Archive for August 1st, 2006

How Google Earth is changing science

“Biologists, epidemiologists and disaster control experts are discovering Google Earth as a powerful tool in their work. The success of the digital globe has reawakened interest in computer mapping models…” (Read full article here)

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Developer: Windows Vista is not ready

“High-level Microsoft executives may be in for more of what they don’t want to hear. After one developer says what many were thinking, those inside Vista development fulfill their own prophecy. Vista’s not ready. Five years worth of delays to Microsoft’s massive operating system overhaul have created furrowed brows on Wall Street, as investors grow impatient for the next incarnation of the desktop blockbuster. The down arrows on Microsoft stock mirror the top-down pressure on the Vista team to slap the wheels on the sucker and put it on the road…” (Read full article here)

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Xploder to launch HDTV upgrades for the Playstation 2 console

“For Playstation 2 owners who want to enjoy playing their games in HDTV, but do not want to wait until the Playstation3 comes out or jump to the Xbox 360, Xploder has confirmed that they will launch an add-on for the Playstation 2 that allows gamers to either play their games or watch movies in High Definition up to a resolution of 1080i…” (Read full article here)

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E3 gets new name, date, capacity

“Entertainment Software Association boss Doug Lowenstein has revealed that E3 will receive a new name, take place in a new month and cater to a fraction of the amount of attendees. Lowenstein said that next year’s event is tentatively titled the “E3 Media Festival,” and will have a target attendance of 5,000. To put that into perspective, E3 2006 drew 60,000 attendees–and that number was down from 70,000 in 2005…” (Read full article here)

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Sophos reveals Top 10 threats list For July

“Sophos has warned that even though the amount of infected email has gone down, users should not get a false sense of security. Along with this warning comes the company’s monthly report of the “most prevalent malware threats and hoaxes”, with 32/Netsky-P at the top of the list…” (Read full article here)

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