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Sources: No iTunes subscriptions inbound

Regular shoppers at the iTunes Store should not expect any announcements on the content side of the equation in the near future, rumors indicate. CNET cites anonymous sources, who say that people should not expect Apple to announce any new music content at its special iPod event on September 9th. More specifically, the sources claim they are certain Apple will not introduce a long-rumored subscription option for iTunes.

Blogger ordered to reveal sources

A court has ordered a prominent Malaysian blogger to reveal his sources for articles alleging sodomy accusations against an opposition leader, according to a lawyer.

Court Orders Blogger To Reveal Sources

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian high court has ordered a prominent political blogger to reveal his sources used in articles that alleged sodomy accusations against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim were fabricated, a lawyer said Thursday (14 Aug).

Spy Agencies Turn To Online Sources For Info

palegray.net sends us to US News and World Report for an article about increased spy agency use of online sources. Turning to well-known destinations such as NPR and Wikipedia, folks in the intelligence world are increasingly filling their reports with information gleaned from the public domain. "A few days ago, a senior officer at the Pentagon called his intelligence officer into his office. The boss had heard a news report about China while driving to his office and wanted some answers. It wasn't a tough assignment, given the news coverage, but there was a hitch. 'There was plenty of information in the public domain about the topic,' recalls the intelligence officer, a 10-year veteran. 'And yet, if there wasn't some classified information cited in my report, the boss would never believe it was accurate.

Malaysian court orders blogger to reveal sources

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian high court has ordered a prominent political blogger to reveal his sources used in articles that alleged sodomy accusations against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim were fabricated, a lawyer said Thursday.

Malaysian court orders blogger to reveal sources

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: A Malaysian high court has ordered a prominent political blogger to reveal his sources used in articles that alleged sodomy accusations against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim were fabricated, a lawyer said Thursday.

Nokia's iPhone rival due Oct. 2: sources

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will unveil its first touch-screen phone next week in a direct challenge to Apple's successful iPhone, two industry sources told Reuters on Friday.

Nokia's iPhone rival due Oct. 2: sources

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will unveil its first touch-screen phone next week in a direct challenge to Apple's successful iPhone, two industry sources told Reuters on Friday.

EU, banks agree on account switching code -sources

BRUSSELS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The European Commission and banks have agreed on a voluntary industry code to make it easier for people to switch bank accounts, industry sources said on Thursday.

EU, banks agree on account switching code -sources

BRUSSELS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The European Commission and banks have agreed on a voluntary industry code to make it easier for people to switch bank accounts, industry sources said on Thursday.

Blogger ordered to remove articles from website, reveal sources

(SEAPA/IFEX) - A Malaysian High Court has given popular blogger and website editor Raja Petra Kamarudin until 15 August 2008 to reveal the sources for three articles in his blog, "Malaysia Today". The court has deemed the articles to be defamatory to a prominent lawyer.

WireTap Anywhere for Mac OS X now lets you mute software sources during a recording

imageAmbrosia Software has updated WireTap Anywhere— a low latency audio tool that lets you take the audio output from any Mac application or hardware input device and bring it into your favorite audio recording application—to version 1.0.2. The upgrade adds the ability to mute software sources during a recording.

Valve Denies Google Buyout Talks

September 17, 2008 - According to "well placed sources", the Inquirer reported on Wednesday that Internet giant Google is going to buy Valve Software, the creator of Half-Life and the digital distrubtion system Steam. However, Valve has denied the potential acquisition. The Inquirer's story read, "WELL PLACED SOURCES tell us that Google is going to be buying Valve any second now. If you have to stop and think about why, you probably are not aware of Steam, Valve's amazing content distribution platform."

Review: Campaign for iPhone

Do John McCain voters want one source of news, and Barack Obama voters another? Do undecided voters need different sources of information? Are red state voters and blue state voters so far apart politically that they can no longer share common sources of information?

Calacanis Rumor: Apple Developing Networked LCD With Built-in Apple TV

As we get closer to yet another Apple event, the rumor mill is operating at full speed and everyone has "sources." The latest to offer up a juicy bit of gossip is Jason Calacanis, who went on record in an interview with CNET UK as saying that he has direct sources telling him Apple is developing a networked LCD HDTV that will have built-in Apple TV capabilities. Immediately, this brought up a smattering of conflicting ideas and opinions from a few of us at Giz as to whether or not this makes sense. And if it does happen, we almost certainly won't see it on Tuesday. Ultimately, we're still undecided one way or the other, but here's what we think on the matter.

