MC2 Post 771 How Many Suits Do You Have?

As In Patent Trolling....

From www.OSNews.com:

Paul Allen Files Patent Suit Against Apple, Google, Others

The Others are:  AOL, Facebook, ebay, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube. 

Ominously missing are Microsoft and Amazon.

Link: http://www.osnews.com/story/23740/Paul_Allen_Files_Patent_Suit_Against_Apple_Google_Others


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This Looks Like A lot Of Fun, But I'm Afraid it''s

Going To Turn Out Bad For the Industry.

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Did You Know That Dress Designers Don't Mess with

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MC2 Post 770 Next Week Google/Apple TV Or Not TV?

By September 7th, the two innovating giants of today's technology will enter the Ring of TV.

Google TV and Apple TV are each hoping to create a beachhead on the final Old Media Delivery System. 

Yes, I know, we just got going with Blu-ray and HDTV and yes 3D is almost just-around-the-corner (for Sports).

So What Is Google and Apple Up To?

How much more can you cram into an iPhone or an Android Smartphone?

How about streaming TV that you can rent just like an iTunes song?

And Google just needs to add TV content on their You Tube App.

How do think the Cable Companies are feeling now?  They throw a ton of programs at you

that you pay for as a package deal when there are only a handful of shows you want.

I put a list of My Favorite HD channels and indivual shows on my LBK Blog.  I could care less about the 400 to 500 others. 

And premium channels are a joke.  80% of their movies are repeated month after month after month.

But now you're saying, OK but who wants to see this stuff on a tiny itty bitty screen?

Hold your popcorn, they've got that covered too.

HDMI streaming out from your iPhone or Android XY and Z to you home theater system.

How sweet is That?

The industry is up for a shake-out in the next few months.  I see set-top boxes that serve the rented content wherever you want or need it. 

Why Else would you need Netflix on your Smart Phone?

I just added the Hulu App to my iTouch 2G and watched the classic: 

The Cosmos with Carl Sagan.

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Blockbuster will file for bankruptcy

Link: http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/08/27/blockbuster-may-file-for-bankruptcy-next-month/

H.264 Video License Now Royalty-free for Life

Link: http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/h.264_video_license_now_royalty-free_for_life/

Gmail Users Make One Million Calls in 24 Hours

Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/204289/gmail_users_make_one_million_calls_in_24_hours.html?tk=hp_new

See MC2 Post 769 to see how You Can Get In on the Gmail-Phone Action.

Putting Google Realtime to Real-World Use

Link: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/204293/putting_google_realtime_to_realworld_use.html?tk=hp_new

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Samsung 90 and 30 series LCD's 

work hard as computer monitors, 

Play Hard as 1080p HDTVs

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/samsung-90-and-30-series-lcds-work-hard-as-computer-monitors-pl/

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Netgear Announces NeoTV 550 & 350 HD Media Players plus other Networking Goodies

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/netgear-announces-neotv-550-and-350-hd-media-players-plus-other-ne/

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MC2 Post 769 Eight Ways to Get Free Calling in Gmail

From LifeHacker:

Eight Clever Ways to Take Advantage of Free Calling in Gmail

Link: http://lifehacker.com/5622470/eight-clever-ways-to-take-advantage-of-free-calling-in-gmail?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehacker%29

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MC2 Post 768 You've Been Pwned !!!

A Whole New Class of Zero-Day

Windows Vulnerabilities Looms

Hundreds of applications you use may need fixing because of a quirk in the way Windows looks for missing programs

Link: http://www.infoworld.com/t/malware/heads-whole-new-class-zero-day-windows-vulnerabilities-looms-071?source=rss_infoworld_top_stories_

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Users are Still Idiots, Cough Up Personal Data 

Despite Warnings


Link: http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/08/users-are-still-idiots-cough-up-personal-data-despite-warnings.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

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MC2 Post 767 Monday Tech Tidbits

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Nice Android UI Looks Smooth As Velvet 

 The Wizardry Behind The Google 

Maps Curtain

Pay no attention to that playful UI behind the Google Maps curtain (video)

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/22/pay-no-attention-to-that-playful-ui-behind-the-google-maps-curta/

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ACER JT Wang Hacks At iPad Market Share

Link: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fudn.com%2FNEWS%2FFINANCE%2FFIN3%2F5802246.shtml&sl=zh-CN&tl=en

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Is The Toshiba Smart Pad The Real Deal?

Pending the official launch at IFA 2010, we show you some pictures of the new Toshiba Tablet SmartPad from which to appreciate its thin and stylish design.

New Toshiba Tablet: Preview Images 

(Not of the DorNoD girls)

Link: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnotebookitalia.it%2Fnuovo-tablet-toshiba-immagini-anteprima-9110&sl=it&tl=en

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MC2 Post 766 Google Patches 10 Chrome Bugs

Google Patches 10 Chrome Bugs

Pays out $10K in bounties

Crafts another work-around for mysterious 

Windows kernel vulnerability

Link: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9181060/Google_patches_10_Chrome_bugs_pays_out_10K_in_bounties

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The security update to Chrome 5.0.375.125 fixed two vulnerabilities rated "critical," Google's most serious threat rating, seven labeled "high" and another pegged as "medium."

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Chrome 5.0.375.125  can be downloaded for Windows, Mac and Linux at Google's Chrome home page. Users running the "stable" build -- so called because it is the most reliable of the three version "channels" that Google maintains -- will receive the update automatically.

