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Apple Threatens To Close iTunes Store If Fee Hiked
Posted by:ryzilla 1335 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Apple, Inc. has threatened to close its online iTunes Store if the Copyright Royalty Board approves a proposal by the National Music Publishers Association to increase music royalties from nine cents READ MORE ...
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Legal Battle Heats Up Over RealDVD
Posted by:ryzilla 1335 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
RealNetworks has filed a declaratory action, asking for a ruling that RealDVD is not a violation of anti-copying law. At the same time, the MPAA filed suit against RealNetworks, seeking an injunction READ MORE ...
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California Lawmakers Defend Google-Yahoo Deal
Posted by:ryzilla 1336 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
California politicians have sent a letter to the Department of Justice favoring the Google-Yahoo advertising deal. They told U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey that blocking the Google-Yahoo deal READ MORE ...
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Cisco Security Study Points Finger at Employees
Posted by:ryzilla 1336 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Cisco has released the results of a global security study. The results, Cisco says, indicate that data loss can result from risky employee behavior. Cisco says that helping workers understand how the READ MORE ...
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Why the Web Fails To Please the Eye and Brain
Posted by:ryzilla 1336 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
One of the worst habits of Web designers is to “prettify†sites with digital animations created by Flash software. Think of how many times you’ve logged off Web sites because you’ve been locked into READ MORE ...
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Nintendo Rumored To Add Music, Camera to DS
Posted by:ryzilla 1337 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Rumors leaked by the Japanese Nikkei news outlet are saying that Nintendo plans to release a new Nintendo DS with a camera and music capabilities. While Nintendo sidestepped questions about an update READ MORE ...
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Muxtape Music Site Returns with a Focus on Bands
Posted by:ryzilla 1338 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Muxtape, which launched as a site for uploading and sharing music mixes but disappeared despite 1.2 million unique visitors, has relaunched as a service for bands. Founder Justin Ouellette blamed the READ MORE ...
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Visa Plans To Let Phones Charge Your Purchases
Posted by:ryzilla 1338 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Google’s Android mobile operating system and upcoming Nokia smartphones will be the first to get a Visa credit-card application. An analyst said the smaller market for Android will let Visa develop a READ MORE ...
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Court Pulls Plug on Apple iPhone Battery Lawsuit
Posted by:ryzilla 1340 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Apple, Inc. has been granted a summary judgment in a class-action lawsuit brought by iPhone purchaser Jose Trujillo. Trujillo argued that Apple and AT&T concealed a replacement charge for the iPhone’ READ MORE ...
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Apple’s App Store Actions Offend iPhone Developers
Posted by:ryzilla 1341 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
iPhone developers are upset by Apple, Inc.’s unfriendly rejection letter and Apple’s rejections of third-party submissions to its App Store. Even Apple’s letter is subject to nondisclosure. In reacti READ MORE ...
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Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Pre-Beta Launch
Posted by:ryzilla 1341 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Microsoft will launch a pre-beta release of Windows 7 next month. The pre-beta release shows that Microsoft is on target for Windows 7’s 2010 launch. Microsoft used the Vista kernel in developing Win READ MORE ...
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T-Mobile, HTC Ready for Android’s First Chapter
Posted by:ryzilla 1344 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
The first Google Android-based cell phone will be unveiled by T-Mobile and HTC. Analysts are already predicting that Android will account for four percent of all smartphones sold in the U.S. in the f READ MORE ...
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Internet Services Simplify File Sharing
Posted by:ryzilla 1344 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Drop.io boasts advanced features that make it more than a dumb sharing system. The service provides a phone number so you can add a recording of your voice to the stored files. Another phone number l READ MORE ...
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Apple Recalls iPhone USB Power Adapters
Posted by:ryzilla 1344 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Apple, Inc. is advising iPhone 3G users not to use a USB power adapter until replacements are ready. The Apple iPhone adapter’s metal prongs can break off and get stuck in a power outlet. The iPhone READ MORE ...
