Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
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The Library of Congress’ Copyright Office has ruled that jailbreaking Apple’s iPhone is legal for three years. The exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act could affect Apple’s ability to control apps on the iPhone and other mobile devices. The librarian of Congress also encouraged the movement toward mobile devices on any carrier.
Jailbreaking may no longer be the appropriate term for downloading unapproved but legally acquired applications onto Apple’s iPhones, in the wake of new rules announced Monday by the U.S. government. The Library of Congress’ Copyright Office, which, every three years, reviews exemptions to the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) prohibiting unauthorized uses of certain products, has issued a new ruling that jailbreaking is legal.
The ruling, which could have a substantial impact on Apple’s ability to control what goes onto its devices, says a three-year exemption will be granted to “computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications, when they have been lawfully obtained, with computer programs on the telephone handset.”
Other Exemptions
The librarian of Congress, on the recommendation of the register of copyrights, announced which classes of work are exempt to the “prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works,” as specified in the DMCA.
The specified classes are exempt, and therefore legal, for the next three-year period. In addition to the exemption for jailbreaking, the new rules include audiovisual works in a college or university that are video-clip compilations intended for educational use, computer programs and video games in obsolete formats where circumvention of technical protections is needed for preservation purposes, and computer programs that are protected by obsolete dongles.
In addition, books in the fast-growing e-book category can have their technical protections legally overridden when they prevent either accurate rendering by screen readers or the read-aloud function, both of which might be needed by people with disabilities.
Firmware in telephone handsets can also now legally be broken “when circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of lawfully connecting to a wireless telephone communication network.” This exemption could impact the growing movement toward third-party cell phones and other devices that can work on any carrier.
Rejected Exemptions
The exemptions also include overcoming “technological protection measures” on CDs, where those measures “create or exploit security flaws or vulnerabilities that compromise the security of personal computers,” and where the user is intending only to test or correct the security flaws.
Several other exemptions were considered, but rejected. These included renewal of an exemption that allowed users to legally override Internet filtering software. The librarian found that the proponents failed to present updated information to support their case.
Also rejected were exemptions for breaking protections on DVDs to allow them to be used on Linux operating systems, for computer programs that don’t work on upgraded operating systems, and for works protected by access controls that prevent the creation of backup copies.
Source: toptechnews
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Two troubles to carry 2 cell phones?
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
How often do you find something at a store and wonder how much cheaper you could get it online? Now you don’t have to wonder–you can call 1-888-FRU-SHOP. That’s the number for Frucall, a first-of-its-kind price-comparison shopping service currently in Beta.
How Does Frucall Work?
Frucall is pretty simple to use despite all the technology behind it:
*Call 1-888-FRU-SHOP from any phone in the US.
At the prompt, enter the product’s bar code number. That’s the number directly below the bar code. (Hint: don’t forget the first and last digits, which may be offset from the rest of the code.)
*A computerized voice confirms the product’s name and states the price, as well as shipping information.
*The whole process takes about ten seconds. There are no signups, no downloads, and funky add-on services or charges to your phone bill.
Beta Limitations
Frucall has been launched to the public in Beta mode, though it has already been tested for more than two months on an invitation-only basis. The Beta service works well, though there are still a few limitations:
During the initial Beta period, Frucall only searches Amazon. The designers, however, are planning on adding additional sites soon. They eventually expect it to become an internet-wide ecommerce price comparison service for cell phones.
Because the Beta only searches Amazon, you can’t use it for things that aren’t sold on Amazon. The Beta is most valuable when you’re out shopping for clothes, appliances, electronics, books, music, DVDs and stuff like that, but for now you cannot use it for grocery shopping.
You won’t be able to buy the product using your phone until this feature is implemented sometime in summer 2006.
First-Ever Voice-Activated Mobile Price Comparison Service
Mobile phone technologies are all the rage these days, from movies to games to weather reports to shopping. For the most part, these technologies have a dedicated core of people who tend to be very comfortable navigating all the options on the little screens and touch pads of their cell phones. Right now, mobile applications aren’t as appealing to people who are less nimble-fingered, less technologically savvy–or just less patient.
Frucall, however, might just be the first mobile application both you and your grandmother could use. The usability factor for Frucall is high since it’s all voice-activated, and, ultimately, that’s what cell phones were made for: talking, not running software.
Looking out for people who actually like mobile software, Frucall’s designers are working on a WAP (mobile application) version as well, which will be available in a couple of months.
In the meantime, Frucall’s voice-activated interface is a blessing for die-hard cheapskates: they can call the toll-free number from a payphone without even having to pay cellphone airtime.
In short, if you’re serious about saving money, you just got another tool in your toolbox.
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
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