Posted by Josh Lawson - Wednesday, January 17, 2007 7:09 PM
 You wonder if that small section that has been bitten out of the Apple logo was done so they could fill the void with your hard-earned cash.
In a move to bring 802.11n into the mainstream, it appears that Apple has plans to charge a $5 fee to unlock the preinstalled 802.11n technology that can be used in the latest Intel-based laptops.
While this same technology is being bundled with the new $179 Airport Extreme base stations, those of you who have already purchased your Intel-based Macs have to pony up $5 more for the privilege of using this faster wireless service. Once paid for, a patch is downloaded and you are off and running.
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Tags: Tech
Posted by Frank Meyer - Wednesday, January 17, 2007 5:09 PM
 Still reeling from the fallout of the O.J. Simpson book fiasco, HarperCollins has followed the firing of Judith Regan with the dismantling of her imprint publishing company ReganBooks.
Yes, HarperCollins announced today plans to close ReganBooks on March 1, with all books scheduled for publication under the imprint to carry an interim logo. Among those titles are The Political Teachings of Jesus by Tod Lindberg, and 21 Pounds in 21 Days by Roni Deluz.
Several ReganBooks staff members, including Cal Morgan, the editorial director of the imprint, will move to the New York offices of HarperCollins. Suzanne Wickham, the publicity director, will remain in Los Angeles, where ReganBooks is now based.
In case you’ve been living under a rock, the book (and TV special) in question was called If I Did It and found the former football hero pontificating on how he might have murdered his ex-wife and her boyfriend IF he had done it…which, of course, we all know he did.
NYTimes.com:
HarperCollins to Close Regan’s Imprint
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Tags: Sports
Posted by Matthew Bretz - Wednesday, January 17, 2007 4:52 PM
 Normally, we at TheFeed would take a story such as the following and attempt, at times in vain, to rub a little snark into it and mine us some comedy gold. In this case, however, we can’t possibly come up with anything more hilarious than what the Associated Press has already given us in their opening sentence:
“An escaped chimpanzee at the Little Rock Zoo raided a kitchen cupboard and did a little cleaning with a toilet brush before sedatives knocked her out on top of a refrigerator.”
Told you.
Click the link for more.
Boston.com:
Escaped chimp gets snack, cleans bathroom
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Posted by Frank Meyer - Wednesday, January 17, 2007 4:46 PM
 House of Pain rapper turned country crooner Everlast has returned to hardcore hip hop with a vengeance as Mr. White, a member of bi-coastal supergroup La Coka Nostra.
The group is basically all three House of Pain dudes (Everlast, Danny Boy and DJ Lethal, also of Limp Bizkit) alongside Non-Phixion’s Ill Bill, and rappers Mr Kaves, Big Left, Slaine and Ceekay.
You can check out some of Coka’s new tunes in anticipation of their upcoming mixtape and album on the group's MySpace page.
Pretty cool stuff and waaaay heavy. Enjoy!
Check out TheFeed’s review of one of Coka’s first ever live performances.
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Posted by Frank Meyer - Wednesday, January 17, 2007 4:11 PM
 To celebrate his release from prison on a gun rap, rapper Pimp C of legendary Houston hip hop duo UGK has a new album out (Pimpilation), an upcoming UGK reunion album (Underground Kings) on the way, and even a new online videogame called Pimp Slapped!
But Pimp Slapped ain’t just any other game! In it, you get to dress up like a pimp and then slap the sh*t out of everyone in your path. A meaner pimp even scolds you for bad aim. Sadly, there ain't enough slappin' of actual hos.
It’s a pretty lame game, truth be told, but somehow I really enjoyed it just for the sheer absurdity of it all.
Enjoy!
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Tags: Music, Videogames
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Wednesday, January 17, 2007 2:47 PM
I admit it. I'm a demo-hound. I'll download the demo of Sim Dog Crap if I see it on Xbox Live. Whatever. It's free.
But this demo... wow. It's the mother of all demos. It's a demo so important you might want to look away from your screen because you can't possibly handle all the radness spewing on you.
Battlefields Midway. Eidos is releasing a multiplayer demo of this World War Two simulator for free. Here's what they say about it: The multi-player demo will feature the Island of Solomon multi-player map where players will face-off between American and Japanese forces as they engage in massive air, sea, and undersea battles. Get first hand experience of this new action/strategy game set against a seascape teeming with aircraft carriers, fighter, torpedo, and dive bombing squadrons, naval destroyers, battleships, submarines and more!" It actually does look pretty cool. And Eidos is extra good-hearted. They've sent us a bunch of pin-ups to hype their game. I put them all under the cut so you can ogle. There's also some screenshots.
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Tags: Videogames
Posted by Frank Meyer - Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:36 PM
 A Louisiana Judge denied a request to allow rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller to do interviews in support of his upcoming untitled album.
Citing a gag order she placed on all parties involved in the case back in August, Judge Martha Sassone says that Mr. Murder, brother of Master P, ruled that while Miller could take promotional pictures for the album, as long as the photo sessions occurred at his residence (where he is under house arrest) and only if she was informed ahead of time of the photographer’s name. But no chit chatting with reporters!
Miller is awaiting his retrial on murder charges in the 2002 shooting death of 16-year-old Steven Thomas. The rapper had his original conviction on the murder charge overturned earlier this year, and is also seeking to have his new trial moved to a new venue. His lawyer argued he needs to promote the album in order to provide for his family, pay his legal fees and fund renovations to his grandmother’s home which was damaged last year in Hurricane Katrina.
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Posted by Mike D'Alonzo - Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:30 PM
 Oh, but will the assault of bad television from my childhood never end? Now comes word that there's a pretty good chance that Matthew McConaughey will be playing Thomas Magnum in a remake of Magnum P.I., with Steve Zahn as his best friend Rick, and Tyrese Gibson as chopper-friendly T.C.
What's next? Tales of the Gold Monkey? Manimal? Won't this senseless ransacking of television culture throught the years please end? Maybe just a break. A year. Only original scripts for a year. Then, we'll see if we need these bad adaptations.
Dark Horizons.com:
McConaughey Is "Magnum P.I."?
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