If you're a free software lover who's concerned about your privacy and the limitations of DRM, you don't want an iPhone. Amidst Apple's iPhone advertising blitz helped along by positively bubbly media coverage, the Free Software Foundation calls out the dark sides of the new iPhone. iPhone completely blocks free software. Developers must pay a tax to Apple, who becomes the sole authority over what can and can't be on everyone's phones.iPhone endorses and supports Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology.iPhone exposes your whereabouts and provides ways for others to track you without your knowledge.iPhone won't play patent- and DRM-free formats like Ogg Vorbis and Theora. Note: When the FSF refers to "free software," it doesn't mean read more »
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Editor: Being digital vagabonds without an Exchange server, we Lifehacker writers use online apps like Gmail and Google Calendar to get things done. But can an Outlook user make the switch without losing out? Guest contributor Jared Goralnick's here today to take a look. Gmail launched in 2004 and has matured each year, but Microsoft Outlook (with Exchange) is still the most popular tool for accessing email. Comparing the two side by side, is it time to jump ship from either platform? Let's find out. This comparison below is based on Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Google Apps for your Domain's free version of Gmail. There are many differences between the two products in terms of how they can be configured and the type of workflow that they support. I'll go throug read more »
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Tesla Roadsters, Nissan Leafs
and Chevy Volts are already on the market, and every major automaker
has at least one electric model in the pipeline, giving consumers an
array of choices in the coming years. The new wave of EVs just beginning
to hit American highways is not the first -- they were popular a
century ago until cheaper, gasoline-powered cars gained dominance after
World War I. But experts say the stars now appear to be aligned for an
alternative to the internal combustion engine.
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