appears to be at the low end of our predictions, and this may be a clue to the properties of the material the Centaur impacted.” The LCROSS spacecraft captured the Centaur impact flash in both mid-infrared ...

46. Judge protects Verizon ringtones from greedy publishers

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... costs, preserving the ability of consumers to make private uses of the music they legally purchase. Additionally, while selling ringtones may not be all that innovative today, in following the Second Circuit ...

47. The best IT vendor CEO of the decade is...

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ... little with the company Bill Gates handed to him and is not even close to being considered a great CEO. He may be a terrific technocrat and a super salesman, but it's safe to leave him off the list. Larry ...

48. Finland promises broadband for all

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... giving itself a bit of leeway, though, according to Finnish news site YLE. "Some variation will be allowed, if connectivity can be arranged through mobile phone networks," it says. It may also count ...