Sep 22

Spotify opens up to all in the US with free, unlimited music streaming for six months

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It’s only been a couple of months since Spotify kicked off its invite-only beta here in the US, but along with announcing new Facebook tie-ins it’s finally ready to let the masses into the party. As if lifting the velvet rope weren’t enough, Spotify has also seen fit to throw in unlimited streaming for six months on the free plan, instead of the usual ten hours. Click the source link below to grab your own account now (Facebook account required) but be warned: millions before you walked in for the free taste and ended up with a $10 / month premium service musical addiction.

Spotify opens up to all in the US with free, unlimited music streaming for six months originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

KDDI may get iPhone 5, putting an end to Softbank’s exclusivity in Japan

Posted in: Apple, ios, Ios5, iPhone, Japan, mobilepostmini, Today's Chili


The walls of tyrannical exclusivity may soon come crashing down in Japan. According to Nikkei, “officials” in the know have indicated that KDDI is gearing up to release the iPhone 5 on its network, thus ending competitor SoftBank’s reign as the iconic device’s sole provider in the Land of the Rising Sun. As we’ve come to expect in the days leading up to official Apple announcements, the details are incredibly scant. SoftBank, the third-largest carrier in the country, has been inching closer and closer to second-place KDDI with very little breathing room left; it’s understandable, then, that the latter would be eagerly awaiting the end of iPhone exclusivity to make an agreement with Apple and boost its subscriber count. As it’s all hearsay for the time being, we’ll just have to wait a little while longer before we know every detail on the mystery device(s).

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KDDI may get iPhone 5, putting an end to Softbank’s exclusivity in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

America may join the net neutrality parade on November 20th, if the courts let it

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Net Neutrality FCC

Well America, on November 20th you too will finally have net neutrality regulations all your own… provided the anticipated pile of lawsuits don’t derail the process. The FCC will publish its “open internet rules” in the Federal Register tomorrow, making the regulations official. These are the same fairly modest proposals that were passed nearly a year ago over Republican opposition and, on that fateful day in November, they’re scheduled to take effect. The rules have already faced challenges from Congress, Verizon and MetroPCS, but those suits were dismissed since the regulations technically didn’t exist. After tomorrow though, any and all legal challenges will be fair game. Since the FCC is relying on its ancillary powers instead of reclassifying broadband as a Tier II service (similar to telephone landlines), those challenges could actually meet with success. If you need a refresher, just check out or guide to net neutrality as well as our interview with advocate and law professor Tim Wu. Now, we just have to wait and see what tomorrow will bring.

America may join the net neutrality parade on November 20th, if the courts let it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

Helpful Tip: Firefox Profile in Use

Posted in: Freeware, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on February 07, 2008 by CyberNet.

Firefox Profile in Use

From time to time I receive an error message stating that Firefox is having issues starting up after I close it or after it crashes. There are two different error messages that I receive the most, and today we’re going to cover a few different ways that will hopefully bring your Firefox back to life.

Here are the two errors that you might see:

  1. “Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system.“
  2. “Firefox cannot use the profile <profile name> because it is in use. To continue, close the running instance of Firefox or choose a different profile.“

The first error message you’ll likely see only after closing and then trying to reopen Firefox. It will appear as though Firefox was shutdown, but the computer was not actually able to close it. The easiest way to solve this issue is to open up the list of running processes (on Windows that is Ctrl+Alt+Del), and find firefox.exe in the list. Then end the process to forcefully close Firefox. Or you can just restart your computer.

The “profile in use” error message is a little bit trickier to solve. The first thing that you’ll need to do is locate the Firefox profile on your computer:

Operating SystemProfile folder location(s)
Windows 95/98/Me

C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\

C:\Windows\Profiles\<Windows login/user name>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\

Windows NT 4.xC:\Winnt\Profiles\<Windows login/user name>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\
Windows 2000 and XPC:\Documents and Settings\<Windows login/user name>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\
Windows VistaC:\Users\<Windows login/user name>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\
Unix

~/.mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/

Mac OS X

~/Library/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/

~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/

Once you find your profile’s folder there will be a file in it that you need to delete. The file is a “lock” that the browser creates to ensure that no other applications are able to modify the files while Firefox is using them. Here’s the name of the file you’ll be looking for:

  • On Windows the file is named parent.lock
  • On Linux there are two files: lock and .parentlock
  • On Mac OS X the file is named .parentlock

Once the file is deleted you should be able to open up Firefox without any issues.

