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Superinjunction summer
The Twitter superinjunction controversy continues, with a user, @Legal_AIDS?(aka Sue Mae),?now publishing a document listing no less than 13 people who have had their names kept from the media.
The list appeared on Twitter yesterday and contains court documents, names and in some cases addresses of many who have been granted superinjunctions.?The information was posted only a few hours after Twitter handed over user details to South Tyneside council, who demanded the site released information on an anonymous blogger.?
Once published the list was?immediately?dissipated throughout Twitter, with names being retweeted and shared between users at an incredible rate. By the time the information had been removed it was too late, most of it appearing across multiple blogs and websites, making it very difficult to enforce the superinjunctions.?
In what appears to be a direct statement against the gradual erosion of internet anonymity by the courts, many Twitter users have posted the details simply to make a point.?
Some of the information contained in the list has turned out to be?inaccurate, helping bolster arguments made by those who believe websites like Twitter can damage reputation without reason.
MP John Hemming has been famously outspoken about the matter, stating he will name all celebrities who hold superinjunctions and threaten to "erode British culture," with their anonymity.
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Twitter user defies courts with new list of superinjunctions originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 31 May 2011 10:38:00 +0100
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Garmin announces redesigned line of eTrex GPS handhelds with enhanced geocaching originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 12:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Over in Las Vegas at CES we were treated to a sneek peek at the products that would be coming from Polaroid as a result of hiring Lady Gaga as its creative director; the GL30 instant digital camera, the GL20 camera sunglasses, and the GL10 instant mobile photo printer.
And now the first of these products has received an official on-sale announcement - and it's the GL10 printer.
Yes, that's right kids - nothing says Gaga more than a mobile printer, it's all very rock and roll.
On sale from Firebox in the UK (and Bloomingdale's in the States, we hear) the GL10 is a rechargeable printer that connects to your devices via Bluetooth to print off all of those poker face moments.
Your snaps will come out as 3x4-inch sticky-backed images, and you can even personalise the border. With meat flesh presumably, or something even more Ga-garish. You'll get up to 35 on a full charge.
The Polaroid GL10 Instant Mobile Printer will be available from the end of June, priced at ?119.19.
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Lady Gaga and Polaroid mash up bears first fruit originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 27 May 2011 15:41:31 +0100
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FROM GAMERTELL - Ubisoft has a lot planned for E3 2011. There’ll be a press conference on June 6, 2011, it will mark the start of the company’s 25th anniversary and it will have at least 11 games on display.
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BT and Everything Everywhere team up for trial
Big news - the UK's first live 4G network will begin broadcasting in September.
Bad news - it's just a trial for a couple of hundred people in the St Newlyn East area of South Newquay, Cornwall.
But still, it's a start eh? Rome wasn't built in a day.
The trial is a team effort from BT and Everything Everywhere and will use two 10MHz of test 800MHz spectrum, with a view to seeing if it's a viable option for rural areas that are unable to get fast broadband.
The trial area is 25 square kilometres and it's an area that suffers from limited broadband, where up to 700 premises are unable to download a Justin Bieber video as quickly as the rest of us - imagine the horror.
Tom Alexander, CEO of Everything Everywhere, said: "Our ambition is to have the best 4G network and be pioneers in enabling Britain’s superfast wireless future.
"We strongly believe that, by sharing our network and mobile assets in this way, we can make a valuable contribution to the economics of rural broadband services.
"Our work with BT is providing a test bed for new technologies such as 4G LTE which, with the correct allocation of sub 1GHz spectrum from the Government, has the potential to make a real impact on the way in which we communicate in the future."
If you live in the region, and want to take part in the trial then you can sign up at www.4gwirelessbroadbandtrial.co.uk.
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UK 4G network landing in September originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 25 May 2011 09:23:58 +0100
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Mobile processor shows graphics that could rival home consoles
For those still showing off their Tegra 2 tech, prepare to have your tech pride squashed somewhat by this demo vid of Nvidia's quad core Kal-El chip.
The "Glowball" video shows the first ever proper dynamic lighting generated by a mobile chip and features graphics that could rival that of Sony`s NGP due out later this year. Included in the demo tech are plentiful shiny surfaces and shadows being cast as well as some clever physics. Things run smoothly most of the time, framerates do however drop dangerously low when the action starts to heat up.?
Nvidia has said that the Kal-El chip should be around five times faster than current Tegra 2 devices and that it can even outpace a Core 2 Duo processor, although which one exactly remains unclear.?Devices rumuored to be using the Kal-El chip include Amazon's Hollywood tablet, details of which are scarce.
