Use a Treo 650 with Mac OS X

Use a Treo 650 with Mac OS X

Powerbook The Sprint Treo 650 is… notable for what it does not include: dial-up networking (or DUN) over Bluetooth. Fortunately, a skilled Treo 650 user (known only as shadowmite) spent several hours tracing code and discovered that Sprint had not removed DUN; they had merely hidden it. A two-byte change in the Treo’s Bluetooth management code reveals the hidden setting. Trevor Harmon has posted step by step for setting up dial-up networking with the Sprint Treo 650 smartphone using Bluetooth and Mac OS X. [via] Link.

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Podcasting ‘A Growing Threat’ To Audible?

Podcasting ‘A Growing Threat’ To Audible?

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Interesting article on Forbes- Standard & Poor’s Equity Research reiterated a “sell” rating on Audible. They cite podcasting as a growing threat. It does seem that a lot of people are listening to more things they might have discovered (and bought) on Audible, I think the market for Audible content is actually increasing if they can become the hub for all great things in spoken word (free and fee). Link.

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MPAA May Not Seek Broadcast Flag in DTV Bill

MPAA May Not Seek Broadcast Flag in DTV Bill

Images-21 Our TVs are safe for now! Maybe (Previous info and interview here). The Motion Picture Association of America is unlikely to push for a broadcast flag component in DTV legislation establishing a 2008 hard date because the bill’s main author, House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX), is against the provision. Meanwhile, the MPAA will keep briefing House and Senate members on a broadcast flag bill’s importance and seek other ways to get the content protections it wants. [via] Link.

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