Tuesday, 6th January 2009.

Sprint’s WiMAX in Baltimore: FUP again

Posted on Tuesday, 30th September 2008 by Indus

In Sprint Nextel’s unveiling of its new Xohm WiMax service in Baltimore, it also revealed rules for using its service that one public interest group warns may prevent users from full and unfettered access to the Web. At question is Sprint’s Acceptable Use and Network Management Policy for its high-speed data network. In the usage [...]

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Internet radios: light at the end of the tunnel

Posted on Tuesday, 30th September 2008 by Indus

Web radio stations live to fight another day. The House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that Web radio stations have painted as life or death for their services. The Webcaster Settlement Act, which would allow Internet radio stations to negotiate with the music industry for a royalty rate lower than what Congress [...]

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Nero LiquidTV: TiVo on your computer

Posted on Tuesday, 30th September 2008 by Indus

LiquidTV, the latest offering from TiVo and Nero, bypasses the set-top box and brings digital television recording straight to your PC. Starting October 15, $199 will buy you the LiquidTV software, a standard TiVo remote, a USB DTV tuner/antenna, and the essential one-year TiVo pass. Those already sporting a TV tuner on their PCs [...]

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Woman convicted of p2p crimes given new trial

Posted on Tuesday, 30th September 2008 by Indus

A Minnesota woman who had been convicted of violating copyright laws by downloading music files has been granted a new trial, after the judge said he made an error in his jury instructions that may have prejudiced the outcome. U.S. District Judge Michael Davis on Wednesday granted Jammie Thomas’ motion for a new trial in [...]

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First Google’s Android phone unveiled

Posted on Thursday, 25th September 2008 by Indus

The first mobile telephone using Google’s Android software has been unveiled. The T-Mobile G1 handset will be available in the UK in time for Christmas. The first device to run the search giant’s operating system will feature a touch screen as well as a Qwerty keyboard. It will be available for free on T-Mobile tariffs [...]

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Guitar Hero still outsells Rock Band

Posted on Sunday, 21st September 2008 by Indus

Rock Band might be the critically darling at the moment, but most gamers still flock to Guitar Hero, says Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. Speaking at an investor conference last week as reported by Kotaku, Kotick said: “We’re outselling [Rock Band] 6:1. When you think about the access we have to 30 percent of the world’s [...]

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EA loosens criticized activation policy on Spore

Posted on Sunday, 21st September 2008 by Indus

Faced with growing criticism about the way its newly released game Spore (SPORE-RELOADED) is activated on computers, gaming publishing giant Electronic Arts did a little retooling of its own. EA has increased the number of computers that can be loaded with the game to five from three, despite earlier precautions with its digital rights management [...]

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Apple recalls iPhone USB battery adapters

Posted on Sunday, 21st September 2008 by Indus

Apple is recalling USB power adapters that shipped as part of the iPhone 3G package in the U.S., Japan, Canada, Mexico, and numerous Latin American countries. Apple customers who purchased the phone can exchange the adapter via web order or simply by visiting Apple stores beginning October 10. Apple today indicated a design flaw in [...]

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