The video features a pre production version of the processor that according to Nvidia is 20 to 30 per cent slower than the one which will hit store shelves.?
With all these extra cores being added and Nvidia's plans for even more powerful processors to be released over the next few years, we can't help but be slightly concerned about the hit that devices battery life could take. All this power is in danger of bringing tablets and phones below that sacred nightly charge threshold.
Devices using the Kal-El processor could be due out as early Christmas this year, Nvidia has told technology website CNET.
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I’m going to be honest with you; I didn’t get the Dead Milkmen right away. My brother did, and he played them relentlessly. It annoyed me. It annoyed me through 1985’s Big Lizard In My Backyard and 1986’s Eat Your Paisley! He then went to college, and I didn’t hear them much again until I saw the video for “Punk Rock Girl” on some Canadian music channel when I was there for spring break in 1988. I found myself missing the Milkmen enough to recommend a friend buy the album. He did. And when I first heard the song “Stuart,” that was the moment when I got the Dead Milkmen.
Circa 1990: Rodney Linderman, Dave Schulthise, Dean Sabatino and Joe Genaro
They became one of my favorite bands. I appreciated them so much that I enjoyed what they were doing with Soul Rotation, and I proudly state that one of my favorite albums by them is Not Richard But Dick.
The band split up after 1995’s Stoney’s Extra Stout (Pig), and their story seemed to come to a tragic end when bassist Dave Schulthise committed suicide in 2004. But the remaining members never really went away. Drummer Dean Sabatino maintained the band’s website, continuing communication with fans while promoting various solo projects. As such, when they started performing the occasional one-off gig again in 2008, their fans were there waiting for them. The shows were successful enough for them to reform, and in March of this year, they released their first album of new material in 16 years: The King in Yellow.
After buying the album from their website on drop day, it occurred to me how much times have changed. I no longer had to rely on my brother or Canadian television to let me know what bands were up to; I could hear it directly from the drummer. And so, I contacted them to talk to them about this, and Dean Sabatino was kind enough to enter into an e-mail conversation with me.
Appletell: When the Dead Milkmen split up in 1995, I believe Joe said something to the effect of “No one understands us anymore.” 16 years later, do you think people are ready to understand the Dead Milkmen again?
Dean: I think so. In the mid ‘90s we were in the post Reagan/Bush Sr. years, Grunge was about over and the dull music of the late 90’s took over. I think things are back to being as messed up now as they were in the mid ‘80’s when we got started—the economy, the Tea Party idiots, reality TV—so, plenty of topics to write songs about. It’s also interesting to be playing shows again and to see the crowds—a wide range of ages. We have old time fans and new kids as well. It’s been really great.
Appletell: When the Dead Milkmen started performing again around 2008, with Dan Stevens now on bass, was there always an intention to go back into the studio, or was it the success of the shows that pushed you towards recording new material?
Dean: It was not planned. We sort of fell into it. We all had fun at that first show in Austin. It was a collective decision—that, “Hey, this is fun, let’s see what happens next,” kinda thing. We did not pressure ourselves and put a deadline on anything like “The album must be done by this date!” We began writing the spring of 2009 and it was about two years later that The King In Yellow was released.
Appletell: Let’s talk about the album for a minute, then. It’s the first you’ve recorded without original Dead Milkmen bassist Dave Schulthise, who committed suicide in 2004. Considering this, the fact that the opening track on the new album is about a murder/suicide seems a pretty bold move even for the Milkmen, despite no direct reference to Dave in the lyrics.
Dean: There wasn’t a conscience decision to address David’s suicide in any particular way. The title track has more to do with the loose “concept” the album ended up having in which all the songs are related in some way. The song itself “The King In Yellow / William Bloat” was born in rehearsal when we took a bit of song structure that Joe had written and inserted an old Irish murder ballad that Rodney was familiar with in the middle. As Rodney related on our bulletin board a while back, the album begins with a king and ends with a dethroned queen.
Another comment I’ve heard is that the new record if very dark and not as “upbeat” as our older material yet I’ve also heard lots of folks say its great and it fits in with all the older material, like we never stopped. We certainly didn’t set out to write a “heavy” record and I don’t think any of us view it as such.
Appletell: I don’t know if I’d say it’s “heavy,” so much as there are just more songs about murder and fewer about Sha Na Na and mongoose women. But it’s interesting that you’re already hearing fan reaction. Back when Stoney’s Extra Stout (Pig) was released in 1995, the Internet was still more or less in its infancy. Certainly not we’re used to now, in which bands can remain in constant two-way conversation with their fans. Do you think this is a good thing for the Dead Milkmen, or do you prefer the days when concerts were pretty much the only direct fan interaction a band could have.
