Archive for March, 2007
“At the IEEE Semi-Therm Conference 2007, IBM researchers unveiled details of a new technique to significantly improve capabilities to cool computer chips. The technique, developed by a team of scientists at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory in cooperation with Momentive Performance Materials, formerly GE Advanced Materials, overcomes a barrier in chip cooling by improving the application of the “glue” that binds chips to their cooling systems. The new technology could allow faster computer chips to be cooled more efficiently…” (Read full article here)
March 26th, 2007
“Microsoft said it sold 20 million licenses of the Windows Vista operating system in its first month of wide availability, topping some analysts’ estimates. The sales pace is more than double that of the previous Windows XP program, which sold more than 17 million copies in its first two months, said Bill Mannion, a director of Windows product management. Roger Kay, president of Endpoint Technologies Associates, had anticipated Microsoft would sell fewer than 10 million copies for the entire first quarter…” (Read full article here)
March 26th, 2007
“Starting April 1st that shiny HD DVD player might look a little shinier still. $100 to $200 shinier, to be exact. On that date Toshiba is dropping the price of its entry level HD-A2 HD DVD player to just $399 and cutting the upscale HD-XA2 from $999 to $799. The 1080p-capable HD-A20, which is to be released this Summer, gets an in vitro price drop too, going from $599 to $499. On top of that, if you buy any of these players by July 31st you can still send in a form to receive five free HD DVD movies..” (Read full article here)
March 26th, 2007
“Apple’s recently released Apple TV has been hacked and given the ability to play XviD movies alongside the stock .mov and H.264 format. This is a well received surprise for early adopters of the unit, it may take some work, but if XviD is what you like, it’s worth every second. One reason why many people are holding back on the Apple TV is its non-existent ability to play XviD out of the box. Now, for those who have been wanting this feature it is possible, but will take a little work…” (Read full article here)
March 25th, 2007
“Console nuts who queued up to buy a new Sony Playstation 3 when it was finally launched in London just after midnight this morning were rewarded with a free 46-inch telly and a taxi ride home. You’d certainly have trouble getting on the bus with such a monstrosity. Over a hundred gamers received the tellies, according to reports. Ray Maguire, head of Sony Computer Entertainment UK apparently told the Beeb the free telly was a reward for the patience UK games showed in waiting months for the gadget to tip up in Blighty…” (Read full article here)
March 23rd, 2007
“It’s not like he needs it to beef up his résumé, but the world’s richest college dropout finally is getting his degree. Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, will speak at Harvard University’s commencement ceremony in June and, like all commencement speakers, will receive an honorary degree from the institution. It’s hard to guess if Gates, the wealthiest person in the world and co-founder of a company that brought in $44 billion in revenue last year, cares. But the programming whiz who once dropped out of Harvard will likely feel some sense of satisfaction…” (Read full article here)
March 23rd, 2007
“In a dramatic acceleration of the seven-year sales decline that has battered the music industry, compact-disc sales for the first three months of this year plunged 20% from a year earlier, the latest sign of the seismic shift in the way consumers acquire music. The sharp slide in sales of CDs, which still account for more than 85% of music sold, has far eclipsed the growth in sales of digital downloads, which were supposed to have been the industry’s salvation…” (Read full article here)
March 22nd, 2007
“NBC Universal and News Corp in the US have done a deal to make their own YouTube. The video service will go live this summer and the point is to offer a service with better quality content than YouTube that will make money for the two firms through ads alongside the content. TV will include The Simpsons, 24 and My Name is Earl, while film offerings include Little Miss Sunshine, Borat and The Devil Wears Prada. Interestingly, NBC/News Corp have negotiatited with AOL, MSN and Yahoo to have embedded players on their sites with a share in ad revenue…” (Read full article here)
March 22nd, 2007
“Microsoft is frequently dinged for having insecure products, with security holes and vulnerabilities. But Symantec (Quote), no friend of Microsoft, said in its latest research report that when it comes to widely-used operating systems, Microsoft is doing better overall than its leading commercial competitors. The information was a part of Symantec’s 11th Internet Security Threat Report. The report, released this week, covered a huge range of security and vulnerability issues over the last six months of 2006, including operating systems…” (Read full article here)
March 22nd, 2007
“A U.S. District Court Judge has denied the RIAA’s effort to walk away quietly from its case against New York resident Patricia Santangelo, saying she had the right to have her legal status resolved “one way or the other.” In a judgment filed on Monday and obtained by BetaNews, Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that RIAA will either have to proceed to trial or motion to dismiss the case with prejudice. Either way will result in an unfavorable situation for the group…” (Read full article here)
March 22nd, 2007
“Mozilla has issued another minor update to its Firefox 2.0 web browser. New for Firefox 2.0.0.3 is a single security fix that patches up a hole in the browser’s FTP PASV functionality. A malicious web page hosted on a specially-coded FTP server could use this feature to perform a rudimentary port-scan of machines inside the firewall of the victim…” (Read full article here)
March 21st, 2007
“The Internet knows no boundaries, and neither do the fraudsters looking to take advantage of others. Microsoft is investigating possible fraud taking place on the Xbox live service, after many customers have complained that their accounts have been stolen. On top of just getting the account name itself hijacked, some are claiming even more sensitive information is being lifted…” (Read full article here)
March 21st, 2007
“Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio have both been sued by Austin, Texas-based company Keystone Autonics, for alleged patent infringement. Keystone Autonics claims that both radio companies are using technology taken directly from patents it owns. Sirius and XM are already experiencing several problems, which include the RIAA and critics of their proposed merger…” (Read full article here)
March 20th, 2007
“Google-owned, San Bruno, California-based YouTube Incoporated has announced that it will hold the first YouTube Video Awards to recognize the most creative, most inspirational, best series, best comedy, musician of the year, best commentary and most adorable user created videos of 2006. The nominees are picked by YouTube and YouTube community members can vote on their favourites Monday through Friday. The winners will be announced March 25 when they will each be prominently featured on YouTube and receive a trophy, the design of which will be revealed later…” (Read full article here)
March 19th, 2007
“If the likes of the MPAA, RIAA and IFPI are to be believed, file-sharing is causing worldwide havok, costing billions of dollars and creating unemployment. It’s true that some people are feeling the P2P effect; they’re called ‘physical pirates’ and one of them says that file-sharing has ruined his business…” (Read full article here)
March 18th, 2007
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