Interesting read about Universal partnering with BMG and Warner to develop a new music subscription service to try steal some of the market share that Apples iTunes currently has.
Universal getting ready to take down iTunes? –
Universal CEO Doug Morris is looking to partner with Sony BMG and Warner to develop "a new music subscription service that will try to loosen Apple’s grip on the online music market.(more…)
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BalanceNG 1.885 (Default branch) - BalanceNG is a modern software IP load balancing solution. It is small, fast, and easy to use and setup. It offers session persistence, different distribution methods (Round Robin, Random, Weighted Random, Least Session, Least Bandwidth, Hash, Agent, and Randomized Agent) and a customizable UDP health check agent in source code. It supports VRRP to set up high availability configurations on multiple nodes. It supports SNMP, integrating the BALANCENG-MIB with Net-SNMPD. It integrates pcap packet dumping for debugging purposes and allows the implementation of a "transparent forensic logging bridge".
License: Other/Proprietary License with Free Trial
Changes:
A bug in the command communication between the frontend and backend has been fixed. Upgrading is recommended if non-interactive programs are being used to pipe commands into "bng control" or "bng auxctl". [FreshMeat]
Fortier & Co. Makes Stylin’ Body Armor -
Those of our readers who are aspiring rap artists should pay close attention. Frontier & Co. works with big name clothing designers like Burberry, YSL, Kenneth Cole, etc. to design body armor that blends in naturally with your apparel. Take for instance this beautiful trenchcoat from Burberry. It uses ballistic fibers that are stronger than steel, yet lightweight, to protect you from oncoming bullets. It also doubles as an incredibly handsome coat.
Unfortunately, protection and style do not come cheap. The aforementioned coat will set you back $2195 for the basic model. That means you could end up spending some serious cash if you’re worried about being taken out by an AK-47.
Fortier & Co. Body Armor [Luxist]
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ZAP announces mysterious high-performance electric car -Filed under: Transportation
ZAP (which stands for Zero Air Pollution) announced another new entry to its electric car stable, an as-yet-unnamed sedan that will apparently sell for $30,000. The California based company claims their new model will reach a top speed of 100 mph, and will have a 100-mile range between charges. But here's where this story gets really interesting: ZAP announced a different model back in January which still hasn't seen the light of day, and AutoblogGreen questions whether the company has been using press releases as a method of increasing their stock price for short term cash-flow. Competitors like Tesla have prototypes on the road, but no such luck with ZAP, which certainly raises a number of questions, and definitely gets you thinking about the word vaporware.
Read -- ZAP press release
Read -- AutoblogGreen's take on ZAP
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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