“A new search results interface is in the works at Google. Originally the domain of rumor sites, it’s now possible for almost anyone to get a glimpse of the new look”
Tag: news
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A sneak peek at Google's new interface
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YouTube caps video lengths to reduce infringement
“This week [YouTube] announced a new “Premium Content Program” aimed at reducing the amount of pirated material on their site. The program creates a new level of membership that is required for users who wish to post video that are longer than 10 minutes in length.”
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Beatles take rival Apple to court over core business
“Apple Corps, owned by the former Beatles and their heirs, still owns the licensing rights to Beatles’ products. It is claiming that the introduction of iTunes broke a $26 million settlement under which Apple Computer agreed to steer clear of the music business, for which the Beatles’ company retains the famous trademark.”
Times Online via Juha
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Yahoo demands sites bearing their ads be US only
“I joined the Yahoo Publisher Network, a beta program through which Yahoo provides text ads in much the same way that Google does. I started running the Yahoo text ads on many of my web sites.
A couple of days ago Yahoo sent me a notice stating they’d revised their Publisher Policy. Item ’11.l’ stated that I will not “display all or part of the Ad Unit to any user located outside the US”. In other words, I can’t allow users outside of the United States to view my pages if there is a Yahoo ad on the page!”
Further proof for my “Yahoo is evil” case.
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Puolustusministeriö vaihtaa Linuxiin
“Puolustusministeriö on ottanut käyttöön Linux-käyttöjärjestelmän kriittisten tietokoneohjelmistojensa alustana. Ministeriön mukaan sen toiminta ja päätöksenteko riippuu tietojärjestelmän häiriöttömyydestä ja turvallisuudesta. […]
Puolustusministeriön järjestelmän päivityksistä, ylläpidosta ja muista vastaavista tehtävistä vastaa Novell, jolta puolustusministeriö hankki SuSE Linuxinsa.”
HS.fi via Juha
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Municator: a basic, affordable all-purpose Linux computer
[Municator] is a 146$ Linux computer (Thinix OS) from China that does all the basic things most people need, like [browsing, emailing, instant messaging, skype, word processing, audio/video playback] all through a very user-friendly very basic interface and is software upgradable.
cebitvideo.com via Juha
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Starforce enforces DRM by instant reboot (without warning)
“This copy protection system installs a driver that runs at the highest level of access on the system, which gives it low level access to the PCs hardware and any drivers and processes. This driver runs regardless of whether the game runs; keeping an eye out for any suspicious activity such as attempting to copy a protected disc. If something suspicious is detected, it forces the PC to make an immediate reboot, regardless of any other applications running and whether or not the user has any unsaved work.”
cdfreaks.com via Juha
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PS3 Comes With Linux Preinstalled
“[According to Ken Kutaragi, president of Sony Computer Entertainment,] PS3 will include a 60GB hard drive (which is upgradeable) with Linux preinstalled.”
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Judge tells DoJ "No" on search queries
“Google will not have to hand over any user’s search queries to the government. That’s what a federal judge ruled today when he decided to drastically limit a subpoena issued to Google by the Department of Justice. […]
The government’s original request demanded billions of URLs and two month’s worth of users’ search queries. […] In addition to excluding search queries from the subpoena, Judge James Ware also required the government to limit its demand for URLs to 50,000.”