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Asher has sent in news that Nine has lost their latest legal battle. The Nine Network has lost its bid to retain control over how and when people consume its television shows in a landmark court judgment today. In a David and Goliath battle played out before the Federal Court, Nine alleged Sydney-based IceTV's electronic program guide (EPG) - an online TV guide subscribers can use to schedule television recordings from their computer, personal video recorder or mobile phone - breached its copyright.
Paul has sent in news about Iron Mountain's self designed security system. No longer relying only on its truck drivers to ensure the safe delivery of data and backup tapes, Iron Mountain Inc. is outfitting its transport vehicles with a new chain-of-custody technology designed to ward off human fallibility that can lead to the misplacement or outright theft of data.
The Tech Lounge has posted an article about the new Apple iLife '08. “The Apple Special Event yesterday also announced iLife '08. iLife is composed of five applications - iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, iDVD and Garage Band. These applications are designed to help you and your digital lifestyle. Apple also improved .mac by increasing the storage space to 10GB, transfer quota up to 100GB as well as better integration with the iLife suite. Apple also introduced iWork, so watch for my review of iWork later this week.”
Microsoft tarts up its image. Facing a 38 percent drop in IT enrollment at Australian universities, Microsoft has done what any fraternal group would do to boost attendance: bring in a babe. Working with the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), Microsoft has hired former Miss Australia Erin McNaught to tart up IT's image and convince young people to dive into the sex-soaked technology sector when choosing classes at Aussie institutions of higher learning.
The Xbox 360 Premium now is shipping with a HDMI port. USD prices follow: Yesterday, Microsoft announced across-the-board price cuts for its Xbox 360 lineup. Prices for the $479 Elite, $399 Premium and $299 Core dropped to $449.99, $349.99 and $279.99 respectively.
IGN Entertainment have posted an article on the new World of Warcraft Expansion. With BlizzCon 2007 now safely behind us and fans worldwide now dissecting every video and screenshot for every last scrap of information, we can now aid the dissection a little bit more. Who is the Lich King? How does he factor into the World of Warcraft mythology and why does this icy badass deserve his own expansion? Delve into this slice of ancient Azerothian lore and find out.
And lastly BFR have a review of Big Brain Academy Wii Degree, which as you may have guessed is for the Nintendo Wii platform. If there is anything that could be said for "educational" gaming, it's that generally it sucks. Don't get me wrong, I believe videogames are art, and are a media that is often looked over in importance in today's day and age, but lets be honest with ourselves here. What was the last educational game you ever played? Was it one of the PC "Jumpstart" series, or was it some sort of test trivia game?
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