Pepsi Leaving iTunes for Amazon, Too

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Another company leaves the grip of Apple’s iTunes, though this time it’s not a record label. It’s Pepsi. After running a Super Bowl promotion for free iTunes downloads in 2004, Pepsi is gearing up to dole out more free music next year–with Amazon. Another promo that ...

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Google Knows Where You Are Too; Launches “My Location” for Mobile

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Google has released a new version of Google Maps for mobile, which includes a new “My Location” feature that approximates your location by using information from cell phone towers. This means that instead of typing in your current location to get directions, Google knows already knows where you are, ...

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Skype Encryption Too Tough For Ze Police

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

German police cannot decipher the encryption used by Skype, and they’re complaining about it. How can they monitor all those bad guys if Skype encrypts the damn data? It’s so unfair. “The encryption with Skype telephone software … creates grave difficulties for us,” said Joerg Ziercke, president of Germany’s Federal ...

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Microsoft Wants to Rule the Media World Too

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

We heard of Microsoft’s plans earlier to take over the web, especially in terms of search and its ad market. Now we’re hearing of the company’s plans to take over media. Of course the first thing that comes to mind is Microsoft’s ongoing mission for a connected ...

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