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Half-Life 2 hitting Macs tomorrow, via Steam

Half-Life 2 hitting Macs tomorrow, via Steam

Earlier this month, Valve launched the Steam download service on Mac. There was much rejoicing, and all the free Portal you could stuff your stupid face with. Tomorrow, another solid gold Valve classic arrives on Steam for Mac: ... continue
Irony…

Irony…

...sometimes it's kind of depressing. [via Digg] continue
Israeli dude hacks Kindle DRM

Israeli dude hacks Kindle DRM

An Israeli hacker responding to a message board challenge has cracked the DRM protections on Kindle for PC, allowing users to convert books to a more portable Mobi format. Amazon is expected to find and patch the security ... continue
Amazon Gets Sued After 1984 Auto-Deletion Literally Eats Students Homework

Amazon Gets Sued After 1984 Auto-Deletion Literally Eats Students Homework

Forget the old "The dog ate my homework" excuse,  Seattle resident Justin Gawronski can now use a unique "My kindle ate my homework" story and it would actually be 100% true. In a lawsuit files in the ... continue
Bigger issue than 1984 being pulled by Amazon is that 1984 isn’t in the public domain

Bigger issue than 1984 being pulled by Amazon is that 1984 isn’t in the public domain

The more than ironic decision last week by Amazon to delete George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm from the Kindle (where people had paid for the books) rightfully gained worldwide attention, but what was missed in the ... continue