TECH.BLORGE.com » Staff reporters http://tech.blorge.com Top Technology news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Microsoft: we did not hire Erin McNaught http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/microsoft-we-did-not-hire-erin-mcnought/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/microsoft-we-did-not-hire-erin-mcnought/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:32:30 +0000 Staff reporters http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/microsoft-hires-university-dropout-bikini-girl-as-it-role-model/ Microsoft: Erin McNought does not work for us 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.

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/microsoft-we-did-not-hire-erin-mcnought/feed/ 2 Updated story http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/microsoft-hires-university-dropout-bikini-girl-as-it-role-model/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/microsoft-hires-university-dropout-bikini-girl-as-it-role-model/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:24:39 +0000 Staff reporters http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/microsoft-hires-university-dropout-bikini-girl-as-it-role-model/ The updated story can be found here:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/microsoft-hires-university-dropout-bikini-girl-as-it-role-model/feed/ 1 Negroponte: Intel trying to put OLPC out of business http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/21/negroponte-intel-trying-to-put-olpc-out-of-business/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/21/negroponte-intel-trying-to-put-olpc-out-of-business/#comments Mon, 21 May 2007 20:39:52 +0000 Staff reporters http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/21/negroponte-intel-trying-to-put-olpc-out-of-business/ Negroponte: Intel trying to put OLPC out of business 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.

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/21/negroponte-intel-trying-to-put-olpc-out-of-business/feed/ 2 Aluminum pellets may facilitate hydrogen-powered car, but… http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/20/aluminum-pellets-may-facilitate-hydrogen-powered-car-but/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/20/aluminum-pellets-may-facilitate-hydrogen-powered-car-but/#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 20:55:03 +0000 Staff reporters http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/20/aluminum-pellets-may-facilitate-hydrogen-powered-car-but/ Aluminum pellets may facilitate hydrogen-powered car, but... 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.

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/20/aluminum-pellets-may-facilitate-hydrogen-powered-car-but/feed/ 11 Microsoft: no evidence of Xbox Live security compromise http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/03/21/microsoft-no-evidence-of-xbox-live-security-compromise/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/03/21/microsoft-no-evidence-of-xbox-live-security-compromise/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:02:17 +0000 Staff reporters http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/03/21/microsoft-no-evidence-of-xbox-live-security-compromise/

Microsoft: no evidence of Xbox Live security compromise 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. 

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/03/21/microsoft-no-evidence-of-xbox-live-security-compromise/feed/ 0 European Union consumer head lashes out at Apple over iTunes DRM http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/03/11/european-union-consumer-head-lashes-out-at-apple-over-itunes-drm/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/03/11/european-union-consumer-head-lashes-out-at-apple-over-itunes-drm/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:00:29 +0000 Staff reporters http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/03/11/european-union-consumer-head-lashes-out-at-apple-over-itunes-drm/

European Union consumer head lashes out at Apple and iTunes over DRM 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 [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/03/11/european-union-consumer-head-lashes-out-at-apple-over-itunes-drm/feed/ 1 Auction achieves ludicrous prices for domain names http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/03/10/auction-achieves-ludicrous-prices-for-domain-names/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/03/10/auction-achieves-ludicrous-prices-for-domain-names/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:55:00 +0000 Staff reporters http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/03/10/auction-achieves-ludicrous-prices-for-domain-names/ Auction achieves ludicrous prices for domain names 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 [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/03/10/auction-achieves-ludicrous-prices-for-domain-names/feed/ 2 Consumers like iPhone, but balk at $500 price tag – study http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/02/25/consumers-like-iphone-but-balk-at-500-price-tag-study/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/02/25/consumers-like-iphone-but-balk-at-500-price-tag-study/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:55:46 +0000 Staff reporters http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/02/25/consumers-like-iphone-but-balk-at-500-price-tag-study/ Consumers like iPhone, but balk at $500 price tag - study 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 [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/02/25/consumers-like-iphone-but-balk-at-500-price-tag-study/feed/ 0 Macrovision boss sets Steve Jobs straight on DRM, offers to take over FairPlay http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/02/17/macrovision-boss-sets-steve-jobs-straight-on-drm-offers-to-take-over-fairplay/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/02/17/macrovision-boss-sets-steve-jobs-straight-on-drm-offers-to-take-over-fairplay/#comments Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:43:35 +0000 Staff reporters http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/02/17/macrovision-boss-sets-steve-jobs-straight-on-drm-offers-to-take-over-fairplay/ Macrovision boss sets Steve Jobs straight on DRM, offers to take over Fairplay 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 views [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/02/17/macrovision-boss-sets-steve-jobs-straight-on-drm-offers-to-take-over-fairplay/feed/ 0 Steve Jobs savaged on digital rights management http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/02/12/steve-jobs-savaged-on-digital-rights-management/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/02/12/steve-jobs-savaged-on-digital-rights-management/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:52:55 +0000 Staff reporters http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/02/12/steve-jobs-savaged-on-digital-rights-management/ 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 Jobs savaged on digital rights management

Steve seems so nice; why are people so unkind? 

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