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William Alsup / Groklaw NewsPicks:
Apple Wins Like a Champ - Psystar is Toast — What? You're Surprised? — Psystar just got what's coming to them in the California case. Here's the order [PDF]. It's a total massacre. Psystar's first-sale defense went down in flames. Apple's motion for summary judgment on copyright infringement and DMCA violation is granted.
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Computerworld, Lockergnome Blog Network, TG Daily, Engadget, Gizmodo, MacRumors and Macsimum News
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Stephen Wildstrom / Tech Beat:
Apple Crushes Clone Maker in Court — Apple won a sweeping legal victory against Macintosh clone maker Psystar Corp. Nov. 13 when a federal judge in San Francisco ruled (PDF, courtesy of Groklaw) that Psystar had violated Apple's copyright and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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CNET News, 9 to 5 Mac, Computerworld, Brainstorm Tech, AppleInsider, Macworld, Guardian, TUAW and digg.com
Randall Stross / New York Times:
Apple Wouldn't Risk Its Cool Over a Gimmick, Would It? — “SOME of the best-loved technology on the planet” is how Apple describes its products when recruiting new employees. It's a fair description. — But the love that consumers send Apple's way could flag if the company puts into place …
Eli Hodapp / Touch Arcade:
‘Ravensword’ and Many Other Unity-Powered Games Rejected by Apple — For the past couple days we have been anxiously anticipating that imminent release of Ravensword: The Fallen King, the thread on our forums has been going crazy, and we even had Ravensword developers Russ Menapace …
John Biggs / CrunchGear:
It's Google's world and handset makers just live in it — When the Motorola Droid launched this month everyone was amazed that a company so down on its luck was able to put together a well-designed phone running a powerful, “brand new” OS. The whole package - hardware, software, and marketing - seemed flawless.
Robert McMillan / PC World:
DNS Problem Linked to DDoS Attacks Gets Worse — Internet security experts say that misconfigured DSL and cable modems are worsening a well-known problem with the Internet's DNS (domain name system), making it easier for hackers to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against their victims.
Steve Gillmor / TechCrunch:
iDroid Wars on Gillmor Gang — The Gillmor Gang debated the virtues and otherwise of the smartphone's latest pretender to the iPhone crown: Droid. Michael Arrington led the Droid's faction, with a QVC-like enthusiasm for the power of Any Phone That Runs Google Voice.
Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
Apple looks to hire AAA game developer for in-house iPhone team — Apple is looking to hire a game and media software engineer for its iPhone and iPod touch team, perhaps signaling that the company intends to expand its first-party software offerings. — The listing posted this week …
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I4U News, TECH.BLORGE.com, EverythingiCafe, The iPhone Blog, Ubergizmo, ChannelWeb, Macsimum News and LOOPRumors
Dan Clancy / Google Public Policy Blog:
Modifications to the Google Books Settlement — Last year, we joined with a broad class of authors and publishers to announce a settlement agreement that would make millions of out-of-print books available to students and readers in every part of the U.S., while forging new opportunities for rightsholders to sell access to their books.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation, TeleRead, The Register, Wall Street Journal, CNET News, The Hill, TECH.BLORGE.com, Kindle Review, Financial Times, Tech Beat, Reuters, Zohar Efroni's blog, Post Tech, ResourceShelf, Search Engine Land, paidContent, Softpedia News and New York Times, Thanks:atul
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Fox News:
Apple Reverses Decision, Approves iPhone App Showing Political Caricatures — An iPhone application that Apple had rejected as “objectionable” for its caricatures of members of congress now is available to users, the application's developer told FoxNews.com Saturday.
Kevin C. Tofel / jkOnTheRun:
Are Smartbooks off to the Wrong Start Already? — It's far too early to condemn a product market when shipping products don't exist, but frankly, I'm worried. Yesterday saw what's likely the first smartbook, although the device could be a design prototype.
Joshuah Bearman / New York Times:
Can D.I.Y. Supplant the First-Person Shooter? — The face of the enemy flashed across a 20-foot screen. “That's right,” Jason Rohrer announced. “It's Roger Ebert.” There were a few boos, as several hundred people stirred in their seats. The film critic's cherubic face stared at the audience.
Shane Harris / National Journal Online:
The Cyberwar Plan — IT'S NOT JUST A DEFENSIVE GAME; CYBER-SECURITY INCLUDES ATTACK PLANS TOO, AND THE U.S. HAS ALREADY USED SOME OF THEM SUCCESSFULLY. — In May 2007, President Bush authorized the National Security Agency, based at Fort Meade, Md., to launch a sophisticated attack …
