Dish Network To Pay TiVo $500M
It looks like Dish Network will be paying TiVo $500 million to bring and end to the long running patent infringement case.
We look forward to the permanent injunction against EchoStar and Dish Network finally being enforced with respect to the DVRs they must now disable," TiVo said in a statement at the time. "This ruling also paves the way for TiVo to receive substantial damages and contempt sanctions regarding the DVRs that EchoStar and Dish Network failed to disable.
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Sony Now Says 10M Credit Cards Accounts Compromised
Typical Sony here, clam up and deny everything until you are forced to admit it. The last time we reported on this, the company went from claiming "no-proof" that credit card info was stolen, to saying "the data was encrypted," to today....10 million credit card details may have been compromised.
That's not the personal details on their PSN account - all 77 million of those were up for grabs - that's ten million customer's credit card details. We've known for some time that credit card details have been at risk as part of the attack on the network, but this is the first time Sony has been able to put a figure on the number of card holders potentially affected.
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Delivery Guy Calls Out Bad Tippers On His Blog
Some guy from Brooklyn is calling out "bad tippers" on his blog. Is the economy to blame or does this guy just suck at his job?
The blog features not just the names, addresses, and apartment numbers of offending individuals, but calls out offices and even TV show staffs that place large orders and blame their meager tips on "corporate."
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Cooler Master CM Storm Enforcer Case
If you are in the market for a new case, the folks at ThinkComputers have a review of the Cooler Master CM Storm Enforcer posted today worth checking out.
Today however we will get that chance with the recently released CM Storm Enforcer case. This case has a mean look to it hence the name Enforcer. It also features USB 3.0 connectivity, room for 2.5-inch drives and great cable management. Let's check it out!"
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Bose Endows Company to MIT
Dr. Amar Bose, founder of the Bose Corporation, has gifted his alma mater the majority shareholding in his corporation. The university will receive annual dividends to further education and research. Dr. Bose received his degrees at MIT and taught there until 2001.
His insatiable curiosity propelled remarkable research, both at MIT and within the company he founded. Dr. Bose has always been more concerned about the next two decades than about the next two quarters."
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Match.com Screening for Sexual Predators
Imagine filling out the questionnaire for Match.com: Is this your real name and address? Are you a sexual predator or a registered sex offender? Chances are that would not be sufficient to screen out all of the perverts. This is about as tough as the voluntary screening process is. The odds are probably better out on the street.
And the real flaw in Match.com's plan is the most obvious: criminals who want to use Match.com for nefarious purposes could use a false identity to set up service.
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Learn All of Ubuntu 11.04's Keyboard Shortcuts
If you are a Ubuntu user and have a memory as bad as mine, as little help in the keyboard shortcuts department is never a bad idea. With the release of 11.04 also comes a wallpaper-formatted shortcut list. Handy to have around even if you have an excellent memory and you can still retain your nerdiness.
If having the keyboard shortcut-laden wallpaper isn't your thing, it's still a handy guide to have around, since there's a ton of new stuff in the shortcut department.
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The $2 Billion Dark-Matter-Hunting Spectrometer
Whenever the final mission of the Endeavor Space Shuttle takes place, the payload will include a seven ton Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. The $2 Billion spectrometer will be looking into the origins of the universe, literally.
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Angie's List Prepping for IPO?
Angie's List, the Indianapolis based consumer review website, has hired executive personnel who may be on board preparing for a possible IPO sometime this year. Angie's List has received overtures from perspective buyers, all of which have been dismissed.
"We are certainly reaching a size, and have opportunities in front of us that are causing us to consider very seriously a public offering," Oesterle said in a telephone interview. "We could make that decision this year."
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BitDefender Releases USB Immunizer
If you are frequently transferring data via USB removable media, BitDefender has a great deal for you. The company just released a free USB Immunizer tool. Free is good and everyone can use an extra layer of protection.
BitDefender has made this a little more complicated, though, by using nested folders, and making liberal use of the Hidden attribute.
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Microsoft Pulls WP7 NoDo Update
It took quite a while for the NoDo patch to be released and by the results it looks like the team should have waited a bit longer. Citing technical issues, the patch has been pulled.
Yes, the latest SNAFU certainly appears to be yet another failure by the Windows Phone 7 team.
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Microsoft Raising Pricing for Certification Exams
Microsoft has announced that as of July 1st, the price of certification exams will go up $25. The price increase is not across the board, but includes many of the preferred certifications. Plan your testing accordingly to take advantage of the current price structure.
"The new fee structure enables Microsoft to improve the Microsoft Certification program".
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DOJ Ends Ten Years of Microsoft Oversight
Microsoft is finally getting out from under the close scrutiny of the Department of Justice. The DOJ has decided that as of May 12th, Microsoft Corporation no longer will be bound to the 2001 agreement of oversight. Times have changed in the past 10 years and Microsoft is not the same monopoly oriented company it once was.
More practically, has stated it will continue to follow all of the rules laid down by the DOJ. Separate agreements Microsoft has reached with the EU or any other nation will continue to be in effect.
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Anonymous Targets Iran
Operation Iran is to begin today. The hactivist group Anonymous has set its sights on shutting down Iranian websites on the anniversary of International Worker's Day.
Anonymous is known for its renegade cyberattacks in defense of perceived underdogs or to support freedom of expression or other anti-establishment causes
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