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Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Xbox 360 vulnerability found, homebrew could be just…
  
  from Engadget
• Sony expects to resolve PS3 shortages by May
  
  from Reuters: Technology
• Users to generate social networks
  
  from PC Pro news
• Sony PS3 games cheaper in UK
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Amazon launches free Q&A site
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Video Of Vista Gadgets Running On Windows Mobile
  
  from CrunchGear
• Google set to challenge Microsoft’s office monopoly
  
  from The Register
• Myspace hackers avoid jail
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Video: Next iPod has iPhone CoverFlow features
  
  from MacUser news
• Tests show Vista is a ’step back’ from XP
  
  from PC Advisor News

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• MacBook Pro takes bullet like a champ
  
  from Engadget
• BBC online TV must not be Windows-only
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• World’s oldest bogger is 107
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Zune Marketplace Songs Work on PlaysForSure Devices…
  
  from CrunchGear
• Make up friends for your MySpace
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Golfer sues Wiki IP address
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Video: Hidden iPhone details uncovered
  
  from MacUser news
• Wii DVD playback enabled by chip
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Apple, Samsung, Sandisk sued over MP3
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Film about Apple founders released DRM-free
  
  from MacUser news

They can be used for sport too. Look:

[Robbed from: Gizmodo]

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• HD DVD and Blu-Ray Cracked (Again)
  
  from Gizmodo
• BitTorrent to offer movies legally, using Microsoft’s…
  
  from Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog
• How Would ASIMO Do on *Dancing with the Stars*?
  
  from Gizmodo
• IPTV will kill the video store
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• PlayStation 3 the key to Blu-ray format triumph -…
  
  from PC Pro news
• Vista’s UK pricing is to help pay EU fine
  
  from the INQUIRER
• What would happen to Apple if Jobs stepped down?
  
  from MacUser news
• Yahoo to sing the news
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Emotion robots learn from people
  
  from BBC News | Technology | World Edition
• Geezer uncovers Windows XP “wallpaper”
  
  from the INQUIRER

Brighton, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Newcastle, Sheffield - but still no London.

Get ‘em here.

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Cameraphones Banned from the Oscars, Especially the…
  
  from Gizmodo
• Windows Vista: 75% of Reviews Mention OS X
  
  from CrunchGear
• Is “3X DVD” HD DVD’s secret weapon against Blu-ray?
  
  from Engadget
• Ballmer blames pirates for poor Vista sales
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Computer games ‘burn up calories’
  
  from BBC News | Technology | World Edition
• Global TV comes to the Mac
  
  from MacUser news
• YouTube clip implicates 100mph biker
  
  from PC Advisor News
• MPAA nicked my software
  
  from the INQUIRER
• US Bill to ban Wikipedia
  
  from the INQUIRER
• USB-powered hay-fever mask from Japan
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Google reserves YouTube DRM for partners only
  
  from PC Pro news
• Sony hints at downloadable HDTV and movies on PS3
  
  from Engadget
• Wii Does HD, But Not Really
  
  from Gizmodo
• Tech to get the Pop Idol treatment
  
  from the INQUIRER
• BBC urged to resist website ads
  
  from BBC News | Technology | World Edition
• Amstrad sales not sweet for Sugar
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Mobile phones are the second worst invention
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Net vultures circle Joss Stone TV train crash
  
  from The Register
• Wiki can link to controversial documents, judge rules
  
  from The Register
• Microsoft Office skips ‘unlucky’ version 13
  
  from PC Advisor News

Find out at CTU Rookie. Bring your best coffee fetching skills.

