Ina Fried / Beyond Binary : Microsoft, labels try to revive subscriptions   —  With fewer consumers than hoped for signing up for all-you-can-eat music subscriptions, Microsoft and the record industry are trying to make the option more appealing.  —  As of Wednesday, those who pay for the $14.95 a month Zune Pass subscription …

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Microsoft, labels try to revive subscriptions (Ina Fried/Beyond Binary)

This is one nonplussed feline, folks. No, he doesn’t mind zooming around on the Roomba all day for the humans to videotape, upload to YouTube and laugh at around “the office” all day.

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Caption contest: cat driving Roomba — is not so impressed, actually

It’s hard to overstate how important the BlackBerry Storm is to RIM and Verizon. It’s RIM’s bold effort to fend off the iPhone and Verizon’s best hope for a star handset that draws people in, or at least keeps them from bailing.

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BlackBerry Storm Review (Verdict: Not Quite a Perfect Storm) [Blackberry Storm Review]

Microsoft’s $15 Zune Pass subscription service—a pretty sweet deal already—has just porked up their offer by giving you 10 free songs that you can keep every month.

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Zune Pass Subscription Service Adds Ten Free Keeper Tracks a Month [Zune Pass]

After leading authorities to his wife’s body, apologizing for killing her, agreeing to a 15-to-life term in prison, waiving his right to appeal, declaring that he knew what he was doing and had effective legal representation, Hans Reiser now claims that he thought the deal was for just three years — in his recently-filed appeal. Reiser’s handwritten request is the latest baffling move from the brilliant programmer, whose file system graces many Linux-based computers to this day.

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By now most of us have heard this story in one fashion or another: when Steve Jobs and Apple were in the planning stages of the iPhone, the first carrier they brought the device to America’s largest network, Verizon. Even if you haven’t heard how the tale ends — Verizon refused and Jobs took his multi-billion dollar ball to AT&T — you surely know the outcome

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BlackBerry Storm review

There’s just nothing like the holiday season, folks. That warm, fuzzy feeling you get when spending your last dollar on a gift for someone you aren’t even that fond of — really, what else can compare

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Microsoft revamps Zune Pass: keep ten tracks per month forever and ever

Apple : Apple TV: About Apple TV software updates   —  Products Affected  —  Apple TV  —  Refer the table below for Apple TV Software Update 2.3 features:  —  How To  —  AirTunes Streaming from Apple TV  —  Music can be streamed via AirTunes to Airport Express speakers or other Apple TVs in your house.

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Apple TV: About Apple TV software updates (Apple)

For home theater junkies who’ve been having a difficult time taking the Apple TV seriously, you should definitely have a look at what the latest software update brings to the dinner table. First off, we should warn you that any non-Apple TV software (like, you know, Boxee ) will be banished should you choose to update, but if you’re kosher on that front, we’ll continue on.

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Apple TV 2.3 update adds AirTunes streaming, support for other IR remotes

At last you can avoid the hassle of taking your Lasonic Ghetto Blaster every single time you go to the park: Now the park will have boom boxes the size of a park bench, with more than 500 watts of high quality ghetto thump. You only need a cellphone with Bluetooth audio support, and the Boom Bench will be yours to annoy every single person 10 miles around you. The Boom Bench features eight 60-watt co-axial speakers and two subwoofers that can be accessed through Bluetooth.

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Park Bench-Sized Ghetto Blaster Plays Music Via Bluetooth [Boom Bench]