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To Vlog or Not to Vlog — Blip.TV's Dina Kaplan apparently challenged several bloggers to create video blogs. Some such as Andy Abramson did it, others such as Alec Saunders did not - and he explains why here. (Mathew Ingram also provides his non-video position). So why haven't I done a video blog?
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iPod fans 'shunning iTunes store' — Despite the success of Apple iTunes, few people stock their iPod with tracks from the online store, reports a study. — The Jupiter Research report reveals that, on average, only 20 of the tracks on a iPod will be from the iTunes shop.
Ryan Block / Engadget:
ThinkPad explodes at LAX, ignites bomb scare — In a time when you're not even allowed to say the word "bomb" in an airport (hey, it's for good reason), it's got to be like, really freaking embarrassing to have to run up the jetway at full speed, shoving other passengers out of the way as your flaming laptop explodes on the ground.
Dan Tynan / PC World:
The 25 Worst Web Sites — From unforgettable flame-outs to some of the most popular destinations around, no one is safe from our look at the world's dumbest dot-coms and silliest sites. — People say hindsight is 20/20. When it comes to the Web, hindsight is more like X-ray vision …
Marshall Kirkpatrick / TechCrunch:
Walmart preparing to offer movie downloads — Reports are coming out that Walmart is gearing up to offer movie downloads in the coming months. The impact of the move on pricing could be big; Walmart sells almost half of the physical DVDs bought in the US and the company could be a major player …
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Benjamin J. Romano / Seattle Times:
Microsoft unveils its wireless answer to iPod: Zune — When it comes to discovering new music, a friend's recommendation typically beats what's on the Billboard charts. — Microsoft has baked that idea into building a new portable media player that represents its most ambitious effort …
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Tom Bramwell / GamesIndustry.biz:
Wii is region-locked - Nintendo UK — Also rules out DVD playback module — Nintendo UK has admitted that the Wii console is region-locked after all, despite comments from Nintendo of America to the contrary. — Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz in London this afternoon, a spokesperson admitted …
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Richard Siklos / New York Times:
Changing Its Tune — The radio industry keeps losing people like Danny C. Costa, a senior at Boston University who grew up listening to radio in New York and New Jersey. — For the last few years, Mr. Costa has tuned out radio in favor of Web sites where he can get access to downloads or videos he heard about from friends.
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
New York courts may keep lawyers from blogging — New ethics rules under consideration in New York would redefine the definition of advertisement so broadly that virtually all electronic communications—including e-mails and blogs—would have to carry the word "ADVERTISEMENT" in a large, impossible-to-ignore font.
Kdawson / Slashdot:
MySpace Music Player Hacked — from the we-don't-need-no-steenkin'-players dept. — Roy van Rijn writes to tell us about a little program called MySpace MP3 Gopher, with which you can download any song from MySpace as an MP3 even if it is marked to disable downloading.
Sharon Gaudin / InformationWeek:
Accused VoIP Fraudster Sought As Fugitive — The feds issued an arrest warrant for Edwin Pena for violating his bail conditions. Investigators are searching for the man, who's been missing since last month. — Federal authorities say a Miami man facing computer and wire fraud charges …
Sam Kennedy / 1up.com:
Seaman 2 Revealed for PS2 — Sega reveals the PS2 sequel to one of the most bizarre games ever. — At a press event in Tokyo this afternoon, Sega revealed the sequel to Seaman, the bizarre Dreamcast game in which you looked after and communicated with a virtual half man, half fish pet.
Smaran / Torrentfreak:
How to run µTorrent in Mac OS X — As a x-Windows guy and an ardent BitTorrenter I can confidently say that µTorrent is one of the best BitTorrent clients available for Windows 95 through Vista. It's lean, takes up very little memory and doesn't need to be installed, you can even run it off a USB pen drive.
Frank Gruber / Somewhat Frank:
GO2WEB20.NET WEB 2.0 DIRECTORY LAUNCHED — I am pleased to announce that Go2Web20.net has been officially unveiled by Orli Yakuel, a talented Israel-based web 2.0 blogger, enthusiast and friend. The site offers visually driven directory to companies and applications of web 2.0 glory.
JJ Hawkins / PVR Wire:
Are CableCards Doomed? — Alan Stafford has an informative article up on the PC World staff blog about the state of the CableCard. — To recap, "CableCard is the technology created by the United States cable television industry in response to government mandates by the FCC to separate …
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Ryan Naraine / eWEEK.com:
Hacker Discovers Adobe PDF Back Doors — A British security researcher has figured out a way to manipulate legitimate features in Adobe PDF files to open back doors for computer attacks. — David Kierznowski, a penetration testing expert specializing in Web application testing …
Christopher Grant / Joystiq:
Guitar Hero II's final boss revealed, all 11 solos of it — In the latest issue of EGM, Guitar Hero's resident axman, Marcus Henderson, revealed that we would know the identity of Guitar Hero II's final boss "when it arrives." He gushed, "This is a major, major guitar ass-kicker.
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