EU opens antitrust probe on iTunes (AP)
AP - The European Commission confirmed Tuesday it has opened an antitrust probe into Apple's iTunes and the way it works with the major music companies to sell songs online.
Red Hat to Acquire Middleware Software Firm
Red Hat continues to enhance its line of middleware products with its agreement to acquire information management software firm MetaMatrix. Once the transaction is complete in approximately 60 days, MetaMatrix will be folded into Red Hat's JBoss division, said Tim Yeaton, senior vice president of enterprise solutions at Red Hat. CariNet, Reviews
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Eminem's Publisher Sues Apple Over Downloads (PC World)
PC World - The music publishing companies that represent rap artist Eminem have filed a multimillion-dollar suit against Apple Inc. for selling downloads of Eminem's music on iTunes online music service without compensating them. The suit could have ramifications for the current compensation plan that online music services have for divvying up profits between record labels and the publishing companies that hold rights to artists' songs.
HP To IBM: Welcome To The Party
HP has sold over $1 billion in x86 hardware to run Solaris. That's $1 billion in sales Sun didn't get.
Sun Launches OpenEco.org
Sun Microsystems has launched an impressive new website called Openeco.org . In their own words, the site "is a new global on-line community that provides free, easy-to-use tools to help participants assess, track, and compare business energy performance, share proven best practices to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and encourage ... (Read on Source)
Plaintiff Says Affirmative Defenses Not Supported By Reliable Evidence
PHOENIX - A PPA plaintiff is moving to strike two expert reports submitted by defendant Bayer Corp., arguing that their opinions that her stroke was caused by other factors are unsupported and should be excluded under Daubert (Pamela Stowe v. Bayer Corp., No. CV-01-526-TUC-BPV, D. Ariz.). Full story on lexis.com
Tapping into NI's steaming asset
TV Producer Sends 'Threat Letter' to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and Forwards Copies to Al Shar
Recently nine priority mail packages arrived at Senator Barack Obama's and Senator Hillary Clinton's senate offices and presidential campaign headquarters, which included a blood red cover letter entitled, "The Threat Letter to Obama and Clinton." However it was not a death threat; but rather a call to action about racism between Latinos, Whites and Blacks in America. It was later forwarded to Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SW5zZS1QaWdnLVN1bW0tWmV0YS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Anti-P2P bill gets warm welcome from Ruckus.com
Should federal financial aid be jeopardized if a university doesn't sign up for an RIAA-blessed music site? One such site thinks so.
Why sites do redesigns
The BBC redesigned their site today (well, they launched their redesign) and they had some interesting comments about why they did the redesign and what it means for their site...
Bar graphs vs. Pie charts
Compare! The bar graph is read left to right and seems to imply something about the declining relevance of Billygoats (even though close inspection shows that we expect high growth in billygoats next year). There's data here, but no information. The pie chart contains far less data, but the point is obvious: Trolls are where we should focus our ... (Read on Source)
Asteroid cruising past Earth turns out to be two
What at first was thought by scientists to be a good-sized asteroid currently hurtling past Earth has turned out to be two giant rocks in tandem. The setup, catalogued as 2008 BT18, was thought to be nearly a half-mile wide after its ... (Read on Source)
ESPN.com has launched many new widgets that offer scores, stats, and news
Visit the ESPN Widget Center. (Read on Source)
Smail - the Lighter Mail Server
Free Software Magazine: "Smail is simple, clean and efficient. Although it is as secure as pretty much most of its larger cousins (it’s been the subject of just one security advisory), it has arguably one of the least cumbersome configuration set-ups around. Its small size and simple configuration make it a great replacement for the bigger MTAs — especially Sendmail — in situations where you just don’t have the time/energy/patience to get involved with configuring an MTA."
Westfall Class Wants Metabolife Liquidation Stayed Pending Appeal
SAN DIEGO - Willard Westfall, the representative of a dismissed putative Metabolife class action, is moving for a stay of the implementation of the joint plan of liquidation for the Metabolife bankruptcy pending his appeal of the approval, arguing that the plan contains impermissible releases (In Re: MII Liquidation, Inc., No. 05-6040-H11, S.D. Calif. Bkcy.; See October 2007, Page 6). Full story on lexis.com
Bumper Patch Tuesday plugs multiple Office flaws
11 updates, six critical in latest Microsoft update Critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office star in the latest edition of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates.?
Scott Gordon takes over a young Islanders team in transition - Boston Herald
 Vancouver Sun | Scott Gordon takes over a young Islanders team in transition Boston Herald - By Katie Strang / Newsday Although Scott Gordon has yet to coach a game at the NHL level, he?s aware of the challenges that lie ahead as he begins his first year as Islanders head coach. Coaching Carousel Cycle Complete Isles' new coach: Let's speed it up |
AppArmor is Dead
etbe - Russell Coker: "In late 2007 Novell laid off almost all the developers of AppArmor [4] with the aim of having the community do all the coding. Crispin Cowan (the founder and leader of the AppArmor project) was later hired by Microsoft..."
