Sunday, August 2, 2009

Student Forced To Pay $US675,000 To RIAA For Sharing 30 Songs

8:00AM August 2, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Joel Tenenbaum admitted to sharing 30 songs with Kazaa back in 2004 (Kazaa! So quaint!) and was originally fined $US150,000 per song. He worked that down to “only” $US22,500 per song, but that’s still $US675,000 in total. More »

Software

Firefox Achieves One Billion Downloads, 31% Marketshare

7:00AM August 2, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Firefox, the open-source upstart launched in 2004, is officially now a powerhouse, having been downloaded over one billion times in the last five years. Hell, it’s prominent enough to attract the attention of the Secretary of State. More »

Coconut Headphones Are Built For The Beach

6:00AM August 2, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Perfect for those stranded on deserted islands or just anyone who wants to feel more tropical, this DIY headphone mod was crafted from coconut husks and some twine for an authentic beach style and questionable acoustics. [Daugibach via MAKE] More »

Gaming

Sony PlayStation 3 “Konsole Slim” Appears On Amazon Germany

4:00AM August 2, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Adding more fuel to the fire, Amazon Germany has the “PlayStation 3 Konsole Slim” listed, but without price, picture or release date. Weird mistake, or leak? We’re leaning toward the former, but you never know. [Amazon via Engadget] More »

Software

IPhone 3.0.1 Can Still Be Jailbroken

3:00AM August 2, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Firmware updates are always alarming for a jailbreaking enthusiast—who knows if it’ll ruin all the hard work that’s gone into the unlocked device? But iPhone users don’t have to worry, since 3.0.1 is no less hackable than 3.0. More »

Software

Apple Expects Google Voice App Devs To Pay Refunds Out Of Pocket

2:44AM August 2, 2009 | Jason Chen

Now this is ridiculous. Not only did Apple pull all the unofficial Google Voice apps out of the App Store for a ridiculous reason, now they expect the developers of those apps to fund refunds out of their own pockets. More »