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FBI Raids Apartment of Suspected Palin Hacker
Posted by:ryzilla 1344 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
The FBI raided the Knoxville, Tenn., apartment of a suspect in the hacking of Sarah Palin’s e-mail account on Yahoo. Tracing the suspect in the Palin case was not exactly difficult, and the relativel READ MORE ...
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Searching for Brad Pitt Can Lure Surfers To Malware
Posted by:ryzilla 1349 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Searching for movie star Brad Pitt produces a one in five chance of hitting a site that spreads malware, according to McAfee. Besides Brad Pitt, searches for other movie stars can produce malware sit READ MORE ...
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MintyIT Blog » In the Friendly Skies You Can Surf — but No Talking
Posted by:ryzilla 1350 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Reflecting the continuing battles over mobile use in new public settings, Aircell and American Airlines — so far the only airline offering Aircell’s in-flight Internet access, called Gogo — have erec READ MORE ...
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MintyIT Blog » Seagate, Western Digital Change Hard-Drive Lineups
Posted by:ryzilla 1351 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
New external hard drives up to 1TB have been announced by Seagate and Western Digital. Seagate’s FreeAgent Go drives have an optional docking station in capacities up to 500GB, and the Xtreme drive o READ MORE ...
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MintyIT Blog » Keep your PC Safe with anti-virus protection
Posted by:ryzilla 1352 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
The internet is a glorious and exciting world, but unless you’re properly protected with a good antivirus application, it can also be a dangerous one. We’ve come a long way since the days of Norton, READ MORE ...
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MintyIT Blog » Tiger Woods Tops This Season’s Golf Games
Posted by:ryzilla 1352 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Tiger Woods isn’t the only familiar face in his namesake game: You’ll also compete against pros like Vijay Singh and Annika Sorenstam. But the one guy you’ll really see a lot of is Woods’ coach Hank READ MORE ...
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Intel Brings Enviro-Friendly Chips to Customers
Posted by:ryzilla 1358 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Chipmaker Intel has debuted a new line of Xeon processors that are halogen-free. Intel says no legislative or regulatory requirements forced the change in the Xeon chips; rather, Intel chose to chang READ MORE ...
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Apple Ready To Rock with Possible iPod, iTunes News
Posted by:ryzilla 1358 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Apple, Inc. is expected to make a major product announcement at its “Let’s Rock†event in San Francisco. Speculation centers on Apple’s iPods and iTunes. Apple has urged journalists from around the c READ MORE ...
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Chrome’s ‘Save As’ Flaw Could Give Attackers Control
Posted by:ryzilla 1358 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Google’s new Chrome browser is vulnerable to a remote-control attack, Vietnam researcher Bach Khoa Internetwork Security says. Bach Khoa said a total of four Chrome vulnerabilities were discovered, a READ MORE ...
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App Stores: Microsoft, Google Follow Apple
Posted by:ryzilla 1359 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
The appeal of an app store is undeniable. Since the App Store debut, users of Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch have downloaded more than 60 million applications, sampling the more than 3,000 games, cale READ MORE ...
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Take Steps To Thwart Identity Thieves
Posted by:ryzilla 1362 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Phishing: It’s becoming more common but you’ll be immune as long as you remember: Your bank or credit union doesn’t contact customers by e-mail to ask for account numbers, routing numbers or Social S READ MORE ...
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Intel Quietly Adds Low-Cost Multi-Core Processors
Posted by:ryzilla 1363 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Intel has quietly added three new multi-core processors for low-cost consumer desktops, following price cuts at rival Advanced Micro Devices. Intel’s new quad-core Q8200 costs $224 but lacks enterpri READ MORE ...
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Analyst Says Google’s Chrome Browser Needs Polishing
Posted by:ryzilla 1363 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Google’s new Chrome browser isn’t likely to be a threat to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 or Mozilla’s Firefox. Despite Google’s hype, an analyst said the performance gains claimed for the open-sour READ MORE ...
