IT'S FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH 2010, I'M JEFF BAKALAR, AND IT'S TIME TO GET LOADED.
SAMSUNG LAST NIGHT ANNOUNCED THE GALAXY TAB AND AIMED SQUARELY AT APPLE'S I-PAD. THE GALAXY TAB HAS A SEVEN-INCH SCREEN, A MICRO-SD SLOT, TWO CAMERAS AND WILL RUN GOOGLE'S ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM. WE HAVE NO INFORMATION ON PRICING BUT IN A BIT OF A SURPRISE, SAMSUNG ANNOUNCED THAT THE TAB WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM ALL FOUR MAJOR CARRIERS IN THE US. AND THERE WILL BE A WI-FI ONLY VERSION AS WELL.
MICROSOFT HAS ADDED SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DIRECTIONS IN BING MAPS. THE NEW FEATURES WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE IN ELEVEN MAJOR U.S. CITIES BUT MICROSOFT PROMISES MORE IN THE FUTURE.
HDCP, THE COPY PROTECTION PROTOCOL BUILT INTO MANY DIGITAL DISPLAYS AND HDTVS, HAS BEEN CRACKED, MUCH TO THE CONSTERNATION OF BIG CONTENT CREATORS. HDCP WAS DESIGN TO KEEP PIRATES FROM MAKING NEAR PERFECT DIGITAL COPIES OF MOVIES AND TV SHOWS. ANALYSTS EXPECT THAT DEVICES WITH THE ABILITY TO RECORD BIT FOR BIT OUTPUT OF COPY-PROTECTED CONTENT TO ARRIVE SOON.
"BEING YOUR OWN PERSONAL VOYEUR JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT EASIER. JUSTIN.TV, THE PERSONAL STREAMING WEBSITE, HAS RELEASED AN IPHONE APP THAT WILL LET USERS BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE PALM OF THEIR HAND. THE APP IS AVAILABLE NOW FOR FREE IN THE APP STORE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO BE STALKED.
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THOSE ARE YOUR HEADLINES FOR TODAY I'M JEFF BAKALAR FOR CNET.COM, AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
