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Luxpro, the Taiwan-based company known for its iPod shuffle knock-off, says it has won a lawsuit filed against it by Apple, and now plans to countersue the iPod maker for $100 million in damages. “We plan to sue Apple in a Taiwanese court before the end of the month and demand $100 million in compensation for the revenues we have lost due to their abuse of their global power,” Wu Fu-chin, Luxpro chairman, told the Financial Times.

In early 2005, Luxpro introduced a digital audio player that was nearly indistinguishable from Apple’s first-generation iPod shuffle. The Super Shuffle, later renamed the Super Tangent, had the same measurements, weight and overall design—including the control pad, backside slider switches and USB port cover—of the iPod shuffle. It also came in 512MB and 1GB sizes like the Apple player.

In August 2005, Apple sought and received an injunction to stop sales of the Luxpro player from the Shihlin District Court in Taipei. Luxpro appealed and won subsequent lawsuits in the Taiwan High Court and the Taiwan Supreme Court. Last month, the Shihlin District Court lifted the original injunction, stating that “the appearances of the two products are significantly dissimilar.”


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<p><img src="http://uploadfreaks.com/files/1/bestportableaudio.jpg" mce_src="http://uploadfreaks.com/files/1/bestportableaudio.jpg" alt=" " align="left">Yup, it's true! Surprisingly, the Zune won the best "Portable Audio Device" award at the annual awards at IGN. The runnerup was the iPod Shuffle 2G. Last year's winner was the iPod nano.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>For lack of major innovation in the portable audio market in 2006, the
Zune takes the win for at least offering some new features. Betting
against Apple is a risky game, and only adventurous consumers will
likely make the Zune purchase, however, the Zune hardware itself isn't
bad thanks to interesting aesthetics, a bright, animated, and well
designed UI, and the potential for expanded WiFi capabilities. <br />Read the full article <a href="http://bestof.ign.com/2006/gear/5.html">here</a> .</i><br /></p><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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This is for those who are stuck at the installation screen for Zune:

I had the same thing, it installs and then it smacks you in the face and says there was an error. Than that's it. Well doesn't that just suck? I am psychic. I predict you have Windows XP Home. Am I right? If so, read on. If not, read it anyways

The error is due to Windows XP Home not having the advanced permission settings as found in Windows XP Professional/2000 (I think).

Each program is set up differently, but they do the same thing. I can't tell you step by step because I did this 6 months ago before I got deployed (Navy).


*NOTE: These may charge for it. I downloaded mine for free off a website, I'm sure you can find a free one as well if you look!*

filedudes.com/XP_Home_Permissions_Manager-getfile-43851.html

search.techrepublic.com.com/search/Microsoft+Windows+XP+and+Microsoft+Windows+XP+Home +Edition+and+window.html

tweakxp.com/article37386.aspx

sharewareconnection.com/xp-home-permissions-manager.htm

tweakhound.com/xp/xpperm/xpPerm1.htm

brothersoft.com/security/miscellaneous/xp_home_permissions_manager_54166.html

topshareware.com/XP-Home-Permissions-Manager-download-48378.htm

fileflash.com/program/22538/

xp-home-permissions-manager.gyrus-solutions.qarchive.org/



OR the work around way (but more difficult)



tweakhound.com/xp/xpperm/xpPerm1.htm

softwaretipsandtricks.com/windowsxp/articles/2/1/XP-Home-advanced-file-permissions

download3k.com/Press-Get-power-of-Windows-XP-Professional-in-Home.html

wikihow.com/Disable-Simple-File-Sharing-in-Windows-XP-Home-Edition

twistedethics.com/2004/06/02/setting-folder-sharing-permissions-on-windows-xp-home/



The benefits for this vice the szip thing is you get permissions settings like they are found in windows xp professional

<p><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/12/zune_orange2.jpg" mce_src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/12/zune_orange2.jpg" alt=" " align="right" height="255" width="298"><i></i></p><p>&nbsp;First the pink Zunes, now orange.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>Up for bids is a brand new, VERY RARE, limited edition ORANGE Zune.
That's right! The ORANGE one! Several pink Zunes have shown up on Ebay
but I have yet to see an orange one. The box has been opened. I
couldn't resist and actually used the Zune. However, I was extremely
careful with it. It will arrive to you as if it were never touched. I
did use the 14 day Zune Pass trial but I do not think that is much of a
big deal. I accept only Paypal and will ship only to a confirmed
address. Shipping will be $20.00 via USPS Priority mail. Insurance is
included.</i></p>

<p><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/12/zune-with-porn.jpg" mce_src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/12/zune-with-porn.jpg" alt=" " align="left" height="148" width="199"><span valign="top">A mom gave their 12-year-old daughter a media player...but it came with
a whole lot more than an instruction manual. The family in </span><span valign="top">

