http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/crtc.issues.net.neutrality.rules/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/rogerstruck-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today set groundwork for net neutrality in the country through a ruling that discourages Internet providers from throttling traffic. The guidelines will encourage monetary practices first, such as bandwidth caps or metered Internet access, and will accept slowing down some or all service only when necessary. All providers wil... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/crtc.issues.net.neutrality.rules/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/12/qnap.ts.210.gets.faster.cpu.new.look/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/qnapts-210.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />QNAP today upgraded one of its most mainstream network-attached storage servers by launching the two-bay TS-210. A major replacement for the TS-209, it has both a more home-friendly, sleeker look but also jumps from a 500MHz processor to 800MHz. The extra speed better handles intense network traffic, particularly RAID 1 mirroring, without bogging down.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/12/qnap.ts.210.gets.faster.cpu.new.look/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/fonera.20n.now.in.us/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/fonera20n.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Fon today formally rolled out its once-teased Fonera 2.0n router. The new update adds 802.11n Wi-Fi speeds but is better known for adding built-in clients for several services independently of computers. Owners can upload content to Facebook, Flickr, Megaupload, Picasa, RapidShare and YouTube when the relevant computer is turned off; it can also download BitTorrents and send Twitter updates to s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/fonera.20n.now.in.us/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/30/pirate.bay.sold.for.78m/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/piratebay.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Swedish gaming company Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) on Tuesday announced it is in the process of acquiring The Pirate Bay for $7.8 million. With the process due to be concluded by August, it will see GGF introduce new business models to and make the site legal and keep its owners out of courts. The new owners will also sell shares of The Pirate Bay to investors. GGF will also buy Peerialism and i... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/30/pirate.bay.sold.for.78m/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/25/mvixusa.intros.ultio/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/mvixultiointro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MvixUSA on Thursday announced the upcoming release and specs of its 1080p-capable Ultio networked multimedia player. The device is compatible with UPnP-standard networks and can be ordered with a 1TB hard drive. Streaming content from Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and other similar sites is supported, and MvixUSA says the device supports a record amount of video file formats and codecs, including the rel... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/25/mvixusa.intros.ultio/ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/11/dubious.app.rejections/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/myka.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has made a controversial rejection of two more iPhone apps, say parties involved. The first is Maza Digital's Drivetrain, a remote control program for the Transmission BitTorrent client. Initially met with an Apple message that the app would demand "unexpected additional time for review," Maza later received a notice saying that "this category of applications is often used for the purpose ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/11/dubious.app.rejections/ Mon, 11 May 2009 19:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/06/lacie.b.disk.d2.network/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/lacied2network.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LaCie early today rolled out network-attached storage (NAS) versions of two of its most familiar external hard drives. The single-disk d2 Network and dual-disk Big Disk Network both get gigabit Ethernet connections that let them share their storage on a local network. They're officially compatible with Mac OS X Leopard's Time Machine backups and have built-in servers to work independently of com... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/06/lacie.b.disk.d2.network/ Wed, 06 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/17/pirate.bay.founders.guilty/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0711/piratebay.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A court in Stockholm, Sweden has ruled against the four founders of file-sharing site The Pirate Bay on Friday. Accused of "assisting in making copyright content available," Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm and Carl Lundström were each sentenced to serve one year in jail and ordered to pay a fine equivalent to about $905,000 each for a total of some $3.62 million by the court. The sum... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/17/pirate.bay.founders.guilty/ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/27/myka.ships.april.6/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/myka-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Myka today said it would start shipping its self-titled media hubs shortly after their initial batch is finished production on April 6th. Originally unveiled last year, the set-top box is designed as an open-source alternative to devices like the Apple TV and the VUDU Box that uses BitTorrent as its underlying framework. The feature lets users download commercial and unofficial content without b... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/27/myka.ships.april.6/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/20/torrentdam.ibank/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/appupdate.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cover Stream 2.5 ($15) is an iTunes controller that extends iTunes Cover Flow to the desktop. With the software a user can control their iTunes library without needing to open up the iTunes window. Users can set up key commands for controlling playback options and view all of their media in a customizable window that can be viewed as lists or Cover Flow. The new version eliminates the need to sync... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/20/torrentdam.ibank/ Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:35:00 GMT