Dean: I think it is a good thing. You can have a discussion about the show, songs or current events if you want. We have always been pretty approachable. Back in the day we used to send out a snail mail “Newzletter” a few times a year with stories, cartoons, articles and an announcement or two about a tour or LP release. I think we had almost 10K people on our mailing list by the end. The newzletter was a remnant of Joe’s early school project where he created a fictional band called the Dead Milkmen and created a fanzine for a creative writing class. The name existed and the band was born from it. So we have tried to communicate with our fans from the get go.
One of the more humorous recent examples of us communicating with fans is Rodney’s anti vinyl record rants and the back and forth he’s had with our fans on the Milkmen bulletin board. (I’ve largely stayed out of it, but I personally have nothing against vinyl).
Appletell: I’ve read that on the forum, and I’m surprised by some of the “logic” on there…specifically, the “If I can’t buy vinyl I’m going to download it illegally” stance. Where do you weigh in on the convenience of digital releases vs. the potential for illegal downloads?
Dean: Some folks just won’t pay for a digital download. Bands are now putting special packages together for premium prices. We haven’t done that. It was sad to see the new album on the bit-torrent sites within a week of our release. I think the sales loss can be offset somewhat for bands that are touring, etc.
I do like digital releases and buy most of my music that way now. I do still buy CDs once an a while. I think certain fans will still buy it for the liner notes and packaging.
Appletell: The new album was available through your website about a month before it appeared in iTunes. Is there a specific reason for that, or was it a simple of matter of the time it takes to get an album listed in iTunes?
Dean: There was a reason for that. We wanted to offer the new recording just from our website for a month just to get a feel for how it all worked. This way of doing things is all new to us. We only offered it digitally and only as a complete album. Part of this was to raise some funds from sales to be able to then get physical CDs made. After a month we had the artwork done and funds to press up 1,000 discs. We then turned on CD sales, individual track sales, as well as activated the online sales distribution channels. I have to say that so far working with Nimbit—our online partner who handles the backend for the website shop—has been good.
We were able to turn on iTunes, Amazon, emusic, Rhapsody, and Napster, and only iTunes was active a day or two later—really fast. The others have still not come online [as of the time of this interview]. We’re told it could take weeks and we really won’t know for sure when without manually searching once an a while to see when the new disc comes up.
Appletell: Pretty much your entire catalog is now available in iTunes aside from the albums recorded when you were with Hollywood Records. Have there been any discussions with them regarding making Soul Rotation and Not Richard, But Dick available again digitally?
Dean: I think we’d like to be able to do that someday but we’d have to buy back the rights for those from Hollywood. Some informal conversations have been made over the years but I don’t see it happening unless we really “strike it rich” and can afford to pay them back for the production and marketing costs they incurred when we made those discs.
A gem from the Hollywood Records era.
Appletell: Shifting away from iTunes, then, the members of the band have been active on the web. Of all the accessible web technologies available today—YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, etc.—which do you wish you’d had back when the band was coming together in the early ‘80s?
Dean: I sound like an old man when I tell younger bands that they have it easy these days—especially when touring. Our first real tour was the summer of 1985. Dave Blood and I used the “Scene Reports” in the back of Maximum Rock ‘n Roll punk zine to book the two month tour. All we had were a few phone numbers and snail mail addresses to contact mostly kids in towns across the country to try to set up shows that would take us from Philadelphia to California and back again.
We got it more or less booked with lots of holes and hopes of getting more shows along the way. We did make it to California. We spent two weeks on the floor of our manager friend’s aunt’s house in Orange County. Over those two weeks we played four shows and made a grand total of $100 bucks. We had no Internet, no cell phones (does anyone remember pay phones!?!) no laptops, no WiFi, no nuthin!
These days, with the access to information about clubs and email access, the Internet is a great asset to bands. Facebook seems like a pretty good “all-in-one” resource. You can create a fan page, contact your friends and fans, announce gigs and releases and even sell stuff directly there.
That being said, there is a Dead Milkmen page on Facebook but someone else started it a long time ago and we don’t have access to it. It was started by a fan, probably, but I suppose we should see about getting it in our control…
Circa 2011: Dan Stevens, Dean Sabatino, Joe Genaro, Rodney Linderman
Appletell: The RIAA continues to blame the Internet for slumping music sales, but you’re saying bands can benefit from the tools available to them. Do you think a middle ground can be reached? Should bands and record companies even bother trying to find one?
