Apple Laptop Engulfed In Flames: Real Pictures & Video

Just a week ago, we wrote about using Apple Laptops for frying eggs as the bottom of MacBook Laptops can get very hot if used for a prolonged period.

Well, heere's a real life incidence where an Apple iBook caught fire when it was left over a room carpet for some time. The Laptop owner took some pictures and video while his laptop continued to burn.

The fire was probably caused by the overheating of Laptop battery. As computers get smaller, so do the lithium ion batteries. Therefore, the batteries are getting over-packed with power and overheating.

Other users on Apple's discussion boards have reported that their power adapters have caught on fire and even the FireWire ports on some units.

Microsoft publishes Software Pirates List on their website

eDirectSoftware, Nathan Ballog of Chicago, Easy Computers - they are some of the software Pirates according to Microsoft.

Microsoft has made public the names and addresses of software vendors who are allegedly selling pirated Microsoft software.

Piracy Alerts is another section on Microsoft Software Piracy Protection website where you will find a complete list of software piracy related lawsuits that Microsoft is fighting with various software resellers and Individuals across the US.

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Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa Potrait Speaks

The enigmatic smile of Mona Lisa may always remain a mystery, but it is now possible to hear what her voice would have sounded like.

Japanese acoustics expert Dr Matsumi Suzuki measured the face and hands of Mona Lisa portrait to estimate her height and create a model of her skull. Using these details, Suzuki recreated her voice that he claims as 90% accurate.

"In Mona Lisa's case, the lower part of her face is quite wide and her chin is pointed," Suzuki explained. "The extra volume means a relatively low voice, while the pointed chin adds mid-pitch tones," he added.

Listen to Mona Lisa Voice | Mona Lisa 'speaks'

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In response to Dave Winer's question

Dave Winer has put a very interesting question at ScriptingNews:

Imagine™ what™ the™ world™ would™ be™ like™ if™ everyone™ trademarked™ every™ word™ that™ was™ ever™ added™ to™ the™ language.™ It™ would™ get™ pretty™ tiresome™ really™ fast.™

My guess is that when every word is trademarked, you may have to rewrite the question like the one below:

Imagine® what® the® world® would® be® like® if® everyone® trademarked® every® word® that® was® ever® added® to® the® language.® It® would® get® pretty® tiresome® really® fast.®

Actually after reading Dave's post, I becamevery interested in learning some basic facts about Trademarks. Sharing some of the things I learned below:

The US Patent and Trademark Office website explains the use of trademark symbols TM, SM and ®

Any time you claim rights in a mark, you may use the "TM" (trademark) or "SM" (service mark) designation to alert the public to your claim, regardless of whether you have filed an application with the USPTO.

However, you may use the federal registration symbol ® only after the USPTO actually registers a mark, and not while an application is pending. More about Trademark on Wikipedia.

US forces Sweden to shutdown ThePirateBay.org

ThePirateBay.org, the best-known source of pirated video games, music, movies, software, TV Shows, eBooks and nearly any other form of media imaginable, has gone offline following police raids in Sweden.

The Pirate Bay displays a "SITE DOWN" message including the statement that the police were in possession of valid search warrants alleging breach of copyright law, alternatively assisting breach of copyright law.

Swedish police have taken all servers of ThePirateBay into custody. Three people have been arrested, age 22, 24 and 28. They have not been charged, but are taken in because they the police suspect they have violated copyright laws. The persons are directly connected to TPB.org. 50 police men have worked on the case.

PirateBay.org, based in Sweden, has always been immune to anti-piracy drives and copyright lawsuits since their Stockholm-based servers provide only torrent files, which by themselves contain no copyright data - merely pointers to sources of the content.

This time however, people believe the raid was prompted by international political pressure by the US.