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Sony serves up Mothers’ Day e-book reader deal
By your ma a viewer, get free books Looking for a Mothers’ Day gift for your literature-loving mum? Sony has a suggestion: a special edition e-book reader ready to be loaded with a female friendly digital library.…
Continue reading »White House embraces e-book readers
Perhaps you’ve been wanting to curl up with a digital copy of the annual Economic Report of the President, but the thought of reading a 400-page PDF on your laptop has kept you away. “If only the White House would release the report in a native format for my e-book reader!” you cry. Those cries have now been heard, as the White House on Friday put up the new Economic Report of the President in three formats: PDF, Amazon Kindle, and an ePub file designed for readers like Barnes & Noble’s Nook and Sony’s Reader.
Continue reading »Google Hackers Targeted Source Code of More Than 30 Companies
A hack attack that targeted Google in December also hit 33 other companies, including financial institutions and defense contractors, and was aimed at stealing source code from the companies, say security researchers at iDefense. The hackers used a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader to deliver malware to the companies and were in many cases successful at siphoning the source code they sought, according to a statement distributed Tuesday by iDefense, a division of VeriSign. The attack was similar to an attack that targeted other companies last July, the company said.
Continue reading »‘Dear Fred’, from Dick Huey
“I had a problem with part of your last post, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it until about 4 AM, when the realization finally struck me,” says Nashville entertainment lawyer Fred Wilhelms who, on behalf of his clients and unpaid artists everywhere, has been doing battle with the SoundExhange (SX), the now independent collection agency which was once part and parcel of the RIAA, with all that implies. Do former connections just fade away? In July, 2007, “an unsigned Reader’s Write accused Fred Wilhelms of having a vested interest in criticizing SoundExchange for not paying artists,” said p2pnet last month, continuing »»» The author later proved to be Dick Huey (right), one of the RIAA-appointed ‘label representatives’ on the SoundExchange board of directors.
Continue reading »E-book readers to stay pricey next year
Won’t hit $100 for ages, says screen supplier Holding out for a £100 e-book reader before snapping up one of these gadgets for yourself? You may get lucky this year, but don’t expect prices to fall any further.…
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