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MC2 Post 765 3 Good Online Sources For Free Ebooks & A Free Ereader App

The Amazon Kindle and Apple's iPad 

are Drawing Attention

to Electronic Books (eBooks)

And Amazon Reported last month that eBooks 

Are Outselling Hardback Books

Link: 

http://media.www.depauliaonline.com/media/storage/paper1414/news/2010/07/29/News/EBooks.Outsell.Hardback.Books.On.Amazon.com-3923988.shtml

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First eBook to Sell 1,000,000 copies?

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

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The Time is Ripe to Discuss Other Options...

In the Interest of Full Disclosure, I have to admit that I am a loyal Audible member, and in my college days, many decades ago, I worked at the college library.

Bottom line, I Like Books.

Anyway, This article which I found on www.makeuseof.com 

is a nice intro into Free eBooks.

3 Good Online Sources For Free Ebooks & 

A Free eBook Reader App

Project Gutenberg

ManyBook.Net

Baen

Link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-good-online-sources-free-ebooks-free-app-read/

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 Calibre

eBook Organizer 

Link: http://calibre-ebook.com/

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MC2 Post 764 Nikon Coolpix S1100pj Projector Cam

Nikon CoolPix S1100pj Projector Cam

Arrives with USB Projection 

and Touchscreen 

Telestrator Capabilities

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/nikon-coolpix-s1100pj-projector-cam-arrives-with-usb-projection/?icid=engadget-iphone-url

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 I Bet Some of You Know What I'm 

Thinking About This "Gadget".

If Not, Here's A Big Hint:

Talk/Demo Pranav Mistry

 

Too Bad the iPhone Doesn't Have A USB Port. 

But I'm Sure A Google Android Smart Phone Can 

Come Up With Something Real Quick.


How About A Link To That Incredible Talk/Demo 

Pranav Mistry gave at TED/India 2009.

Link:  http://www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html

How Tough Can It Be To Put That Stuff: Camera,

Projector and Mirror

In A Pair Of

Ray Bans?

I'm Just saying...

Wingman.

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MC2 Post 763 Stop Posting Those Geotagged Smart Phone Photos

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/technology/personaltech/12basics.html?_r=1

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Stupid Data Center Tricks

Technology causes its share of headaches, 

but human error accounts for roughly 

70% of all data-center problems.

Link: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180479/Stupid_data_center_tricks

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MC2 Post 762 The End of IPV4 Is Near

From ZDNET:

The IPv6 transition: what you can do 

to prepare (Podcast)

ARIN IPv6 Wiki:  http://www.getipv6.info/index.php/Main_Page


Jason at zdnet.com

Link: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/the-ipv6-transition-what-you-can-do-to-prepare-podcast/13745

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IPv6: The End of the Internet As We Know It 

(and I feel fine)

Link: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/ipv6-the-end-of-the-internet-as-we-know-it-and-i-feel-fine/13679?tag=mantle_skin;content

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Jason Gets it Wrong, How About Next August-September 

When We Run Out of IPV4 Address? He Must Be Looking

At The Wrong Mayan Calender.  

Or Just Trying Too Hard To Force A Tie-In 

With A So-So End Of Days Movie "2012".

A Couple of Weeks Ago, Steve Gibson Gave Us (TWiTers), 

The Real Scoop on Security Now Podcast XXX 

(I'm Looking it Up).

Link: http://twit.tv/sn

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MC2 Post 761 Oracle Signals An End to OpenSolaris

I Guess Some Companies Find It

Too Difficult to be Really OPEN.

Oracle Signals An 

End to OpenSolaris

Link: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180709/Oracle_signals_an_end_to_OpenSolaris?source=rss_news

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Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Microsystems

On January 27, 2010, Sun was acquired by  
Oracle Corporation for US$7.4 billion, based on an 
agreement signed on April 20, 2009.

Ever since Sun Microsystems sold out to Oracle, it 

seemed just a matter of time before OpenSolaris

would be mothballed. 

If Functionality doesn't 

add to the bottom-line, who needs it?

For bean counters, the math was pretty simple.

The Question is:

What About MySQL?

It was the Main Part of the dubious deal 

done to quash the incredible success of 

the Free Portion of MySQL Database.

  

If you can't out perform a

Free Database System, and you have the Cash, 

Buy It.

How long before it too is shoved into the

Don't Need It, Don't Want It Closet?

Stay Tuned.

Wingman.

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Not Waiting For The Dust to Clear, 
Oracle Drops Second Shoe 
on It's Stewardship of 
Sun's Java

Oracle's Java Lawsuit 

Undermines 

its Open Source Credibility


Link: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/08/oracles-java-lawsuit-undermines-its-open-source-credibility.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

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MC2 Post 760 Eee! The Tablets Are Coming, The Tablets Are Coming

The ASUS Eee Tablets Are Coming

Straight from the Mouth of Mr. Netbooks Himself, 

ASUS CEO Jerry Shen.

Well That's Nice, But Guess What Happens

When You Have to Keep 3 Big OS's Happy?

Three Different Operating Systems 

For the New Tablets.

Oh, and the Tastiest of Bunch.

The Google Android Based One,  

Won't Be Here

Til Next Year.

10-inch Eee Pad EP101TC, 
due to ship in March, 
will cost under $399 -- 

The Grayscale Eee Tablet  e-Reader Thing,

formerly rumored to be under $599 

but now priced at a solid $300 and, 

supposedly, shipping in October.

Link:   http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/13/asus-prices-10-inch-android-eee-pad-under-399-8-inch-eee-table/

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 More INFO Side bar:

Notion Ink Adam Tablet

Link:  http://www.hi-techhq.com/2009/12/notion-ink-adam-tablet-details/

SlashGear Link: http://www.slashgear.com/notion-ink-tegra-android-smartpad-uses-pixel-qi-display-1866308/

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