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Submission + - eBay sells Skype to Netscape founder

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Julefrokost

on Tuesday September 01, 2009 @05:45AM

Julefrokost writes: "Computerworld has a story about eBay selling Skype. Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape along with a group of investors, are reported to have paid $2 Billion for Skype. According to New York Times, Google was also a potential buyer. Also the original founders of Skype are said to have placed a bid, but Marc Andressen & Co was the highest bidder."

Submission + - WiFi in planes

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Firmafest

on Tuesday March 31, 2009 @03:25AM

Firmafest writes: "In USA Today there's a scoop that American Delta Airlines offers WiFi on domestic flights . Price is approx. $10 to get connected. Being a frequent international flyer I hope this will catch on. LA times reports that the cost is about $100.000 to equip a plane . While that number seems high, it will probably be worth it. If I had a choice between two flights both equally good, I'd pick the WiFi enabled one."

Submission + - Joe Biden's stand on privacy and surveillance

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Julefrokost

on Tuesday August 26, 2008 @04:01AM

Julefrokost writes: "Several medias such as The Guardian and The Hollywood reporter are running a story on Obama's vice president candidate and his anti-piracy record. "When somebody holds you up on the street and takes your wallet, we call it robbery," Biden said in May 2007. "And when somebody steals your idea and creation, we call it theft, plain and simple. Biden has throughout the years been a strong supporter of DRM, surveillance and stronger anti-piracy laws. Obama has previously opinioned against DMCA and scored some points there. Did he lose those points with his choice of Biden?"

Submission + - DVD Jon creates DRM killer

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Firmafest

on Tuesday February 19, 2008 @08:08AM

Firmafest writes: "According to an article at CNET, DVD Jon frees your media with doubletwist . Basically, it's a desktop application that allows the user to copy media to any device. It's already available for download at Doubletwistventures.com . Currently, only for Windows, but a Macintosh version is on the way."

Submission + - RIAA wants pirate filter in anti-virus software

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Firmafest

on Saturday February 09, 2008 @02:42AM

Firmafest writes: "Check out the latest stunt from RIAA. According to techspot, RIAA wants antivirus software to scan your computer for pirated content . The article is short on details, but a video over at technode is worth a look, as we can here see the suggestions directly from the horses mouth, as Cary Sherman — the head of RIAA — is on the panel."

Submission + - Google acquires in-game advertising company

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Firmafest

on Friday February 16, 2007 @03:37PM

Firmafest writes: "According to Red Herring Google has bought an in-game advertising company called Adscape for $23 million. Is this the next logical step to delivering ads where there's sufficient potential buyers? Or is it simply a response to Microsoft acquiring a similar company. Considering the massive budget for product placement in movies, this could mean larger budgets for games resulting in better and/or cheaper games."

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