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January 30, 2005
According to a Marketing magazine report, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe plans to launch a music service specifically for the PSP, which is expected to arrive in Europe and the US in March. Sony will put the delivery mechanism in place in time for the handheld console's launch, using it to allow users to download game levels and software updates. However, the system will be extended to music in the summer. Given the PSP's multimedia focus, it's entirely possible the service could subsequently be used to deliver video downloads," The Register web-site reports.
Audio Cubes is also offering the Sony PSP-1000 PlayStation Portable for just $269, this is the cheapest I have seen it at all import shops. 7-12 day shipping period.
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Reuters is reporting via a source in the know, that the boards of directors of SBC Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp. met today to vote on a more than $15 billion stock deal in which SBC will acquire AT&T. Last week The New York Times and Wall Street Journal both reported that executives from the nation's second largest local phone company SBC were in "fluid" and "sensitive" talks about a buyout in the $15 billion to $16 billion range. SBC had no comment. The combination would help SBC's business with large corporations. If the boards approve the deal, it could be announced as early as Monday, the source said.
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According to the yearly Brandchannel.com survey recognizing the brands that have had the most impact (negative or positive) on our lives, Google is no longer the top brand, the Search Giant slipped to second place after two years of being in the top spot. Apple Computer now takes the top spot after a total of 1,984 brandchannel readers(very low number) from 75 countries voted online between November and December 2004. BrandChannel said "It's hard to imagine a brand having a shinier year than Apple. Notably punctuated with iMacs, iPods and iTunes, Apple's 2004 presence was felt in the press, in ads and on the streets, with iPod coming to define the word "ubiquitous." Coupled with strong revenue, Apple reported a net profit of US$ 295 million in the last quarter of 2004 alone and a 2004 overall net income growth of 300 percent. Yes, 300 percent.
At Apple's core is great innovation, beautiful design and an ability to bring warmth and passion to those who may be completely incurious about technical gadgetry but need it nonetheless to survive in today's world."
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AudioCubes is offering the Sony MDR-SA1000 Stereo Headphones with nano composite HD driver and 80kHz playback for 239. The headphones feature a 50mm driver unit that reproduces overflows sound, and 360kJ/ high magnetic force neodymium magnet that produce a rich bass. High purity 99.9999% 6N-OFC litz wire has a superior signal transmission quality.
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NHJ Japan has announced the D'zign DV-5 their new camcorder featuring a 2GB hard-drive. Other features include a 1/2.7 type 3.2MP CCD supports MPEG-4 recording up to 640 x 480 dots, fixed lens, with a digital zoom of 2x (when using 640 x 480) and 4x (when using 320 x 240, supports recording of still images in the JPEG format, up to a maximum of 2048 x 1536 dots, Voice recorder functionality (WAV format), MP3 files support, 2" TFT LCD and USB 2.0. The D'zign measures 82mm x 73mm x 35mm. , Available in early February. should cost around 59,800 yen. - More
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Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, will be imprisoned at a low-security jail and must perform 10 months of community service for unleashing a Internet worm that crippled 48,000 computers in 2003. The Internet "has created a dark hole, a dungeon if you will, for people who have mental illnesses or people who are lonely," Judge Marsha Pechman told the Seattle court. "I didn't see any parent standing there saying, 'It's not a healthy thing to lock yourself in a room and create your own reality.'" Defense lawyers said Parson feared leaving the house and his parents provided little support. Parson pleaded guilty last year to attempting to cause damage to a protected computer and to, "modifying the Blaster Internet worm and using it to launch a distributed denial-of-service attack against a Microsoft Windows update Web site as well as personal computers"
Parson's W32.Blaster-B variant first appeared just days after W32.Blaster-A first appeared. Blaster-B used a different file name, teekids.exe, as opposed to the original msblast.exe.
The worm was programmed to take advantage of a vulnerability in the Distributed Component Object Model interface component of Windows, which handles messages sent using the remote procedure call protocol, to spread itself over the Internet and launch denial-of-service attacks against popular Web sites, including Microsoft's Windows Update Web site.
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January 29, 2005
Stockist - AudioCubes is offering the Sony PSP-1000K PlayStation Portable Value-Pack which includes the PSP, a case, and a private remote control for $329. Set for launch in the USA sometime in March the PSP is touted as the game console of the future (at least 2005), speculated price under $200. Refresh - The PSP features a TFT LCD that displays full color (16.77 million colors) on a 480 x 272 pixel high-resolution screen, compact size body, built-in stereo speakers, plus a battery pack, high-capacity optical medium UMD(Universal Media Disc), enabling game software, rich with full-motion video and other forms of digital entertainment content, to be stored. The newly developed UMD has a capacity up to 1.8GB of digital data with a broad range of digital entertainment content such as music video clips, movies and sports programs can be provided on UMD.
Audio Cubes is also offering the Sony PSP-1000 PlayStation Portable for just $269, this is the cheapest I have seen it at all import shops. 7-12 day shipping period.
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China's Zhejiang Huahong Optronics Group showed off a new flash-memory portable video player tentatively called the MTV Player at 39th Midem music conference France . Set to go on sale in China in March, the palm-sized gadget features 2 gigabytes of storage space and a 2-inch screen. "The plan is for people to download movies from their computers or from the Web," said company president Wang Yuan Long.
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Sony, Japan has announced the D-EJ720 a new CD Walkman with gum type charge pond. The D-EJ720 will be available in Japan late February for about 11,000 Yen. Available in silver, blue, pink and orange, the D-EJ720 features the gum type nickel hydrogen charge pond "NH-10WM" attachment. Measures 136.1x136.3x20.4mm and weighs 172g (196g with charge pond). Provides 27 hours of Continual playback using built-in charge pond. Provides 42 hours when used jointly with alkaline electric battery.
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19 year old Jeffrey Lee Parson of Hopkins, Minnesota got a small break yesterday, U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman felt something for Jeffrey, sentencing him to just a year and a half in prison for creating a variant of the Blaster Internet worm that affected over 48,000 computers. Prosecutors wanted a maximum of 37 months. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said Jeffrey Lee Parson's neglectful parents were to blame for the psychological troubles that led to his actions in the summer of 2003. Parson's lawyers said he used to be so fearful of social interaction that he hated to leave his home. Parson apologized to the court and to Microsoft, saying, "I know I've made a huge mistake and I hurt a lot of people and I feel terrible." He will still have to pay restitution to Microsoft and to people whose computers were affected in an amount to be determined at a hearing set for Feb. 10. The judge imposed three years of supervised release following his prison term, during which Parson can only use computers for business and education. She told him to complete 100 hours of community service. Parson, who will serve his time at a low-security prison, had faced a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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