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  • Court sides with Apple, those dudes at Psystar are hosed

    Court sides with Apple, those dudes at Psystar are hosed

    Posted on November 15, 2009 | No Comments
    Apple's charges of copyright infringement and DMCA violation against Psystar have stuck and, friends, things ain't pretty for the two brothers in Miami. The problem with Psystar's approach wasn't that they were crazy for trying it. It's that the were selling a counterfeit unit.
    Apple contends that Psystar has violated its distribution right by offering and selling Mac OS X on Psystar computers to the public. Psystar admits that it has distributed Mac OS X (Chung Exh. 17 at 4). But Psystar responds that its conduct is protected by the Section 109 first-sale doctrine. Section 109 provides that "the owner of a particular copy or phonorecord lawfully made under this title, or any person authorized by such owner, is entitled, without the authority of the copyright owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of the possession of that copy or phonorecord." 17 U.S.C. 109. This provision is a limitation on the distribution right. It applies only to an owner of a copy.

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  • Costco: Upgrade three computers to Windows 7 Home Premium for $135

    Costco: Upgrade three computers to Windows 7 Home Premium for $135

    Posted on October 22, 2009 | No Comments
    If you have a Costco membership and three computers that you want to upgrade to Windows 7, then you can get a giant wooden palette of operating systems for $135 – this same three-pack is priced elsewhere at $150 while a single version of the upgrade runs $120.

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  • Yup, the Acer Aspire One AOD250 dual boots Windows XP and Android, all right

    Yup, the Acer Aspire One AOD250 dual boots Windows XP and Android, all right

    Posted on October 15, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh, netbooks. Doug loves ‘em, but I’m still not convinced of their vitalness. Is it neat to see a tiny little computer zip around the Internet? Sure, yeah. Can I go about my business without ever having owned one? So far, so good! I bring this up because yesterday I was able to goof around—in [...]

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  • WikiReader packs all of Wikipedia in a power-sipping portable

    WikiReader packs all of Wikipedia in a power-sipping portable

    Posted on October 12, 2009 | No Comments
    The new WikiReader is a $99 portable device from the Openmoko group that stuffs every Wikipedia article into a pocket-friendly traveling companion. While those of us entrenched in technology day in and day out may scoff at the idea of having Wikipedia at the ready (we all have smartphones, remember?), this is something that might be able to make some waves with baby boomers and/or the technically petrified.

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  • Recession slows the sales, adoption of Intel’s Classmate PC

    Recession slows the sales, adoption of Intel’s Classmate PC

    Posted on September 30, 2009 | No Comments
    The worldwide recession looks to have taken a bite out of sales of Intel's Classmate PC, a computer that was supposed to bring the power of, um, computers to the developing world. Since governments have been devoting resources (read: money) to fighting the recession, they have less money to buy “superfluous” items like computers for kids.

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  • Atlona steps up to the plate, produces DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter

    Atlona steps up to the plate, produces DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter

    Posted on September 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Apple left out a large customer base when it released the Mini DisplayPort only 24-inch Cinema Display. Suddenly computers with only a DVI output couldn't play nicely with Apple's top monitor. Tears have certainly been shed and at least a few fanboys probably called foul, but until now, there was nothing that could be done besides replace the computer’s graphic card which isn't an option for older notebooks.

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  • ASUS doesn’t see a clear market for smartbooks

    ASUS doesn’t see a clear market for smartbooks

    Posted on August 25, 2009 | No Comments
    smartbookDespite being one of the first companies to bring the idea of small, cheap, no-frills computers to market, ASUS doesn't think the whole smartbook idea is going to take off. As such, we'll see no smartbooks from ASUS anytime soon.

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  • Netgear and OpenDNS to filter traffic, replace parents

    Netgear and OpenDNS to filter traffic, replace parents

    Posted on July 29, 2009 | No Comments
    I'm guessing that a lot of households utilize filters on computers to, well, keep the kiddies away from, you know, the Internet sites you look at. Netgear and OpenDNS aim to take that task away from the individual computer and start filtering at the router. That way, every device connected to the Internet through that router - including iPod touches, game consoles, and every computer - will be subject to filtering.

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  • How Much Is That Apple Tablet Going To Cost? Not $399 Or $499.

    How Much Is That Apple Tablet Going To Cost? Not $399 Or $499.

    Posted on July 21, 2009 | No Comments
    There's always good bits of data you can pry from Apple's cold fingers during the Q&A sessions of its quarterly earnings conference calls. Today was no different. As usual, a question came up about Apple entering the "low-end" laptop market, which is a fancy way of saying "netbook" market. Once again, Apple COO Tim Cook reiterated Apple's stance that "Our goal is not to build the most computers. It's to build the best." What he means by this is that Apple has no interest in playing in low-end market, which is of course also a low-margin market, which would mean Apple's pretty margins taking a hit. But wording is everything, and Cook once again didn't exactly eliminate the possibility of Apple making a new type of portable computing device. He said that no matter what the price point is, that if Apple feels it can build a product worthy of its brand, it will do so. But he also specifically called out two price points that he thought are producing junky products, and implied that such price points will continue to produce junky products: $399 and $499.

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  • From the “because you can” department: iPhone server farms

    From the “because you can” department: iPhone server farms

    Posted on July 15, 2009 | No Comments
    iphone-server-farmHey, the iPhone is a little computer! What do you do with little computers? You stick 'em in racks and make big logical computers! Imagine being able to harness the awesome computing power of five iPhones to ... umm ... do stuff.

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  • Uh Oh: The Toshiba TG01 is diseased

    Uh Oh: The Toshiba TG01 is diseased

    Posted on July 15, 2009 | No Comments
    If you're part of the very, very, very small segment of Crunch readers who happens to live in Germany, and you're an O2 customer, and you bought a TG01 - look out! Your new toy might make your computer feel a bit woozy inside.

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  • Actually useful LED lights installed on Eee

    Actually useful LED lights installed on Eee

    Posted on July 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Do you know the one thing that I absolutely love about my BlackBerry? The little LED indicator light. That single light informs me when I have a new message, if a call is coming in, if Bluetooth is turned on, and a whole lot more. So why isn't there such a light on computers? One modder answered that question by installed a three-color LED light on his Eee PC with a very similar functionality.

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  • Dell way down this year

    Dell way down this year

    Posted on May 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Dell, a company that makes computers, is down 63 percent from $784 million last year, leaving them at $290 million in net income. Total revenue fell $12.34 billion. Mr. Dell himself isn't very worried - he expects a replacement cycle to hit with the launch of Windows 7. Market share fell 34 percent in desktop sales and 20 percent in notebook sales, leaving plenty of room for growth, I guess.

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