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This page lists all news articles written by Andre Yoskowitz
during November, 2009. News
articles are sorted so that the latest article appears at the very top of the page
and the oldest article appears at the bottom of the page.
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November, 2009
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Adobe has released the Android version of their popular free Photoshop Mobile app today, giving users a quick and easy way to edit their images.
Users can crop, rotate and flip images as ...
9 Nov 2009 1:59 AM
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The Apple iPhone has its first virus, a wonderful Rick Rolling worm that has been infecting jailbroken phones in Australia this week.
The worm, dubbed Ikee, changes the wallpaper of the ...
9 Nov 2009 12:25 AM | 6 comments
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According to sources speaking to VideoBusiness, Netflix has been discussing the possibility of accepting a one-month delay on new releases as long as the studios who want the delay will cut ...
8 Nov 2009 11:56 PM | 8 comments
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Microsoft has updated the firmware of the Zune HD today, skipping over version 4.2 and moving directly to 4.3.
Says the software giant:
"Today we released the v4.3 firmware update for ...
8 Nov 2009 10:49 PM
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Paramount Home Entertainment has started a new website which will allow fans of the film Paranormal Activity to have their names in the credits of the film when it is released on DVD and Blu-ray next year.
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8 Nov 2009 10:28 PM | 7 comments
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Verizon Wireless has announced plans to double the early termination fee for users of smartphones, from $175 to $350 USD for those that cancel their contracts early.
Verizon spokesman Jim ...
8 Nov 2009 3:29 AM | 9 comments
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Google has launched a new privacy control feature this week, dubbed Dashboard, which will allow users to see most of the information that is being collected about them at any given time by the ...
8 Nov 2009 3:17 AM | 4 comments
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Due to its byline stipulations, beginning in December all Blu-ray titles will come with the option to make one "managed copy" (a legal backup).
However, for all current Blu-ray player owners ...
8 Nov 2009 12:20 AM | 10 comments
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Myka has launched the Myka ION media center set-top box this weekend, giving users a one-stop shop for Internet video services and video playback via your HDTV.
The ION has an Intel Atom ...
7 Nov 2009 11:07 PM
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According to new CTIA figures, American mobile phones users send 4.1 billion texts per day, adding up to 740 billion for the first six months of 2009.
The numbers show that about 14 texts ...
7 Nov 2009 9:00 PM | 5 comments
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Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom have ended their lawsuit this week while agreeing to transfer ownership of their remaining part of the service, allowing for the VoIP service ...
7 Nov 2009 7:31 PM
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Over at least the last decade, the popular belief with the Internet and technology in general is that as it evolves, users become more isolated from the world. A new U.S. survey is concluding ...
7 Nov 2009 7:12 PM | 1 comment
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The iPhone App developer Storm8 has been sued this week by Michael Turner, who claims that the developer is 'stealing' user's phone numbers, a clear violation of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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7 Nov 2009 5:18 PM | 7 comments
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Amazon, Pixar and Disney have started a deep Blu-ray promotion this week, as well as dropping the prices on the much anticipated titles Up and Monster's Inc.
The large e-tailer has dropped ...
7 Nov 2009 3:16 AM | 12 comments
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According to new IDC figures, RIM BlackBerry has once again surpassed Apple for smartphone market share, moving 30 percent for the quarter to 19 percent, above Apple's 17.1 percent.
The report ...
7 Nov 2009 2:45 AM | 1 comment
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Direct2Drive, the PC gaming digital distribution service, has said today that they will not be selling the expected blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 because it includes rival Valve's "Steamworks."
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7 Nov 2009 1:56 AM | 13 comments
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Media center app Boxee will go into beta stage on December 7th, promising massive changes from the current alpha version of the software.
Boxee, which was based on XBMC code, even asked for ...
7 Nov 2009 1:14 AM
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After facing technical delays, Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 Sky Player is now fully available to all UK and Ireland gamers with no more delays expected.
"As you may know we ...
7 Nov 2009 12:47 AM
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This is a short blurb and is to be considered speculation for the time being, but BoyGeniusReport is reporting today that two separate "inside sources" have told the site that Apple and AT&T ...
7 Nov 2009 12:24 AM | 4 comments
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Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata had a few words about piracy on his company's platforms recently, and noted that piracy is an "endless battle" but that the company will continue to fight it for the ...
6 Nov 2009 12:37 PM | 20 comments
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The EU has ruled to change the Internet piracy "three strikes" bill, in an effort to give more rights to those accused of piracy.
EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding says EU lawmakers ...
5 Nov 2009 10:13 PM | 5 comments
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After months of teasing the ultraportable, Dell has finally officially launched the Adamo XPS, a notebook thinner than the Macbook Air.
The ultraportable boasts the following specs, via Dell:
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5 Nov 2009 9:19 PM | 2 comments
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been named "CEO of the Decade" this month by Fortune magazine, mainly for the historic marks he has left in multiple industries.
Jobs, best known for being behind ...
5 Nov 2009 8:54 PM | 12 comments
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Following the gigantic hype of the Motorola DROID Android phone, Verizon has launched their second Android device, to much less fanfare.
The phone, the HTC Droid Eris, is very significant ...
5 Nov 2009 8:09 PM | 2 comments
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T-Mobile, which exclusively has the G1 Android phone as well as the MyTouch3G and Cliq, has released some Android stats this week, including its forward plans for the Android Market.
According ...
5 Nov 2009 7:52 PM
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The Big 4 record label EMI sued Bluebeat.com this week, claiming the site is selling unauthorized digital copies of the Beatles albums.
The site sells each track for $0.25 but EMI says they ...
5 Nov 2009 7:41 PM
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Although Android 2.0 will not be officially released until Friday, it appears the Google team is already at work on Android 2.1, which should fix a number of bugs and streamline 2.0.
The ...
5 Nov 2009 5:46 PM | 1 comment
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Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien had some words for the UK government's recent decision to move to "three strikes" piracy laws.
He is completely against the notion of kicking pirates off the ...
5 Nov 2009 5:23 PM | 10 comments
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The highly secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which has been drafted under non-disclosure agreements and given to different nations with watermarks in case they choose to "leak" ...
4 Nov 2009 10:29 PM | 103 comments
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Nintendo will add fully playable demos for video games to WiiWare in an effort to increase traffic to the stagnant Wii Shopping Channel.
CEO Satoru Iwata confirmed recently to shareholders ...
4 Nov 2009 9:48 PM | 9 comments
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Sony Japan has announced five new PSP-3000 bundles for the region this week, four of which are being marketed as "Value Packs."
The Value Pack bundles will each include the PSP-3000 and accessories ...
4 Nov 2009 6:26 PM | 1 comment
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Sony has signed deals with Lucasfilm, Cinetic FilmBuff, ContentFilm International, Image Entertainment, MPI Media Group and New Video this week, bringing tons of new content to the PSN video ...
4 Nov 2009 6:08 PM | 2 comments
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Last week China Unicom began selling the Apple iPhone officially in China for the first time ever, making the smartphone available to over 200 million subscribers.
Unicom is seemingly fighting ...
4 Nov 2009 5:48 PM | 8 comments
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Apple has announced that the extremely popular App Store has reached 100,000 apps today, a new milestone for the service.
“The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is ...
4 Nov 2009 5:33 PM
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EMI and Apple Corp. (not to be confused with Steve Jobs' Apple) have jointly the announced the release of a limited edition Beatles Stereo USB Apple which will be available worldwide.
The ...
4 Nov 2009 5:24 PM | 14 comments
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Microsoft has announced the launch of the Xbox Live Rewards program, giving regular gamers free points "just for doing the stuff Xbox Live members do all the time."
Users can earn free points ...
4 Nov 2009 5:11 PM | 12 comments
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Former MP3tunes founder Michael Robertson was sued by EMI two years ago over the site and the company tried to go after his personal assets in an effort to bankrupt him and set an example.
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4 Nov 2009 4:44 PM | 1 comment
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Spring Design, which recently released its Android-based Alex e-reader, has sued Barnes & Noble over the Nook e-reader, claiming B&N "misappropriated trade secrets" and "violated a non-disclosure ...
3 Nov 2009 1:09 PM | 2 comments
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Best Buy and Sonic Solutions, the owner of the popular Roxio CinemaNow movie service have signed a deal today that will see the giant retailer begin selling Sonic's services.
Says the WSJ: ...
3 Nov 2009 12:46 PM | 1 comment
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Sony Ericsson has released the full spec sheet and pics and videos for the upcoming Xperia X10 smartphone with Android and the phone is extremely powerful.
The phone will feature a 4-inch ...
3 Nov 2009 12:33 PM | 7 comments
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Creative has announced the launch of the Zii MediaBook e-reader, marking the company's entry into the seemingly crowded e-book reader market.
The MediaBook will use Creative's powerful Zii ...
