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filed under: handsets, features, apple

if you're anything like us, just about everyone in your called you up this week to ask if you think they should get the iphone 3g; it really doesn't help matters that there's just an absurd amount of (mis)information floating around about it right now, too. so this one's for you and your fam -- we're dishing out the straight dope on iphone 3g, a to z, so feel free to p it on. hit the read link for the straight dope on everything we know so far.

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university of washington researchers show that ttorrent dmca complaints aren't always accurate, and they prove it by "framing" a printer, a pc, and a wireless access point.

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lindsay lohan is fairly annoying, mostly useless, and generally untalented, but unlike similarly vapid, and completely useless counterparts, britney and paris, lindsay lohan has awesome s, and every so often, she kind of shows them off by wearing a...

you'll spend more money on cars than just about anything except a house. let these 31 tips steer you in the right direction.

samsung electronics has announced that they've created the world's fastest 256 gigabyte multi-level cell (mlc) solid state drive (ssd) which uses a sata 2 interface. so far this is the thinnest drive with the largest capacity to be offered with support for the said interface.

the device has a sequential read speed of 200 megabytes per second as well as a sequential write speed of 160 megabytes per second. this makes this mlc based 2.5 inch drive 2.4 times faster than a typical hard disk drive. in addition, the drive is extremely portable measuring only 9.5 millimeters thin with an area of 100.3 by 69.85 mm and only consumes 0.9 watts in active mode.

no word yet on when these drives should be hitting the market (or how much it would cost), however, it seems worth the wait considering how much data you could carry on these devices.

good news for the folks over at capcom. their s to be a millionaire (wwtbam) has generated 3 million downloads to date.

the market has to shake out some newfound , so this reading won't be going away after a minor one-day rally.

image © headsets.com, inc.with the proliferation of laws sprouting up across the u.s. illegalizing talking on cell phones while driving in cars, sales for mole headsets have noticeably spiked. to jump...

yahoo is working with web security technology specialist mcafee to alert users about potentially risky web sites. the companies launched the beta version of the searchscan service on tuesday. now, yahoo users will see red exclamation points and warnings next to search results mcafee has identified as offering potentially dangerous downloads, unsolicited e-mails or browser exploits.

yahoo is working with web security technology specialist mcafee to alert users about potentially risky web sites. the companies launched the beta version of the searchscan service on tuesday. now, yahoo users will see red exclamation points and warnings next to search results mcafee has identified as offering potentially dangerous downloads, unsolicited e-mails or browser exploits. the service will help users to mitigate their worries about inadvertently clicking on sites that can infect or damage systems, the companies said.

"american idol" runner-up david archuleta signed to the same record label as champ david cook.

loopt has taken friend connections to a new level. the startup's mole social mapping application not only allows users to see where their friends are on a map, but also lets them text each other within the app and share pos. since loopt's beginnings, the company has been proactive in setting high standards for user privacy.

loopt has taken mole mapping to a new level. the startup's application not only allows users to see where their friends are on a map, but also lets them text each other within the app and share pos. since loopt's beginnings, the company has been proactive in setting high standards for user privacy. for instance, loopt is a closed network and therefore only allows users to share their locations with specified friends. it also has reached out to multiple privacy groups for their guidance on navigating the privacy terrain.

over the past couple of weeks, i have been very busy applying for jobs and preparing for interviews and some such related stuff. i was expecting to steal a couple hours each day from myself to post something on this blog, but it looks like i totally underestimated the amount of time and energy that job hunting can demand. it’s probably typical with ents (in certain areas) who are new to the entire recruiting process (?).

the stress of the entire process eventually starts to take a toll on health, general state of mind, quality time, and what not. and then, there s an interview that almost puts the nails in the coffin. it was one such interview that caused a g break in my blogging between last week and the current one.this interview in fact consisted of 13 one-on-one interviews with technical people (not a single hr representative) at various levels of the organization and one presentation (about my current work) - which was basically an invitation for interested folk to vent their general frustration on me. all this culminated in a series of written tests which included everything from iq/eq to some serious technical stuff.

i talked and talked (mostly about myself), and then i listened to everything that was being said - and did this from 8:00 am in the morning to 7:00 pm in the evening, with a 15 minute lunch break. fortunately (and ironically), i was suffering from a pretty acute diarrhea which carried over from the previous day, and that led to several small breaks in the ordeal. i never really saw the positive side of diarrhea till then.

anyways, the shortest interview was about 30 minutes long and the longest lasted for about an hour and 15 minutes! by the end of it all, i guess they probably knew everything about me except the size of my .

save a few distant recollections of terrible stomach cramps, i don’t have any memory of my journey back home from the interview. it took about 14 hours of sleep, starting later that night, to regain my lost senses.

but hey, who said good jobs easy?

odds and ends, personal

we all know about the ea and take-two interactive takeover attempt by now, and the issue doesn't show any signs of slowing down. according to gaming industry watchrd michael pachter, electronic arts will be able to get an approval by the ftc within the next two months, and attempt to strike a deal with take-two with a higher offer. this offer will be s down.

but of course, pachter still holds his grim prediction that if take-two keeps on holding its fort (and keeping ea at bay), it won't be all roses for the company that came up with the groundbreaking grand theft auto 4.  according to him, once take-two achieves its estimated 12 million copies for this year, the record would be "difficult to exceed next year."

so what's going to happen in the next few months? here's pachter's take on things: ultimately, we think ea will make a deal happen...we believe that once ea walks away and no other dders materialize, it will be able to allow all parties to cool their heels, and will be able to back and complete the deal at a reasonable price.

what exactly is the tioned "reasonable price"? pachter said that take-two shareholders can expect a us 27.54 offer, two dollars higher than its current d.

filed under: ipod family, its, itunes

the performing arts center of the university of kansas, the lied center, today announced a partnership with apple to distribute 50,000 special lied center itunes cards to people in the midwest us. each of the special cards provides free downloads of 20 songs by artists who will be performing at the lied center during the 2008-09 season.

the exclusive card, available at the lied center ticket office, provides a way for the lied center to attract new patrons and give existing ones a way to capture a foretaste of the upcoming season. the free music downloads available with the card include artists such as phillip gl, laurie anderson, and the turtle island string quartet.

you can view the special lied center playlist in itunes by clicking here.

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amd today announced the new ati radeon hd 3870 for mac & pc edition. amd says the card is "designed exclusively for apple's mac pro systems" and includes two dual-link dvi ports, 512 mb of gddr4 memory, and 320 stream processors.

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