Baig: Geek wannabes can help software firms and get free stuff
As a reviewer I too have traditionally steered clear of betas The main reason If the beta product Im evaluating goes bonkers or even wreaks havoc on my system the company can always respond with a Well we told you it was in beta well get around to fixing it
In the past most betas appealed primarily to geeks But now in the words of Nate Mook editor in chief of BetaNewscom The paradigm has shifted The biggest tech companies amp Google Microsoft and Yahoo among them amp increasingly want regular people to try betas...
Apple Sued Over iTunes Interface
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Apple Sued Over iTunes Interface
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Vermontbased Contois Music amp Technology filed a lawsuit last week against Apple Computer applecom for alleged patent infringement accusing the software giant of copying the companys interface for Apples iTunes application and irreparably damaging the company
The lawsuit details that Contois is seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction against Apple Computer...
Duke Reports on iPod Experiment
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Duke Reports on iPod Experiment
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A recent study revealed that more than 600 of the Duke University freshmen who were given free iPods and voice recorders in the autumn and spring terms to encourage creative uses of technology applied the digital devices to their academic studies
Humanities students especially those studying music and foreign languages were found to use their iPods the most...
Microsoft Launches MSN Local Search
Wash atching up with rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc Microsoft Corp on Monday unveiled an improved search service that delivers results tuned to users location
Local Search delivers both the listings of local sites and a map that includes virtual pushpins indicating each for each location It was expected to be available as a beta service starting late Monday at httpsearchmsncom
Microsoft the worlds largest software company has been in a race with online search firms Google and Yahoo to become the leading provider of tools to find content on the Internet and present it in meaningful ways...