3 Nov 2009 12:20 PM | 2 comments
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According to new figures from Net Applications, both Firefox and Google Chrome continue to wrestle away market share from long time leader Internet Explorer, with Chrome seeing the strongest growth.
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3 Nov 2009 11:54 AM | 13 comments
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Following reports that the large chain cannot pay its rent, Movie Gallery is set to close up to 200 more Hollywood Video stores, about 7 percent of all the company's locations.
The chain ...
2 Nov 2009 6:12 PM | 3 comments
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According to a leaked ad, Sears plans to drop the prices of many brand name Blu-ray players on Black Friday, the notorious shopping day after Thanksgiving.
The retailer will offer Sony's ...
2 Nov 2009 5:39 PM
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After first being confirmed for Japan and then the EU, the Nintendo DSi XL has now been confirmed for the United States as well, hitting U.S. shores in the Q1 2010.
The DSi XL, besides keeping ...
2 Nov 2009 5:14 PM | 7 comments
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The Sony Pictures blockbuster District 9 was given a release date of December 29th this week but more interestingly was the revelation that the Blu-ray version will include a demo of the upcoming ...
2 Nov 2009 5:02 PM | 11 comments
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Confirming the news that has been bugging Nintendo investors for months, president Satoru Iwata says Wii sales are completely stagnant at this point, partially due to the lack of "must-have" ...
2 Nov 2009 4:41 PM | 14 comments
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According to Sony's recent quarterly earnings report, PlayStation 3 sales grew to 3.2 million in the Q2 2009 from 2.4 million in the same period in 2008.
Despite this growth, Sony saw heavy ...
2 Nov 2009 3:51 PM | 9 comments
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For what seems like the millionth time, Nokia has announced it will be killing off the N-Gage gaming platform, moving its focus to the Ovi mobile store instead.
The phone manufacturer has ...
2 Nov 2009 2:19 PM | 3 comments
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According to data from Net Applications, Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, has surpassed 3 percent market share, and is closing in on 4 percent as I type this.
As of this morning, ...
2 Nov 2009 2:11 PM | 34 comments
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The newly launched Motorola DROID will hit Italy and Germany in the next month, says Motorola, bringing a GSM version of the smartphone to the continent just days after the release of the CDMA ...
2 Nov 2009 1:54 PM
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Verizon has announced the launch of the Epix HD movie channel this weekend, allow subscribers to watch movies on-demand via their TV or online.
You can check the site at epixhd.com, and the ...
2 Nov 2009 2:09 AM | 1 comment
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ICANN, the private body in charge of overseeing the foundations of the Internet has voted in favor of allowing characters other than the Roman alphabet for websites, including traditional and ...
1 Nov 2009 4:57 PM | 4 comments
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Apple has officially begun selling the iPhone smartphone in China, marking the first time the smartphone has been available in the nation with the world's largest amount of mobile subscribers.
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1 Nov 2009 4:21 PM | 3 comments
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Google has officially denied that the company is planning to build their own Android-based phone, saying instead they will continue to improve the new operating system so others can build excellent ...
1 Nov 2009 2:49 PM
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The infamous Apple iPhone jailbreaker Geohot, who recently released Blackra1n jailbreaking software for the iPhone firmware 3.1 has now released an updated baseband unlock software dubbed blacksn0w ...
1 Nov 2009 2:17 PM | 1 comment
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Earlier this month, BitTorrent, the company behind the popular torrent clients μTorrent and BitTorrent posted that they were getting ready to "change the game" with the introduction of ...
1 Nov 2009 1:57 AM | 14 comments
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Microsoft has confirmed this weekend that the company has performed another round of Xbox Live account banning, killing the service for gamers using pirated copies of games.
"We have taken ...
1 Nov 2009 1:43 AM | 66 comments
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Adobe adds Photoshop app to Android Market
Zune HD software updates to 4.3
Verizon doubles early termination fee for smartphones
Blu-ray 'Managed Copy' to start in December, lacking hardware support
Myka introduces ION media center set-top
Technology leads to enhanced social worlds, says study
DVD Shrink v3.2.0.15
VLC v1.0.3
Asus M2N-MX SE
Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe
Nintendo Wii
Apple iPhone (16GB)
HTC Touch Pro2
FileZilla for Mac OS X (PPC) v3.3.0
FileZilla for Mac OS X (Intel) v3.3.0
FileZilla for Linux v3.3.0
FileZilla (Portable) v3.3.0