It's been about a month since Apple unveiled the iPhone to an audience who generally responded with ooo's and aaah's. I'm sure everybody knows by now about Apple's exclusive deal with Cingular to be the sole provider in the United States for iPhone service. They have five years to the iPhone, all to themselves. But, was Cingular the back-up plan?  According to USA Today, Verizon was

The RIAA sued a 16 year old New Yorker for piracy , and now he's fighting back.  That's the story in the a nutshell, but there's so much more to it. Together with his lawyer, Robert Santangelo is defending himself and making a case against the RIAA saying among other things, that they "have engaged in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud the courts of the United States," and

This morning I've been watching videos of the Mandriva Metisse Linux that, in my opinion, puts some amazing 3D features features at your fingertips. All of this XGL and 3D stuff is often shrugged off as merely being eye candy, but there are four video demonstrations that really show the usability that these features can really offer.

There is probably nothing simpler to do on your computer than copy

I'm sure you've seen Snap previews before. You must have! According to Snap, over 500,000 blogs and websites use this service.  The pop-out previews are meant to be a tool that will give readers the chance to "preview" the sites that you're linking to without having to leave the site.  In the end, it's supposed to save reader's time by helping them decide if they want

There's good news is you were a Vista Beta Tester! According to Windows-Now.com, the Ultimate Vista key that was issued for participating in the Beta will qualify you for the Vista Family Discount. Remember, the family discount means that with a purchase of Windows Vista Ultimate, you can purchase two copies of Windows Vista Home Premium for $49.99 each. Your Vista key counts as a retail copy

Special Vista Edition: Part 3

This is the third and last part of our special Vista Edition of CyberNotes this week. We've already reviewed all of the various applications and features that are included in Vista, as well as covering some add-ons that can be used to make Internet Explorer 7 even better. I wanted to wrap up today by offering some tips and tricks on using Vista.

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