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Nice Touch!
An application for the iPod Touch can transform the music
player into a mobile phone. The freeware app called Truphone uses wi-fi technology in an iPod Touch to enable users
to make calls to other iPod Touch owners. With plans released by the developers showing the possibility of landline
calls being added to the service, it could prove to be a very powerful tool for any iPod Touch
user.
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The application will work very much like one
of the most popular VoIP (voice over internet protocol) pieces of software, Skype.
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Microsoft Launches Lawsuits
Microsoft has begun 63 individual lawsuits
against people involved in the sale of fake software on auction sites. The legal action is against sellers in 12
nations including the UK, US, Germany and France. The majority of people targeted by Microsoft have been selling counterfeit
“Blue Edition” versions of Windows XP.
Research carried out by Microsoft discovered that 34% of fake software
sold on auction websites did not install properly and 43% contained tampered code that could expose buyers to dangers
such as identity theft or other attacks.
Microsoft stopped installing XP on new machines at the end of June 2008 as
‘Vista‘, the newest version of Windows took it’s place.
Amazon Launch Download Service
Online retail giant Amazon has launched a UK music download service. Amazon
will sell tracks from its new Amazon MP3 online store for 59p per single track and from £3 for a whole album. Amazon MP3 will store
more than 3 million songs that will work on any mp3 player, including the iPod.
This move by Amazon means that they are now a
direct competitor with Apple in the ever growing market of online music sales, which in Britain alone was worth an estimated £163m in
2007 and today stands at a far greater number.
Unlike songs downloaded from Apple’s i-tunes store, the music available from
Amazon will be free from the constraints of digital rights management.
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Unboxing Videos Get Popular
A video of this nature can only be described as ‘Geeky‘. Yet
many are appearing on video sites such as YouTube and are managing to attract thousands of views. As the viewer gets wrapped up in
someone else’s excitement of opening the latest games console, mobile phone or computer, they can see as each component of the
packaging is unwrapped.
Here is a video from YouTube – An Unboxing of a Macbook
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This video has been viewed almost half a million times. Keep an eye on the
Unboxing phenomenon and watch it unfold, especially around Christmas, no doubt video sharing sites
will be full with ‘unboxings‘ of the latest gadgets.
Dragons’ Den star to save Woolworths?
Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis is one of several potential
bidders for Woolworths according to some reports. The Sunday Times and The Sunday Telegraph newspapers claim Theo
Paphitis met with the administrators dealing with Woolworths in London on Friday.
Known for his investments and straight talking in BBC’s Dragons Den,
Mr Paphitis has found his fortune in several companies, including stationers Ryman and Partners and the La Senza
lingerie chain.
Woolworths’ retail activities went into administration on Wednesday last week, with over 30,000 jobs
being put at risk. If Theo wants to add this brand to his list of businesses, he will have to battle it out as it is thought
that up to 10 other groups or individuals are also interested in a takeover.