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Microsoft: we did not hire Erin McNaught

Staff reporters — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:32:30 +0000

Contrary to widespread reports that Microsoft had hired TV show presenter and former Miss Australia Erin McNaught as an IT “poster” girl, Microsoft has stated emphatically there is no financial arrangement of any description between itself and McNaught.

In an email [...]

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Staff reporters — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:24:39 +0000

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Negroponte: Intel trying to put OLPC out of business

Staff reporters — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:39:52 +0000

Nicholas Negroponte, the visionary behind the One Laptop Per Child initiative (OLPC), has lashed out at Intel for trying to undermine his dream of creating a low-cost computer for poor children. And he has Intel marketing documents that he says prove his allegations.

At the heart of the OLPC [...]

Aluminum pellets may facilitate hydrogen-powered car, but…

Staff reporters — Sun, 20 May 2007 20:55:03 +0000

A professor at Purdue University in the US has developed a method for extracting hydrogen from water using an aluminum alloy. He believes this method could be used to power cars, although he recognizes that there are significant hurdles that need to be overcome before this break-through becomes a commercially-viable alternative to gasoline.

The method, which [...]

Microsoft: no evidence of Xbox Live security compromise

Staff reporters — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:02:17 +0000

Microsoft has found no evidence of any compromise of the security of Bungie.net or its LIVE network, despite recent reports of fraud and theft taking place on Xbox LIVE.

Microsoft PR spokesperson, David Wildgoose, told TECH.BLORGE.com that while there [...]

European Union consumer head lashes out at Apple over iTunes DRM

Staff reporters — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:00:29 +0000

Apple is again under fire by the European Union over the company’s Fairplay digital rights management (DRM). Fairplay only allows you to listen or view content purchased on the iTunes store on PCs and Macs loaded with iTunes [...]

Auction achieves ludicrous prices for domain names

Staff reporters — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:55:00 +0000

More than US$4 million of domain names have been sold at the recent Moniker TRAFFIC WEST Live Auction in Las Vegas; the domain name Families.com achieved a price of US$650,000, while Greeting.com went for US$350,000 and Blogster.com went [...]

Consumers like iPhone, but balk at $500 price tag – study

Staff reporters — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:55:46 +0000

A recent study by market research company Compete Inc has confirmed strong consumer interest in the upcoming iPhone from Apple, although not at the planned price of US$500. The survey found that the “sweet spot” appears to be closer to [...]

Macrovision boss sets Steve Jobs straight on DRM, offers to take over FairPlay

Staff reporters — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:43:35 +0000

The chief executive and president of content-protection company Macrovision, Fred Amoroso, has issued a very polite, but frank, open letter to Steve Jobs and the “digital entertainment industry” setting out his [...]

Steve Jobs savaged on digital rights management

Staff reporters — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:52:55 +0000

Steve Jobs has been savaged by the CEO of Warner Music and prominent commentators, including one from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), after he called on music companies to ditch digital rights management (DRM) last week.

Steve seems so nice; why are people so unkind?

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