Anti Privacy Advocate Joe Bidden Vice Presidential Nominee For Obama

Bad news for all people who are using peer to peer data transfer services; Senator Joe Bidden has been nominated by the Democrats as Vice President for Barrack Obama in the US 2008 Presidential Race.


Senator Joe Bidden has a long history of Anti-piracy Legislation tries.
He tabled bill in 2002 for declaring Fedral Felony to trick certain types of devices into playing unauthorized music or executing unapproved computer programs which got subdued due to efforts of Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple, Verizon, Ebay lobbying. He also wrote a letter to the Justice Department urgin it to prosecute individuals who intentionally allow mass copying from their computer over peer-to-peer networks.
Last year, Biden sponsored an RIAA-backed bill called the Perform Act aimed at restricting Americans' ability to record and play back individual songs from satellite and Internet radio services.
We just hope that he comes to the knowlegde that peer to peer sharing is an undeniable right of every individual.

Electonic Arts Signs Confidentiality Agreement With Take 2

Gaming Industry giant Electronic Arts Inc have signed confidentiality agreements with another Game maker Take Two Interactive Software Inc.They did so after agreeing on holding private talks for a potential stake transaction.

EA, publishers of the popular "Madden" and "Need for Speed" games, dropped its hostile pursuit last week of Take-Two, the maker of the hot "Grand Theft Auto" games, after Take-Two agreed to spell out its three-year product plans, but only in private.

"As a result, EA does not intend to make any further announcements regarding the status of any discussions or negotiations with Take-Two unless and until discussions between EA and Take-Two have been terminated or such parties have entered into a transaction," EA said in a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

EA offered to buy Take-Two for $25.74 a share, or about $2 billion, in April. The bid was promptly rejected as too low.

Shortly after EA dropped its bid, U.S. antitrust regulators said they would approve a combination of the two companies.

Adobe To Release Updated Photoshop in October

Adobe Systems has updated its Photoshop Elements suite of video and photo editing software.
They have also updated the online sharing and transferring through mobile phone features also.The software is expected to release for selling as early as October.


Photoshop Premiere Elements 7 adds significant features to video editing, while Photoshop Elements 7 incorporates major enhancements to the photo-editing program. Mobile features cover only a limited number of phones.

To compete with online sites such as Yahoo's Flickr, Adobe announced an enhanced online service for Photoshop Elements customers called Photoshop.com. A basic subscription with 5GB of storage is available free for storing and sharing photos and videos. The plus package ups the ante to 20GB for $49.95. Both provide online backups of stored files. Plus members also receive additions to the software, such as new themes, tutorials, movie trailers, and special effects.

With Elements 7 cell-phone users can upload pictures directly to Photoshop.com from their phones. The application runs in the background, and Adobe promises it uploads photos while you talk, instant message, or use other phone options. The Palm Treo, Samsung Blackjacks, and Motorola Qs are supported now. The company Web site promises support for the Apple iPhone, BlackBerry Pearl, Motorola Razr, Nokia 5310, and Nokia 6301 in September.