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Dan Warne / apc:
Microsoft cuts ANOTHER feature: full HD playback in 32bit Vista goes — Microsoft revealed today that no 32-bit versions of Windows Vista will be able to play back "next generation high definition protected content" (translation - studio-released BluRay and HD-DVD movies).
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Nwhite / Windows Vista Team Blog:
Clarifying Windows Vista Support of Protected HD Content in 32-bit Systems — The community is buzzing with reactions to APC Magazine's article regarding playback of protected High Definition content in 32-bit versions of Windows Vista. However, the information shared was incorrect …
IEBlog:
Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate Now Available — This morning we released our first public release candidate, IE7 RC1, for Windows XP. You can download it at http://www.microsoft.com/ie. — The RC1 build includes improvements in performance, stability, security, and application compatibility.
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Colin Barker / ZDNet:
Firefox welcomes Microsoft's offer of help … Mozilla has accepted Microsoft's offer of help in porting Firefox to Vista, but some issues still need to be ironed out — Mozilla has accepted Microsoft's offer of help towards ensuring interoperability between Firefox and the upcoming Vista operating system.
Marshall Kirkpatrick / TechCrunch:
AOL to offer video from all the big guys — that it has finalized deals to offer download to own deals with 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group through Video.AOL.com. AOL will now distribute content from all 6 …
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Associated Press:
Apple to recall 1.8 million notebook batteries — Recall is second-biggest in U.S. history involving electronics or computers … SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday recalled 1.8 million Sony-built laptop batteries that could overheat and catch fire.
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MethodShop, Guardian Unlimited, jkOnTheRun, MobileWhack.com, Gearlog, dailywireless.org, Zoli's Blog, MacSlash, TechBlog, GottaBeMobile.com and digg
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Catherine Holahan / Business Week:
Online Video: Tasty Takeover Targets? — Sony's deal for Grouper signals that big outfits are looking to buy in. Which video-sharing sites might be next? — Online video sites are a bit like fish in the sea. Though they are plentiful, the tastiest ones are difficult to catch.
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CNET News.com:
YouTube could be a steal at $1 billion — news analysis By agreeing to pay $65 million for Grouper—a profitless video-sharing company with negligible market share—Sony has helped establish a benchmark for other companies in the space and sent industry insiders speculating wildly about what market leader YouTube may be worth.
Marshall Kirkpatrick / TechCrunch:
Windows Live testing video search — Windows Live.com is working on some interesting new features in their beta search service, most notably video search. It's not on the front page yet, but on the section of the site ironically missing the word beta on its logo: beta.search.live.com.
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AdAge:
MySpace: The Magazine — Social-Networking Site in Talks With 'Nylon' to Create Title — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Hey MySpace kids: Want to read a magazine? If you answered yes, you may be in luck. MySpace is actively considering whether to launch an ink-on-paper magazine to complement …
Yahoo! Search blog:
It's a Flickr Moment! — We've all had moments in our lives when we wished we had our cameras around to capture a perfect sunset, an amusing cloud shape in the sky, or a candid shot of our friends, family or pets. That's why Flickr is so great. It is full of these moments - as seen through the eyes of the world.
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TechCrunch, Thomas Hawk's Digital …, Blogging Stocks, Search Engine Watch Blog and AMCP Tech Blog
BBC:
Experts make robotic welly wanger — The eccentric British sport of hurling wellington boots has been given a mechanical makeover by scientists at Aberystwyth University. — More commonly known as welly wanging, experts have built a machine capable of propelling a welly up to 262ft (80m).
Rachel Metz / Wired News:
IWoz Logs Leap From Geek to Icon — Steve Wozniak has been teasing his fans with the promise of an autobiography for nearly two decades. Finally, he's releasing one in September: IWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It …
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Marc Weber Tobias / Engadget:
The Lockdown: Locked, but not secure (Part I) — Noted security expert Marc Weber Tobias contributes a new column, The Lockdown, exposing the shoddy security you may depend on. — The Bump Key: A new old threat to the security of mechanical locks — The most popular locking mechanism …
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enthusiast.hardocp.com:
ATI Radeon X1950 XTX / CrossFire Evaluation — ATI is today launching new video cards into several market segments along with the world's first video card using GDDR4 memory. We cover real world gameplay with the high-end single- and multiple-GPU video cards from ATI. — Introduction
Mikek / Hacking NetFlix:
Netflix Launches Mobile Site for Cell & PDA Users — Netflix has a launched a special version of the Netflix website for cellphone and PDA users at www.Netflix.com/Mobile. You don't need a cellphone to try it, just click on the link. Netflix Mobile lets you view your queue, search for movies, and even add movies to your queue.
USA Today:
Verizon, Cablevision skirmish as war nears — NEW YORK — Nobody would mistake the lush, trimmed lawns of suburban New York City for the OK Corral. But you can almost hear the jingling spurs and blasting revolvers of a corporate gunfight erupting that could affect virtually all consumers.
