Show #84
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Tech Headlines [Koby] (Computers, Cameras, Cell Phones, Big News)
- Revision3 Servers Brought Down by MediaDefender
- In a nice "New Media" vs. "Old Media" story...
- Here's the story
- Revision3 is an IPTV "station" that produces several video podcasts (including my personal fav Tekzilla).
- Revision3 utilizes BitTorrent technology to help distribute their shows
- They recently switched to new BitTorrent (tracker)server software and left it open
- A R3 user discovered this and informed R3
- R3 closed the BT server to only allow downloads of their shows
- Doing so, caused MediaDefender to essentially flood R3's BT server with "hello" packets
- This brought down the R3 site, offices, and email server over Memorial Day weekend
- MediaDefender is a subsiderary of Artist Direct.
- MediaDefender uploads bad torrent files to illegal torrent sites and floods the torrent networks with bad data in order to protect the copyrights of RIAA and MPAA companies
- They basically just assumed that since that R3 was using BitTorrent for illegitamate purposes and when they were locked out, they flooded the server with requests
- The odd thing is, MediaDefender has a history of doing this kind of attack in the past (see Ars Technica article)
- RIM Beats Apple in Smartphone Sales
- in Q1 of this year, RIM has beat out Apple in smartphone sales, almost 2 to 1
- RIM also sold the most smartphones for Q1 of 2008
- The numbers?
- RIM 44.5% in Q1 (up from 33.5% in previous quarter)
- iPhone 19.2% (down from 26.7%)
- Palm 13.2% (up from 7.9%) thanks to the Centro device
- Samsung was in fourth
- One might be able to attribute the lack of iPhone sales is because of the strong rumors that a new one is expected to be announced/released early next week
- I expect that we will see different numbers for Q2 of this year, but I think that RIM might hold the number 1 spot
- If not they'll probably get it back by the end of this year, with the release of their newest devices: Bold, Kickstart, and their touchscreen Thunder
- AT&T touts 20% 3G Speed Increase
- Should get speeds between 700kbps and 1.7Mbps (up from 600-1.2)
- You'll currently only be able to get these nice new speeds with a LaptopConnect card but expect it to make its way to the handhelds soon
- AT&T is claiming to bring the speeds up to 20Mbps by 2010
- YubiKey
- Internet Radio in FrontRow
- Wufoo - collect forms online
- Check our our form
- IWantSandy
- Twhirl
- Microsoft Mediaroom
- Hands on with the Neflix Roku
- Interview Questions:
- YouTube Video Annotations
- http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/04/the-htc-touch-pro/
- Hands on with the new Zune and ZunePass
- Nice touch button interface for going up and down
- You can't go wrong with 80 gigs
- All my searches are dead on in the store
- Usable with a single hand
- Zune Pass is da bomb diggity - 3 million tracks and growing
- Ability to share with 3 computers and 3 different devices
- PS3 2.4 firmware upgrade
- in-game XMB
- Trophies
- rumored June Launch
- Gina Carano in C&C: Red Alert 3
- Officially Hawt (Steven Wrote This)
- MMA Fighter that is also on American Gladiators "Crush"
- Street Fighter IV
- Feels like Street Fighter II (greatest fighting game ever) but looks modern
- Faith No More Version of a Trailer
- The home port will be superior to arcade version
- Online play
- Exclusive characters
- Slated for x360, PS3, and PC. Notably absent is the Wii
- Age of Conan accidentally shrinks mammary glands
- Code change skewed morph values on all female character models body parts
- The only complaints registered was the reduction in breast size.
- The developers have since promised breast augmentations in the next patch
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