Evergreen Park, Illinois was shocked when their Zune came with gay porn. The Wal-Mart store manager immediately blamed the mishap on Microsoft. According to the family, the box seemed "opened" and the charger was missing. It's highly unlikely that it was Microsoft's fault, but rather Wal-Marts. Don't be too surprised if you see a lawsuit soon. </span></p><p>It's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/target-sells-memory-card-with-nudie-pix-buyer-traumatized-for/">not the first time</a>, nor the last, that people will find porn on their "used" consumer electronics.&nbsp;</p><p>Folks, the next time you buy something like this, make sure to delete all your porn on your Zune <b>before </b>you return it. Of course, this is probably just a cruel joke by an apple fan boy.<br /><br /> </p><p><b>Watch the Fox News video <a href="http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=1823428&amp;version=1&amp;locale= EN-US&amp;layoutCode=VSTY&amp;pageId=1.1.1">here</a>.<br />Discuss this topic <a href="component/option,com_smf/Itemid,28/topic,1294.0">here</a> . </b><br /></p>

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<p>&nbsp;Some people were ticked that the Zune was not compatible with Windows Vista when it was released last month, but Vista still isn't even available
to the general public so in my opinnion these stories were blown out of
proportion. We knew Microsoft<span class="iAs" style="border-bottom: 1px solid darkgreen; text-decoration: underline; color: darkgreen; background-color: transparent; padding-bottom: 1px;"></span> would support Vista before the public had a chance to use it, and the Zune software is now compatible with Windows Vista, so that story can be dropped now.</p><p>You can download the new Zune Software at the <a href="http://zune.net/">official Zune site</a> . &nbsp;</p>

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<p>That's right folks, a new Zune firmware has been released. Apparently, it does not add any <i>new </i>features, but it improves the existing features. </p><p>Straight from the update:&nbsp;</p><p><i>This required update will help enhance stability and performance.<br /><br />For devices being upgraded from Zune firmware version 1.0, this update includes the enhancements provided in Zune firmware version 1.1. </i></p><p><br />So you might be asking, does this really help? <b>Can you actually notice a difference in the performance?</b> I'll be honest with you. Yes. Definately. After the update, I've been playing around with my Zune for a couple of minutes. Usually, I get the lag image (the one with the circling dot things) every time I view pictures. This time, I went through <i><b>450 </b></i>without a single lag. I also noticed an improvement while switching modes, and switching from videos to music.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<p><span class="articleBody"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"><b></b>The
iPhone is here. And it’s not from Apple. Home networking specialist
Linksys on Monday introduced a series of Web-friendly handsets and
systems designed for making Internet calls dubbed iPhone, a trademark
that parent company Cisco Systems has owned for years.<br /><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">Cisco gained ownership of the iPhone trademark in 2000 when it acquired <a href="http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/iphone/" mce_href="http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/iphone/">InfoGear</a> Technology, an Internet appliance company. The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">San Jose</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Calif.</st1:state></st1:place>,
company’s reputation for manufacturing routers and switches that direct
Internet traffic began changing in 2003 when it acquired Linksys, a
maker of consumer home-networking products.<br /><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;">The
iPhones offer services not available on traditional analog phones, such
as the ability to check if someone is online, or search through
directory assistance for contact names and numbers without dialing 411.
“I can look up pizza restaurants in my zip code, which is already
stored on my phone,” said Dennis Vogel, senior product marketing
manager at Linksys. “The feature pulls up the directory assistance,
address and phone number, and displays it on the phone.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">The
seven models Linksys introduced include iPhone Cordless Internet
Telephony Kit CIT200, iPhone Dual-Model Internet Telephone Kit CIT300,
Dual-Model Cordless Phone for Yahoo! Messenger with Voice CIT310,
iPhone Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit for Skype CIT400, iPhone
Wireless-G IP Phone WIP300, iPhone Wireless-G IP Phone with Web Browser
WIP330, and iPhone Wireless-G Phone for Skype WIP320.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /><span class="articleBody"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">
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product, but has alluded to it on more than one occasion. ThinkEquity
Partners Managing Director Jonathan Hoopes said “if Apple wants to ship
some sort of communicator or cellular device, nothing will keep them
from shipping a phone under another name.”</span></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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From the blog..

For you who don't know, Prizefight is a 'mini-show' that CNet hosts. Basically what they do is compare products side by side. They grade the products on their Design, Interface, Compatibility, Features, and Performance. The results? The ipod won by 1 point. Honestly, I think this review was pretty fair. The only thing I didn't like is they didn't have a round for technical performance. The zune beats the ipod in terms of "power." Considering the Zune's been out for a month, and the ipods been out for 5 years, I think the Zune did a decent job.

Design: Zune 4 - Ipod 4
Interface Zune 5 - Ipod 4
Compatibility: Zune 2 - Ipod 3
Features: Zune 4 - Ipod 5
Performance: Zune 4 - 4


Video Part 1: http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-24992.html
Video Part 2: http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-25109.html

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