[Robbed from: Gizmodo]

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Microsoft Soapbox beta takes on YouTube
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Rumor rehash: Apple MacBook ultraportable coming soon
  
  from Engadget
• Google/YouTube Hands Over User Data to Fox
  
  from Gizmodo
• Half of young Brits pay £5 for music monthly
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Yahoo Suggestions get indiggestion
  
  from Valleywag
• File sharing has no impact on CD sales - research
  
  from MacUser news
• Sharp to launch budget Blu-ray recorder
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Robot suit will help old people move around
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Emails can infringe copyright, ruling
  
  from The Register
• The real problem with Britney’s cellphone discussed
  
  from the INQUIRER

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Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Microsoft says UAC is not for security
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Tech rant: Vista visions
  
  from BBC News | Technology | World Edition
• Discounted fines for P2P pirates
  
  from PC Advisor News
• MTV: ‘Music videos for everyone!’
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Congressman wants web traffic saved forever
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• What Bill thinks about DRM
  
  from Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog
• BT Vision in deals with HBO and Universal
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Record companies call on Apple to join interoperable…
  
  from MacUser news
• Microsoft opens up home server
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Laptop takes bullet for US soldier
  
  from the INQUIRER

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• British web surfers opt for .uk
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Wi-Fi access in hotels too expensive
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Digital photo frame plays MP3s, video, does laundry
  
  from Digital World Tokyo
• Hackers discover HD DVD and Blu-ray “processing key”…
  
  from Engadget
• Punters should be allowed to return online music
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Google broke copyright law
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Internet plan for MTV video clips
  
  from BBC News | Technology | World Edition
• Government allocates £5 million to fight copyright…
  
  from MacUser news
• WSJ: Google sold ads to alleged pirates
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Dell laptop blamed for destroying home
  
  from PC Advisor News

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Music industry ponders suing Google
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Mexican drug wars find new battleground on YouTube
  
  from Reuters: Technology
• Google and Microsoft Working on Wireless Device?
  
  from CrunchGear
• Adobe Brings Flash Video to Phones
  
  from PC World: Latest Technology News
• MySpace to block unauthorized videos
  
  from The Register
• Startup claims to be working on a, um, Zune-killer
  
  from Engadget
• Beware spam from your Valentine
  
  from Web User : Internet & Technology News
• Nokia: Now With YouTube!
  
  from CrunchGear
• Email insult sacking was unfair
  
  from The Register
• Windows Vienna due in 2009
  
  from PC Advisor News

Very slickly done - especially the shopping and skipping.

[More: Rocketboom- backwards through time]

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• YouTube and Japan making slow progress
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Zune Phone Confirmed! Launch Scenario! 4G WiMax Action!…
  
  from CrunchGear
• Rumour: Next Zune could get VoIP
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• YouTube, MySpace on your mobile
  
  from Web User : Internet & Technology News
• Net can’t handle TV, warns Google
  
  from Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog
• Europe is world leader in IPTV
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• New Firefox 3.0 version released
  
  from PC Advisor News
• YouTube millionaires revealed
  
  from Guardian Unlimited Technology
• First look: Windows Mobile 6.0
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Net grows to meet fresh demands
  
  from BBC News | Technology | World Edition

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Further Proof of Incoming Zune Phone?
  
  from Gizmodo
• Wired Bombshell: AppleTV, Zune To Become Gaming Devices
  
  from CrunchGear
• Google: ‘We won’t ruin YouTube’
  
  from silicon.com : News
• Sky comes back down to earth
  
  from The Register
• Black Xbox 360 With 120GB Drive And HDMI On Its Way?
  
  from CrunchGear
• Music industry says Apple should license iTunes DRM
  
  from MacUser news
• Shiny gadgets mean hazardous waste - Greenpeace
  
  from PC Pro news
• Google Apps to become subs-based?
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Yahoo Pipes — or mashups for dummies
  
  from Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog
• Vodafone and Orange to share radio networks
  
  from the INQUIRER

Vista has a new feature called ReadyBoost, which allows it to use flash memory - such as a USB memory stick - to speed up performance.

It’s a great idea - but you need to have a flash drive sticking out of your USB port all the time if you want to make use of it.

Another option, if you’ve got a laptop with digital camera card slots is to use those instead. Providing the card is fast enough, you can leave it in all the time and Vista will use it forReadyBoost.

Given the price of memory cards - you can get a 2GB SD card for under a tenner - it’s a cheap way to boost performance.

