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Apple hits Psystar with DMCA charges

Court papers reveal that the day before Thanksgiving Apple added new charges to the five-month old federal lawsuit against mac-clone maker Psystar. The new charges claim that Psystar, along with ten John Does, violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA by bypassing copy-protection mechanisms used by Apple to protect Mac...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, DMCA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Copyrighted Works, Defendant, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-12-01

WARP speed for Windows 7

The other day the eagle-eyed Long Zheng noticed a document on Microsoft's MSDN site outlining how Microsoft plans to allow DirectX 10 acceleration on the CPU. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Video Card, Microsoft Windows 7, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows, ATI Technologies Inc., CPU, Graphics, DirectX, GPU, Video Cards, Processors, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Monday fun - Simpsons parody Apple

Simpsons parody Apple ... uh, Mapple. MyPods, MyPhones, Brainiac Bars :) by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple Inc., Team Management, Telecom & Utilities, Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Calling Mac users - Have you installed antivirus on your Mac?

Apple now recommends that users install antivirus software on their Mac systems. Well, have you? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Apple Inc., Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Highlights from NetApplications data for November '08 - Firefox and Vista break 20% mark

NetApplications has released data for November so it's time to dig through the trends ... by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows Vista, Usage, NetApplications, October, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Internet, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Shopping - How do you do it?

According to online retailers Amazon.com and eBay, online sales surged on Black Friday as consumers looked for good deals on Wii games consoles and the iPhone and iPod touch. But what's your preferred shopping method? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Retail Company, Person, Sales Strategy, Retail, Sales Force Management, Sales, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-30

US Apple Store savings better, still hardly worth getting out of bed for

Predictions that Apple would roll out 15% discounts for Black Friday have been dashed as modest discounts are unveiled. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Discount, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Sales, Finance, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-28

Apple Store Australia/UK shows lackluster discounts - UPDATED

If you're holding your breath, waiting for the Apple Store Black Friday discounts to appear, then I have some bad news for you - Apple Store Australia discounts are online, and I'm sorry to say that they are very lackluster. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Discount, Apple Inc., Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-27

What's on my Thanksgiving/Holiday disks

Many of you have asked me what applications I'll be putting on my Thanksgiving/Holiday disks. Here's a quick rundown ... by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Disk, KeeBaud, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Apple Black Friday discounts may be run deep

According to investment firm Kaufman Brothers, Apple could be getting ready to offer some of the deepest Black Friday discounts ever. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Discount, Apple Inc., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-26

News to know: Macs on sale, YouTube goes wide, Twitter, Cisco

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: A rare occurrence: Macs on sale Jason D. O'Grady: Apple retail stores to match prices Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple prepares for Black Friday blow-out! ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, YouTube Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, Telemarketing, AJAX, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Digital Media, Marketing, Marketing Research, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Has Apple finally got Safari for the iPhone right?

Is it me or has Apple finally managed to get Safari for the iPhone/iPod touch right? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-25

NVIDIA GeForce Release 180 drivers give GPU a performance boost

Today I downloaded and installed NVIDIA's latest GeForce Release 180 drivers (180.48) for my GTX 260 and GTX 280 systems and I'm seeing a dramatic and noticeable performance difference. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Performance, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Graphics, GPU, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-25

My Thanksgiving/Holiday giveaway - Ubuntu

That time of year is rapidly approaching. The time of year when my brain will be picked to shreds by friends and family looking for "free" tech support. Chances are that you know the routine yourself by now. One of the things I do each year (partly as a distraction...

Tags: Ubuntu, Operating System, Chances, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Apple prepares for Black Friday blow-out!

It seems that Apple is getting ready for a Black Friday blow-out. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple Inc., Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Why the "beta culture" will have to change

Jesus Diaz of Gizmodo voices a concern that many tech enthusiasts are already bound to be aware of - that companies are too willing to push unfinished products out of the door, and that customers are too willing to pay for them! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple iPhone, Product, Hardware, Jesus Diaz, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Sunbelt Software slashes price of VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware

A few months ago I rolled out Sunbelt Software's VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware onto my desktop and notebook systems here, and I've not looked back. Today the company announces a dramatic price drop starting Black Friday for all home users. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Sunbelt Software, Anti-spyware, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-24

The old "install this codec to see free porn" trick works on Mac too!

It seems that this old trick for fooling Windows users to download and install malware on their PCs is now working on Mac users. Why? Because with 50% of new Macs being sold to people who used to run Windows, the OS might have changed, but the bad habits haven't....

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Codec, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-22

AMD's Phenom II shows overclocking potential

After initial overclocking disappointment with the Phenom, AMD has put effort into giving the Phenom II a fair amount of overclocking overhead. At a demo yesterday journalists were shown a 45nm Phenom II processor running at 4GHz air-cooled, 5GHz using dry ice as a coolant, and well over 5GHz...

Tags: AMD Phenom, Overclocking, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Deneb, Release, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Budget hardware

Lists ... if there's one thing that people seem to what at this time of year it's lists. Over the next few weeks I've planned on posting several kit lists for the Holiday season covering a wide variety of different kit. The other day I posted the...

Tags: ASUS, Board, Power Supply, Intel Core 2 Duo, 300W Power Supply Unit, Corporate Governance, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-21