Real Madrid increase bid for David Villa
Real Madrid are set to make a lastditch ?41 million offer for Valencia striker David Villa according to reports. (Read on Source)
Dell USA Launches Inspiron Mini 9
Dell.com has finally launched their Inspiron Mini page, and you can check out the details for all three models there now. Strangely, the $349 USD version with Ubuntu is only available for pre-order, leaving only the Windows XP-based versions for sale. Equally strange is that the $399 version, equipped with Windows XP, only comes with 512 MB of RAM. Windows XP really needs 1 GB of RAM to breathe properly, so this is a poor choice - especially since many, if not all other netbooks at $399 come with 1 GB of RAM. The good news though is that for $51 more you get bumped to 1 GB of RAM and the 16 GB SSD hard drive. The bad news is that even at $449, you don't get Bluetooth or the 1.3 MP Web cam - Dell wants $20 and $10 respectively for each of those.
If it seems I'm being a bit hard on the Dell Inspiron Mini 9, it's because I had really high hopes that Dell would bring something exciting to the table - either in the form of reduced pricing, great custom configuration options, different colour options, etc. If you don't like black, you can pay $25 for the privilege of owning an "Alpine White" version. Supposedly other colours are coming later, but Dell was so late to the game, why not launch with all guns blazing? Dell is a huge company, and instead of broadening the netbook market and giving the other players something to compete against, they seem to have released an also-ran product. Maybe once I get my hands on one I'll feel differently - perhaps the build quality is excellent, or the battery life is better than Dell says. We'll see...
Leaders of Lib Dems to ditch fees policy
Stephen Williams, Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, said that the policy was not sustainable. In an interview with Times Higher Education, as his party gathered for its annual conference in Bournemouth this week, Mr Williams said that Nick Clegg, the leader of the party, had come to this conclusion after " ... (Read on Source)
Alonso: Dark, bumpy...but an amazing opportunity.
Former double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso still has concerns about the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix - the sport's first-ever night race - but showed few nerves on-track during practice as he propelled Renault to the top of the timesheets. (Read on Source)
?Earl,? All Others Slip in Thursday Season Debuts
Stress over the weakened economy may have consumers poring over their checkbooks rather than their television screens. Last Thursday's season premieres drew lower ratings, across all networks, than... (Read on Source)
Pidgin instant messaging client: a video tour
Pidgin, formerly known as Gaim, is a popular Instant Messaging (IM) client for Linux. It works with 16 different IM services, including AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and Google, and can handle simultaneous connections to as many of them as you like. This 10-minute video is a brief introduction to Pidgin that shows how easy it is to install, in this case on OpenSUSE 11, how easy it is to set Pidgin up to use an existing IM account, and how to find and join an IRC channel with Pidgin.
Today's News From the Cars.com Family
A reader has one burning question for Ask.cars.com: Will we ever see a diesel engine for the Volkswagen Rabbit? Then, PickupTrucks.com has pickup truck sales numbers for September and ? no surprise here ? they don't look so hot. Finally, MotherProof.com is eager to show off its dazzling new site with three posts today. First, the moms take a look at Brooke Shields? ads for the VW Routan, followed by a review of the 2008 Honda Accord and a roundup of booster seats that performed poorly in safety tests. Also, be sure to check out the latest Driver's Edge video and mom-reviewer Sara Lacey in her prom dress.
Will VW Make a Diesel Rabbit? (Ask.cars.com)
Top 10 Pickups Sales Figures (PickupTrucks.com)
A Driver's Edge Driving Lesson (MotherProof.com)
VW Raises (Mock) Awareness With Routan Ads (MotherProof.com)
2008 Honda Accord (Mother Proof.com)
AutoWeek Magazine Showcases Family's Car Connections (MotherProof.com)
MeadWestvaco's third-quarter profit is cut by half
MeadWestvaco Corp. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit fell 55% because of higher input costs, downtime from storms and the impact of exchange rate moves.
Fifteen Fresh Resident Evil 5 Screenshots
Capcom has released a load of new screenshots from its upcoming horror sequel Resident Evil 5, highlighting dangerous zombie dogs, exciting motorcycle chases, and broken ladders.
Resident Evil 5 is still expected to ship March 13 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
15 Must Know Features of Google Search
Google search is undoubtedly the most helpful and widely used search engine in the world. Whoever you are, if you use internet then you must have used Google every time you have logged in. Such is the utility of the Google that it has become synonymous with the word internet. Did you know that Google [...]
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