Copyright © 2011 CyberNetNews.com

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Sep 22

This Incredible Space Aurora Video Trumps Any Earth Fly-By—Ever

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This breathtaking time-lapse of Earth’s auroras as seen from the flying International Space Station is one of the most beautiful videos I’ve seen in my life. I can’t even begin to imagine the feelings that astronauts must experience when they watch this in real time. More »

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Sep 22

Western Digital rolls out My Passport, My Passport Studio hard drives for Mac users

Posted in: external hard drive, ExternalHardDrive, hard drive, HardDrive, Today's Chili
No rainbow of colors or stylized designs here, but Mac users do now have a pair of fairly sleek and streamlined new portable hard drives to consider from Western Digital. That includes the latest My Passport and My Passport Studio (pictured above), the latter of which boasts an all metal enclosure and a pair of FireWire 800 ports in addition to the standard USB 2.0 connector. Otherwise, both are available in 500GB, 750GB and 1TB capacities, and they are of course fully compatible with Apple’s Time Machine. Look for the standard My Passport to run between $100 and $130, while the My Passport Studio starts at $130 and tops out at $180.

Update: Storage Review has already taken a look at both drives, and is particularly impressed by the pricier My Passport Studio. Hit the links below for a closer look at them.

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Sep 22

Google TV apps for TNT, TBS leak out briefly, reveal authenticated streaming on the way

Posted in: Android, android market, AndroidMarket, apps, Google, GoogleTv, hdpostmini, leak, streaming, Today's Chili

We’re still waiting for Google TV products to officially get their big update with Honeycomb and access to the Android Market, but compatible apps are already leaking out. NewTeeVee points out a couple from TNT and TBS (which also allow Google TV streaming from their websites) that briefly appeared and will let pay-TV subscribers stream episodes directly over the internet, similar to the iOS apps both networks have already rolled out. Turner confirmed the existence of the TV Everywhere apps, while Google expressed its hope to see more authenticated apps like these and the existing HBO Go access on the platform, as opposed to simply ending up blocked. That’s bad news for cord-cutters hoping for an online only machine, but with the majority of viewers still hooked into satellite, cable or IPTV it may be the only way to make Google TV a viable platform right now. All signs point to the update arriving at the end of this month, we should find out more about these apps and others like them then.

Google TV apps for TNT, TBS leak out briefly, reveal authenticated streaming on the way originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

Cricket takes a great leap forward, expands footprint with a little help from retail friends

Posted in: Android, BestBuy, mobilepostcross, Sprint, Today's Chili, walmart

After inking a wholesale spectrum agreement with Sprint last year, Leap’s going for broke and rolling its “value-driven” Cricket service out nationwide on September 25th. The expansion includes a sprinkling of Walmart stores, Dollar General and even cable-shopping channel HSN, but the majority of its new reach will come from a partnership with Best Buy. In addition to offering monthly plans for dumb and smartphones alike, the operator’s also serving up specific Muve Music service packages to play nice with three upcoming handsets. Along with the Samsung Vitality and ZTE Chorus (both to be available before the holidays), Cricket’s introducing its first ZTE smartphone — the Score. Don’t go looking for high-end specs here, as the 3.5-inch Android device runs Gingerbread atop a 600MHz processor and includes a 3.2 megapixel camera. Feature phone users will also get a couple of new options to choose, with the Huawei Pillar and Samsung Chrono offered on the provider’s PAYGo service. If you’re in the mood to dig through PR spiel, skip past the break for a trio of pressers.

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Sep 22

Hulu Plus cracks one million paying subscribers, but what’s next?

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It’s almost the official end of summer and just as CEO Jason Kilar forecasted back in July, Hulu has signed up more than 1,000,000 paying Plus subscribers. He made the announcement at a Goldman Sachs investor conference while also mentioning plans to invest $375 million in content this year, even as the questions of who will buy Hulu (if its owners actually follow through with a sale) and Kilar’s own fate as its head continue to hang in the air. Hitting the projected numbers, rolling out service internationally and popping up at the f8 Facebook event are all signs Hulu is still making plans for its future, even if we don’t know yet where that future will be.

Hulu Plus cracks one million paying subscribers, but what’s next? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

NTT DoCoMo’s mobile accessories smell your breath, tell you to put the burger down (video)

Posted in: accessories, apps, augmented reality, AugmentedReality, ceatec, Japan, mobilepostcross, Photos, smartphone, Smartphones, Today's Chili, video

Sick of your friends saying you look fat in those jeans? Apparently, NTT DoCoMo feels your pain and aims to swap out the peer criticism with smartphone objectivity. Shown off in advance of CEATEC Japan 2011 (an annual electronics trade show), the operator took the wraps off several mobile-based accessories, ranging from gamma ray and UV light monitoring phone cases to a breathalyzer-like add-on for measuring body fat (you paying attention, HTC Rhyme?). There were also a couple of applications on hand for checking photos of food against a calorie database à la Google Goggles, and an AR implementation for weather services on tablets. It’s not clear whether the Japanese carrier actually intends to release these innovations to the mass-consuming public, but as with all things tech in that corner of the world, they’re sure to get it before we ever do. Jump past the break for a video peek at Nippon’s creep towards a Hitchhiker Guide-style wireless world.

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NTT DoCoMo’s mobile accessories smell your breath, tell you to put the burger down (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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