Man sues Apple over potential hearing loss > SAN FRANCISCO – A Louisiana man claims in a lawsuit that Apple’s iPod music player can cause hearing loss in people who use it. > Apple has sold more than 42 million of the devices since they went on sale in 2001, including 14 million in the [...]
Archives for February 2006
19 Charged in Alleged Software Piracy Plot
19 Charged in Alleged Software Piracy Plot – Yahoo! News > CHICAGO - A federal grand jury has indicted 19 people on charges they used the Internet to pirate more than $6.5 million worth of copyrighted computer software, games and movies. Goodbye RISCISO. Been ages since I’ve seen a game I’d wanted at all, and [...]
Pandora and Last.fm: Nature vs. Nurture in Music Recommenders
Steve Krause : Blog: Pandora and Last.fm: Nature vs. Nurture in Music Recommenders > Over the past week, there has been some blog talk (Fred Wilson, TechCrunch, David Porter) comparing music-recommendation services Pandora and Last.fm. I’ve been using both for the past couple months, making notes along the way with the idea that I’d eventually [...]