Archive for April 8th, 2007
“A 52-km cable was put in place along the sea floor of California’s Monterey Bay, marking an important step in the construction of a deep-sea observatory off the United State’s continent. The cable will power scientific instruments, video cameras and robots 3,000 feet (900 meters) below the ocean surface. It will also relay data to land, which will be shared by scientists and engineers around the world, said the National Science Foundation (NSF) on Friday. The Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS) observatory, when completed later this year, could allow scientists to monitor and control instruments 24 hours a day and have an unprecedented view of how environmental conditions in the deep sea change over time…” (Read full article here)
April 8th, 2007
“Corel Software, who purchased InterVideo last August, have announced that they have issued a mandatory update for all WinDVD owners who wish to continue to use the software to view Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. The update is being issued to address the recent cracks that have extracted volume and title keys from AACS-protected Blu-ray and HD DVD titles. “Our decision stems from recent reports that hackers have illegally obtained certain software licensing keys and have used them to duplicate copyrighted content without prior authorization,” a Corel spokesperson explained in a press release…” (Read full article here)
April 8th, 2007
“Tom’s Hardware Guide and its parent company TG Publishing have been sold to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed price. The deal will close later this month, said Omid Rahmat, CEO of Tom’s Publishing, in a letter to the Inquirer. The rumored price, however, is $15-$20 million. Tom’s Hardware is an established news site for tech professionals that most geeks have encountered at least once - the network of sites (including versions in different countries - a total of 12 editions worldwide) reports 50M monthly pageviews and 5M unique monthly visitors…” (Read full article here)
April 8th, 2007
