As you probably know, the BBC and a bunch of publications pounced over a "new" Tech Support Note recommending the use of anti-virus software, accusing Apple of "quietly" changing their tune about the Mac being virus-proof. We discovered this was false. Then Apple removed the notes, saying they were obsolete because Mac OS X is designed with built-in protection. Certainly, Mac OS X's architecture and their out-of-the-box security policies make their OS safer than Windows. Or does it? Despite the technical arguments, do you think Mac OS X needs anti-virus software?
If MSI's suite of Winds are just too cramped for your gorilla-sized hands, maybe the marginally larger EX300 will do the trick. The 13.3-inch laptop tips the scales at 4.5-pounds and includes a Core 2 Duo P7350 CPU, ATI's 256MB Mobility Radeon HD3450 GPU, WiFi / Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a 3-in-1 card reader and a 2.0-megapixel webcam. You can claim one now at a variety of fine e-tailers for $999. Full release is after the break.Continue reading MSI ships $999 13.3-inch EX300 laptopFiled under: LaptopsMSI ships $999 13.3-inch EX300 laptop originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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-- Phorm board and COO walk out over differences with CEO: Further instability hits behavioural targeting advertiser Phorm: its four board members Stephen Meyer, Virasb Vahidi, David Dorman and Christopher Lawrence have quit "with immediate effect". In a statement, Phorm said the four "will take this action as a result of differences with (CEO Kent) Ertugrul (pictured) as to the management and future direction of the company". Vahidi is also relinquishing his COO role. More details on PCUK
-- Google TV Ads' Hallmark moment: Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV Ads has convinced cable nets Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel to set aside a portion of their respective inventories for the search giant's self-serve, targeted ads system on EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS). The partnership comes just as the family-friendly Hallmark nets gear up programming and promotions for the holiday season. The arrangement also shows Google TV Ads' gift for timing: just as the financial markets cratered two months ago, Google TV Ads said it had struck a similar addressable TV deal with Bloomberg TV.
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-- Widgets and branded fly-swatters: AdAge columnist Bob Garfield loves widgets as ad tools. The very idea sends him racing to compare branded apps to the joys of receiving ballpoint pens, calendars and refrigerator magnets with marketers' names emblazoned across them. If only advertisers shared his ardor, as widget ads will attract a miserly $100 million in spending. The problem is, according to Mediassociates' Ben Kunz, is that these "magical items" are being oversold to marketers who don't understand how best to use them.
-- Nat Geo signs up for Nielsen set-top box measurement: Nielsen Media Research has got its first customer for its set-top box audience analysis offering, DigitalPlus. National Geographic Channel will be the first official user to access DigitalPlus' "second-by-second ratings analyses" that promises a more detailed look at whether consumers are switching the dial during commercials and programs.
-- Creative ads get the automated treatment: As display ads wilt in the face of search ads' great targetability, companies like Adisn and Tumri are creating ads that can be changed in color and tone to better attract consumers based on behavioral and contextual targeting. While the two companies have been working with big name brands, Madison Ave. has been naturally slow to embrace this approach to digital creativity.
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Like Lego or Apple, you knew this was coming to the Gizmodo Gallery: An exclusive iPhonesque-edition of the TV-B-Gone, so you can annoy the hell out of us by turning off our Panasonic 103-inch TV. If you work at Motorola, it's payback time. [Thanks to REED ANNEX and thanks to our benefactor gizmine.com] Gizmodo Gallery Reed Annex 151 Orchard Street New York, NY 10002 Gizmodo Gallery Reader Meetup The reader meetup takes place across the street from the Gallery, at a place called The Annex (not to be confused with REED ANNEX where the gallery is hosted.) The address is 152 Orchard Street and we'll be there at 9 PM SHARP on Friday December 5th. Gallery Dates: December 4th-7th Times: 12/4 Thursday 12-8 12/5 Friday 12-8 12/6 Saturday 11-8 12/7 Sunday 11-4 [Read more about our Gizmodo Gallery here and see what else we'll be playing with at the event.]
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Former football great O.J. Simpson, convicted on charges including armed robbery and kidnapping, was clearly not using good judgment, his defense attorney says in court filings, but deserves leniency in sentencing as he is a first-time offender who showed no criminal intent.
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With all this talk lately about Twilight and My Chemical Romance walking around all wah wah wah cry cry cry, kids these days probably think vampires are whiny douchebags.
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Nothing says hilarity like making somebody else physically ill. That's the idea behind Sonic Nausea, a tiny device that makes people sick to their stomach when they're within it's range. You simply plug the little thing into a 9-volt battery and then it pumps out "ultra-high frequency soundwaves which soon leads most in its vicinity to queasiness." While I'm not quite sure about whether or not soundwaves can make you sick to your stomach, this is the perfect way to get back at your boss, annoying neighbor or pregnant girlfriend/unborn child. The possibilities are endless, really. [Product Page via BB Gadgets]
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