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Do You Love Your BlackBerry Too Much?
  
  from PC World: Latest Technology News
• Why are people threatening to quit Flickr?
  
  from Guardian Unlimited Technology
• Google Mail now open to all
  
  from Web User : Internet & Technology News
• RIAA forced to cough up $50,000 legal fees
  
  from the INQUIRER
• MGM floored over Wargames.com
  
  from The Register
• Government targets eBay vendors over tax
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• iPod And Cellphones To Be Banned In NYC?
  
  from CrunchGear
• Vodafone in deal to access MySpace via mobiles
  
  from Reuters: Technology
• Beware being ripped by Vista hardware scams
  
  from the INQUIRER
• All about the Mario-phone that never was
  
  from Digital World Tokyo

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Breaking: Tivo Boxes to Download Amazon Unboxed Videos
  
  from Gizmodo
• 10 Vista Myths Debunked
  
  from Gizmodo
• Apple boss calls for DRM-free music
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• MySpace offers £1m directing job
  
  from BBC News | Technology | World Edition
• Turner Broadcasting Coughs Up $2 Million for Boston…
  
  from Gizmodo
• YouTube offers copyright compromise
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Nintendo Wii demolishes PS3 in Japan
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Tiscali TV to launch on 1 March
  
  from Web User : Internet & Technology News
• 40% of US youngsters have seen web pornography
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Chip-and-pin hole revealed
  
  from BBC News | Technology | World Edition

If you don’t activate Vista before the 30 day deadline it will start sulking and only operate in what’s called reduced functionality mode - which basically allows you to open Internet Explorer and buy a licence - there’s no Start menu, so you can’t access any apps, and you can’t open Explorer using the Windows+E key combination.

You can open Explorer through Internet Explorer, though - in the address bar just type: C:\ (or any other valid path) then hit enter. Click Allow to the security message warning you a website is trying to open content on you computer and hey presto - a fully working Explorer window you can use to copy off any files you need.

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Sex register ‘to include e-mail’
  
  from BBC News | Technology | World Edition
• RIM patent applications reveal future Blackberry possibilities
  
  from Engadget
• What the Zune Phone Needs To Beat the iPhone
  
  from Gizmodo
• Internet video rules ‘misguided’
  
  from BBC News | Technology | World Edition
• Google adds PowerPoint rival to office suite
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Law Doesn’t Stop Net Betting
  
  from PC World: Latest Technology News
• YouTube to take down 100,000 clips
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Sony joins iPod accessory market
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Myspace worm boy gets probation
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Dance inventor sues under DMCA
  
  from the INQUIRER

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Apple Recommends Against Vista, For Now
  
  from CrunchGear
• HoaxDevices.com for all your, uh, hoax devices
  
  from Engadget
• How Digg outgrew its top users
  
  from Valleywag
• Gates Lashes Out at Apple’s Mac vs. PC Ads and Speaks…
  
  from Gizmodo
• Viacom demands YouTube pull down videos
  
  from Reuters: Technology
• Hot Swappable iPods Coming?
  
  from CrunchGear
• Radio boosted by new technologies
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Internet top hobby for the retired
  
  from Web User : Internet & Technology News
• Vista users face wait for drivers
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Microsoft opens up Word to third parties
  
  from PC Advisor News

You can strip back the posters, but at some point you’re going to hit bedrock - presumably around the time that people bought videos, not DVDs, and opening seven days a week was something to shout about.

[Spotted by: Pete]

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Then turn to BBSpot’s handy Windows Vista Upgrade Decision Flowchart for all your Vista uncertainty needs.

[Robbed from: Guardian Technology]

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Source: Microsoft Zune Phone In the Works
  
  from CrunchGear
• Hackers ‘hammering away’ at Vista
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Blu-ray Gaining Ground on HD DVD
  
  from Gizmodo
• Dell developing handheld games console
  
  from The Register
• My son won’t tell me the password
  
  from Web User : Internet & Technology News
• Apple deal drives Creative income, revenues skyward
  
  from The Register
• Half want reality TV restrictions
  
  from Web User : Internet & Technology News
• Tagging ‘takes off for web users’
  
  from BBC News | Technology | World Edition
• IE ripe for attack, despite Microsoft claims
  
  from The Register
• Microsoft’s Zune boss quits
  
  from PC Advisor News