Dean: I personally think bands should try to do things themselves more and more, but I also understand how handling the business side of things can be a distraction to the creative, making music part of band life. For some, the “getting signed” and working with a record company is still a desired goal. Whatever the path, either the label or the band will need to use these newer technologies.
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Official word from top dog
HTC modders rejoice for your prayers have been answered by the lord himself.
No, not by God - but by Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, who has confirmed via the medium of Zuckerberg that HTC will be unlocking the bootloaders on the company's phones.
The move comes after HTC decided to shut up the bootloading shop, making modding and rooting devices very difficult, on some of its handsets following pressure from the networks who were scared of the tethering options it offers. It was a move that didn't sit well with the HTC community.
But, fair play to HTC - it has listened to its audience and Chou released a statement saying:
"There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we've listened. Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience."
Even though rooting is now therefore more available then, be aware that there are still some negative consequences to modding your HTC device - a lack of OTA updates for a start. So be sure to check out some of the many rooting forums before messing with your phone's systems.
Still, it's nice to have the option....(Are you reading this Cupertino?)
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HTC bows to modder pressure and unlocks bootloaders originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 27 May 2011 09:26:00 +0100
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Rugged notebook revamped
If you're the kind of chap whose work location is more likely to be a little bit more extreme than a corner cubicle on the 17th floor, and need a notebook PC that can survive the elements and a bit of a bashing then you may want to take a look at the revamped Panasonic CF-31 that has just been announced.
As well a plethora of rugged checkboxes; super long 13.5 hour battery life (with hot swapping extension option too), low reflection ratio touchscreen for bright areas, tough magnesium alloy casing, anti-scratch coasting, MIL-STD drop tested and water, dust, vibration and temperature protection packed; it also achieves an impressive IP65, MIL STD 810G rating.
Plus the hardware is none too shabby either, with the latest Intel i5 chip inside, along with AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics in the top model, with Intel HD 3000 graphics across the range and usable in the "Performance" model as well to save battery.
It also boasts a military standard "Concealed Mode" and the fan, backlight, status LEDs, speakers and communication models can all be switched off in an instant.
Finally it packs a 13.1-inch? XGA display, an Ericsson F5521gw HSPA+ (DL: 21 Mbps) module, 4 USB ports, a HDMI port, a card reader, a fingerprint reader, GPS and webcam.
Put short, if Rambo needed a laptop - he'd buy this one.
It's not cheap, of course - prices start at €3,699. It's out in June.
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Panasonic CF-31 toughens up with Sandy Bridge tweak originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 25 May 2011 15:51:00 +0100
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Vancouver is on its way to the Stanley Cup Finals, and that’s likely as it should be. After tonight, we’ll know if either Boston or Tampa Bay will be joining them for game one on June 1st. The following day, hockey will be joining your iPhone via Icebreaker Hockey from NaturalMotion Games, publisher of the million-selling Backbreaker franchise.
Icebreaker Hockey is an action hockey game that will see you deke, spin, skate, and score against defenders via both on-screen buttons and the accelerometer. The game features Game Center support with leaderboards and unlockable achievements as you play as one of eight original teams (in other words, not as the Canucks, Bruins, or other NHL teams).
Icebreaker Hockey uses morpheme, NaturalMotion’s graphically authorable animation engine, to deliver the highest quality animation to the iPhone and iPad. Shooting original motion capture on the ice with professional players, Icebreaker Hockey showcases a realistic fluidity of motion to rival console quality. Paired with a 3D arena setting complete with OpenGL 2.0 effects, ice reflections, advanced shading, ice spray, and more, players will be immersed in the environment and feel like they’re actually out on the ice.
Developed by Digital Legends Entertainment, Icebreaker Hockey will be available in the App Store June 2, 2011 for $2.99.
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Having just done a hands-on with the brand new Dell XPS 15z in all its super-stylish design and mega-powerful i7 processor glory, you could be forgiven that nothing else will do - laptop-wise.
However all that tech will cost you a fair packet, the starting price of ?899 clearly not to be sniffed at. As such we thought we'd bring you another option; no not quite the stunner that is the Dell XPS 15z, but the HP 620 is currently on sale on Ebay for ?260.
The 15.6-inch laptop will come with Windows 7 and gets an Intel T4500 2.3Ghz Dual Core Processor 3GB memory, 250GB hard drive, 2MP webcam, DVD writer, HDMI and card reader - pretty much all you could ever want.
The deal is available until 12pm on Wednesday 25 May and there's free delivery.
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