Police raids net 25 Asians for trading in illegal overseas calls

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 29: An Asian expatriate was electrocuted while working in a farm in Wafra, say sources, adding “he was rushed to Jahra Hospital, but died before reaching there.” Securitymen and Criminal Evidence Department men referred the man’s remains to Forensics. A case was registered and investigations are underway. Meanwhile, A Kuwaiti man died of serious injuries when his vehicle turned turtle on Sulaibikhat Motorway near Al-Qairawan area Thursday. Criminal Evidence Department men rushed to the scene and referred the victim’s remains to Forensics while securitymen got the vehicle moved aside, say sources. A case was registered and investigations are going on to find the cause of the accident.

Air Force Suspends Cyber Command Program

AFCyber writes "The Air Force on Monday suspended all efforts related to development of a program to become the dominant service in cyberspace, according to knowledgeable sources. Top Air Force officials put a halt to all activities related to the establishment of the Cyber Command, a provisional unit that is currently part of the 8th Air Force at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, sources told Nextgov. An internal Air Force e-mail obtained by Nextgov said, 'Transfers of manpower and resources, including activation and re-assignment of units, shall be halted.' Establishment of the Cyber Command will be delayed until new senior Air Force leaders, including Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz, sworn in today, have time to make a final decision on the scope and mission of the command.

What May Be Behind the iPhone 3G Glitches

Complaints over dropped calls and choppy Web connections on Apple's iPhone 3G have sparked a wave of debate in the blogosphere over the root cause of the problems. Two well-placed sources tell BusinessWeek.com the glitches are related to a chip inside Apple's music-playing cell phone. The sources add that Apple (AAPL) plans to remedy the problems through a software upgrade rather than through a more disruptive step, such as a product recall.

Software fix on the way for iPhone 3G reception glitches

"Complaints over dropped calls and choppy Web connections on Apple's iPhone 3G have sparked a wave of debate in the blogosphere over the root cause of the problems. Two well-placed sources tell BusinessWeek.com the glitches are related to a chip inside Apple's music-playing cell phone. The sources add that Apple plans to remedy the problems through a software upgrade rather than through a more disruptive step, such as a product recall," Peter Burrows reports for BusinessWeek.

Very Recent & Addict-o-matic: Recency search aggregation

Search aggregation is hot. If you haven't come across the term before it is a service that takes a search string and runs that search on a selection of sources such as search engines and archives and returns a single page of relevant results. Make no mistake, search aggregation is quite a complex thing to do and its potential, given the myriad sources on the Internet that can be searched, is huge.

Big brands vie for Twenty20 title sponsorship

When one is about to witness an event that will crown the champion of champions, it is only obvious that the best of the corporate giants will race to get associated with it. Industry sources disclose, brands including Nokia, Pepsi, LG and Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) are in the race to win the title sponsorship for the upcoming cricket event Champions League Twenty20, which represents three cricket boards including the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa. Sources also disclose that brands including Videocon and Vodafone and other domestic brands could also contest for various sponsorship rights. The tournament which will be played in India between December 3-10 has already been tagged as the highest value cricket tournament on a per game basis.

Northern Light Launches First Enterprise Market Research Portal that Specifically Targets Government Procurement Opportunities

today launched the first hosted market research portal specifically geared to help companies identify sales opportunities with federal, state and local governments throughout the United States. The SinglePoint(TM) Government Opportunities Edition indexes a broad array of government buying intention announcements, reports, and news stories from authoritative research sources specializing in government procurement. Government specific sources include Centurion Research Solutions, EagleEye, Infobase Publishers, and FedBizOps.gov. (Logo:

AMD Fusion Details Leaked

negRo_slim writes "AMD has pushed Fusion as one of the main reasons to justify its acquisition of ATI. Since then, AMD's finances have changed colors and are now deep in the red, the top management has changed, and Fusion still isn't anything AMD wants to discuss in detail. But there are always 'industry sources' and these sources have told us that Fusion is likely to be introduced as a half-node chip."

HP May Be Developing Its Own Version of Linux

vondiggity writes to tell us that HP is working on several different ways to make an end run around Vista. Among the plans is also a supposed rumor that certain factions within HP are developing their own flavor of Linux. Executives at HP deny that any meaningful amount of resources are being directed into plans for a mass-market operating system, stating their main goal is to innovate on top of Vista. "Still, the sources say employees in HP's PC division are exploring the possibility of building a mass-market operating system. HP's software would be based on Linux, the open-source operating system that is already widely available, but it would be simpler and easier for mainstream users, the sources say. The goal may be to make HP less dependent on Windows and to strengthen HP's hand against Apple (AAPL), which has gained market share in

Sources: Phone pix show U.S. may have killed more

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Cell phone images are providing evidence that a large number of civilians may have been mistakenly killed by U.S. troops operating in Afghanistan last month, two NATO officials said Sunday.


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