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Google Chrome’s Fine Print Spurs Privacy Concerns
Posted by:ryzilla 1363 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Google Chrome is stirring privacy worries as users wonder about Google Chrome’s terms of service. Google Chrome’s terms of service address automatic updates, but some are troubled by Google Chrome’s READ MORE ...
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Sony, Pioneer Announce Pricey New Blu-ray Players
Posted by:ryzilla 1363 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
While Sony is announcing new Blu-ray DVD players in Japan this week, Sony and Pioneer are expected to offer $2,000 Blu-ray players in time for the holiday season. Sony’s $2,000 Blu-ray player will in READ MORE ...
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Want IE8 Beta 2? You May Have To Jump Through Hoops
Posted by:ryzilla 1366 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Microsoft has warned that under certain circumstances, installing Internet Explorer Beta 2 cannot be undone. If Windows XP Service Pack 3 and IE8 Beta 1 have been installed, they first need to be uni READ MORE ...
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Nvidia, Intel End Standoff as SLI Added To X58 Chipset
Posted by:ryzilla 1369 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
A standoff between Nvidia and Intel has ended as Nvidia announced it will provide native Scalable Link Interface support on Intel’s X58 chipset. Until now, Nvidia has pushed sales of its chipsets thr READ MORE ...
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Next Firefox Update To Feature Dramatic Speed Boost
Posted by:ryzilla 1371 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
In Mozilla’s next release of Firefox, Firefox 3.1, a new “tracing†technique will optimize the way JavaScript runs in Firefox 3.1. Mozilla says the new programming technique will take JavaScript perf READ MORE ...
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Nvidia Challenges Intel, Others in Smartphone Chips
Posted by:ryzilla 1371 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
GPU maker Nvidia is entering the market for smartphone chips, taking on Intel, Broadcom, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments. Nivida CEO Jen-Hsuan Huang told the first day of the Nvision 2008 conference t READ MORE ...
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Tips To Ensure the Health of Your Computer
Posted by:ryzilla 1372 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
It sounds so obvious, but most companies fail to keep 100 percent of their important data backed up 100 percent of the time — there are often gaps in what’s being backed up that are only discovered w READ MORE ...
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Intel’s Nehalem Features Advanced Power Management
Posted by:ryzilla 1377 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Intel’s Nehalem processor will feature a “turbo mode†without heat consequences. Pat Gelsinger of Intel outlined the new Nehalem architecture with “power gating†technology. Intel will begin making N READ MORE ...
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How To Ensure that Online Shopping Is Safe
Posted by:ryzilla 1377 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
The danger of linking all your online purchases to your primary e-mail account is that if hackers are able to steal your username and password for that site, they can then use that information to inf READ MORE ...
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Apple Offers 60 More Days of Free MobileMe Service
Posted by:ryzilla 1378 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Apple, Inc. still hasn’t fixed problems with its MobileMe subscriber service for the iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs, so it’s offering 60 more days free. Apple’s announcement came in an e-mail to Mo READ MORE ...
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Apple’s iPhone 3G Firmware Update Bombs
Posted by:ryzilla 1378 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Apple, Inc. has released a firmware update it hoped would fix iPhone 3.0 connection problems, but reports indicate the cure may be worse than the disease. Even iPhone users who had no problems are re READ MORE ...
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eBay Steps Up Its Asian-Expansion Plans
Posted by:ryzilla 1379 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
Buying the minority stake in Asian e-commerce giant Gmarket would help eBay with a long-held aim to widen its beachhead in Asia. Like many United States companies, eBay has repeatedly tried to extend READ MORE ...
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5 million fake news spams per hour
Posted by:ryzilla 1380 days ago • Discuss • http://blog.mintyit.com
There’s a good chance that you’ve seen at least one of the spoofed CNN or MSNBC spam messages that are doing the rounds - as many as 5 million of them are being sent per hour.The spoofed messages are READ MORE ...
