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According to a user post on the Creative Labs forum who spotted an entry on the Windows Vista Hardware Compatibility list, Creative is planning to release a successor for the X-Fi sound card. Though, it can’t be proven as the entry is gone from the Microsoft site already.
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It seems this week is not going to be a good one for Creative Labs. After a forum moderator has indirectly admitted that Creative Labs’ soundcard drivers are crippled on the Windows Vista operating system, thousands of people have decided to boycott Creative Labs products, including online shops.
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Three of the worlds major music labels decided against DRM: EMI, Universal and Sony, while Wal-Mart plans to stop selling DRM protected songs in their online store.

I don’t know what was up with this hype of DRM, but I’m glad that it’s over soon.
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The USB forum has announced a new USB standard which supports very high transfer rates: USB 3.0.
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It’s official now: The first activation crack for Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 is out.

It is floating around in P2P networks, you can also find it on The Pirate Bay but be aware of fake torrents. Another demonstration of Microsoft’s bullet proof anti-piracy techniques. The only question that bothers me is: When is the next crack coming out?

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According to this news report hosted on YouTube - The Pirate Bay Headquarters is in Anti-Piracy Building (opens in new window, starting at 1:23), The Pirate Bay has chosen their headquarter to be at the building of “Antipiratbyrån”, the Swedish anti-piracy organization initiated by the FBI and MPAA.
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TrueCrypt v5.0 has now been finally released after a few delays. You can find it here: TrueCrypt v5.0 - Free Open-Source Disk Encryption Software.

It features a Macintosh OS X version, a graphical user interface for Linux and Windows system partition encryption.

During a G8 summit that took place in June 2007 in a city named Bad Doberan it has caught attention that Adolf Hitler was still listed as an honorary citizen in the city’s directory up to the year 2006.

During his lifetime, more than 4000 German cities honoured him this way. The title is usually taken away upon the death of the citizen.
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As seen on the truecrypt page, TrueCrypt 5.0 is coming soon. I can’t wait to get my hands on this version. According to the “Future” page it will contain some interesting stuff.
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